Headline

Red Flag Warning issued April 28 at 1:15AM MDT until April 28 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Description

...MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE SACRAMENTO
AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...

.Strong winds aloft and warm afternoon temperatures will allow
gusty west and southwest winds to mix down to the surface in the
Sacramento Mountain region. We will see winds of 20 to 30 mph with
wind gusts to 40 mph this afternoon. These winds combined with
very low min RH's near 10% will lead to marginally critical fire
weather conditions. Fuels remain dry, around the 90th percentile,
along with widespread tree mortality and beetle die back. Later
this evening the winds will die off, but overnight RH recoveries
will be poor.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento
Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ.

* TIMING...winds increasing after 10 am, and peaking in middle
to late afternoon.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 76.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 to 4, Marginally critical.

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended

Instructions

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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