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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
647 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY RETURN ON MONDAY...
.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN CARVED OUT OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS STATES THROUGH MONDAY. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED WITHIN
THE CIRCULATION OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL
INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND LEE SIDE LOW FORMATION EAST OF THE
ROCKIES WILL TIGHTEN UP THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
REGION AS WELL. WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WILL REACH 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE...HIGHEST ALONG EAST FACING
MOUNTAIN SLOPES. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS AREA-WIDE.
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SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
647 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 111 112 AND 113. FAR WEST
TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND 056.
* TIMING: ...MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.
* WIND: WEST AROUND 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS 30 TO
35 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* 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.
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