...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MST TODAY BELOW
SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR ALL ZONES EXCEPT THE NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS THE JET STREAM
APPROACHES NEW MEXICO FROM THE NORTHWEST AND A STRONG SURFACE
TROUGH DEVELOPS IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR 9 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH NEW RECORDS
POSSIBLE. RECENT MODEL RUNS INCREASED HAINES VALUES...WHICH ARE
NOW PROGGED TO PEAK AROUND 5 ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS. WIND
GUSTS SHOULD PEAK IN THE 35 TO 50 MPH RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND FARTHER WEST AROUND GALLUP. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN IN MANY AREAS TONIGHT AS THE JET STREAM AND A COLD
FRONT CROSS...BUT HUMIDITIES SHOULD CLIMB ABOVE CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS BY MID EVENING.
NMZ104-108-200300-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
552 AM MST WED FEB 19 2014
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...EXCEPT FOR
UNION COUNTY...FROM MID DAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 3 PM. WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF
THE WEST THEN NORTHWEST TONIGHT.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 15
PERCENT...EXCEPT OVER 15 PERCENT IN UNION COUNTY.
* 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 RED FLAG WARNING.
