# Fire Weather Watch: Southwest Mountains — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-06-28 21:48 ingested 2026-06-29 10:40

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Fire Weather Watch — Southwest Mountains
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR GILA NATIONAL
FOREST ON TUESDAY...

.Stronger flow aloft over the Four Corners will induce a lee
surface low centered over south-central Colorado and a trough
extending south across Western New Mexico on Tuesday. Winds
increasing out of the southwest during the afternoon hours,
sustained at 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Wind will be
strongest over mountain ridges and high elevations. Further drying
will allow relative humidity to fall to 10 to 15% on Tuesday and
then 5 to 10% Wednesday/Thursday. Recent dryness has pushed fuel
moisture very low, with ERCs at the 90th percentile dryness and
near seasonal peaks. Any fires that develop will have the
potential to spread quickly.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila
NF/Apache NF/GLZ.

* TIMING...Tuesday afternoon and evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...3 to 4, or Near Critical.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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