Official

Fire Weather Watch issued March 4 at 6:45AM MST until March 6 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF I-25 DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY…

.A storm system crossing the Great Basin will steer a
southwesterly jet stream over New Mexico on Thursday producing
wind gusts from 40 to 60 mph at the surface. Humidities will
plummet near and below 15 percent in zones along and east of I-25,
where high temperatures will climb up to 11 degrees above
1991-2020 averages.

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire
Weather Watch…which is in effect from Thursday afternoon
through Thursday evening.

* AREA AND TIMING…Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Sandia
and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central and Northeast
Highlands (Zones 125 and 123), and the Northeast and East
Central Plains (Zones 104 and 126) from noon until 7 PM MST.

* 20 FOOT WINDS…Southwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts peaking
between 50 and 60 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Bottoming out between 10 to 18 percent.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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