Weather Alert in New Mexico
Red Flag Warning issued March 25 at 12:08PM MDT until March 26 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley
DESCRIPTION: ...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO RECORD HEAT, STRONG WINDS, AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Amidst an extended stretch of record high temperatures, west winds will strengthen Thursday in response to an upper level trough passing eastward along the Colorado and New Mexico border, and a potent surface trough in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Winds will gust up to 45 mph as humidity plummets below 10 percent and high temperatures reach around 20 to 30 degrees above average. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * AREA AND TIMING...Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121). * 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 18 to 24 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values falling to 6 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
INSTRUCTION: Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.
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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as
cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.
They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds,
and are a display of wind activity.
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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?
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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions
which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to
their surface.
Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily
destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel
doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation
similar to situations which produce snowfall.
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