690 WWUS84 KEPZ 160408 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 1008 PM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY... Thursday will set the stage as relative humidity values drop close to 5 percent and winds become breezy, resulting in elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions. Dry and breezy to windy conditions are forecast on Friday as an upper-level trough swings through the Rockies. West-southwest winds increase to 15 to 25 mph during the day with gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon. Relative humidity values fall to about 10 percent on Friday. Widespread tree mortality and dieback fuels will increase the wildfire risk in both the Gila and Lincoln National Forests as ERCs deteriorate towards the 90th percentile through Thursday. NMZ110>113-161300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0004.260417T1800Z-260418T0200Z/ Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ- Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ- South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ- 1008 PM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO... The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * 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...From noon to 8 PM Friday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 to 5, or Near Critical to Critical. * 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. && $$ Aronson  358 WWUS83 KDDC 160445 RFWDDC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1145 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 ...Widespread Critical Fire Conditions Thursday... KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>080-084>089-161245- /O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0022.260416T1700Z-260417T0200Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-Morton- Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche- 1145 PM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026 /1045 PM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone 031 Ellis, Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness, Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush, Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny, Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman, Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee, Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards, Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire Weather Zone 086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade, Fire Weather Zone 088 Clark and Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche. * TIMING...From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Thursday. * WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from NOAA/National weather service visit... http://weather.gov/ddc