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Home Return to list Fire Weather Warning 0011 Issued by the El Paso Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-03-28 04:50:36 840 WWUS84 KEPZ 280950 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 350 AM MDT Fri Mar 28 2025 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON SATURDAY... .Increasing west to southwesterly flow aloft will induce lee surface troughing across the Front Range of Colorado and Eastern Plains of New Mexico Saturday afternoon. Breezy to low-end windy conditions will result across southern New Mexico. These winds in combination with very dry air and critically dry fuels will promote critical fire weather conditions. NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-291100- /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0011.250329T1800Z-250330T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0011.250329T1800Z-250330T0200Z/ 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- 350 AM MDT Fri Mar 28 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR DRY FUELS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS 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 gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * 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...Saturday afternoon and evening. * WINDS...Southwest to west at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 18 percent. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 to 6 or Near-Critical to Critical. * IMPACTS...any fire 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. && $$ Rogers Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-03-28 14:55:26 454 WWUS84 KEPZ 281955 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 155 PM MDT Fri Mar 28 2025 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON SATURDAY... .Increasing west to southwesterly flow aloft will induce lee surface troughing east of the Rockies on Saturday afternoon. Breezy to windy conditions will result across southern New Mexico and Far West Texas. The winds, in combination with very low humidity, and critically dry fuels, will lead to critical fire weather conditions across a wide area Saturday afternoon. NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-291200- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0011.250329T1800Z-250330T0200Z/ 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- 155 PM MDT Fri Mar 28 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR DRY FUELS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Texas Fire Weather Zones 055 El Paso County, 056 Hudspeth County, New Mexico Fire Weather Zones 111 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ. * TIMING...Saturday from Noon through 8 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimum RH values 7 to 10 percent in the desert lowlands, 10 to 15 percent above 6000 feet, and 15 to 20 percent above 7500 feet. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 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. && $$ MPH Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-03-29 04:07:04 119 WWUS84 KEPZ 290906 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 306 AM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .Increasing west to southwesterly flow aloft will induce lee surface troughing east of the Rockies on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Breezy to windy conditions will result across southern New Mexico and Far West Texas. The winds, in combination with very low humidity, and critically dry fuels, will lead to critical fire weather conditions across a wide area Saturday and Sunday afternoons. NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-292200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0012.250330T1800Z-250331T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0011.250329T1800Z-250330T0200Z/ 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- 306 AM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY FUELS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS 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, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Saturday and in effect from noon to 7 PM MDT Sunday. * AFFECTED AREA...Texas Fire Weather Zones 055 El Paso County, 056 Hudspeth County, New Mexico Fire Weather Zones 111 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ. * TIMING...Saturday from Noon through 8 PM MDT and Sunday from Noon through 7 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimum RH values 7 to 10 percent in the desert lowlands, 10 to 15 percent above 6000 feet, and 15 to 20 percent above 7500 feet. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 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. && $$ BROWN Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-03-29 14:49:53 098 WWUS84 KEPZ 291949 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 149 PM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .Increasing west to southwesterly flow aloft will induce lee surface troughing east of the Rockies this afternoon and again on Sunday afternoons. Windy conditions will result across southern New Mexico and Far West Texas. The winds, in combination with very low humidity, and critically dry fuels, will lead to critical fire weather conditions across a wide area Saturday and Sunday afternoons. NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-300400- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250330T0200Z/ /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- 149 PM MDT Sat Mar 29 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY FUELS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR DRY FUELS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS 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, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Saturday and in effect from noon to 7 PM MDT Sunday. * AFFECTED AREA...Texas Fire Weather Zones 055 El Paso County, 056 Hudspeth County, New Mexico Fire Weather Zones 111 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ. * TIMING...Today through 8 PM MDT and Sunday from Noon through 7 PM MDT. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimum RH values 7 to 10 percent in the desert lowlands, 10 to 15 percent above 6000 feet, and 15 to 20 percent above 7500 feet. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 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. && $$ DH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||