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Home Return to list Fire Weather Watch 0013 Issued by the El Paso Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-03-31 14:29:21 260 WWUS84 KEPZ 311928 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 128 PM 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. Strong winds will continue on Wednesday on the backside of the system but not as strong. Winds will top out around 20 to 25 MPH while minimum relative humidity values drop to the lower to mid teens in the lowlands. Mountains will see higher minimum relative humidity values and were not included within the Fire Weather Watch for Wednesday. NMZ111-112-TXZ055-056-011400- /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0013.250402T2000Z-250403T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.250401T1800Z-250402T0300Z/ Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 128 PM MDT Mon Mar 31 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Warning and Watch...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, and Fire Weather Zone 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ Warning only...Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ. * TIMING...For the Warning, Tuesday afternoon Noon through 9 PM MDT. For the Watch, Wednesday afternoon 2 PM through 8 PM. * WINDS...for the warning, West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the watch, West 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50. * 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ NMZ110-113-011400- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.250401T1800Z-250402T0300Z/ Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 128 PM MDT Mon Mar 31 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ. * TIMING...Tuesday afternoon Noon through 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 20 percent. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 5 or Near-Critical to Critical * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-04-01 06:08:07 408 WWUS84 KEPZ 011107 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 507 AM MDT Tue Apr 1 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. Breezy winds will continue on Wednesday on the backside of the system but not as strong. Winds will top out around 20 to 25 MPH while minimum relative humidity values drop to the lower to mid teens in the lowlands. Mountains will see higher minimum relative humidity values and were not included within the Fire Weather Watch for Wednesday. NMZ111-112-TXZ055-056-011915- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.250401T1800Z-250402T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0013.250402T2000Z-250403T0200Z/ Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 507 AM MDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Warning and Watch...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, and Fire Weather Zone 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ Warning only...Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ. * TIMING...For the Warning, Tuesday afternoon Noon through 9 PM MDT. For the Watch, Wednesday afternoon 2 PM through 8 PM. * WINDS...for the warning, West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the watch, West 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50. * 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ NMZ110-113-011915- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.250401T1800Z-250402T0300Z/ Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 507 AM MDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ. * TIMING...Tuesday afternoon Noon through 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 20 percent. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 5 or Near-Critical to Critical * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Action: Upgraded Issued At: 2025-04-01 14:19:22 799 WWUS84 KEPZ 011919 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 119 PM MDT Tue Apr 1 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 today. Strong west-southwest winds across New Mexico and west Texas are expected through 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. Breezy winds will continue on Wednesday on the backside of the system but not as strong. Winds will top out around 20 to 25 MPH while minimum relative humidity values drop to the lower to mid teens in the lowlands. Mountains will see higher minimum relative humidity values and ERCs. NMZ111-112-TXZ055-056-020200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0013.250402T2000Z-250403T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0014.250402T2000Z-250403T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250402T0300Z/ Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County- 119 PM MDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds, dry fuels and low RHs, which is in effect from 2 PM to 8 PM MDT Wednesday. * 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 and Fire Weather Zone 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ. * TIMING..., Tuesday afternoon through 9 PM MDT. For Wednesday afternoon 2 PM through 8 PM. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 80. * 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. && $$ NMZ110-113-020200- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250402T0300Z/ Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 119 PM MDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ and Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ. * TIMING...Tuesday afternoon Noon through 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 5 or Near-Critical to Critical * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||