Weather Alert in New Mexico
Fire Weather Watch issued April 2 at 2:03AM MDT until April 3 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Central Highlands; East Central Plains
DESCRIPTION: ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM UNTIL 8 PM TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS, CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .The combination of southwest wind gusts of 30 to 45 mph and very low humidity will elevate the risk of rapid fire spread across northeast and east central New Mexico today. Wind speeds will weaken during the evening and humidities will climb, easing fire weather concerns. Strong northwest winds and very low humidity will return Friday along the I-40 corridor of eastern NM. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * AREA AND TIMING...Central Highlands (Zone 125) and East Central Plains (Zone 126). * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph today. Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph Friday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 9 to 13 percent each day. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommend.
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 is Graupel?
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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions
which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to
their surface.
Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily
destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel
doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation
similar to situations which produce snowfall.
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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