Weather Alert in New Mexico
Fire Weather Watch issued March 31 at 12:44PM MDT until April 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; Central Highlands; East Central Plains
DESCRIPTION: ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY FROM 2 PM UNTIL 9 PM ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS, CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .An upper level trough passing to the north of New Mexico will strengthen the flow aloft on Thursday, and a potent surface trough will develop in the lee of the southern Rockies strengthening downslope winds while humidities plummet. Wind speeds will weaken during the evening and humidities will climb, easing fire weather concerns. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Central Highlands (Zone 125), and East Central Plains (Zone 126). * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Strongest winds will be along and north of I-40. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 9-15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommend.
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 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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