Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
324 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO CREATE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
SUNDAY. DEEP MIXING...HIGH HAINES VALUES...ABOVE HIGH NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...AND POOR TO FAIR RECOVERIES THE NIGHT BEFORE
WILL EXACERBATE THE CRITICAL FIRE CONCERNS.

NMZ103-104-107-108-251400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0021.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
324 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
  TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 OR 40
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
154 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-251900-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
154 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013 /1254 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE
ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME STORMS COULD APPROACH
SEVERE LEVELS WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS. LOCAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO SLOW MOVING
STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. SOME STORMS COULD REACH
STRONG LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1232 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

UPDATED FOR A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY

NMZ501>540-251200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES
COUNTY-
1232 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WHERE LARGE HAIL AND
LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. A TORNADO OR TWO
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS MAY BECOME STRONG
TO SEVERE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
UNION...HARDING AND QUAY COUNTIES DUE TO THE THREAT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS.

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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
307 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

NMZ526-538>540-242200-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK...PICACHO...ROSWELL...RUIDOSO
307 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.NOW...
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER AND JUST EAST OF THE
CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH TERRAIN THEN MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON. THROUGH 4 PM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST LIKELY FROM
EAST OF NOGAL THEN EAST TO ENCINOSO...LINCOLN...AND ARABELA.
THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL
AND STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. ADDITIONALLY...BRIEF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
ACTIVITY. LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BRING A FEW HUNDRETHS OF AN INCH OF
PRECIPITATION TO LOCATIONS NEAR ARABELA...HONDO AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST
CHAVES COUNTY INCLUDING ELK.

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