…FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, NORTHEAST PLAINS, WEST
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WIND AND
LOW HUMIDITY…
.Strong southwest winds will develop on Friday as an upper level
trough crossing the Four Corners region strengthens the flow aloft
over New Mexico, and a surface trough develops in the lee of the
southern Rockies. Humidities will also plummet below 15 percent as
high temperatures climb around 7 to 18 degrees above 30-year
averages.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire
Weather Watch…which is in effect from Friday afternoon through
Friday evening.
* AREA AND TIMING…Northeast and East Central Highlands (Zones
123 and 125), Northeast Plains (Zone 104), West Central
Mountains (Zone 105), and Northwest Plateau (101) from 1 to 8 PM
MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS…Southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…9 to 11 percent, except up to 16 percent
around Farmington.
* IMPACTS…Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended..
