Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 6 at 6:40PM MST until March 8 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 6, 2026 - 5:40pm
Expires:
March 7, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY.
.The threat for critical fire weather returns on Sunday, as a
surface trough is forecast to redevelop in the lee of the
southern Rockies while temperatures warm well above normal. This
will lead to deep atmospheric mixing that will produce southwest
wind gusts up to 45 mph while humidities again drop into the
single digits and low teens. There is a roughly 30 percent chance
that critical fire weather conditions will return to northeast and
east central areas on Monday.
* AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Northeast Plains (Zone 104),
Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), and East Central Plains (Zone
126) from noon through 9 PM MDT Sunday.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...Sustained from the southwest at 20 to 30 mph
with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 6 to 15 percent Sunday.
* 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.
Area Description:
Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; East Central Plains
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov