Weather Alert in New Mexico

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Fire Weather Watch issued March 6 at 6:40PM MST until March 8 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM

AREAS AFFECTED: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; East Central Plains

DESCRIPTION: ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY. .The threat for critical fire weather returns on Sunday, as a surface trough is forecast to redevelop in the lee of the southern Rockies while temperatures warm well above normal. This will lead to deep atmospheric mixing that will produce southwest wind gusts up to 45 mph while humidities again drop into the single digits and low teens. There is a roughly 30 percent chance that critical fire weather conditions will return to northeast and east central areas on Monday. * AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), and East Central Plains (Zone 126) from noon through 9 PM MDT Sunday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Sustained from the southwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 6 to 15 percent Sunday. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

INSTRUCTION: Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch.

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