Weather Alerts for El Paso/Juarez

Issued by the National Weather Service

Fire Weather Watch  FIRE WEATHER WATCH   Fire Weather Watch
EL PASO/JUAREZ

Areas Affected:
El Paso - Hudspeth
Effective: Sat, 5/4 2:06pm Updated: Sun, 5/5 1:16am Urgency: Future
Expires: Sun, 5/5 7:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.A Pacific storm system will move to the Great Basin Sunday,
allowing gusty winds to develop in the afternoon. These winds,
along with very low humidity, will likely produce critical fire
conditions. These winds and critical fire conditions are expected
to continue Monday and Tuesday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Far West Texas. Fire weather zone 055 and 056.

* WIND...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* HUMIDITY...8 to 11 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 6 Critical.

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

Information:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.