Weather Alert in New Mexico
Red Flag Warning issued March 5 at 3:04PM MST until March 5 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; Central Highlands; East Central Plains
DESCRIPTION: ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM MST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Strong surface winds will continue until early this evening, then return on Friday, in response to strong flow aloft, a surface trough in the lee of the southern Rockies, and a Pacific cold front that will cross with a gusty wind shift on Friday morning. Southwest wind gusts up to 45 mph today, and up to 50 mph on Friday, will be accompanied by humidities in the single digits today, and in the single digits to low teens on Friday. High temperatures around 10 to 16 degrees above 30 year averages today will fall a few degrees below average across the Central and Northeast Highlands on Friday, while readings farther east climb up to 7 degrees above average again. * AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), East-Central Plains (Zone 126), and Central Highlands (Zone 125) until 7 PM MST today and from 10 AM MST to 6 PM MST Friday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...For today, southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. For Friday, west and northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 6 and 9 percent today, and from 7 to 16 percent on Friday. * 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 Red Flag Warning.
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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?
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A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles
a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.
In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly
in the Midwest and eastern regions.
While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form
under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds
warn that severe weather is close.
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Weather Topic: What is Precipitation?
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Precipitation can refer to many different forms of water that
may fall from clouds. Precipitation occurs after a cloud has become saturated to
the point where its water particles are more dense than the air below the cloud.
In most cases, precipitation will reach the ground, but it is not uncommon for
precipitation to evaporate before it reaches the earth's surface.
When precipitation evaporates before it contacts the ground it is called Virga.
Graupel, hail, sleet, rain, drizzle, and snow are forms of precipitation, but fog
and mist are not considered precipitation because the water vapor which
constitutes them isn't dense enough to fall to the ground.
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