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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

150 PM MDT Sun Jun 28 2026



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR GILA NATIONAL FOREST TODAY

AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY...



.Stronger flow aloft over the Four Corners will induce a lee 

surface low centered over south-central Colorado and a trough 

extending south across Western New Mexico on Tuesday. Winds

increasing out of the southwest during the afternoon hours, 

sustained at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Wind will be 

strongest over mountain ridges and high elevations. Further 

drying will allow relative humidity to fall to 10 to 15% on 

Tuesday and then 5 to 10% Wednesday/Thursday. Recent dryness has 

pushed fuel moisture very low, with ERCs at the 90th percentile 

dryness and near seasonal peaks. Any fires that develop will have 

the potential to spread quickly.



NMZ110-290500-

/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0012.260630T1800Z-260701T0200Z/

/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260629T0200Z/

Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-

150 PM MDT Sun Jun 28 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING

FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL

NEW MEXICO AND GILA NATIONAL FOREST...

 

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 

TUESDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GILA 

NATIONAL FOREST...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila 

  NF/Apache NF/GLZ. 



* TIMING...Until 8 PM this evening.



* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 18 percent.



* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 to 5, Near Critical to Critical



* 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.



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.



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NMZ111-112-290200-

/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260629T0200Z/

Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-

South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-

150 PM MDT Sun Jun 28 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING

FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST AND 

SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and 

  Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ and Fire Weather Zone 112 South 

  Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ. 



* TIMING...Until 8PM this evening.



* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 16 percent.



* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 to 5, Near Critical to Critical



* 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.



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Dennhardt