Red Flag Warning Updated
From
Curry County
Sent
Fri, Mar 6 @ 1:50am
Description
Red Flag Warning issued March 6 at 1:26AM MST until March 6 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM MST
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY...
.Critical fire weather conditions will redevelop today across
eastern New Mexico. Southwest wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph will be
common across eastern New Mexico along with low humidity in the
single digits to low teens. Winds will decrease late this
afternoon to ease the critical fire weather concerns.
* AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Northeast Plains (Zone 104),
Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), East Central Plains (Zone 126),
and Central Highlands (Zone 125) from 10 AM MST to 6 PM MST
today.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 or
55 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 7 to 15 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.
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.
