WITH THE LACK OF SNOW THIS WINTER IN NEW MEXICO, JUST HOW BAD WILL THE FIRE SEASON BE COME SPRING? METEOROLOGIST CHUCK MAXWELL AT THE SOUTHWEST COORDINATION CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THE FIRE SEASON COULD POTENTIALLY BE SEVERE…BUT IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE SPRING WINDS. HE SAYS THE OVERALL FIRE DANGER DOES EXIST, BUT WE NEED TO SEE HOW IT PANS OUT.
MAXWELL SAYS WINDS WERE A MAJOR FACTOR IN 2011 WHEN NEW MEXICO SAW A DEVASTATING FIRE SEASON. HE SAYS THE FIRE DANGER RIGHT NOW IS EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
