Weather Alert in New Mexico
Red Flag Warning issued March 26 at 5:28AM MDT until March 26 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Southwest Mountains
DESCRIPTION: ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR GILA AND APACHE NATIONAL FORESTS IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO... Abnormally warm and critically dry conditions will persist today with temperatures 15 to 20 degrees warmer than average and afternoon relative humidity dropping to single-digits. Wind will increase out of the west during the afternoon hours, with sustained speeds 15 to 20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph. This will lead to a few hours of critical fire weather conditions for portions of southwest New Mexico including Gila National Forest, the Black Range, and surrounding areas in Grant, Sierra, and Catron Counties. Dead, dieback fuels and ERCs at the 90th percentile add to increasing wildfire risk. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ. * WIND...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 5, Near Critical to Critical. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
INSTRUCTION: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?
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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.
Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
takes shape.
Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.
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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?
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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes
(between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes
water vapor
to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are
featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.
In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved
appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds
are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.
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