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Fire Weather Watch issued May 18 at 1:43PM MDT until May 20 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Severity: Severe / Alert
For area: Northwest Plateau; West Central Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; West Central Basin and Range
Description: ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NM INCLUDING THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS, VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE... .Strong southwest winds will spread over the area in advance of an approaching disturbance on Monday and mix to the surface given daytime heating. Humidity recovery Sunday night will be poor to fair and humidity is forecast to bottom out in the single digits for much of the area Monday afternoon. In addition, the atmosphere is forecast to be unstable with excellent mixing. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening. * AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106) and the West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109) from Monday afternoon through Monday evening. . * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with occasional gusts to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended..
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Fire Weather Watch.
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3 Day Forecast
Sunday
May 19
High 81° Sunny
Sunday Night
High 49° Clear
Monday
May 20
High 78° Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
High 47° Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
May 21
High 71° Sunny
Tuesday Night
High 44° Clear
7 Day Detailed Forecast
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 20 mph. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 10 to 20 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind 10 to 25 mph. Clear, with a low around 44. North West wind 10 to 25 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 76. North West wind 5 to 20 mph. Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 20 mph.