Red Flag Warning Issued
From
Curry County
Sent
Tue, Feb 17 @ 7:09pm
Description
Red Flag Warning issued February 17 at 6:59PM MST until February 18 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM FOR THE
NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS, DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM FOR THE MIDDLE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.Another day of strong to potentially damaging southwest winds is
expected on Wednesday, with minimum relative humidity values down
to 8 and 22 percent across central and eastern NM. Uncertainty
exists in the overall fine fuel moisture across the middle Rio
Grande Valley. Winds will weaken some while shifting out of the
northwest on Thursday, and humidities will climb some, but there
is a roughly 25 percent chance that critical fire weather
conditions will return to some areas east of the central mountain
chain.
* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Northeast
Plains (Zone 104), and East Central Plains (Zone 126) today
and Wednesday from 10 AM until 7 PM MST.
* 20 FOOT WINDS... For Wednesday, southwest winds 25 to 40 mph
with gusts between 45 and 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY... For Wednesday, minimum values of 8 to 20
percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Red Flag Warning.
This notification was posted by Curry County. Curry County is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
