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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
942 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO TODAY FROM 12PM TO 9PM MDT DUE TO STRONG WINDS, VERY LOW
HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.Very low humidity will combine with breezy to locally windy west
winds and dry fuels to create high fire danger in western and
central New Mexico this afternoon. Six to sixteen hours of single
digit relative humidity will also contribute to the drying of
fuels. Numerous lightning strikes occurred over the southwestern
mountains last Friday so the increased winds may spread recent
fire starts. This along with ongoing wildfires is posing higher
risk for rapid fire spread.

NMZ101-105-106-109-124-180300-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.250617T1800Z-250618T0300Z/
Northwest Plateau-West Central Mountains-Middle Rio Grande Valley-
West Central Basin and Range-Sandia and Manzano Mountains-
942 AM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central
  Mountains (Zone 105), West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109),
  Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), and the Middle Rio
  Grande Valley (Zone 106) from 12 PM MDT to 9 PM MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Sustained at 15 to 25 mph with occasional
  gusts to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 8 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any ongoing or new 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.

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