Red Flag Warning
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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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
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.
NMZ113-TXZ055-210300-
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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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
351 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM NOON MDT TO 8 PM MDT FOR THE
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.A FAST MOVING UPPER ATMOSPHERE DISTURBANCE WILL SWEEP FROM
NORTHERN ARIZONA ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT...AS LOW
PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. WEST WINDS INCREASING
THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS COMBINED WITH
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS
EVENING FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN...AND OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS TO THE TEXAS LINE.
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
351 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS TO THE TEXAS LINE. DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING SHORTLY AFTER NOON WILL CONTINUE
INTO EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL EASE BY MID EVENING AS
HUMIDITIES RISE TO NEAR 20 PCT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY
BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND
EAST.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
SHY
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
422 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO EVENING
FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...5 TO 10 PERCENT RH/S... AND
EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND AS A RESULT...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON RH/S IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
322 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
* IMPACTS....ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID THE USE OF OPEN FLAMES OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY GENERATE
SPARKS. ACCIDENTAL IGNITIONS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW
QUICKLY INTO DANGEROUS WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES.
&&
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FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MAF (ALL LOWER CASE)
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
226 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
226 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013 /126 PM MDT MON MAY 20 2013/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
DRY...WINDY...AND HOT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
ARE FORECAST FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY...A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS FOR THIS AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
$$
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
601 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013
NMZ501>540-211200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
601 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING FROM THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD INTO
THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS
WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
IN ADDITION...A FEW HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
ROUGHLY THE NORTH THIRD OF NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE
CAPABLE OF GENERATING STRONG WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF STRONG OR EVEN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AS
SOON AS THURSDAY OR FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND INTO
THE WEEKEND...FOR AREAS EAST OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY CLAYTON TO
RUIDOSO. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE PRIMARILY BE STRONG...GUSTY
WINDS AND HAIL.
WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY TO BE REQUIRED THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY. THEREAFTER THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ACTIVATION LATE
THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.
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