Fire Weather Watch
Expires 9:00 PM MDT on May 26, 2013
Statement as of 3:44 am MDT on May 25, 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... northern mountains and Rio Grande Valley.
* 20 foot winds... southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 or 35 mph.
* Relative humidity... 5 to 10 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.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 12:05 PM MDT on May 25, 2013
Preliminary rainfall reports across north and central New Mexico
for the last 24 hours.
... County... storm total time/date of
location /inches/ measurement
... Colfax County...
Raton crews Airport 1.51 534 PM 5/24
- krtn ASOS.
Angel Fire 0.04 915 am 5/25
... Mora County...
Angel Fire 10 SSE 0.04 915 am 5/25
... Union County...
Capulin 1.55 828 PM 5/24
Capulin 3 NNE 0.14 720 PM 5/24
Clayton 15 SSW 0.03 915 am 5/25
Preliminary peak non-thunderstorm wind gust reports across north and central New
Mexico for the last 24 hours.
... County... Peak gust time/date of
location /mph/ measurement
... Chaves County...
Roswell 4 SSE 70 656 PM 5/24
- krow ASOS.
... Colfax County...
Angel Fire 2 NNW 43 115 PM 5/24
- kaxx AWOS.
... Taos County...
Arroyo Hondo 5 S 41 315 PM 5/24
- kskx AWOS.
Preliminary peak thunderstorm wind gust reports across north and central New
Mexico for the last 24 hours.
... County... wind speed time/date of
location /mph/ measurement
... Chaves County...
Roswell 4 S 40.0 709 PM 5/24
... Colfax County...
Raton crews Airport 49.0 510 PM 5/24
- krtn ASOS.
... San Miguel County...
Las Vegas 6 NE 45.0 648 PM 5/24
- klvs ASOS.
