× Fire Weather Watch
Until 2025-04-11T05:00:00-06:00 • National Weather Service
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .Upper level ridge will flatten on Saturday and Sunday as an upper level trough races across the Northern Rockies. As a result, the mid to upper level pressure gradient will tighten across the region, orientated from SW to NE inducing SWerly flow aloft. This will ultimately promote daily afternoon/evening occurrences of lee-side low development over the Front Range and sufficient surface troughing across New Mexico. Thus, increasing surface and low-level winds across the area. This coupled with very low Minimum RH values and dry fuels will promote Critical Fire Weather conditions this weekend. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO... The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a Fire Weather Watch for portions of southwestern and southern New Mexico, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ and Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ. * TIMING...In effect from 12 PM to 9PM on Saturday and Sunday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 10 percent each afternoon, with poor overnight recoveries Saturday night and Sunday morning. * EXPIREMENTAL RFTI...4 to 5 or Near-Critical to Critical on Saturday. 4 to 6 or Near-Critical to Critical on Sunday. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.