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WWUS84 KEPZ 310145
RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
745 PM MDT Sun Mar 30 2025

...CRITICAL TO NEAR EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON TUESDAY...

.Another system will approach the area on Tuesday, which will 
bring strong winds with 20-foot gusts as high as 50 MPH. Lowland 
RH values will drop well into the teens with values of 15 to 25 
percent in the mountains. Nevertheless, given the dry fuels, the 
fire danger will remain very high in the Lincoln and Capitan 
National Forests and is included within the Fire Weather Watch.

NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-311200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0012.250401T1800Z-250402T0300Z/
 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 
 El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 
 Hudspeth County-
745 PM MDT Sun Mar 30 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Tuesday 
afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* 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...Tuesday afternoon Noon through 9 PM MDT. 

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 15 percent below 7500 and 15 to 25 
  percent above 7500 feet.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 7 or critical to near-extreme.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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