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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
0730 AM MDT WED JUN 4 2008

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS...THE GILA WILDERNESS AND
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS...AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND OTHER SKY ISLANDS IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO 
FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...VERY STRONG WINDS...AND EXTREME FIRE 
DANGER...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
THURSDAY EVENING FOR FAR WEST TEXAS...THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND OTHER AREA LOWLAND SKY ISLANDS IN NEW MEXICO 
FOR CONTINUED VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH WINDS...AND VERY HIGH TO 
EXTREME EXPECTED FIRE DANGERS...

.AN APPROACHING LARGE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTERN
UNTIED STATES IS BRINGING AN INCREASE IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT 
OVER NEW MEXICO...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SEND VERY WARM AND DRY AIR 
OVER THE AREA. STRONGER WINDS ALOFT AND TIGHTENING PRESSURE 
GRADIENTS ACROSS THE REGION...WILL STRENGTHEN SURFACE WINDS 
CONSIDERABLY. EXTREME FIRE DANGERS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS ALL 
ZONES. EXPECTED AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 10 
PERCENT FOR MOST AREAS WEDNESDAY...INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

.A LARGE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PASSE THROUGH FOUR CORNERS 
THURSDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL 
ZONES. DESPITE THE HIGH WINDS...COOLER AIR BEHIND THE TROUGH IS 
FORECAST TO BEGIN MOVING INTO THE AREA. THIS MAY ONLY ALLOW MINIMUM 
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO REACH CRITICAL FIRE THRESHOLDS FOR AN HOUR OR 
TWO THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS OUR WESTERN ZONES AND OVER THE 
SACRAMENTO WILDERNESS.  ELSEWHERE...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE 
EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW ENOUGH FOR A LONGER PERIOD...TO WARRANT MORE 
SUSTAINED CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY 
THURSDAY EVENING.

NMZ112-TXZ055-056-050430-
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/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0043.080604T1600Z-080605T0400Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-EL PASO-
HUDSPETH-
0730 AM MDT WED JUN 4 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS 
CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH REMAINS EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 
10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.  A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN 
ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY 
THURSDAY EVENING.

CAUTION IS STRONGLY ADVISED: THE POTENTIAL IS VERY HIGH ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS TO REACH THEIR
MOST CRITICAL VALUES SO FAR THIS SEASON.

THIS WARNING IS FOR ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS AND LOWLANDS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. VERY HOT AND EXTREMELY DRY AIR
WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES SOME 10 DEGREES MUCH ABOVE NORMAL AND
ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP WELL DOWN INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND THE MIX DOWN OF STRONG WINDS
ALOFT WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS BY LATE MORNING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO 
DEVELOP BY THE AFTERNOON. FIRE DANGER REMAINS EXTREME IN MOST AREAS. 


CONFIDENCE REMAINS VERY HIGH THAT RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY 
WILL BE MORE EXTREME THAN USUAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE 
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF WEDNESDAYS RED FLAG WARNING 
AND THURSDAYS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

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 WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

NMZ110-111-113-050430-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0043.080604T1600Z-080605T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
0730 AM MDT WED JUN 4 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...


CAUTION IS STRONGLY ADVISED: THE POTENTIAL IS VERY HIGH ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS TO REACH THEIR
MOST CRITICAL VALUES SO FAR THIS SEASON.

THIS WARNING IS FOR ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS AND LOWLANDS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. VERY HOT AND EXTREMELY DRY AIR
WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES SOME 10 DEGREES MUCH ABOVE NORMAL AND
ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP WELL DOWN INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND THE MIX DOWN OF STRONG WINDS
ALOFT WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS BY LATE MORNING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO 
DEVELOP BY THE AFTERNOON. FIRE DANGER REMAINS EXTREME IN MOST AREAS. 

CONFIDENCE REMAINS VERY HIGH THAT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY 
WILL BE MORE EXTREME THAN USUAL. 

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 WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NOVLAN