Event: Red Flag Warning

Message Type: Update

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Wheather Alert Summary: ...Red flag warning in effect from 11 am to 7 pm mst thursday for eastern new mexico due to strong winds and low humidity... ...Fire weather watch in effect from friday morning through friday evening for eastern new mexico due to strong winds and low humidity... .Critical fire weather conditions are expected thursday afternoon across eastern nm. strong southwest winds, above normal temperatures, single digit humidity, and dry fuels will increase the threat of rapid fire spread. between 3 and 7 hours of single digit humidity values are expected, with winds gusts between 35 and 45 mph. winds will slowly decrease thursday evening, but remain elevated over parts of the central and northeast highlands. strong winds return to the eastern plains on friday afternoon, once again increasing the threat of rapid fire spread. * area and timing...This includes the northeast plains (zone 104), northeast highlands (zone 123), east-central plains (zone 126), and central highlands (zone 125) from 11 am mst to 7 pm mst thursday for the red flag warning and 11 am mst to 7 pm mst friday for the fire weather watch. * 20 foot winds...On thursday, southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. on friday, west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * relative humidity...Minimum values between 6 and 10 percent on thursday and 8 to 15 percent on friday. * impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. outdoor burning is not recommended.

Event: Fire Weather Watch

Message Type: Update

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Wheather Alert Summary: ...Red flag warning in effect from 11 am to 7 pm mst thursday for eastern new mexico due to strong winds and low humidity... ...Fire weather watch in effect from friday morning through friday evening for eastern new mexico due to strong winds and low humidity... .Critical fire weather conditions are expected thursday afternoon across eastern nm. strong southwest winds, above normal temperatures, single digit humidity, and dry fuels will increase the threat of rapid fire spread. between 3 and 7 hours of single digit humidity values are expected, with winds gusts between 35 and 45 mph. winds will slowly decrease thursday evening, but remain elevated over parts of the central and northeast highlands. strong winds return to the eastern plains on friday afternoon, once again increasing the threat of rapid fire spread. * area and timing...This includes the northeast plains (zone 104), northeast highlands (zone 123), east-central plains (zone 126), and central highlands (zone 125) from 11 am mst to 7 pm mst thursday for the red flag warning and 11 am mst to 7 pm mst friday for the fire weather watch. * 20 foot winds...On thursday, southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. on friday, west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * relative humidity...Minimum values between 6 and 10 percent on thursday and 8 to 15 percent on friday. * impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. outdoor burning is not recommended.

Event: Red Flag Warning

Message Type: Alert

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Wheather Alert Summary: ...Red flag warning in effect from noon cst /11 am mst to 8 pm cst/7 pm mst thursday for low relative humidity below 15 percent, 20 foot winds around 20 mph or greater, and high fire danger in the new mexico plains, guadalupe, sacramento, davis mountains, and eastern culberson county... ...Fire weather watch in effect from late friday morning through friday evening for low relative humidity below 15 percent, 20 foot winds around 20 mph or greater, and high fire danger in the new mexico plains, guadalupe, sacramento, davis mountains, and eastern culberson county... ...Fire weather watch in effect from late friday morning through friday evening for low relative humidity below 15 percent, 20 foot winds around 20 mph or greater, and high fire danger in the new mexico plains, guadalupe, sacramento, davis mountains, and eastern culberson county... * winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * relative humidity...As low as 7 percent. * rfti...4 to 7 or near-crtical to critical. * impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. outdoor burning is not recommended. * severity... fuels...Dry weather...Near critical...2 (out of 5). fire environment...6 (out of 10).

Event: Fire Weather Watch

Message Type: Alert

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Wheather Alert Summary: ...Red flag warning in effect from noon cst /11 am mst to 8 pm cst/7 pm mst thursday for low relative humidity below 15 percent, 20 foot winds around 20 mph or greater, and high fire danger in the new mexico plains, guadalupe, sacramento, davis mountains, and eastern culberson county... ...Fire weather watch in effect from late friday morning through friday evening for low relative humidity below 15 percent, 20 foot winds around 20 mph or greater, and high fire danger in the new mexico plains, guadalupe, sacramento, davis mountains, and eastern culberson county... ...Fire weather watch in effect from late friday morning through friday evening for low relative humidity below 15 percent, 20 foot winds around 20 mph or greater, and high fire danger in the new mexico plains, guadalupe, sacramento, davis mountains, and eastern culberson county... * winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * relative humidity...As low as 7 percent. * rfti...4 to 7 or near-crtical to critical. * impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. outdoor burning is not recommended. * severity... fuels...Dry weather...Near critical...2 (out of 5). fire environment...6 (out of 10).

Event: Red Flag Warning

Message Type: Update

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Wheather Alert Summary: ...Critical fire weather conditions for the sacramento mountains of southern new mexico... .An upper level storm system will give us strong strong surface winds of 20 to 30 mph on thursday afternoon. these winds combined with low min rh of 10 to 15% will create critical fire weather conditions in the sacramento mountains. winds could gust as high as 45 to 50 mph. the winds will continue through much of thursday night into friday morning, but min rh's will rise above critical levels thursday evening. the rest of the region will also see elevated winds and critically low rh, but fuels are not yet critically dry in those areas, with the exception of grasses. * affected area...Fire weather zone 113 capitan and sacramento mountains/lincoln nf/lnz. * timing...11 am to 7 pm thursday * winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph. * relative humidity...As low as 8 percent. * temperatures...Up to 71. * impacts...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. outdoor burning is not recommended