Red Flag Warning Issued
From
Curry County
Sent
Thu, Mar 5 @ 2:44pm
Description
Red Flag Warning issued March 5 at 2:28PM MST until March 6 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM MST EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.Strong surface winds will continue until early this evening, then
return on Friday, in response to strong flow aloft, a surface
trough in the lee of the southern Rockies, and a Pacific cold
front that will cross with a gusty wind shift on Friday morning.
Southwest wind gusts up to 45 mph today, and up to 50 mph on
Friday, will be accompanied by humidities in the single digits
today, and in the single digits to low teens on Friday. High
temperatures around 10 to 16 degrees above 30 year averages today
will fall a few degrees below average across the Central and
Northeast Highlands on Friday, while readings farther east climb
up to 7 degrees above average again.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM MST Friday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Northeast Plains (Zone 104),
Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), East-Central Plains (Zone 126),
and Central Highlands (Zone 125) until 7 PM MST today and from
11 AM MST to 7 PM MST Friday.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...For today, southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up
to 45 mph. For Friday, west and northwest winds 25 to 35 mph
with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 6 and 9 percent
today, and from 7 to 16 percent on Friday.
* 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.
