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Published: 31 March 2018 31 March 2018

fire weather watch 040218New 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-220 PM MDT Sat Mar 31 2018

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 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 Monday
afternoon through Monday 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 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph.

* HUMIDITY...7 to 14 percent.

* HIGHEST THREAT...Hidalgo, Luna, Dona Ana, El Paso, Hudspeth
Sierra, Otero and the southern Grant county lowlands.

* 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.