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Red Flag Warning issued May 5 at 12:47PM MDT until May 6 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY....A persistent trough will allow a few disturbances to move throughthe area through Wednesday. Gusty winds will develop eachafternoon combining with very low relative humidity to createcritical fire conditions....FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGHTUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FAR WESTTEXAS...The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa hasissued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Tuesdayafternoon through Tuesday evening. This is in addition to the RedFlag Warning already in effect for Monday.* WIND...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.* HUMIDITY...9 to 12 percent for Monday. 6 to 9 percent forTuesday.* TEMPERATURES...Afternoon temperatures in the 80s.* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 to 5 Near Critical to Critical. 3 to 6 onTuesday with highest threat across higher elevations and eastslope areas.* 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.A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditionsare forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possibleRed Flag Warnings.

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