ONCE WE HIT MARCH, THE FIRE DANGER IS OFTEN A CONCERN IN NEW MEXICO. BUT THIS YEAR, MAYBE NOT SO MUCH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST JASON FRAZIER SAYS MOST FIRE FUELS ARE MOIST ACROSS THE STATE, MEANING A POSSIBLE DELAY IN THE FIRE SEASON. HE SAYS IF THE STATE CAN CONTINUE TO GET MORE STORMS, WHICH MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH A WEAK EL NINO PATTERN, THE FIRE SEASON COULD BE FURTHER DELAYED.
FRAZIER SAYS THE RECENT SNOW STORM, WHICH DUMPED UP TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, HAS TAMPED DOWN THE FIRE DANGER IN NEW MEXICO.
