Weather Alerts For Faywood, NM

# HEADLINE -------------------- CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY, AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, AND ADDITIONALLY WEST TEXAS ON SUNDAY FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING, AND SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS, AND THE SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS # SUMMARY -------------------- .Strong southwest flow aloft will develop as a Pacific storm system moves to southern California Saturday and across the Four Corners region Sunday. Wind gusts Saturday will increase to around 40 mph, and Sunday to 50 mph or greater. Minimum relative humidity will range from 10-15 percent lowlands to 15-20 percent mountains. Widespread tree mortality and die back fuels will increase the wildfire risk as ERCs climb to 85-90 percentile. # DETAILS -------------------- 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 winds both days increasing after 10 am, and peaking in middle to late afternoon. WINDS Saturday...west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Sunday...west 20-30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY As low as 10-15 percent. TEMPERATURES Up to mid 80s. IMPACTS any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended ISSUED AT Friday, April 24, 2026 at 3:42 AM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM HEADER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE # 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. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ, South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ, Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ

Pollen Index: 8.7 Pollen Level: medium-high Predominant Pollen: Poplar/Aspen/Cottonwood, Cedar/Juniper and Oak. Pollen concentrations for Saturday will be at about the same level in the high range. This is a result of stable humidity. If you do suffer from allergies, tomorrow should be about as difficult outdoors as it was today.