Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
239 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2
PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
NMZ116>118-TXZ270>273-222115-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FW.A.0022.240523T1700Z-240524T0200Z/
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Chaves Plains-
Eddy Plains-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Eastern Culberson County-
239 AM CDT Wed May 22 2024 /139 AM MDT Wed May 22 2024/
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 2
PERCENT, 20 FT WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
* TIMING...Thursday afternoon and evening.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 2 percent.
* RFTI...5 to 6 or critical.
* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that
may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the
potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
153 AM MDT Wed May 22 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 12PM MDT THROUGH 8PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER
VALLEY AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO GUSTY WEST WINDS, EXTREMELY
LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...
.Critical fire weather conditions are possible across the Upper
Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley and expected
across eastern New Mexico Thursday afternoon and evening.
Stronger southwest to west winds are expected south of a storm
system moving across the northern and central Rockies with gusts
up to 40 mph during the afternoon hours. West winds will bring in
a drier airmass and allow relative humidity values to quickly
plummet into the single digits. In addition, the atmosphere is
forecast to be unstable with excellent mixing.
NMZ104-121-123-125-126-222100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0031.240523T1800Z-240524T0200Z/
Northeast Plains-
Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley-
Northeast Highlands-Central Highlands-East Central Plains-
153 AM MDT Wed May 22 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire
Weather Watch...which is in effect from Thursday afternoon
through Thursday evening.
* AREA AND TIMING...Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River
Valley (Zone 121), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Central
Highlands (Zone 125), Northeast Plains (Zone 104), and East
Central Plains (Zone 126) from Thursday 12 PM MDT to 8 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...West to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with
gusts of up to 40 mph Thursday afternoon and evening.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 3 to 10 percent
Thursday afternoon.
* 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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