Værmelding for Fort Bliss

Red Flag Warning issued May 24 at 2:32PM MDT until May 25 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED SATURDAY....Increasing mid level flow in response to the subtropical jetstreak will generate a large-scale surface trough across easternNew Mexico Saturday. Southwest winds increasing during the latemorning hours and remaining gusty throughout the day will combinewith very low humidity and ongoing drought conditions to causehigh fire danger. The highest risk for new fire starts will be inLincoln National Forest and the Guadalupe Range where above normalfuel dryness and strong winds will lead to Extreme fire risk. Anyfires that develop will spread quickly through forested and densebrush areas, and ongoing wildfires will be difficult to control.Overnight RH recoveries both Saturday and Sunday morning will bepoor. Winds are expected to drop below critical thresholdsSaturday night. We will see less wind next week, but dryness willcontinue with little chance for precipitation.* AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and south-central New Mexico,including the Lincoln and Gila National Forests. Far westTexas including El Paso and Hudspeth Counties.* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 7 percent lowlands and 7 to 12 percentmountains.* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 8 Critical to Extreme* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.Outdoor burning is not recommended.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination ofstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures cancontribute to extreme fire behavior.

National Weather Service