Fire Weather Watch - New Mexico

Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
311 AM MDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 DUE TO STRONG
WINDS, LOW HUMIDITIES AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS...

.Southwesterly winds will increase on Friday with a dry, warm,
and unstable airmass expected to be in place. This will lead to an
increasing threat for critical fire weather conditions. The
condition of wildland fuels remains variable across the area
however and may mitigate the critical threat.

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Northwest Highlands-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains-
East Central Plains-
311 AM MDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Highlands, Sandia, Manzano, and
  Gallinas Mountains and the East Central Plains. Critical
  conditions are expected to develop around midday Friday and
  persist until early Friday evening.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Sustained at 20 to 35 mph with occasional gusts
  of 35 to 50 mph. The strongest winds will be found near and just
  east of the central mountains and highlands.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values ranging from 6 to 10 percent.
  These low values will be sustained for 5 to 10 hours over the
  watch area.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Fire Weather Watch.