Red Flag Warning for Athena West Colonia, Texas
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
958 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY...
.A persistent trough over the Northern Rockies will maintain dry
west flow across the U.S. Southwest. Disturbances within this
prevailing flow will allow winds to increase further area wide
early this week. Gusty winds will develop each afternoon combining
with very low relative humidity to create critical to extreme fire
danger. 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-TXZ055-056-061300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0008.240506T1800Z-240507T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0007.240507T1800Z-240508T0300Z/
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-
958 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...New Mexico Fire Weather Zones 110, 111, 112, and
113 in southwest and south-central New Mexico including Catron,
Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero, and Sierra
Counties. Texas Fire Weather Zones 055 and 056 in far west Texas
including El Paso and Hudspeth Counties.
* TIMING...From Noon to 9PM Monday. For the Fire Weather Watch,
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
* WINDS...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 12 percent.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...For Monday, 4 to 6 Near Critical to Critical.
For Tuesday, 5 to 8 Critical to Extreme.
* 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.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Fire Weather Watch for Athena West Colonia, Texas
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
958 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY...
.A persistent trough over the Northern Rockies will maintain dry
west flow across the U.S. Southwest. Disturbances within this
prevailing flow will allow winds to increase further area wide
early this week. Gusty winds will develop each afternoon combining
with very low relative humidity to create critical to extreme fire
danger. 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-TXZ055-056-061300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0008.240506T1800Z-240507T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0007.240507T1800Z-240508T0300Z/
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-
958 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...New Mexico Fire Weather Zones 110, 111, 112, and
113 in southwest and south-central New Mexico including Catron,
Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero, and Sierra
Counties. Texas Fire Weather Zones 055 and 056 in far west Texas
including El Paso and Hudspeth Counties.
* TIMING...From Noon to 9PM Monday. For the Fire Weather Watch,
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
* WINDS...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 12 percent.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...For Monday, 4 to 6 Near Critical to Critical.
For Tuesday, 5 to 8 Critical to Extreme.
* 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.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.