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Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS85 KABQ 132102
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
302 PM MDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MID MORNING MONDAY THROUGH
EARLY EVENING MONDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS, AND
FROM THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD BELOW SNOWPACK DUE TO
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING TUESDAY THROUGH
EARLY EVENING TUESDAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS
DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE
AIRMASS...

.Critical to extreme fire weather conditions are expected Monday
as a low pressure system tracking eastward along the Colorado and
New Mexico border steers the jetstream over southern and eastern
New Mexico, and a deep surface trough develops in the lee of the
southern Rockies. West and southwest wind gusts from 40 to 55 mph
are expected with humidities mostly in the single digits and
Haines Indices mostly reaching 6. Critical fire weather conditions
could return to portions of eastern NM into Tuesday. A fire
weather watch has been issued for this area as a result.

NMZ104-125-126-141000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0020.240415T1600Z-240416T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0019.240415T1600Z-240416T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0021.240416T1700Z-240417T0200Z/
Northeast Plains-Central Highlands-East Central Plains-
302 PM MDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 10 AM to 9 PM MDT Monday. A
Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch
is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AREA AND TIMING...Central Highlands (Zone 125), Northeast and
  East Central Plains (Zones 104 and 126) Monday from 10 AM until
  9 PM MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up
  to 55 mph. The strongest gusts are expected east of the
  central mountain chain.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Bottoming out between 7 and 12 percent with
  over 5 hours of single digit relative humidity values across
  much of the east.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly
  and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme
  fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be
  done.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ106-123-124-141000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0020.240415T1600Z-240416T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0019.240415T1600Z-240416T0300Z/
Middle Rio Grande Valley-Northeast Highlands-
Sandia and Manzano Mountains-
302 PM MDT Sat Apr 13 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 10 AM to 9 PM MDT Monday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AREA AND TIMING...Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Northeast
  Highlands (Zone 123) and the Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone
  124) Monday from 10 AM until 9 PM MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up
  to 55 mph. The strongest gusts are expected east of the
  central mountain chain.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Bottoming out between 7 and 12 percent with
  over 5 hours of single digit relative humidity values across
  much of the east.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly
  and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme
  fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be
  done.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$