Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 740 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IS CANCELED... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .ALTHOUGH SURFACE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN WHILE HUMIDITIES RETURN TO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS TODAY...WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING. THUS...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER...20 FOOT WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY IN RESPONSE TO STRONGER WINDS ALOFT AND A LEE TROUGH AT THE SURFACE. SINCE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN CRITICALLY LOW...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTWARD TO A LINE FROM PORTALES TO LOGAN TO CAPULIN. NMZ103-104-107-108-072130- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0035.090507T1800Z-090508T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0036.090508T1800Z-090509T0200Z/ 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- 740 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IS CANCELED... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTWARD ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. HOWEVER...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 44
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1038 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2009 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-081215- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 1038 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2009 /1138 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE TRI- STATE REGION LATE THIS EVENING. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED BUT THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. WHILE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. $$
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 600 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-071800- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 600 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT MAINLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PARTS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON FRIDAY...SUNDAY...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED ON SUNDAY AND TUESDAY AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. $$ TAB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 519 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-081030- TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN- PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA- PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- 519 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2009 /419 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH LATER TONIGHT SETTING THE STAGE FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER. INCREASING MOISTURE...INSTABILITY...AND A LOW LEVEL JET WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM STEVENS TO RUSH COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC $$ 06