Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued April 26 at 5:32PM MDT until April 26 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 26, 2026 - 4:32pm
Expires:
April 26, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE
TODAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, AND WEST
TEXAS...
...MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE SACRAMENTO
AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY...
.Windy conditions will continue for the remainder of this afternoon
with slow improvements expected after dark. For Monday, winds
will remain breezy as today's system departs, but winds will not
be as strong as Sunday. Much of the area will see 20-foot winds
top out between 15 and 20 MPH with the highest winds expected for
the Sacramento and Capitan Mountains. These winds will combine
with min RH values in the lower teens; therefore, marginally
critical fire weather conditions are expected. Fuel conditions
remain very dry with die back.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 055 Texas Fire Weather Zone
055 El Paso County, Fire Weather Zone 056 Texas Fire Weather
Zone 056 Hudspeth County, Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest
Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 111
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ and Fire
Weather Zone 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio
Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ.
* TIMING...winds increasing after 10 am, and peaking in middle
to late afternoon.
* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 85.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 6, Critical.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; El Paso; Hudspeth
Forcast Office:
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov