Red Flag Warning for Montoya, Texas
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1143 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THIS AFTERNOON...
A persistent trough over the Central Rockies will maintain dry
west flow across the U.S. Southwest again this afternoon and
allow continued breezy conditions area wide. Gusty winds will
redevelop during combining with very low relative humidity to
create critical fire danger conditions. Recent lack of
precipitation has progressed fuel dryness to a point where
wildfire starts will be possible and spread aided by weather
conditions.
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-090300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0010.240508T1800Z-240509T0300Z/
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-
1143 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR
WEST TEXAS......
* AFFECTED AREA...Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County,
Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth 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 Noon to 9 PM Wednesday.
* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 14 percent.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 6 Near Critical to Critical.
* 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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.