Fire Weather Watch until 09:00PM Monday
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque NM has issued a Red Flag Warning in effect from 10 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday, and a Fire Weather Watch in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121).
* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Monday morning through Monday evening.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...For the Red Flag Warning southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, and for the Fire Weather Watch southwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For the Red Flag Warning Relative Humidity between 8 to 15 percent, and for the Fire Weather Watch Relative Humidity between 12 to 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* AFFECTED AREAS: UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY
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
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
