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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
630 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE TEXAS
STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A PACIFIC TROUGH WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY MID DAY. ADDITIONALLY...A MID
LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL MIX MUCH DRIER AIR DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
THEREFORE...BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LOW TO
VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND TURBULENT MIXING WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD
CRITICAL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL
CONDITIONS COULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA ON
THURSDAY AS THE FLOW ALOFT REMAINS FAIRLY STRONG. BOTH DAYS...
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT
ACROSS THE EXTREME EASTERN PLAINS

NMZ101>103-105>107-109-192130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.130619T1800Z-130620T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/
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 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 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
630 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
  NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS...NORTHERN AND
  MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU NOON THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OVER THE SAME AREAS IS
  POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND
  45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHEST RIDGES AND AREAS
  NEAR THE COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE LINES AS WELL AS TO THE LEE OF
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 9 PCT
  WEDNESDAY AND 4 TO 15 PERCENT THURSDAY. LOWEST READINGS WEST.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ104-108-192130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.130619T1800Z-130620T0200Z/
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-
630 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE TEXAS STATE
  LINE.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 9 TO 15 PCT WITH
  LOWEST READINGS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ZONES.

* 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.

&&

$$