Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 21 at 2:24AM MDT until March 22 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 21, 2026 - 1:24am
Expires:
March 21, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY...
.After widespread poor humidity recovery tonight, a dry backdoor
cold front will plunge through the eastern plains on Sunday with
northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph. Despite the backdoor front,
humidities will mostly bottom out in the single digits Sunday
afternoon as high temperatures climb between 10 and 26 degrees
above 1991-2020 averages.
* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104) and East Central
Plains (Zone 126) Sunday from noon until 8 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 6 and 10 percent,
except up to 15 percent in Union County.
* 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; East Central Plains
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov