Special Weather Statement for Silver City, New Mexico
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
216 PM MDT Tue May 21 2024
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-221245-
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
216 PM MDT Tue May 21 2024
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO PLUS FAR WEST TEXAS ON THURSDAY...
* Affected Area...All areas of southwest and south-central New
Mexico including the Gila Region and the Sacramento Mountains
plus far west Texas.
* Timing...1 PM TO 8 PM Thursday
* Relative Humidity...3 to 10 percent.
* Wind...West to southwest at 15 to 20 mph.
These conditions will support the spread of wildfires. Outdoor
burning and activities that involve open sparks or flames are
discouraged.