Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Alert Sent: Friday 12:53pm MDT
Alert Effective: Friday 12:53pm MDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 7:00am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 12:00pm MDT
Event Ends: Monday 9:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR EXCEPTIONALLY DRY AIR, ABNORMAL WARMTH, VERY DRY FUELS, AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110, 111, 112, AND 113... ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY... A persistent trough over the Desert Southwest will bring above normal temperatures, very dry to exceptionally dry air, AND breezy to windy conditions Sunday onward. Winds will be strongest on Monday and perhaps Tuesday. This will combine with very dry fuels to create critical fire conditions over much of southwest and south-central New Mexico. A fire weather watch has been issued for Monday afternoon as a result. The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Southwest and South-central New Mexico, including the Lincoln and Gila National Forest. * WIND...West to Southwest Winds 17 to 22 MPH gusting to 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 to 9 Percent, 8 to 11 percent above 7500 feet. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 6 Near Critical to Critical * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.efc14576cb81b094c0428303b4d7fd8a94e39d99.001.1 Codes: NMZ110, NMZ111, NMZ112, NMZ113 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.efc14576cb81b094c0428303b4d7fd8a94e39d99.001.1