Weather Alert in Texas
Fire Weather Watch issued May 12 at 4:02AM MDT until May 13 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Hudspeth
DESCRIPTION: ...EXTENDED DURATION OF CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AREAWIDE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .Approaching low pressure system moving on shore over the Pacific Northwest will induce stronger flow aloft across the Desert Southwest this week. The currently present ridge of high pressure will begin breaking down today, with winds strengthening across the southwest deserts and lowlands amongst very low humidity. Winds will strengthen further Tuesday through Wednesday areawide, with gusts around 50 mph common in the afternoon. Already present dry air will create critical to extreme fire weather conditions for southern New Mexico and far west Texas for both Tuesday and Wednesday. The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Texas Fire Weather Zone 056 Hudspeth County. * TIMING...Tuesday and Wednesday between 11 am and 9 pm. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 92. * EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...6 to 7 or Critical to Extreme. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
INSTRUCTION: A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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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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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.
A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it,
because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud,
it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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