Red Flag Warning 17, NWS El Paso, TX

504 
WWUS84 KEPZ 251857
RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1257 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF A
DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE THAT IS NOW DROPPING SOUTH
ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE
TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL INDUCE LEE SIDE TROUGHING AT
THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY. THE RESULTING TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT COMBINED WITH DEEP MIXING WILL PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD
AND MUCH STRONGER SATURDAY AS THAT SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND
VERY DRY FUELS...WILL CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY.

NMZ110>113-260230-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0016.140425T1900Z-140426T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.140426T1600Z-140427T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
1257 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
110...111...112 AND 113...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER 
ZONES 110...111...112 AND 113...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS 
ISSUED RED FLAG WARNINGS...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...AND FROM 10 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* EVENT: RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST 
  NEW MEXICO...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY BELOW 7500 FT MSL. 

* TIMING: 1 PM MDT TO 8 PM MDT TODAY...10 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT 
  SATURDAY.

* WIND: TODAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 
  SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* 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 HIGH FIRE DANGER
RATINGS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

TXZ055-056-260230-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.140426T1600Z-140427T0400Z/
EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
1257 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
055 AND 056...

* TIMING: 10 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW 7500 FT MSL.

* 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 HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

21 - PARK

663 
WWUS84 KEPZ 260300
RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
900 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF A
DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE THAT IS NOW DROPPING SOUTH
ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE
TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL INDUCE LEE SIDE TROUGHING AT
THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY.
WINDS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50
MPH AS THAT SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE STRONG
WINDS...COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY FUELS...WILL CAUSE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY.

NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-261330-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.140426T1600Z-140427T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
900 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
110...111...112 AND 113......RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...

* EVENT: RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY BELOW 7500 FT MSL.

* TIMING: 10 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* WIND: TODAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* 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 HIGH FIRE DANGER
RATINGS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

132 
WWUS84 KEPZ 261318
RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
718 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEARING SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS BY THE AFTERNOON...
INDUCING DEEP LEE CYCLOGENESIS OVER EASTERN COLORADO AND A RAPIDLY
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THE GRADIENT...
ALONG WITH DEEP MIXING TAPPING INTO STRONG WINDS ALOFT...WILL
RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME LIMITED MOISTURE WILL WORK INTO THE GILA REGION AND THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS... BUT IT WILL
REMAIN CRITICALLY DRY ELSEWHERE...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. COOLER BUT DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SUNDAY...BUT IT WILL REMAIN WINDY. ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING MAY
BE ISSUED LATER TODAY.

NMZ110-261430-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.140426T1600Z-140427T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
718 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. 

WHILE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL BE STRONG...SLIGHTLY
HIGHER DEWPOINTS OVER EASTERN ARIZONA WILL MOVE INTO THE GILA
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE...TOO HIGH FOR RED
FLAG CONDITIONS.  

$$

NMZ111>113-TXZ055-056-262200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.140426T1600Z-140427T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
718 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO BELOW 7500 FT ELEVATION INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 111
  112...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF 113. FAR WEST TEXAS INCLUDING
  FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND 056.

* TIMING: 10 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY: 8 TO 15 PERCENT.

* 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 HIGH FIRE DANGER
RATINGS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

HARDIMAN

133 
WWUS84 KEPZ 261945
RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
145 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN
ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON WILL SWING INTO EASTERN COLORADO BY
SUNDAY. LEE CYCLOGENESIS IS OCCURRING NOW OVER EASTERN COLORADO
WHERE SURFACE PRESSURE IS FALLING RAPIDLY. THE TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NEW MEXICO...ALONG WITH DEEP MIXING
TAPPING INTO STRONG WINDS ALOFT...WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING. SOME LIMITED MOISTURE
WILL WORK INTO THE GILA REGION AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...BUT IT WILL REMAIN CRITICALLY DRY
ELSEWHERE RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. COOLER
BUT DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SLIGHTLY...BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES NORTH AND THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. 

NMZ111-112-TXZ055-056-270415-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0018.140427T1900Z-140428T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140427T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-EL PASO-
HUDSPETH-
145 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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 111 AND 112. FAR WEST TEXAS
  INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND 056.

* TIMING: 10 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS 
  TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* HUMIDITY: 8 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.


...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 111 AND 112. FAR WEST TEXAS
  INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND 056.

* TIMING: 1 PM MDT TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY.

