000 WWUS84 KEPZ 041321 RFWEPZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 0730 AM MDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS...THE GILA WILDERNESS AND SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS...AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND OTHER SKY ISLANDS IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...VERY STRONG WINDS...AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY THURSDAY EVENING FOR FAR WEST TEXAS...THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND OTHER AREA LOWLAND SKY ISLANDS IN NEW MEXICO FOR CONTINUED VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH WINDS...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME EXPECTED FIRE DANGERS... .AN APPROACHING LARGE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTERN UNTIED STATES IS BRINGING AN INCREASE IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER NEW MEXICO...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SEND VERY WARM AND DRY AIR OVER THE AREA. STRONGER WINDS ALOFT AND TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE REGION...WILL STRENGTHEN SURFACE WINDS CONSIDERABLY. EXTREME FIRE DANGERS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS ALL ZONES. EXPECTED AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT FOR MOST AREAS WEDNESDAY...INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. .A LARGE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PASSE THROUGH FOUR CORNERS THURSDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL ZONES. DESPITE THE HIGH WINDS...COOLER AIR BEHIND THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO BEGIN MOVING INTO THE AREA. THIS MAY ONLY ALLOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO REACH CRITICAL FIRE THRESHOLDS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS OUR WESTERN ZONES AND OVER THE SACRAMENTO WILDERNESS. ELSEWHERE...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW ENOUGH FOR A LONGER PERIOD...TO WARRANT MORE SUSTAINED CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. NMZ112-TXZ055-056-050430- /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0041.080605T1900Z-080606T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0043.080604T1600Z-080605T0400Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-EL PASO- HUDSPETH- 0730 AM MDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH REMAINS EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. CAUTION IS STRONGLY ADVISED: THE POTENTIAL IS VERY HIGH ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS TO REACH THEIR MOST CRITICAL VALUES SO FAR THIS SEASON. THIS WARNING IS FOR ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS AND LOWLANDS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. VERY HOT AND EXTREMELY DRY AIR WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES SOME 10 DEGREES MUCH ABOVE NORMAL AND ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP WELL DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND THE MIX DOWN OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS BY LATE MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THE AFTERNOON. FIRE DANGER REMAINS EXTREME IN MOST AREAS. CONFIDENCE REMAINS VERY HIGH THAT RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE MORE EXTREME THAN USUAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF WEDNESDAYS RED FLAG WARNING AND THURSDAYS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. 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 WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ NMZ110-111-113-050430- /O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0043.080604T1600Z-080605T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS- CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- 0730 AM MDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... CAUTION IS STRONGLY ADVISED: THE POTENTIAL IS VERY HIGH ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS TO REACH THEIR MOST CRITICAL VALUES SO FAR THIS SEASON. THIS WARNING IS FOR ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS AND LOWLANDS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. VERY HOT AND EXTREMELY DRY AIR WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES SOME 10 DEGREES MUCH ABOVE NORMAL AND ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP WELL DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND THE MIX DOWN OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS BY LATE MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THE AFTERNOON. FIRE DANGER REMAINS EXTREME IN MOST AREAS. CONFIDENCE REMAINS VERY HIGH THAT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE MORE EXTREME THAN USUAL. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ NOVLAN