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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

550 AM MDT Mon Jun 29 2026



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR GILA NATIONAL

FOREST 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 20 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.



NMZ110-292200-

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

 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-

550 AM MDT Mon Jun 29 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS 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...Tuesday afternoon and evening.



* WINDS...Southwest 16 to 22 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.



* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 to 4, or Near 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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