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Red Flag Warning issued April 18 at 7:22AM MDT until April 18 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

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

Windy conditions from the southwest 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 extreme fire weather conditions are expected
for Friday 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 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…From noon to 8 PM on Friday.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 6 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI…5 to 7 Critical to Extreme on Friday.

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

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