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Prediction for winds gusting to 50 mph raise Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico

Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories UncategorizedTags , 6 Comments on Prediction for winds gusting to 50 mph raise Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for areas in New Mexico and western Texas. The forecast calls for strong winds Saturday afternoon gusting up to 50 mph with relative humidities in the low teens or single digits.

The predicted red flag conditions mysteriously stop at the eastern and northern New Mexico border and don’t occur in Texas, Oklahoma, or Colorado except further south in the part of west Texas that is south of New Mexico. The same thing occurs to a lesser extent in southwest New Mexico where the red flag warnings in New Mexico are not in the forecast for Arizona across the imaginary line between the states. Examples of this phenomenon are tagged “red flag borders” on Wildfire Today.

The map was current as of 9:25 a.m. MDT on Saturday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings, March 11, 2016

Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories UncategorizedTags

wildfire Red Flag Warning March 11 2016

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for areas in South Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Texas. The forecast calls for strong winds and relative humidities in the teens. The warnings and watches in New Mexico and Texas are for elevated fire danger on Saturday, but in South Dakota and Nebraska they are for today, Friday.

The map was current as of 10:35 a.m. MDT on Friday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings, March 7, 2016

Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories UncategorizedTags

Elevated fire danger in six states on Monday.

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for areas in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The forecast calls for gusty winds and relative humidities in the teens or single digits in some locations.

The map was current as of 9:20 a.m. MDT on Monday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.

Fire weather warnings, March 6, 2016

Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories UncategorizedTags

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for areas in eight states: Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas New Mexico, and Arizona. As usual, strong winds accompanied by low relative humidities are the culprit.

It is a mixed bag of forecasts. The Watch areas, in yellow, are for critical fire weather on Monday. But some of the areas identified as being under a Red Flag Warning, in red, are also for Monday’s weather; other red areas are for Sunday. Check your local forecast for details.

Our preference would be for the red areas to only represent the present day’s conditions. At a predetermined time, for instance 4:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. the map would change to reflect the next day’s forecast.

But we are pleased that the National Weather Service has reduced their tendency to draw red flag areas along the imaginary lines of state borders.

The map was current as of 9:40 a.m. MDT on Sunday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.

Critical fire danger this weekend

Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories UncategorizedTags

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for areas in South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. As usual, strong winds accompanied by low relative humidities are the culprit.

The areas in yellow on the map are for Fire Weather Watches on Sunday or Monday. The red areas, Red Flag Warnings, are for Saturday afternoon.

The map was current as of 9:20 a.m. MDT on Saturday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings, March 2, 2016

Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories UncategorizedTags

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings through this evening for areas in Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri. The warning is for strong winds accompanied by low relative humidities which will elevate the danger from wildfires.

The map was current as of 9:15 a.m. MDT on Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site.