FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS, AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.Amidst an extended stretch of record high temperatures, winds will strengthen on Thursday in response to an upper level trough passing eastward along the Colorado and New Mexico border, and a potent surface trough in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Winds will gust up to 40 mph as humidities plummet into the single digits and high temperatures reach around 20 to 30 degrees above 1991-2020 averages.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening.
* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104)Thursday from 11 AM until 8 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values around 6 percent.
* 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.
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