Red Flag Warning until 08:00PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Highlands, Northeast Plains, Sandia/Manzano and Gallinas Mountains, and East Central Plains until midnight tonight, then again late Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 35 to 45 mph with occasional gusts to 70 mph this afternoon, shifting west at 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph this evening. West 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph Saturday.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Ranging from 5 to 10 percent through this evening and 8 to 13 percent Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme fire behavior will be possible today. Outdoor burning should not be done.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... NORTHEAST PLAINS ... SANDIA MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS ... EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
Instructions:
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.
Address/Location
TQRECC & Quay Co Emergency Management
206 E Center St
Tucumcari, NM 88401
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 575-461-2280
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TQRECC followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Red Flag Warning