...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .After three days of unprecedented March heat, and widespread poor humidity recoveries Saturday night, a very dry backdoor cold front will plunge through the eastern plains on Sunday with northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph. Despite the backdoor front, humidities will mostly bottom out in the single digits Sunday afternoon as high temperatures climb between 18 and 25 degrees above 1991-2020 averages. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104) and East Central Plains (Zone 126) Sunday from noon until 8 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 and 9 percent, except 9 to 13 percent in Union County.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended..
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHEAST PLAINS ... EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
