Red Flag Warning until 12:00AM Saturday
* AREA AND TIMING...All of northern and central New Mexico until midnight tonight. All of northern and central New Mexico again late Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...For tonight, west to northwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts between 25 and 35 mph, except out of the north 15 to 20 mph with brief gusts 20 to 30 mph for the Northeast Plains. The highest winds will be found along the central mountain chain and the highlands to the east. For Sunday, southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For tonight, between 4 and 15 percent. For Sunday, between 4 and 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Outdoor burning should not be done. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHWEST PLATEAU ... NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... NORTHEAST PLAINS ... NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS ... MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ... SANDIA MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS ... EAST CENTRAL PLAINS ... WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
Instructions:
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch.
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