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NMZ208-210>218-220-224-228-229-241-211800- Air Quality Alert Message Relayed by National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 313 PM MDT Fri May 20 2022 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT... The following message is transmitted at the request of the New Mexico Departments of Health and Environment, United States Forest Service and the Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program. * WHAT... Smoke transport will continue toward the east-northeast through the remainder of the afternoon and evening as strong west- southwest winds combined with very dry air maintain widespread critical fire weather conditions. Thereafter, significant changes in the weather going into the weekend mainly over northern, central and eastern New Mexico. A potent late season storm system sweeping through Colorado and northern New Mexico will send an unseasonably cool air mass southward. Gusty northeast and easterly winds developing along and east of the central mountain chain and through the gaps along the Rio Grande Valley will signal the arrival of this cooler air beginning late tonight but moreso Saturday and Saturday evening. This shift in the wind direction will push wildfire smoke farther west and north with the potential for significant impacts expanding along the Rio Grande Valley west of the Sangre de Cristos, as well as areas south and southwest of the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon fire perimeter to include Pecos Canyon, Glorieta and Santa Fe. The incoming cold front will have negligible impact for southwest areas of the state overall with continued breezy and locally critical wind/low RH conditions through the weekend expected. * WHERE... Locations most likely to experience the most significant impacts from smoke include the following counties: Catron, western Colfax, northwest Lincoln, Los Alamos, western Mora, eastern Rio Arriba, eastern Sandoval, western San Miguel, northern Santa Fe, Socorro, Taos, southwest Torrance. More details on impacted locations and latest air quality information can be found athttps://fire.airnow.gov * WHEN... Remainder of this afternoon through at least 1pm MDT Sunday, May 22 * IMPACTS...Those with conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, and heart disease will be especially vulnerable to impacts from poor air quality, as will adults over age 65, young children, and pregnant women if smoke concentrations become unhealthy. * HEALTH INFORMATION...Remember, your eyes are your best tools to determine if it is safe to be outside. Use the 5-3-1 Method available at https://nmtracking.org/environment/air/FireAndSmoke.html. If visibility is: Under 5 miles, the air quality is unhealthy for young children, adults over age 65, pregnant women, and people with heart and/or lung disease, asthma or other respiratory illness. Outdoor activity should be minimized. Around 3 miles, young children, adults over age 65, pregnant women, and people with heart and/or lung disease, asthma or other respiratory illness should avoid all outdoor activities. Around 1 mile, the air quality is unhealthy for everyone. People should remain indoors and avoid all outdoor activities including running errands. Unless an evacuation has been issued, stay inside your home, indoor workplace, or in a safe shelter. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affecting New Mexico and with the wildfire season underway, New Mexicans will need to take extra precautions. Smoke from wildfires may cause people to have more severe reactions if they are infected COVID-19. The best way to protect against the potentially harmful effects of wildfire smoke and to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is to stay home and create a clean indoor air space. NMDOH offers tips here: https://nmtracking.org/environment/air/IndoorQuality.html and https://cv.nmhealth.org New Mexicans will also need to take steps to keep their homes cool to avoid heat-related illnesses. NMDOH offers tips here: https://nmtracking.org/health/heatstress/Heat.html. For smoke forecast outlooks from the Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program please visit: https://outlooks.wildlandfiresmoke.net. $$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 329 AM MDT Fri May 20 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY FROM LATE MORNING UNTIL MID EVENING FOR ALL AREAS DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WELL ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY FROM NOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND WELL ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... .Critical to extreme fire weather conditions will develop all areas today, ahead of a strong surface cold front. Winds will taper off slowly after sunset while relative humidity begins rising across the region. Critical conditons are possible once again for the middle and lower Rio Grande Valley as well as the west central highlands Saturday afternoon into early evening. NMZ101>105-107-108-210300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0047.220520T1600Z-220521T0300Z/ Northwest Plateau-North Central Mountains-Northeast Highlands- Northeast Plains-Northwest Highlands- Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains-East Central Plains- 329 AM MDT Fri May 20 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau and Highlands, North Central Mountains, Northeast Highlands and Plains, Sandia/Manzano and Gallinas Mountains, and the East Central Plains from 10 am MDT to 9 pm MDT Friday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West-southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$
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