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WWUS84 KEPZ 131303
RFWEPZ

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
703 AM MDT TUE MAY 13 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT TUESDAY MORNING TO 8
PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO WILDERNESS
AREAS...FAR SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO/BOOTHEEL...SOUTH- CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO/TULAROSA BASIN...AND FAR WEST TEXAS.

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD
OF A LARGE UPPER LEVEL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE
GREAT BASIN. THIS FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP A LEE SIDE
TROUGH EAST OF OUR AREA. THE STRENGTH OF RESULTING SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION...COMBINED WITH MIX-DOWN OF
HIGHER WINDS ALOFT...WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE GUSTY
AFTERNOON WINDS TUESDAY.  SUSTAINED 20-FOOT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 MPH
OR GREATER...VERY DRY AIR WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE
DANGER...WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS OVER OUR AREA AGAIN
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

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SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
703 AM MDT TUE MAY 13 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM
MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.

SUSTAINED 20 FT WINDS WILL EXCEED 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO
50 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT OVER MOST
LOCATIONS...AND FIRE DANGERS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT VERY HIGH
OR EXTREME LEVELS. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR ALL ZONES WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF ZONE 110 (GILA WILDERNESS).

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.

$$

20 NOVLAN