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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 9:43 AM Apr. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING, AND SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS, AND THE
SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS...

* AFFECTED AREA...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...winds both days increasing after 10 am, and peaking in
middle to late afternoon.

* WINDS...Saturday...west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
Sunday...west 20-30 mph with gusts to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10-15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to mid 80s.

* 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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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 9:43 AM Apr. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING, AND SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS, AND THE
SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS...

* AFFECTED AREA...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...winds both days increasing after 10 am, and peaking in
middle to late afternoon.

* WINDS...Saturday...west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
Sunday...west 20-30 mph with gusts to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10-15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to mid 80s.

* 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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Flood Watch
Issued: 3:30 AM Apr. 24, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by a potential break of the Cement Lake Dam
in west El Paso is possible.

* WHERE...Areas below Cement Lake Dam in west El Paso, including
extreme southeastern Dona Ana County and portions of western El
Paso County.

* WHEN...Through Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...If a dam failure at Cement Lake occurs, flooding may
impact portions of Loop-375, Paisano Drive, and Doniphan Drive.

Enhanced flows may occur on the Rio Grande down to the American
Diversion Dam, including along Brickland Road. Low water levels in
the Rio Grande will mitigate impacts. Razor wire in the flood plain
at the Cement Lake outlet could become entangled with debris, or
partially submerged, affecting flood flows and creating an
additional hazard.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Potential failure of the earthen dam at Cement Lake, also
known as the Portland Cement Reservoir.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor and follow advice from local emergency management officials.
Heed all road closures in the area. The latest information on road
closures

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