Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 6:37AM MDT until April 13 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

…CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
CONTINUE ON SUNDAY…

.Winds aloft will increase as upper level ridging breaks down and
shifts east of the area, and an upper level trough approaches the
Great Basin. This will continue to promote lee troughing east of
the Rockies, while deep mixing taps into the stronger winds
aloft. While the winds won’t be terribly extreme by spring
standards, afternoon RH values will drop deep into the single
digits again, with lower-10s confined to higher elevations above
7500 feet. When coupled with very dry fuels, Critical Fire
Weather conditions are expected Sunday afternoon.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila
NF/Apache NF/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and
Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 112 South
Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and
Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln
NF/LNZ.

* TIMING…Sunday from Noon through 9 PM.

* WINDS…West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 5 percent.

* TEMPERATURES…Up to 89.

* Experimental RFTI…4 to 6 or Near-Critical to Critical on
Sunday.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.