Red Flag Warning issued May 13 at 9:50PM MDT until May 14 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

…CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED AREA WIDE WEDNESDAY…

.An approaching Pacific low pressure system moving into the
central Rockies will induce another round of strong winds across
the area 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 winds will increase Wednesday afternoon to 25
to 35 mph with gusts to 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.

* 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 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…Wednesday between 11 AM and 9 PM.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…7-9 percent across the lowlands. 10-15 percent
over area mountains.

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

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