Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued April 25 at 12:27PM MDT until April 27 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 25, 2025 - 11:27am
Expires:
April 26, 2025 - 7:00am
Description:
...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS ON SUNDAY...
.An upper-level low will move through the Great Basin on Sunday,
which will steer the jet stream across New Mexico during the
afternoon. Meanwhile, a surface low will develop over eastern
Colorado increasing winds across the area. These strong winds
will combine with very low relative humidity at all elevations
and very dry fuels to create critical to extreme fire weather
conditions Sunday afternoon.
The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County, Fire
Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ,
Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces
BLM/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 112 South Central Lowlands and
Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and Fire Weather Zone 113
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ.
* TIMING...From 11 AM To 9 PM Sunday
* WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...6 to 8, Critical to Extreme.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains; El Paso
Forcast Office:
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM