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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
940 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM TODAY FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...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...

.Critical fire weather conditions will focus over the Northeast
Highlands today. 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 southeast portions of the forecast
area, where wind gusts in excess of 50 mph are expected with
Haines up to 6. 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.

NMZ123-250100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0033.240525T1700Z-240526T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0032.240525T1700Z-240526T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.240524T2100Z-240525T0100Z/
Northeast Highlands-
940 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Saturday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Highlands (Zone 123) 3 PM to 7 PM
  today and 11 AM to 9 PM Saturday.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...For today, south and southwest winds 15 to 25
  mph with gusts up to 35 mph. For Saturday, southwest winds 25
  to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 11 to 16 percent today, and
  around 10 percent Saturday.

* 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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NMZ125-250100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0033.240525T1700Z-240526T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0032.240525T1700Z-240526T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0034.240526T1800Z-240527T0200Z/
Central Highlands-
940 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Saturday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ101-104>106-109-120>122-124-126-250100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0033.240525T1700Z-240526T0300Z/
/O.NEW.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-Sandia and Manzano Mountains-
East Central Plains-
940 AM MDT Fri May 24 2024

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

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Saturday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* 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),
  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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