Weather Alert in New Mexico
Red Flag Warning issued March 5 at 3:04PM MST until March 6 at 6:00PM 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 is Evaporation?
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as
cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.
They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds,
and are a display of wind activity.
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