Red Flag Warning issued April 15 at 2:05PM MDT until April 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

…CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…

.An upper level trough is expected to swing through the Four
Corners on Thursday aligning the jet stream across much of New
Mexico. This will develop a lee cyclone over Eastern Colorado
while deep mixing taps into higher winds aloft. Windy to very
windy conditions will combine with single-digit lowland minimum
RH values with only the highest elevations seeing minimum RH
values in the teens. When combined with very dry fuels, critical
to possibly extreme fire weather conditions are expected for
Thursday afternoon.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 055 Texas Fire Weather Zone
055 El Paso County, Fire Weather Zone 056 Texas Fire Weather
Zone 056 Hudspeth County, 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…From 10 AM MDT to 9 PM MDT on Thursday.

* WINDS…Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 to 65 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 4 to 7 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI…5 to 9 or Critical to Extreme

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