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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY 11AM MDT TO 9PM MDT WEST CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS/LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS FAVORING THE ARIZONA BORDER
COUNTRY AS WELL AS AREAS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES AND ABUNDANT INSTABILITY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE
ON SATURDAY AND PROVIDE CRITICAL CONDITIONS WITH LOW HUMIDITY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. COOLER
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY BUT CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
EASTWARD.

NMZ106-107-180300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL
  AS THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS FAVORING THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY UNTIL SUNSET.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN
  4 AND 14 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
  60.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ109-180300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...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...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS ON SATURDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY FROM
  10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ105-180200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130518T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE ARIZONA
  BORDER COUNTRY UNTIL SUNSET TODAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ103-180300-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130518T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY...BECOMING WEST
  20 TO 30 MPH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY
  AND SATURDAY...THEN UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE FELT ALONG AND EAST OF I-25.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN
  6 AND 13 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS ALONG AND EAST OF
  I- 25.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ104-108-180300-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

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

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

* AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH SATURDAY. WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN
  6 AND 10 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND EAST.

* 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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