Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

46°F

5/5/2024 6:19am

Lexington Conditions: Overcast
Temperature: 46.0°F / 7.8°C
Dew Point: 43.5°F
Relative Humidity: 91%
Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: 2 mph
Barometer: 30.31 in Steady
Visibility: 10 miles
Rain Today: 0.00 in

Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

for Southwest Mountains, NM

Issued by the National Weather Service

RED FLAG WARNING

Southwest Mountains, NM

Red Flag Warning issued May 5 at 1:41AM MDT until May 5 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ZONES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ZONES

Areas Affected: Southwest Mountains; Southwest Deserts and Lowlands; South Central Lowlands And Southern Rio Grande Valley; Capitan And Sacramento Mountains

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Sunday 1:41am MDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 1:41am MDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 9:00pm MDT

Event Onset: Sunday 12:00pm MDT

Event Ends: Sunday 9:00pm MDT

Issued by: NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details:

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ZONES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ZONES...

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.A Pacific storm system will move to the Great Basin Sunday,
allowing gusty winds to develop in the afternoon. These winds,
along with very low humidity, will likely produce critical fire
conditions. These winds and critical fire conditions are expected
to continue Monday and Tuesday.

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM
MDT Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila
NF/Apache NF/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and
Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 112 South
Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and
Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln
NF/LNZ.

* TIMING...Beginning at noon and lasting into the evening hours on
Sunday and Monday.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent Sunday; 7 to 12 percent
Monday.

* TEMPERATURES...80s lowlands, 70s mountains.

* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...4 to 7 Near Critical to Extreme on Sunday. 3
to 6 Near Critical to Critical on Monday.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Information:

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Meta data:

ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cdbf10196c8b094995bf20f9cca99ff10834ec49.001.3
Codes: NMZ110, NMZ111, NMZ112, NMZ113
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cdbf10196c8b094995bf20f9cca99ff10834ec49.001.3