Weather Alerts for T or C

Issued by the National Weather Service

Heat Advisory  HEAT ADVISORY   Heat Advisory
T OR C

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
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.

Fire Weather Watch  FIRE WEATHER WATCH   Fire Weather Watch
T OR C

Areas Affected:
Southwest Mountains - Southwest Deserts and Lowlands - South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley
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.