FNUS64 KEPZ 171828
RFDEPZ
NMZ110-180200-

FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1228 PM MDT MON JUN 17 2024

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR GILA
WILDERNESS OF SIERRA AND CATRON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

*AFFECTED AREA... GILA WILDERNESS OF GRANT AND CATRON COUNTIES IN
 WESTERN NEW MEXICO

*TIMING...1PM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 8PM MONDAY

*RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN RH VALUES OF 8 TO 10 PERCENT

*WIND... WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ILL INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH
 THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
 GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH

THESE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR
BURNING AND ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES ARE
DISCOURAGED.

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