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WWUS85 KABQ 221252
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
652 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE ON THURSDAY WITH BREEZY
TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS BY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. GUSTY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 25 FROM PECOS
TO NEAR WAGON MOUND. ADDITIONALLY...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY
DRY AND VERY UNSTABLE WITH TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMALS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING.

NMZ101-103-105-222130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.130523T1900Z-130524T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
652 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND
  NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ARIZONA AND COLORADO
  STATE LINES AS WELL AS AREAS IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS NEAR
  INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN PECOS AND WAGON MOUND FROM THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 TO 8 PERCENT
  WESTERN ZONES AND 7 TO 12 PERCENT ALONG INTERSTATE 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

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