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Fire Weather Watch issued April 23 at 4:18AM MDT until April 25 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Severity: Severe / Alert
For area: Northeast Plains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; West Central Basin and Range; Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains; Central Highlands; East Central Plains
Description: ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY... .Critical to extreme fire weather conditions are expected Thursday across portions of central New Mexico and all of eastern New Mexico as an upper level disturbance approaches the area. Southwest winds will strengthen in the presence of widespread low double digit and single digit minimum relative humidity. Durations of single digit relative humidity will exceed 5 hours in some areas of heavier fuels. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * AREA AND TIMING...West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central Highlands (Zone 125), East Central Plains (Zone 126), Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Northeast Plains (Zone 104). * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 45 and 55 mph. The strongest winds are expected across the highlands of the central mountains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 7 and 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 Fire Weather Watch.
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3 Day Forecast
Tuesday
Apr 23
High 77° Sunny
Tuesday Night
High 46° Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
Apr 24
High 75° Sunny
Wednesday Night
High 49° Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
Apr 25
High 71° Mostly Sunny then Patchy Blowing Dust
Thursday Night
High 40° Patchy Blowing Dust then Partly Cloudy
7 Day Detailed Forecast
Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 20 mph. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
Patchy blowing dust after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 30 mph. Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 20 to 30 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 15 to 25 mph. A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 20%. West wind 10 to 25 mph.
A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%. West wind 10 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 15 to 20 mph. Clear, with a low around 40. North West wind 10 to 20 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 74. North West wind 10 to 15 mph.