* WIND: WEST 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

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 HIGH FIRE DANGER
RATINGS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NMZ113-270400-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140427T0400Z/
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
145 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW
7500 FEET...

* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113 BELOW 7500 FEET.

* TIMING: 10 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS 
  TO50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* HUMIDITY: 8 TO 15 PERCENT.

* 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 HIGH FIRE DANGER
RATINGS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

HARDIMAN

271 
WWUS84 KEPZ 270413
RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1013 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING WILL SWING INTO EASTERN COLORADO BY SUNDAY.
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS ON SATURDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN
ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES NORTH AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT
ACROSS THE REGION.

NMZ111-112-TXZ055-056-271215-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140427T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0018.140427T1900Z-140428T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-EL PASO-
HUDSPETH-
1013 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
SUNDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* TIMING: 10 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS 
  TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY: 8 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW 
  MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 111 AND 112. FAR WEST 
  TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND 056. 

* TIMING: 1 PM MDT TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY.

* WIND: WEST 20 TO 25 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO 35 
  MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

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 HIGH FIRE DANGER
RATINGS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&


$$

NMZ113-270515-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140427T0400Z/
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
1013 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 7500 FEET...

WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE NO LONGER REACHING CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER THRESHOLDS.

$$

684 
WWUS84 KEPZ 270430 CCA
RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1028 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING WILL SWING INTO EASTERN COLORADO BY SUNDAY.
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS ON SATURDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN
ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES NORTH AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT
ACROSS THE REGION.

NMZ111-112-TXZ055-056-271245-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140427T0400Z/
/O.COR.KEPZ.FW.W.0018.140427T1900Z-140428T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-EL PASO-
HUDSPETH-
1028 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
SUNDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW 
  MEXICO INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 111 AND 112. FAR WEST 
  TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND 056. 

* TIMING: 1 PM MDT TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY.

* WIND: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

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 HIGH FIRE DANGER
RATINGS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&


$$

NMZ113-270530-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140427T0400Z/
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
1028 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 7500 FEET...

WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE NO LONGER REACHING CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER THRESHOLDS.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
520 AM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
TODAY WILL BE A SUNNY WARM DAY...THEN ON SATURDAY AN APPROACHING
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA.
WE CAN EXPECT LOTS OF BLOWING DUST AND SOME ROAD CLOSURES MAY BE
POSSIBLE. SUNDAY WILL BE COOLER AND ALSO WINDY...BUT NOT AS WINDY
AS SATURDAY. THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK WILL BE MOSTLY
SUNNY...BUT OUR TEMPERATURES WILL RUN A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE A PRETTY NICE DAY...TOMORROW NOT SO MUCH. FOR TODAY
A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL GIVE US TEMPERATURES AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT TO
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...BUT NOT TO BAD CONSIDERING IT IS
STILL APRIL. THEN ON SATURDAY IS WHEN THINGS GET UGLY. AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS WELL TIMED TO BRING A MAX
WIND CORE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR THE STRONGER WINDS TO MORE EASILY WORK DOWN TO THE
SURFACE. AT THE SAME TIME WE WILL SEE A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOP OVER EASTERN COLORADO. THE VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL
COMBINE WITH THE STRONG LEE SIDE TROUGH TO GIVE US A VERY WINDY
DAY ACROSS THE BORDERLAND. A HIGH WIND WARNING LOOKS LIKELY FOR
SOME OR ALL OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BLOWING DUST WILL
ALSO BE LIKELY WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. ON SUNDAY
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE TO OUR EAST...WHICH USUALLY WOULD
MEAN THAT OUR WINDS WOULD BE MUCH WEAKER. BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE A
STRONG SURFACE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE SO WE WILL LIKELY SEE
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ON SUNDAY.

