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Fire Weather Watch issued May 18 at 6:16AM MDT until May 20 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...A persistent trough over the Desert Southwest will bring abovenormal temperatures, very dry to exceptionally dry air, ANDbreezy to windy conditions Sunday onward. Winds will be strongeston Monday and perhaps Tuesday. This will combine with very dryfuels to create critical fire conditions over much of southwestand south-central New Mexico. A fire weather watch has beenissued for Monday afternoon as a result.* AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and South-central New Mexico,including the Lincoln and Gila National Forest.* WIND...West to Southwest Winds 15 to 25 MPH gusting to 30 MPH.* HUMIDITY...5 to 9 Percent, 8 to 11 percent above 7500 feet.* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 6 Near Critical to Critical* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.Outdoor burning is not recommended.A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditionsare forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possibleRed Flag Warnings.

National Weather Service