Fire Weather Watch Updated
From
Curry County
Sent
Mon, Mar 2 @ 2:34pm
Description
Fire Weather Watch issued March 2 at 2:17PM MST until March 3 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM TODAY FOR THE
CENTRAL AND 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 continue today over the
Central Highlands and 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.
* AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Northeast Plains (Zone 104)
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.
