Fire Weather Watch Updated
From
Curry County
Sent
Fri, Mar 20 @ 1:30pm
Description
Fire Weather Watch issued March 20 at 1:23PM MDT until March 22 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY...
.A very dry backdoor cold front will enter the eastern plains on
Sunday with northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph. Even with cooling
temperatures, the afternoon humidity will plummet below 10% Sunday
afternoon. These windy and dry conditions combined with very dry
fuels will increase the risk of rapid fire spread.
* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104) and East Central
Plains (Zone 126) Sunday from noon until 8 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 and 9 percent,
except 9 to 13 percent in Union County.
* 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.
