000
WWUS84 KEPZ 191933
RFWEPZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON MONDAY...
.A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS STATES
THROUGH MONDAY. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CIRCULATION
OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL INCREASE MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND LEE SIDE LOW FORMATION EAST OF THE ROCKIES WILL
TIGHTEN UP THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION AS
WELL. WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WILL REACH 20 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE...HIGHEST ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN
SLOPES. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS AREA-WIDE. THE HIGHEST CONFIDENCE IN
MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE IN A BELT STRETCHING FROM THE
SOUTHERN GILA REGION INTO SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY.
NMZ111-112-201300-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY
IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 111 AND 112.
AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 AND 112.
* TIMING: MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.
* WIND: WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL
WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS STRONGEST FROM THE SOUTHERN GILA
REGION INTO SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY. DUE TO TERRAIN EFFECTS...
WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER IN THE UPPER TULAROSA BASIN EXCEPT
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SAN ANDRES RANGE.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* 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 WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
NMZ110-201300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 AND 112.
* TIMING: MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.
* WIND: WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL
WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS STRONGEST FROM THE SOUTHERN GILA
REGION AND LIKELY JUST BELOW CRITERIA OVER CATRON COUNTY.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
NMZ113-TXZ055-056-201300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113. FAR WEST TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 055 AND 056.
* TIMING: MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.
* WIND: WEST 18 TO 21 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO
30...STRONGEST ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* 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.
&&
$$
HARDIMAN
000
WWUS84 KEPZ 191933
RFWEPZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON MONDAY...
.A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS STATES
THROUGH MONDAY. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CIRCULATION
OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL INCREASE MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND LEE SIDE LOW FORMATION EAST OF THE ROCKIES WILL
TIGHTEN UP THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION AS
WELL. WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WILL REACH 20 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE...HIGHEST ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN
SLOPES. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS AREA-WIDE. THE HIGHEST CONFIDENCE IN
MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE IN A BELT STRETCHING FROM THE
SOUTHERN GILA REGION INTO SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY.
NMZ111-112-201300-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY
IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 111 AND 112.
AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 AND 112.
* TIMING: MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.
* WIND: WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL
WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS STRONGEST FROM THE SOUTHERN GILA
REGION INTO SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY. DUE TO TERRAIN EFFECTS...
WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER IN THE UPPER TULAROSA BASIN EXCEPT
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SAN ANDRES RANGE.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* 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 WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
NMZ110-201300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 AND 112.
* TIMING: MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.
* WIND: WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL
WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS STRONGEST FROM THE SOUTHERN GILA
REGION AND LIKELY JUST BELOW CRITERIA OVER CATRON COUNTY.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* 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 WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
NMZ113-TXZ055-056-201300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113. FAR WEST TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 055 AND 056.
* TIMING: MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.
* WIND: WEST 18 TO 21 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO
30...STRONGEST ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
HARDIMAN
000
WWUS84 KEPZ 191247
RFWEPZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
647 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY RETURN ON MONDAY...
.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN CARVED OUT OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS STATES THROUGH MONDAY. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED WITHIN
THE CIRCULATION OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL
INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND LEE SIDE LOW FORMATION EAST OF THE
ROCKIES WILL TIGHTEN UP THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
REGION AS WELL. WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WILL REACH 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE...HIGHEST ALONG EAST FACING
MOUNTAIN SLOPES. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS AREA-WIDE.
NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-192200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
647 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 111 112 AND 113. FAR WEST
TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND 056.
* TIMING: ...MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.
* WIND: WEST AROUND 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS 30 TO
35 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* 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.
&&
$$
HARDIMAN
000
WWUS84 KEPZ 191247
RFWEPZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
647 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY RETURN ON MONDAY...
.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN CARVED OUT OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS STATES THROUGH MONDAY. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED WITHIN
THE CIRCULATION OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL
INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND LEE SIDE LOW FORMATION EAST OF THE
ROCKIES WILL TIGHTEN UP THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
REGION AS WELL. WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WILL REACH 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE...HIGHEST ALONG EAST FACING
MOUNTAIN SLOPES. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS AREA-WIDE.
NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-192200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0020.130520T1800Z-130521T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
647 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 111 112 AND 113. FAR WEST
TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND 056.
* TIMING: ...MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.
* WIND: WEST AROUND 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS 30 TO
35 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
HARDIMAN
000
WWUS84 KEPZ 181254
RFWEPZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
654 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDS
ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. DEEP MIXING WILL
RESULT IN MOMENTUM TRANSFER OF THESE STRONGER WINDS TO THE
SURFACE. IN ADDITION...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE
EASTERN PLAINS WILL CAUSE A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
DEVELOP. WINDS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL WILL GENERALLY PEAK AT 20 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...HIGHER IN DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS
ALONG EAST-FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP
BELOW 10 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS...AND THE HAINES INDEX WILL PEAK
AT 5 TO 6.
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-190300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0019.130518T1900Z-130519T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
654 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
* AREA AFFECTED: SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 112 AND 113. FAR WEST TEXAS INCLUDING
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND 056.
* TIMING: 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
* WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RH 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* 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 WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HARDIMAN
000
WWUS84 KEPZ 181254
RFWEPZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
654 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDS
ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. DEEP MIXING WILL
RESULT IN MOMENTUM TRANSFER OF THESE STRONGER WINDS TO THE
SURFACE. IN ADDITION...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE
EASTERN PLAINS WILL CAUSE A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
DEVELOP. WINDS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL WILL GENERALLY PEAK AT 20 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...HIGHER IN DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS
ALONG EAST-FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP
BELOW 10 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS...AND THE HAINES INDEX WILL PEAK
AT 5 TO 6.
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-190300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0019.130518T1900Z-130519T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
654 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
* AREA AFFECTED: SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 112 AND 113. FAR WEST TEXAS INCLUDING
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND 056.
* TIMING: 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
* WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RH 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HARDIMAN
000
WWUS84 KEPZ 172006
RFWEPZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
206 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST
NEW MEXICO...SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
.WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AHEAD
OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION ON SATURDAY. MIX DOWN OF THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER OUR AREA...AS SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS SHOULD
RESULT IN 20 FOOT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED TO EXCEED 20 MPH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-181315-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0019.130518T1900Z-130519T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0019.130518T1900Z-130519T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
206 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
055...056...110...111...112...113...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM
MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* 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 WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
26
000
WWUS84 KEPZ 172006
RFWEPZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
206 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST
NEW MEXICO...SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
.WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AHEAD
OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION ON SATURDAY. MIX DOWN OF THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER OUR AREA...AS SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS SHOULD
RESULT IN 20 FOOT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED TO EXCEED 20 MPH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-181315-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0019.130518T1900Z-130519T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0019.130518T1900Z-130519T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
206 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
055...056...110...111...112...113...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM
MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
26
000
WWUS84 KEPZ 171356
RFWEPZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
756 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST
NEW MEXICO...SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
.WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK...AHEAD
OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. MIX DOWN OF THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER OUR AREA...AS
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS IN
RESPONSE TO THE TROUGHS APPROACH. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN 20 FOOT
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED TO EXCEED 20 MPH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-172200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0019.130518T1900Z-130519T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
756 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...110...112 AND 113...
* AREA AFFECTED FOR THE WATCH: SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS.
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE
VALLEY. CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. EL PASO AND HUDSPETH
COUNTIES IN WEST TEXAS.
* TIMING: 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* 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.
&&
$$
000
WWUS84 KEPZ 171356
RFWEPZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
756 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST
NEW MEXICO...SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
.WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK...AHEAD
OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. MIX DOWN OF THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER OUR AREA...AS
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS IN
RESPONSE TO THE TROUGHS APPROACH. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN 20 FOOT
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED TO EXCEED 20 MPH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-172200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0019.130518T1900Z-130519T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
756 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055...056...110...112 AND 113...
* AREA AFFECTED FOR THE WATCH: SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS.
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE
VALLEY. CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. EL PASO AND HUDSPETH
COUNTIES IN WEST TEXAS.
* TIMING: 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
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