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Rio Arriba County Emergency Services
Monday April 17th, 2023 :: 02:59 p.m. MDT

Community

Fire Weather Watch until 10:00PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AREA AND TIMING... This includes the Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central Mountains (Zone 105) and West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109) across western NM, the Upper Rio Grande and Lower Chama River Valleys (Zone 121), the Sangre de Cristo Mountains below snowpack (Zone 122) as well as all of eastern New Mexico (Zones 104, 123, 125, and 126) from noon Tuesday through Tuesday evening and again Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...For Tuesday, west to southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. For Wednesday, west 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 12 percent, except up to 20 percent above 8500 feet each day.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHWEST PLATEAU ... NORTHEAST PLAINS ... WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ... WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE ... UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY ... SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ... EAST CENTRAL PLAINS

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
Rio Arriba County Emergency Services
1122 Industrial Park Rd
EspaƱola, NM 87532

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 575-747-1941

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Fire Weather Watch

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