Weather Alerts for T or CIssued by the National Weather Service |
 HEAT ADVISORY |
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Areas Affected: Upper Gila River Valley - Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley - Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley - Lowlands of the Bootheel - Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin - Eastern Black Range Foothills - Sierra County Lakes - Northern Dona Ana County - Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley - Otero Mesa - Central Grant County/Silver City Area - West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands - East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo - Southeast Tularosa Basin - Western El Paso County - Eastern/Central El Paso County - Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains - Salt Basin - Southern Hudspeth Highlands - Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties - Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County |
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| Effective: Sun, 6/15 12:50pm | Updated: Mon, 6/16 4:11am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Mon, 6/16 8:00am | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Lowland temperatures 104 to 109. Higher elevation temperatures of 95 to 104. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest New Mexico and far west Texas. * WHEN...Until midnight MDT Tuesday Night. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses. Information: Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. |
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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH |
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Areas Affected: Southwest Mountains - Southwest Deserts and Lowlands - South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley |
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| Effective: Sun, 6/15 12:24pm | Updated: Mon, 6/16 4:11am | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Mon, 6/16 7:30am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Possible |
Details:
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO... .A passing upper-level trough will result in breezy winds from the west on Tuesday across southern New Mexico. 20-foot winds near 20 mph are expected Tuesday afternoon with gusts to 30 to 35 mph. Although the winds are not very strong, fuels are critically dry across the area and relative humidity will be near 5 percent. These factors combined with the ongoing wildfires in the Gila Region will result in near-critical fire weather conditions on Tuesday. The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a Fire Weather Watch for near critical fire weather conditions, which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday 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 and Fire Weather Zone 112 South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ. * TIMING...Noon to 8 PM Tuesday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 108. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 5 or Near Critical to 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. |
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