ON MONDAY WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A PRETTY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
SO WE WILL AGAIN SEE STRONG WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON. FINALLY ON
TUESDAY WE WILL SEE OUR WINDS FINALLY SLOW A BIT. TEMPERATURES FOR
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL BE AROUND 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
THE EXTENDED GFS HAS BEEN TRYING TO REALLY COOL US OFF FOR THE END
OF NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING ALMOST 20 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL. I HAVE CONTINUED WITH THE COOL TREND FOR THE END OF NEXT
WEEK...BUT NOTHING CLOSE TO WHAT THE GFS IS ADVERTISING.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE
SOME THIS AFTERNOON TO 24015G25KT. WE WILL SEE OCCASIONAL HIGH
CEILINGS OF BKN250 AS CIRRUS CLOUDS DRIFT ACROSS THE REGION. AS A
HEADS UP SATURDAY WILL BE VERY WINDY...YOU SHOULD BEGIN TO MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO TIE DOWN PLANES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT COULD BE
BLOWN AROUND AND AFFECT AIRPORT OPERATIONS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
TODAY STARTS THE FIRST OF AN EXTENDED TIME OF WINDY CONDITIONS.
THE WINDS TODAY WILL COME CLOSE TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS AND WITH
THE DRY AIR ALREADY IN PLACE...RED FLAG WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR
THIS AFTERNOON. ON SATURDAY AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION. SURFACE WINDS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUST TO 60 MPH ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. WE WILL SEE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ON SATURDAY. THEN ON SUNDAY WE WILL AGAIN BE WINDY (NOT AS WINDY
AS SATURDAY). COOLER AIR WILL WORK INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY...BUT
MIN RH'S WILL BE NEAR OR THEY WILL EXCEED RED FLAG CONDITIONS...SO
A RED FLAG WARNING MAY ALSO BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA ON
SUNDAY AS WELL. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WINDY CONDITIONS ON MONDAY
AND THEN FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK WE WILL SEE CALMER CONDITIONS
WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 88  64  85  58  75 /   0   0   0   0   0
SIERRA BLANCA           86  56  83  47  75 /   0   0   0   0   0
LAS CRUCES              85  54  82  47  73 /   0   0   0   0   0
ALAMOGORDO              85  56  82  48  74 /   0   0   0   0   0
CLOUDCROFT              61  43  57  35  49 /   0   0   0  20   0
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   84  57  81  49  73 /   0   0   0   0   0
SILVER CITY             78  49  71  39  64 /   0   0  20  20   0
DEMING                  85  52  80  44  72 /   0   0   0   0   0
LORDSBURG               85  53  80  46  72 /   0   0   0   0   0
WEST EL PASO METRO      88  63  84  57  75 /   0   0   0   0   0
DELL CITY               87  54  85  46  75 /   0   0   0   0   0
FORT HANCOCK            93  62  90  57  80 /   0   0   0   0   0
LOMA LINDA              80  56  77  44  70 /   0   0   0   0   0
FABENS                  89  60  87  54  77 /   0   0   0   0   0
SANTA TERESA            86  55  83  48  75 /   0   0   0   0   0
WHITE SANDS HQ          85  62  82  46  74 /   0   0   0   0   0
JORNADA RANGE           85  44  81  41  73 /   0   0   0   0   0
HATCH                   85  47  81  43  73 /   0   0   0   0   0
COLUMBUS                85  54  82  51  74 /   0   0   0   0   0
OROGRANDE               86  55  82  48  74 /   0   0   0   0   0
MAYHILL                 72  45  69  39  61 /   0   0   0  20   0
MESCALERO               72  43  67  35  59 /   0   0   0  20   0
TIMBERON                69  44  66  35  58 /   0   0   0  20   0
WINSTON                 78  45  67  37  62 /   0   0  20  20   0
HILLSBORO               80  53  76  44  69 /   0   0   0   0   0
SPACEPORT               82  53  80  47  72 /   0   0   0   0   0
LAKE ROBERTS            77  44  70  35  62 /   0   0  20  20   0
HURLEY                  80  50  74  39  67 /   0   0   0  10   0
CLIFF                   81  34  74  37  67 /   0   0  20  20   0
MULE CREEK              78  33  70  31  65 /   0   0  20  20   0
FAYWOOD                 79  50  74  40  67 /   0   0   0   0   0
ANIMAS                  86  53  80  47  72 /   0   0   0   0   0
HACHITA                 85  52  80  43  72 /   0   0   0   0   0
ANTELOPE WELLS          86  52  81  43  73 /   0   0   0   0   0
CLOVERDALE              81  50  75  41  68 /   0   0   0   0   0

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     EVENING FOR NMZ110>113.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR NMZ401>417.

TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     EVENING FOR TXZ055-056.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR TXZ418>424.

&&

BRICE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
716 AM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-261330-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY-
716 AM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

FOR SATURDAY WE WILL SEE VERY STRONG WINDS. BY AFTERNOON WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. SUNDAY WILL
ALSO BE WINDY (BUT NOT AS STRONG AS ON SATURDAY) AND THE WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS WELL. THE REST OF NEXT WEEK WILL SEE
CALMER AND COOLER CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NWS
OFFICE VIA OUR 800 NUMBER OR VIA TWITTER @NWSELPASO OR TO LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT.