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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
651 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.AS A VIGOROUS PACIFIC TROUGH APPROACHES NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE AND A DRY
SLOT WILL MOVE OVER THE STATE. DEEP MIXING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
WILL RESULT IN SOUTHWEST SURFACE FLOW. ADDITIONALLY...TEMPERATURES
WILL BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WHILE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE
VERY UNSTABLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WEST. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID DAY FROM THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN
TO PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE WHERE AFTERNOON
MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES IS FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT.

NMZ101>109-182130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0029.130619T1800Z-130620T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
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-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
651 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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

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

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON WEDNESDAY EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR TO THE
  TEXAS STATE LINE.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 10 PCT
  WESTERN TWO THIRDS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
  THE NORTH EAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

* 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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