Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
311 PM MDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST
PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.VERY LOW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HUMIDITIES AND NEAR RECORD
AND RECORD HEAT TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH TODAY BRINGING
THE STRONGEST SURFACE WINDS TO THE WARNED AREA. UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH TO SLIDE TO OUR NORTH BUT WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE
STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WHICH WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

NMZ102>104-120200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-130612T0200Z/
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-
311 PM MDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTH
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS
  WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* 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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