CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY
A persistent trough over the Central Rockies will maintain dry west flow across the U.S. Southwest again on Wednesday and allowed continued breezy conditions area wide. Gusty winds will redevelop during the afternoon hours 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.
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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.
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TIMING: From Noon to 9 PM Wednesday.
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WINDS: West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
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RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 7 to 14 percent.
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EXPERIMENTAL RFTI: 4 to 6 Near Critical to Critical.
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IMPACTS: Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY... A persistent trough over the Central Rockies will maintain dry west flow across the U.S. Southwest again on Wednesday and allowed continued breezy conditions area wide. Gusty winds will redevelop during the afternoon hours 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. * 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.
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.
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