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Published: 26 February 2018 26 February 2018

fire weather watch 022718RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 7 PM MST Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. 

NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110 
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/GILA NF/APACHE NF/GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111 
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 112 

SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY/BLM/GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055
EL PASO COUNTY-648 AM MST Mon Feb 26 2018

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055, 110, 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 Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 110. Fire weather zone 111.
Fire weather zone 112. Fire weather zone 113. Fire weather zone 055.

* WIND...Southwest 20 to 30 mph, strongest west.

* HUMIDITY...8 to 15 percent.

* HIGHEST THREAT...is located along and west of the Rio Grande.

* 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.