ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .An upper level storm system brings windy conditions on Friday afternoon. The strong and gusty southwesterly winds will combine with low relative humidity below 15%, and above normal temperatures. This will result in elevated to critical fire weather conditions for portions of southwestern and south-central New Mexico.

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-
252 AM MST Wed Mar 2 2022

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110, 111, AND 112...

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Friday
morning through Friday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 110, 111 and west of the San
Andres Mountains in Fire weather zone 112.

* WIND...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* HUMIDITY...10 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.