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CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON TUESDAY... .Strong jet stream flow aloft crossing the Southern Rockies will induce a deep 980-mb surface low over the Central Plains on Tuesday. Strong west-southwest winds across New Mexico and west Texas are expected during the afternoon and evening hours with sustained 20-ft speeds 25 to 35 mph and gusts as high as 60 mph. Relative 
humidity continues to be dry, falling below 15% in the desert lowlands and 15 to 25% in the National Forests. Mountain zones are included in the warning given unseasonably dry fuels and ongoing severe drought conditions. Latest ERCs are near the 90th- percentile. Any fires that start have the potential to spread rapidly.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS, DRY FUELS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila
NF/Apache NF/GLZ.
* TIMING...Tuesday afternoon Noon through 9 PM MDT.
* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 20 percent.
By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held a regular meeting March 13, 2025. Mayor Arnold Lopez called the meeting to order. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza and Trustees, Peter Erickson, Olga Amador and Ralph Trujillo attended.
Mayors report
Lopez addressed a situation that had occurred in Bayard, a structure fire. Santa Clara opened the Armory in case anyone needed it that had been victims of the fire. However, the residents had wanted to stay there in the area of their homes. He had reached out to Martha Salas, Bayard city clerk, and let her know Santa Clara would do what they could to help. “It’s going to be a long road for them, I am sure, but if there is anything we can do as a village we’ll help them out.”
By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley had a regular meeting March 11, 2025. Mayor Ed Stevens (online), Mayor Pro Tem Reynaldo Maynes and Pete Ordonez attended. Two council positions had been vacated previously.
The council started with statements of interest for the two open council positions. The town of Hurley had received four letters of interest. Each had been given time to speak to their qualifications.
Adam Polley said he had the most experience having nine years working as a county manager in the state of New Mexico in two different counties. This has given him extensive knowledge in personnel management in both hiring and firing of government positions. He has also had budget experience putting together budgets for both of the counties he worked in. The counties worked in had been Sierra and Catron Counties. Polley had been involved in the building of the brand new community center in Glenwood. Due to his relationship with both federal and state agencies he had some useful connections and had extensive knowledge on how Santa Fe works with budgets and capital outlay funds. He wanted to represent the people of Hurley.
Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sacramento Mountains Above
7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range-West Central Tularosa
Basin/White Sands-Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Including the cities of Kingston, East and Northeast El Paso,
Fort Bliss, Winston, Pinon, White Sands Range Headquarters,
Socorro, White Sands National Park, Mayhill, Sunspot, Cloudcroft,
Apache Summit, Hillsboro, Sacramento, Lake Roberts, and Chaparral
MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON SUNDAY... ...CRITICAL TO NEAR EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON TUESDAY... .Breezy west flow continues today with a lee surface low over eastern New Mexico. Winds will be slightly weaker than Saturday, but still likely to reach critical thresholds and promote rapid fire spread. The winds, in combination with very low humidity and critically dry fuels, will lead to critical fire weather conditions for several hours Sunday afternoon. Another system will approach the area on Tuesday, which will bring strong winds with 20-foot gusts as high as 50 MPH. Lowland RH values will drop well into the teens with values of 15 to 25 percent in the mountains. Nevertheless, given the dry fuels, the fire danger will remain very high in the Lincoln and Capitan National Forests and is included within the Fire Weather Watch
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS from Deming to Akela
I-10 eastbound and westbound lanes from milepost 94 to 102(Akela), use caution, high winds and areas of limited visibility due to blowing dust. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
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