Varningar, Bonito Volunteer Fire Department Copper Canyon Station

Fire Weather Watch issued May 3 at 1:11PM MDT until May 5 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A Pacific storm system will move to the Great Basin Sunday, allowing gusty winds to develop in the afternoon. These winds, along with very low humidity, will likely produce critical fire conditions. These winds and critical fire conditions will likely continue Monday and Tuesday. * 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...Beginning about noon Sunday and lasting into the early evening hours. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 to 8 percent. * TEMPERATURES...85 to 90 lowlands, 70s mountains. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...5 to 8 Critical to Extreme in Southwest and South- Central New Mexico. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.