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Bernalillo County Department of Emergency Management
Tuesday February 18th, 2014 :: 03:33 p.m. MST

Alert

RED FLAG WARNING

FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BELOW SNOW PACK FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO
AND HIGH TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL ABOVE AVERAGE FOR MID FEBRUARY. NEAR RECORD TO RECORD HIGHS ARE POSSIBLE IN MANY LOCALES. ONLY FAIR TO POOR RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY MINIMUM RH VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT BOTH AT MOUNTAIN TOP LEVELS AND AT THE SURFACE AS A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT PLOWS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVER THE REGION.

Instructions:

ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

Address/Location
Bernalillo County Department of Emergency Management
6840 2nd St NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 505-468-1307

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
NOAA Rebroadcast

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