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Published: 22 April 2020 22 April 2020

fire weather watch 042220New 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-texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
256 Am Mdt Wed Apr 22 2020

...Fire Weather Watch in Effect From Thursday Afternoon Through
Thursday Evening for Strong Winds and Low Relative Humidity for
Fire Weather Zones 055, 056, 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 Thursday
afternoon through Thursday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 110.Fire weather zone
111.Fire weather zone 112.Fire weather zone 113.Fire weather
zone 055.Fire weather zone 056.

* WIND...Sustained west winds of 20 to 30 mph along with gusts up
to 40 mph.

* HUMIDITY...8 to 12 percent lowlands with 12 to 20 percent
mountains.

* 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.