National Weather Service: Fire Weather Warning

Portales, NM

Current Conditions

Clear

59 °F

Clear

9 mph from the West

23 °F

29.88 in

25%

10.0 miles

Clovis, NM

Updated — 6:35 AM MDT on May 19, 2013

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Forecast for Portales (88123)

Sunday
clear
Clear
H 84° / L 50°
Monday
clear
Clear
H 82° / L 46°
Tuesday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 82° / L 46°
Wednesday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 88° / L 54°
Thursday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 93° / L 55°
Sunday

Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 84F. Windy. Winds from the West at 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.

Sunday Night

Clear in the evening, then partly cloudy. Low of 50F. Windy. Winds from the WNW at 10 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.

Monday

Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 82F. Windy. Winds from the North at 10 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph shifting to the West in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Clear in the evening, then partly cloudy. Low of 46F. Windy. Winds from the NNW at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. High of 82F. Winds from the North at 5 to 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Low of 46F. Winds from the East at 10 to 15 mph shifting to the South after midnight.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 88F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Low of 54F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday

Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 93F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear. Low of 55F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 10 to 20 mph.

Statement as of 6:32 am MDT on May 19, 2013

Fire Weather Warning


... Red flag warning remains in effect from 10 am this morning to
9 PM MDT this evening...
... Red flag warning in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Monday...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a red flag
warning... which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Monday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. A red flag warning
remains in effect from 10 am this morning to 9 PM MDT this
evening.

* Area and timing... the east Central Plains west to the middle Rio
Grande Valley favoring the afternoon hours til mid evening today
and the afternoon through early evening Monday.

* 20 foot winds... west 20 to 30 with gusts to around 45 mph this
and Monday afternoon and early evening.

* Relative humidity... minimum relative humidities mostly
between 5 and 12 percent with the lowest readings south and
east.

* 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 red flag warning and Fire Weather Watch.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this red flag warning.








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