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El Paso - TX, US, National Weather Service

South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... AFFECTED AREA...Texas Fire Weather Zones 055 and 056 in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties. Fire Weather Zone 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley areas. TIMING...Noon to 6 PM Sunday. WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. TEMPERATURES...Up to 84. WIND... Northwest winds 20-25 mph with gusts to 40 MPH HUMIDITY...7 to 11 percent EXPERIMENTAL RFTI... 4 to 5 Marginally critical to critical IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST, SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... High pressure nudging in from the west is causing temperatures to be well above seasonal averages, and relative humidity to be critically low. Daily highs this weekend will average over 10 degrees above normal, as relative humidity drops into the low teens and single-digits both days, with very poor overnight recovery. A two-day trough passage to our north will add increased winds mid afternoon on Saturday, which will continue and further strengthen overnight into Sunday. These winds combined with single digit RH's, warm temperatures, and drying fuels will lead to critical fire weather conditions.