Weather Alert in New Mexico
Fire Weather Watch issued March 13 at 2:02AM MDT until March 14 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Central Highlands
DESCRIPTION: ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM FOR THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM FOR WEST CENTRAL NM, NORTHERN NM, SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... While winds will not overall be as strong as yesterday, gusty conditions will redevelop across the Central Highlands today with another round of critical fire weather conditions during the afternoon and early evening hours. Winds will strengthen on a more widespread basis Saturday afternoon while very warm and dry conditions persist. This will lead to critical fire weather, particularly over the central to northeastern highlands, but also possibly into more of far eastern, northern, and even western New Mexico. * AREA AND TIMING...Central Highlands (Zone 125) today from noon until 8 PM, and Saturday from noon until 10 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph today with similar speeds on Saturday as winds turn more from the west. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 7 and 10 percent Friday and Saturday. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. On Saturday, any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning is discouraged.
INSTRUCTION: Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch.
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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?
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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions
which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to
their surface.
Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily
destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel
doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation
similar to situations which produce snowfall.
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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