STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND HOT TEMPERATURES ARE COMBINING TO CRANK UP THE WILDFIRE DANGER IN NEW MEXICO THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. BUT THERE'S A CHANGE COMING, ACCORDING TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHUCK MAXWELL AT THE SOUTHWEST COORDINATION CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS WE'LL TRANSITION INTO UNSEASONABLY MOIST, COOL WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
MAXWELL SAYS THE MOISTURE WILL HELP REDUCE THE FIRE DANGER AT A TIME WHEN THE ONGOING DROUGHT HAS MADE MUCH OF NEW MEXICO A PRIME TARGET FOR FOREST FIRES.
