...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CARVING OUT OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN VERY LOW, AND FUELS REMAIN CRITICALLY DRY. WINDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT, WITH FAVORED DOWNSLOPE AREAS SEEING NEAR- RED FLAG CONDITIONS DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND PRE-DAWN HOURS, AS GUSTY WINDS HELP TO CREATE VERY POOR RH RECOVERY. WINDS WILL STAY STRONG ALONG NORTH AND EAST-FACING SLOPES SUNDAY NIGHT, AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY IN THOSE FAVORED AREAS.

...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY IN HUDSPETH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED, BUT ONLY FOR HUDSPETH COUNTY.

* AFFECTED AREA...TEXAS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 056, HUDSPETH COUNTY.

* TIMING...MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 93.

* LIGHTNING...NONE EXPECTED.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 TO 5.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.