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Bernalillo County Department of Emergency Management
Monday March 10th, 2014 :: 08:49 a.m. MDT

Advisory

FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON

A STORM SYSTEM TO THE NORTHWEST WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TUESDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ONTO THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE REACHED
FOR SEVERAL HOURS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE ENTIRE AFTERNOON.

AREA AND TIMING...THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.
CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES DROPPING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...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

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