URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
204 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014

...CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
AND HELP MIX STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 5 TO 15 PERCENT
RANGE ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TO CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AREAS OF THE GILA SHOULD SEE
LIGHTER WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 15 PERCENT.

SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
204 PM MST MON FEB 17 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW 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 WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* EVENT: FIRE WEATHER ...ZONE 111 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND
LOWLANDS. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112 SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND
SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113 CAPITAN AND
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055 EL PASO...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 056 HUDSPETH.

* TIMING: ...11 AM MST TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY.

* WIND: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 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.