Weather Alert in New Mexico
Fire Weather Watch issued February 18 at 12:13PM MST until February 19 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Northeast Plains
DESCRIPTION: ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY 10 AM TO 7 PM FOR THE NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS, AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ... FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY FROM 12 TO 6 PM FOR THE NORTHEAST PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY FROM 1 TO 6 PM FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Another day of strong to potentially damaging southwest winds is expected today, with minimum humidities as low as 9 percent across eastern NM, where Energy Release Components vary from the 50th to 95th percentile and a couple of active wildfires are underway. After locally critical fire weather conditions and somewhat weaker winds on Thursday, wind speeds will strengthen again on Friday when widespread critical fire weather conditions are expected to return to the east central plains. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect Thursday afternoon. * AREA AND TIMING...Red Flag Warning for Northeast Plains (Zone 104), today from 10 AM until 7 PM MST. Fire Weather Watch for Northeast Plains (Zone 104) from noon to 6 PM MST on Thursday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts from 50 to 60 mph for today. West 20 to 30 mph with gust up to 35 mph for Thursday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Bottoming out between 12 to 20 percent both days. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
INSTRUCTION: Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.
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Weather Topic: What is Fog?
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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the
ground and obscures visibility.
It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets.
Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions
close to a body of water.
Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in
the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.
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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?
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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of
water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon
coming into contact
with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which
can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing
rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.
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