CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURN TUESDAY... .A passing Pacific trough, to our north, will bring a day of strong winds, and dry conditions to Southern New Mexico and Far West Texas. Temperatures will be slightly warmer than average for the date, with afternoon instability increased. Relative humidity will drop into the high single digits and lower teens by late morning, and remain quite low well into the evening. West winds will increase through the mid morning hours and will peak during the mid and late-afternoon hours, even extending into the evening. Sustained winds at and above 30 mph with gusts exceeding 50 mph are expected. ERC values are well above average for mid March. Fire danger will be critical due to these weather conditions.
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
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-
645 AM MDT Sat Mar 15 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH
FIRE DANGER...
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Fire Weather Watch for critical fire weather conditions,
which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...All fire weather zones across Far West Texas,
Southwest and South Central New Mexico. Including the Gila
National Forest, Lincoln National Forest, and the lowlands and
deserts across the Borderland region.
* TIMING...Beginning late Tuesday morning through late Tuesday
evening.
* WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Lowlands 7-12 percent. Mountains 13-18
percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Slightly above normal. Mid 70s to upper 70s.
74.
* 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.
