Fire Weather Watch Issued
From
Curry County
Sent
Fri, Mar 6 @ 2:44pm
Description
Fire Weather Watch issued March 6 at 2:40PM MST until March 8 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY UNTIL 6 PM MST EAST
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY.
.Critical fire weather conditions will continue until 6 PM MST
today east of the central mountain chain. West and northwest wind
gusts up to 50 mph will be common until 4 PM MST, then up to 40
mph as late as 6 PM MST. Humidities will bottom out in the single
digits and low teens this afternoon. On Sunday, a surface trough
in the lee of the southern Rockies, and ample atmospheric mixing
with high temperatures around 8 to 13 degrees above 30-year
averages, will produce southwest wind gusts up to 45 mph while
humidities again drop into the single digits and low teens. There
is a roughly 30 percent chance that critical fire weather
conditions will return to northeast and east central areas on
Monday.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire
Weather Watch...which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through
Sunday evening.
* AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Northeast Plains (Zone 104),
Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), and East Central Plains (Zone
126) until 6 PM MST today.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...For today, west and northwest winds 20 to 35 mph
with gusts up to 50. For Sunday, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph
with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 6 to 15 percent today
and Sunday.
* 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.
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.
