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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST
AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A SEMI PERSISTENT BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TURBULENT MIXING COMBINED WITH ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AS
WELL. WINDS WILL ABATE SOME DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT
REINVIGORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

NMZ101-102-105-201400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0031.130621T1900Z-130622T0200Z/
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 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

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

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

* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DURING
  THE AFTERNOONS TO EARLY EVENINGS ON THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY
  FRIDAY.

* 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.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 7 PERCENT
  LOWLANDS AND 5 TO 11 PERCENT HIGHLANDS.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ103-106-107-109-201400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
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-
832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

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

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY.

* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANDIA AND
  MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35
  AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH
  LIGHTER FLOWS FOUND WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 11 PCT.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ104-108-200315-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-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-
832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

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