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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

1245 PM MDT Mon Jun 29 2026



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

ON TUESDAY...



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

surface low centered over 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 10 to 20

mph with gusts up to 30 mph. 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.



NMZ110-300500-

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

Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-

1245 PM MDT Mon Jun 29 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ON TUESDAY 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 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 18 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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Dennhardt