Fire Weather Watch Issued
From
Curry County
Sent
Sun, Feb 22 @ 12:04pm
Description
Fire Weather Watch issued February 22 at 12:00PM MST until February 24 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM TUESDAY FOR
THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS DUE TO GUSTY
WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.Stronger mid and upper level westerly flow will result in gusty
west winds along and east of the central mountain chain on
Tuesday. The strongest west winds will be along the I-40 corridor
from Clines Corners to the Texas border with peak gusts of 40 to
50 mph. These gusty west winds combined with well above normal
temperatures and minimum relative humidity values between 7 and
14 percent will result in several hours of critical fire weather
conditions across the northeast and east central highlands and
plains during the midday and afternoon hours, especially across
the I-40 corridor in eastern New Mexico and the I-25 corridor from
Las Vegas to Springer.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire
Weather Watch...which is in effect from Tuesday morning through
Tuesday afternoon.
* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Northeast
Highlands (Zone 123), Central Highlands (Zone 125), and East
Central Plains (Zone 126) Tuesday from 10 AM to 6 PM MST.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 20 to 35 mph with peak gusts of 35
to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity values between 7
and 14 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 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.
