Southern Lea County
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Fire Weather Watch
Expires 11:00 PM EDT on May 23, 2012

Statement as of 1:30 PM MDT on May 22, 2012/


... Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Wednesday morning
through Wednesday evening for gusty winds and low humidity for
the southeast New Mexico plains... upper trans Pecos... Van Horn
Highway 54 corridor and Davis Mountains...

* wind... southwest 20 to 30 mph.

* Humidity... 5 to 15 percent.

* Impacts... any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

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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