...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical to extreme fire weather conditions, which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Tuesday. A Red Flag Warning has also been issued from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 055 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County, Fire Weather Zone 056 Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County, Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/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...Both Tuesday and Wednesday between 11 am and 9 pm. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph lowlands, 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph mountains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 19 percent lowlands, 10 to 15 percent mountains. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 91. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...6 to 7 or 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. &&
