Red Flag Warning issued May 12 at 9:02PM MDT until May 13 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

…CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED AREA WIDE TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY…

.An approaching Pacific low pressure system moving into
the Great Basin will induce strong winds across the Desert
Southwest Tuesday and Wednesday. The region will remain quite dry
with minimum RH in the lower teens and poor overnight recoveries.
Warmer than average temperatures will also persist, leading to
deep mixing and instability. West to southwest winds will increase
each afternoon to 25 to 35 mph with gusts 50 mph. Area mountains
may see stronger midday gusts. Recent rains over mountain forests
may reduce fire risk somewhat, but weather conditions will be
favorable for rapid drying of fine fuels and increasing ERCs back
above seasonal normals. Fire weather conditions will become
Critical each day across all of Southern New Mexico and Far West
Texas.

* AFFECTED AREA…In Texas, Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County
and Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County. In New Mexico, 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…Tuesday and Wednesday between 11 AM and 9 PM.

* WINDS…West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…8 to 14 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI…5 to 7 or Critical to Extreme.

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