Weather Alert in New Mexico
Fire Weather Watch issued February 8 at 1:23AM MST until February 9 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; Central Highlands; East Central Plains
DESCRIPTION: ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Stronger winds will develop during the day Monday with very dry air also moving in. This will increase the potential for critical fire weather along with a higher risk for rapid fire spread. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday afternoon. * AREA AND TIMING...This Watch includes much of northeastern and east central New Mexico (Fire Weather Zones 104, 123, 125, and 126) with the greatest area of concern focused in San Miguel, northern Guadalupe, Quay, and Harding counties. The Watch is in effect from 11 AM MST through 6 PM MST Monday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Sustained from the southwest at 20 to 25 mph with occasional gusts to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling to 7 to 13 percent in the late afternoon Monday. * 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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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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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
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