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WWUS85 KABQ 250146
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
746 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM AREAWIDE DUE TO
STRONG WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY FOR THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE...

.Winds will trend stronger areawide on Saturday as an upper level
trough moves through the region. Widespread critical fire weather
is likely. Locally extreme fire weather conditions are possible
over highlands of the central mountains, where wind gusts in
excess of 50 mph are expected. Very unstable conditions are
possible, particularly across the central mountains and the Rio
Grande Valley. In the wake of the upper level trough on Sunday,
winds will trend weaker but remain strong enough critical fire
weather conditions across the Central Highlands.

NMZ125-251200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.240525T1700Z-240526T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0034.240526T1800Z-240527T0200Z/
Central Highlands-
746 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* AREA AND TIMING...Central Highlands (Zone 125) from 11 AM to 9
  PM Saturday and from noon to 8 PM Sunday.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...For Saturday, west and southwest 25 to 35 mph
  with gusts up to 50 mph. For Sunday, west and northwest 15 to
  25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values from 8 to 11 percent on
  Saturday and around 12 percent on Sunday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Red Flag Warning.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Fire Weather Watch.

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NMZ101-104>106-109-120>124-126-251200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.240525T1700Z-240526T0300Z/
Northwest Plateau-Northeast Plains-West Central Mountains-
Middle Rio Grande Valley-West Central Basin and Range-
North Central Mountains-
Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley-
Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Northeast Highlands-
Sandia and Manzano Mountains-East Central Plains-
746 PM MDT Fri May 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

* AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central
  Mountains (Zone 105), West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109),
  Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Upper Rio Grande Valley and
  Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), North Central, Sangre de
  Cristo, Sandia, and Manzano Mountains (Zones 120, 122, and 124),
  Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), and the Northeast and East
  Central Plains (Zones 104 and 126) from 11 AM until 9 PM
  Saturday.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up
  to 40 mph, except 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph along
  and east of the central mountain chain.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values from 6 to 16 percent with
  locally higher values in the mountains near the Colorado
  border.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Red Flag Warning.

&&

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