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Category: Weather Weather
Published: 03 May 2021 03 May 2021

red flag warning 050321CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A passing upper level trough will again help generate a bout of enhanced winds Monday afternoon. While wind speeds will be much less than Sunday, they will still be strong enough that when combined with very low RH values, critical fire weather conditions will occur.

NMZ111-112-031815-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0022.210503T2000Z-210504T0100Z/
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-
408 AM MDT Mon May 3 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 111 AND 112...

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM this
afternoon to 7 PM MDT this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 111. Fire weather zone 112
generally along and west of the Rio Grande.

* WIND...West-northwest 20 to 30 MPH with gusts to 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 to 15 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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.