Fire Weather Watch Issued
From
Curry County
Sent
Thu, Apr 23 @ 1:18pm
Description
Fire Weather Watch issued April 23 at 1:14PM MDT until April 25 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY, WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE, AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND
LOW HUMIDITY...
Strong west winds in the lee of the southern Rockies will
continue to produce strong winds today. West and northwest wind
gusts will peak between 40 and 55 mph with the strongest gusts in
the Central Highlands. Humidity will also plummet mostly into the
single digits this afternoon. Outside of the warned area, locally
critical fire weather conditions are likely today as far west as
the Continental Divide. West winds strengthen Saturday gusting
near 40 mph alongside humidity as low as 8 to 15 percent resulting
in another round of critical fire weather across eastern New
Mexico. Locally critical fire weather may be observed outside of
the watch area.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire
Weather Watch...which is in effect from Saturday afternoon
through Saturday evening.
* AREA AND TIMING...The Northeast and East Central Plains (Zones
104 and 126); Northeast and Central Highlands (Zones 123 and
125). For today, until 8 PM MDT and again from Saturday
afternoon through evening.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...For today, west and northwest winds 20 to 35
mph, with gusts peaking between 40 and 55 mph. Strongest gusts
will occur in and near the Central Highlands. For Saturday, west
winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For today, minimum values of 6 to 15
percent. For Saturday, minimum values of 8 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.
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.
