...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY...

.Much drier air is moving into the Borderland ahead of an upper level trough. This dry air combined with temperatures into the upper 80s to lower 90s will lead to RH's into the single digits. Winds will be on the increase to 20 to 30 mph to create critical fire weather conditions.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 055 Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County, Fire Weather Zone 056 Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County, 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.

* WIND...West-southwest at 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.

* HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent lowlands, 7 to 13 percent mountains.

* HIGHEST THREAT...is located over the lowlands along and west of the Rio Grande Valley, along with portions of New Mexico Fire Weather Zone 113.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 5.

* 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. close