Weather Alert in New Mexico
Fire Weather Watch issued March 13 at 3:31AM MDT until March 15 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Southwest Mountains; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; El Paso; Hudspeth
DESCRIPTION: ...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... Gusty winds and very low relative humidities are expected for Saturday ahead of a strong upper level trough moving into the Rockies. West to southwest winds of 15-25 mph with gusts over 35 mph are possible in the Sacramento Mountains. These winds combined with single digit RH's and drying fuels will lead to critical fire weather conditions. A second day of gusty winds is expected on Sunday with winds of 15-25 mph, overspreading all of South Central and Southwestern NM, which will combine with very low relative humidities to create critical fire weather conditions. ERCs are relatively higher across the Gila National Forest, but with recent beetle die-off, the Gila is included within the Fire Weather Watch for Sunday. * AFFECTED AREA...South Central New Mexico lowlands, Gila Region, and Far West Texas * WIND... Northwest winds 20-25 mph with gusts to 40 MPH * HUMIDITY...7 to 11 percent * HIGHEST THREAT... East Slopes of Area Mountains * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI... 4 to 5 Marginally critical to critical * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
INSTRUCTION: A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!
Current U.S. National Radar--Current
The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).
National Weather Forecast--Current
The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.
National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow
Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.
North America Water Vapor (Moisture)
This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.
Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Altocumulus Clouds
Next Topic: Altostratus Clouds
Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are
characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets
than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.
Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km)
and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer.
These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift
in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.
Next Topic: Altostratus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrocumulus Clouds
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Current conditions powered by WeatherAPI.com
