State, county and state police staff have gone door to door with evacuation notices, and to encourage people reluctant to leave their homes that it really was time. Brian Guyer, a meteorologist at the Weather Service office in Albuquerque, said the forecast calls for critical and potentially extreme fire weather between Saturday and Tuesday. More than 1,200 personnel are fighting the Calf Canyon blaze, including staff from surrounding city fire departments and wildland fire crews from Colorado and California. Because the ground is so dry, the slight increase in relative humidity the area usually sees after a cold front passes no longer occurs, Church said. NOAA Climate Center But officials warned that erratic winds along mountain ridges in the area of the fire were expected to continue. TODAY. Fire communications staff from U.S. Forest Service Southwestern Regional Office said such conditions mean the Calf Canyon fire will continue to make runs and challenge firefighters over the next week or two. The office added that the dry and windy conditions could last through Memorial Day and that the fire season may not end until late June or early July when monsoon rainstorms bring routine moisture. Text Products for FWF Issued by EPZ - National Weather Service FDX Cannon Air Force Base Radar, Forecasts Southwest Coordination Center (SWCC) Website Above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation is expected at least through June. Here are eight ways anyone can help reduce the spread of wildfires in their communities. #NMwx #NMFire pic.twitter.com/qQhdZkYf5t. Last year, more than 10 million acres were burned in the U.S, including 100,000 acres in New Mexico and almost one million in neighboring Arizona. Graphical Forecasts, Hydrology More than 80% of the state, including Lincoln County, is under extreme or exceptional drought conditions, according to the National Integrated Drought Information System. Albuquerque, NM2341 Clark Carr Loop SEAlbuquerque, NM 87106-5633(505) 243-0702Comments?
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