Red Flag Warning Issued
From
Curry County
Sent
Wed, Feb 18 @ 7:20pm
Description
Red Flag Warning issued February 18 at 7:15PM MST until February 19 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY FROM 12 TO 6 PM FOR THE NORTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY FROM 1 TO 6 PM FOR THE EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.Another round of strong west winds is forecast for the eastern
plains of New Mexico Thursday afternoon. The strongest gusts will be
in the East Central Plains, while the lowest humidity values will be
in far northeastern New Mexico. Critical fire weather conditions may
develop again on Friday in the East Central Plains when winds will
likely be slightly stronger than Thursday afternoon.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from noon to 6 PM MST Thursday.
* AREA AND TIMING...East Central Plains (Zone 126) Thursday from
12 until 6 PM MST, and Friday from 1 to 6 PM MST.
* 20 FOOT WINDS... For Thursday, west winds 20 to 25 mph with
gusts between 35 and 45 mph. For Friday, west winds 20 to 30 mph
with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For Thursday, minimum values between 13 and
20 percent. For Friday, minimum values between 13 and 16
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.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Fire Weather Watch.
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.
