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Red Flag Warning 0616 fire weather watch 061723-2
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... Winds will increase each afternoon as an upper level system moves across New Mexico. Min RH values will be between 6 and 14%, which will combine with 20 foot winds between 20 and 25 mph along with ERC values in the 85-95th percentile to create low to moderate red flag conditions. Winds are expected to subside after sunset each evening. For Friday, critical winds are expected for the Gila and adjacent areas. For Saturday, critical winds are expected to spread across all New Mexico zones.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
Red Flag Warning 0616 Fire weather Watch 061723
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... Winds will increase each afternoon as an upper level system moves across New Mexico. Min RH values will be between 6 and 14%, which will combine with 20 foot winds between 20 and 25 mph along with ERC values in the 85-95th percentile to create low to moderate red flag conditions. Winds are expected to subside after sunset each evening. For Friday, critical winds are expected for the Gila and adjacent areas. For Saturday, critical winds are expected to spread across all New Mexico zones.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
THE GILA WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS...
Fire Weather Watch 0615-061623
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... Winds will increase on Thursday afternoon as an upper level system moves across New Mexico. Min RH values will between 6 and 14% combine with 20 foot winds between 20 and 25 mph along with ERC values in the 85-95th percentile to create low-end red flag conditions. Winds are expected to subside after sunset.
NMZ110-152200-
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Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
214 AM MDT Thu Jun 15 2023
Red Flag Warning 061523
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... Winds will increase on Thursday afternoon as an upper level system moves across New Mexico. Min RH values will between 6 and 14% combine with 20 foot winds between 20 and 25 mph along with ERC values in the 85-95th percentile to create low-end red flag conditions. Winds are expected to subside after sunset.
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-
1153 AM MDT Wed Jun 14 2023
MAP CHANGED: see update to Red Flag WarningCritical fire conditions 061523
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .Winds will increase on Thursday afternoon with an upper level system across the far Southwest. Min RH values will between 6 and 14% combine with 20 foot winds between 20 and 25 mph along with ERC values in the 85-95th percentile to create low-end red flag conditions. Winds are expected to subside after sunset.
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-140600-
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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-
150 PM MDT Tue Jun 13 2023
Red Flag Warning 061223
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO... ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO... .Winds are increasing this afternoon ahead of an upper-level system, especially for areas west of the Rio Grande Valley. Min RH values near 10% combine with 20 foot winds around 20 mph along with ERC values in the 85-95th percentile to create low-end red flag conditions. Winds are expected to diminish after sunset. On Monday, breezy conditions redevelop during the afternoon, setting the stage for another day of low-end red flag conditions for the lowlands of southern New Mexico. 20 foot winds will again be around 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Winds will subside after sunset Monday.
116 PM MDT Sun Jun 11 2023
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...
UPDATED to Red Flag Warning 061123
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO... .Winds will increase on Sunday ahead of an upper-level system, especially for areas west of the Continental Divide. Min RH values near 10% will combine with twenty-foot winds around 20 MPH along with ERC values in the 85-95th percentile to create low-end red flag conditions. Winds are expected to reach criteria around noon before diminishing after sunset.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHWEST
NEW MEXICO...
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM
MDT Sunday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire
Weather Watch is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday
evening.
Red Flag Warning 053123 part 2
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GILA FOREST, BLACK RANGE, AND FOR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO.. .A warm dry airmass continue to sit across the southwest U.S. On Wednesday an approaching upper level storm system will increase afternoon winds. With min RH's near 10% and southwest winds near 20 mph, we will see low end Red Flag conditions Wednesday afternoon and early evening for parts of southwest New Mexico and the Gila Region. Conditions will improve after sunset when temperatures decrease and winds become light and terrain- driven. Our warm dry weather will continue through the end of the week, but winds look to stay below critical levels.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR
WARM, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS...
The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM
MDT Wednesday.