Weather Alert in New Mexico
Fire Weather Watch issued February 16 at 5:43PM MST until February 18 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Northeast Highlands
DESCRIPTION: ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, NORTHEAST PLAINS, AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Strong to damaging southwest to west winds will impact New Mexico Tuesday with critical fire weather conditions over a large area of eastern NM. Peak wind gusts of 55 to 70 mph with minimum humidity values of 15 to 20% will allow for rapid fire spread among fine fuels. Another day of strong to potentially damaging winds are expected on Wednesday, and humidity values will be much lower than on Tuesday. Minimum humidity values on Wednesday will be between 8 and 18% across central and eastern NM. Any fires that are started on Tuesday may continue to burn through Wednesday. Critical fire weather conditions may also return on Thursday across eastern NM. * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Highlands (Zone 123) Tuesday and Wednesday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...For Tuesday, southwest to west 30 to 40 mph with peak gusts of 55 to 70 mph. For Wednesday, southwest winds of 25 to 40 mph with peak gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For Tuesday afternoon, minimum values of 15 to 20%. For Wednesday afternoon, minimum values of 12 to 18%. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
INSTRUCTION: 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.
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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?
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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.
Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
takes shape.
Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.
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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?
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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes
(between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes
water vapor
to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are
featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.
In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved
appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds
are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.
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