Fire Weather Watch Issued
From
Curry County
Sent
Sun, Mar 1 @ 11:49pm
Description
Fire Weather Watch issued March 1 at 11:42PM MST until March 3 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM TUESDAY FOR
EASTERN NM DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.Critical fire weather conditions will develop Monday across the
Northeast Highlands along and east of the I-25 corridor from
Ribera to Las Vegas to Raton. Strong southwest winds and low
humidity will allow any fire that starts to spread rapidly.
Another round of critical fire weather conditions are expected
Tuesday across a broader area of eastern New Mexico. Winds will
become westerly and humidity values will fall further.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire
Weather Watch...which is in effect from Tuesday morning through
Tuesday evening.
* AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Northeast Plains (Zone 104),
Central Highlands (Zone 125) and East Central Plains (Zone 126)
from late Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum 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.
