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Category: Weather Weather
Published: 22 March 2018 22 March 2018

fire weather watch 032318New Mexico Fire Weather Zone 111
Southwest Deserts And Lowlands/las Cruces Blm/glz-
New Mexico Fire Weather Zone 112
South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley/blm/glz-
New Mexico Fire Weather Zone 113
Capitan And Sacramento Mountains/lincoln Nf/lnz-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County-texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
652 AM MDT Thu Mar 22 2018

...FRED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR LOW 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS...
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 111, 112, AND 113...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 111. Fire weather zone 112.

Fire weather zone 113. Fire weather zone 055. Fire weather zone
056.

* WIND...West to southwest at 20 to 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY...9 to 15 percent.

* HIGHEST THREAT...is located El Paso, Dona Ana and Luna counties.

* 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.