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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1209 AM MDT Sun Apr 13 2025

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
CONTINUE ON SUNDAY...

.Winds aloft will increase as upper level ridging breaks down and
shifts east of the area, and an upper level trough approaches the
Great Basin. This will continue to promote lee troughing east of
the Rockies, while deep mixing taps into the stronger winds aloft.
While the winds won't be terribly extreme by spring standards,
afternoon RH values will drop deep into the single digits again,
with lower-10s confined to higher elevations above 7500 feet.
When coupled with very dry fuels, Critical Fire Weather 
conditions are expected Sunday afternoon.

NMZ110>113-131800-
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Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
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-
1209 AM MDT Sun Apr 13 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR
MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

* AFFECTED AREA...New Mexico Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest
  Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ, Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and
  Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, Zone 112 South Central Lowlands and
  Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and Zone 113 Capitan and 
  Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ. 

* TIMING...Sunday from Noon through 9 PM.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Lower 90s in the lowland deserts, mid 60s to
  lower 70s in the higher elevations above 7500 feet.

* Experimental RFTI...4 to 6 or Near-Critical to Critical on 
  Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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