« View county listFire Weather WatchNMZ113-TXZ055-056-201300-
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CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
133 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
* AREA AFFECTED: PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113. FAR WEST TEXAS INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 055 AND 056.
* TIMING: MONDAY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT.
* WIND: WEST 18 TO 21 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO
30...STRONGEST ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
* HUMIDITY: MINIMUM 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWLANDS...9 TO 15
PERCENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* 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.
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