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Location: Capitan, NM
Elevation: 6581ft
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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 3:50 AM May. 14, 2025 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
055, 056, 110, 111, 112, AND 113...

* 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, Fire
Weather Zone 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio
Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and
Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ.

* TIMING...Wednesday between 11 AM and 9 PM.

* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7-9 percent across the lowlands. 10-15 percent
over area mountains.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 7 or Critical to Extreme.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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High Wind Warning
Issued: 1:53 AM May. 14, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph
expected.

* WHERE...South Central Mountains and Southwest Chaves County.

* WHEN...6 AM to 8 PM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and
cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially for
high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

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