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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
423 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND
AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
AND SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND 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...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CAUSE WINDS ALOFT AND A
SURFACE LEE TROUGH TO STRENGTHEN TODAY...BEGINNING A DAILY TREND
OF STRONGER SURFACE WINDS. WINDS NOW LOOK STIFF ENOUGH TO WARRANT A
RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNSET FOR THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS...WHERE 10 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...TEMPERATURES
UP TO 13 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...SUPER HAINES...AND VERY HIGH
MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED. TO MAKE MATTERS MORE HAZARDOUS...
THERE MAY ALSO BE A FEW DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDY...DRY...WARM AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY AND POTENTIALLY MONDAY AS A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS
PASS NORTH OF NEW MEXICO STEERING THE POLAR JET STREAM OVERHEAD. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIER THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

NMZ103-172130-
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/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
423 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
...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 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED 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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.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...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS UNTIL SUNSET EACH DAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ104-108-172130-
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/O.NEW.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-
423 AM 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...THE EASTERN PLAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS UNTIL SUNSET.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ106-107-172130-
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/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-
423 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 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 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

NMZ109-172130-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
423 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS.

* 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

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