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Fire Weather Watch

Fire Weather Watch issued March 28 at 3:03AM CDT until March 29 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

* AFFECTED AREA...Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County, Davis Mountains and Davis Mountains Foothills. * TIMING...Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * RFTI...6 or critical. * IMPACTS...

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Area
Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills

Fire Weather Watch

Fire Weather Watch issued March 28 at 1:07AM MDT until March 29 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES... Critical fire weather conditions are possible across much of eastern New Mexico on Friday afternoon and early evening. Strong westerly winds combined with several hours of relative humidity below 15 percent will allow fire to spread in dry and receptive fuels. Winds will increase by mid day before decreasing around sunset. * AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Central Highlands (Zones 125) and the East Central Plains (Zone 126) Friday afternoon through early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 30 and 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 8 and 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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Area
Northeast Plains; Northeast Highlands; Central Highlands; East Central Plains

Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory issued March 27 at 8:29AM MDT until March 28 at 10:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

* WHAT...Visibility below 1 mile in dense fog. * WHERE...Upper Gila River Valley. * WHEN...Until 10 AM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highway 35 in Grant county in the vicinity of Lake Roberts as well as highway 180 from Cliff to near Silver City will see the largest extent of fog this morning.

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Area
Upper Gila River Valley
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Currently

Fair 29°F
30.15in
Barometer
56%
Humidity
North 3.5mph
Wind
Fair

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