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Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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WWUS85 KABQ 122128
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
328 PM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
THE NORTHEAST PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS LOW HUMIDITY..

.STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL
COMBINE WITH CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE AND
ALTHOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE SLOWLY INCREASING...HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL APPROACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON
THURSDAY.

NMZ104-131330-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0031.130613T2000Z-130614T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
328 PM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY.

* AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST PLAINS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM
  THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 13-15 PERCENT BY MID-
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

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