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FIRE WEATHER WATCH |
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED MARCH 12 AT 1:37PM MDT UNTIL MARCH 14 AT 10:00PM MDT
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TODAY EAST OFTHE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM FOR THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM FOR WEST
CENTRAL NM, NORTHERN NM, SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT, A LEE-SIDE SURFACE TROUGH, SINGLE
DIGIT HUMIDITIES, AND AMPLE ATMOSPHERIC MIXING WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES 8 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE 1991-2020 AVERAGES WILL CAUSE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL
WEAKEN MOST PLACES ON FRIDAY, BUT THEY WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH
FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL THEN BECOME MORE EXTREME
AND WIDESPREAD THIS WEEKEND AS A SHARP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
CROSSING THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES STEERS A STRONG
JETSTREAM OVER NEW MEXICO WITH A POTENT SURFACE TROUGH IN THE LEE
OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104) AND NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123) FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL
8 PM THIS EVENING, AND SATURDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY, WEST AND NORTHWEST
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 56 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FOR SATURDAY,
SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL OCCUR DURING THE EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 7 AND 12 PERCENT
TODAY, THEN BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PERCENT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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NORTHEAST PLAINS, NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
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