Red Flag Warning issued May 4 at 4:45AM MDT until May 4 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY... An upper level low pressure system will approach the region from the west, increasing winds during the day from the south and southwest. Sustained winds of 20 to 25 mph will combine with minimum relative humidities around 10 percent to create critical fire danger. Critically dry fuels will allow fires to spread quickly. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ. * TIMING...From Noon to 9 PM today. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8
Red Flag Warning issued May 3 at 1:15PM MDT until May 4 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY... An upper level low pressure system will approach the region from the west on Sunday, increasing winds during the day from the south and southwest. Sustained winds of 20 to 25 mph will combine with minimum relative humidities around 10 percent to create critical fire danger. Critically dry fuels will allow fires to spread quickly. The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds, low humidity, and high fire danger , which is in effect Sunday from noon to 9
Fire Weather Watch issued May 3 at 4:02AM MDT until May 4 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY... An upper level low pressure system will approach the region from the west on Sunday, increasing winds during the day from the south and southwest. Sustained winds of 20 to 25 mph will combine with minimum relative humidities around 10 percent to create critical fire danger. Critically dry fuels will allow fires to spread quickly. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ. * TIMING...From Noon to 9 PM Sunday. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As
Dust Advisory issued May 2 at 7:59PM MDT until May 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Southern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico... Southwestern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico... El Paso County in western Texas... * Until 900 PM MDT. * At 758 PM MDT, a dust channel was located along a thunderstorm outflow boundary between Deming and El Paso, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 1 and 50. Locations impacted include... Homestead
Fire Weather Watch issued May 2 at 2:01PM MDT until May 4 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY... An upper level low pressure system will approach the region from the west on Sunday, increasing winds during the day from the south and southwest. Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph will combine with minimum relative humidities around 10 percent to create critical fire danger. Critically dry fuels will allow fires to spread quickly. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ. * TIMING...From Noon to 9 PM Sunday. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As
Fire Weather Watch issued May 1 at 2:26PM MDT until May 4 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY... .An upper level low pressure system will approach the region from the west on Sunday, increasing winds during the day from the south and southwest. Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph will combine with minimum relative humidities around 10 percent to create critical fire danger. Critically dry fuels will allow fires to spread quickly. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ. * TIMING...From Noon to 9 PM Sunday. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As
Red Flag Warning issued April 28 at 4:22AM MDT until April 28 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... .A slow moving upper level storm system will combine with very low min RH's to give us several hours of elevated to critical fire weather conditions this afternoon. The winds will diminish by sunset this evening, but the very dry air will remain in place. We will see poor RH recoveries both this morning and Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative humidity values and very dry fuels, which is in effect from
Blowing Dust Advisory issued April 27 at 6:31AM MDT until April 27 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected. For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Otero Mesa, Southeast Tularosa Basin, Lowlands of the Bootheel, Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley, and Uplands of the Bootheel. In Texas, Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains and Salt Basin. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a
Wind Advisory issued April 27 at 6:31AM MDT until April 27 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected. For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Otero Mesa, Southeast Tularosa Basin, Lowlands of the Bootheel, Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley, and Uplands of the Bootheel. In Texas, Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains and Salt Basin. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a
High Wind Warning issued April 27 at 6:31AM MDT until April 27 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected. * WHERE...Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico, Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin, West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands, East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo, and Eastern/Central El Paso County. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile