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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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Wind Advisory
Issued: 8:46 AM May. 13, 2025 – National Weather Service
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory today and Wednesday, west winds 25 to
35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. For the Blowing Dust
Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing
dust expected.

* WHERE...In New Mexico, Otero Mesa, West Central Tularosa
Basin/White Sands, Lowlands of the Bootheel, Southwest
Desert/Lower Gila River Valley, and Southwest Desert/Mimbres
Basin. In Texas, Eastern/Central El Paso County and Northern
Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains.

* WHEN...For the first Wind Advisory, from noon today to 8 PM MDT
this evening. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from 1 PM this
afternoon to 8 PM MDT this evening. For the second Wind Advisory,
from noon to 8 PM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could
be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay
indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in
visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing
sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far
as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the
way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside,
Stay Alive'.

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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