Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
311 PM MDT MON JUN 17 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A VIGOROUS PACIFIC TROUGH FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL APPROACH
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL
INCREASE AND BRING IN A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT AND MUCH DRIER AIR FROM
WEST TO EAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL WHILE THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE. LESS CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE
FOUND NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE WHERE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD BE
ABOVE 15 PERCENT FOR MINIMUM/S.

NMZ101>109-181400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0029.130619T1800Z-130620T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
311 PM MDT MON JUN 17 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON WEDNESDAY EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR TO THE
  TEXAS STATE LINE.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO
  45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 10 PCT WESTERN
  TWO THIRDS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
  EAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

* 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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