...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY EVENING...
.WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. MIX
DOWN OF STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT...COMBINED WITH INCREASING WINDS
AS A RESULT OF A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER OUR AREA...WILL
RESULT IN 20-FT WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS ARE EXPECTED. IN AN
ENVIRONMENT FAVORING HIGH OR GREATER ADJECTIVE FIRE DANGERS AND
LOW FUEL MOISTURES...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER FAR
SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
754 AM MST FRI MAR 7 2014
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 111...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* EVENT: FIRE WEATHER ...ZONE 111 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND
LOWLANDS.
* TIMING: ...1 PM TO 7 PM FRIDAY.
* WIND: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: 12 TO 16 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.