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Red Flag Warning issued May 25 at 2:32AM MDT until May 25 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER EXPECTED TODAY....Increasing mid level flow in response to the subtropical jetstreak will generate a large-scale surface trough across easternNew Mexico today. Southwest winds increasing during the latemorning hours and remaining gusty throughout the day will combinewith very low humidity and ongoing drought conditions to causehigh fire danger. The highest risk for new fire starts will be inSacramento and Capitan Mountains and the Guadalupe Range whereabove normal fuel dryness and strong winds will lead to Extremefire risk. Any fires that develop will spread quickly throughforested and dense brush areas, and ongoing wildfires will bedifficult to control. Overnight RH recoveries both this morningand Sunday morning will be poor. Winds are expected to drop belowcritical thresholds Saturday night. We will see less wind nextweek, but dryness will continue with little chance forprecipitation.* AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and south-central New Mexico,including the Gila National Forest. Far west Texas including ElPaso and Hudspeth Counties. Please reference attached sectionfor additional details for the Sacramento and Capitan Mountains.* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 7 percent lowlands and 7 to 12percent mountains.* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 8 Critical to Extreme* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.Outdoor burning is not recommended.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination ofstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures cancontribute to extreme fire behavior.

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