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Home Return to list Fire Weather Watch 0012 Issued by the El Paso Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-03-30 04:38:05 385 WWUS84 KEPZ 300937 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 337 AM MDT Sun Mar 30 2025 ...MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON SUNDAY... ...CRITICAL TO NEAR EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON TUESDAY... .Breezy west flow continues today with a lee surface low over eastern New Mexico. Winds will be slightly weaker than Saturday, but still likely to reach critical thresholds and promote rapid fire spread. The winds, in combination with very low humidity and critically dry fuels, will lead to critical fire weather conditions for several hours Sunday afternoon. 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-TXZ055-056-310200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0012.250401T1800Z-250402T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0012.250330T1800Z-250331T0100Z/ 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- 337 AM MDT Sun Mar 30 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... ...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 Red Flag Warning for Noon Sunday to 7 PM MDT and 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...For the Warning, Sunday Afternoon from Noon through 7 PM MDT. For the Watch, Tuesday afternoon Noon through 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...For Sunday, West winds around 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. For Tuesday, West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For Sunday, 7 to 13 percent. For Tuesday, 10 to 15 percent below 7500 and 15 to 25 percent above 7500 feet. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...For Sunday, 3 to 5 or Near-Critical to Critical. For Tuesday, 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 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ BROWN Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-03-30 20:46:04 544 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. && $$ Action: Upgraded Issued At: 2025-03-31 05:48:52 525 WWUS84 KEPZ 311048 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 448 AM MDT Mon Mar 31 2025 ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON TUESDAY... .Strong jet stream flow aloft crossing the Southern Rockies will induce a deep 980-mb surface low over the Central Plains on Tuesday. Strong west-southwest winds across New Mexico and west Texas are expected during the afternoon and evening hours with sustained 20-ft speeds 25 to 35 mph and gusts as high as 60 mph. Relative humidity continues to be dry, falling below 15% in the desert lowlands and 15 to 25% in the National Forests. Mountain zones are included in the warning given unseasonably dry fuels and ongoing severe drought conditions. Latest ERCs are near the 90th- percentile. Any fires that start have the potential to spread rapidly. NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-312200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0012.250401T1800Z-250402T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.250401T1800Z-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- 448 AM MDT Mon Mar 31 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... * 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 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 20 percent. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 6 or Near-Critical to Critical * 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. && $$ NMZ110-312200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.250401T1800Z-250402T0300Z/ Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- 448 AM MDT Mon Mar 31 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ. * TIMING...Tuesday afternoon Noon through 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 20 percent. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 5 or Near-Critical to Critical * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Dennhardt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||