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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
653 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURNING THIS AFTERNOON...

.A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS STATES WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL INCREASE
TODAY WHILE FALLING PRESSURE EAST OF THE ROCKIES WILL CAUSE THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS AT
THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WILL REACH 20 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH
RANGE...HIGHEST WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE AND ALONG EAST FACING
MOUNTAIN SLOPES. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS AREA-WIDE.

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HUDSPETH-
653 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

WINDS WILL FALL JUST SHORT OF RED FLAG CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WILL MAX OUT IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE VERY DRY...IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE.

CAUTION IS STILL URGED CONSIDERING THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH
WINDS TECHNICALLY JUST SHY OF CRITERIA.

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CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-
653 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THIS WARNING UPGRADES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY
IN EFFECT.

* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 112 AND 113. FAR
  WEST TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055.

* TIMING: TODAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.

* WIND: WEST AT 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35
  MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...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 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 WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
653 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 111 112 AND 113. FAR
  WEST TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONE 055.

* TIMING: TODAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.

* WIND: WEST 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35
  MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE AND
  ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. LIGHTER WINDS IN THE NORTHERN
  TULAROSA BASIN AWAY FROM THE SAN ANDRES RANGE.

* 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 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 WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

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HARDIMAN