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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
851 PM MDT Mon May 6 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 9 PM AREAWIDE BELOW
SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS, VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND AN
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.A weather pattern conducive for large fire growth will continue
through Wednesday as a broad trough remains over the western
United States keeping the flow over New Mexico dry and windy. The
strongest winds are forecast over northern areas and the central
mountains and highlands Tuesday, then along and east of the
central mountain chain again Wednesday. Most lower elevation
locations east of the continental divide will experience between 5
and 10 hours of single digit relative humidity values on Tuesday.

NMZ104-122>126-071000-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-240507T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0027.240507T1600Z-240508T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0029.240508T1700Z-240509T0200Z/
Northeast Plains-Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Northeast Highlands-
Sandia and Manzano Mountains-Central Highlands-
East Central Plains-
851 PM MDT Mon May 6 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

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

* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast and East central Plains (Zones 104
  and 126), Sangre de Cristo and Sandia/Manzano Mountains (Zones
  122 and 124), and the Central and Northeast Highlands (Zones 13
  and 125) Tuesday from 10 AM until 9 PM, and Wednesday from 11
  AM until 8 PM.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...For Tuesday, west and southwest 20 to 35 mph
  with gusts up to 55 mph, except around 60 mph in the Sangre de
  Cristo Mountains and Northeast Highlands. For Wednesday, west
  and northwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 and 10 percent
  each day.

* 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.

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NMZ101-105-106-109-120-121-071000-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-240507T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0027.240507T1600Z-240508T0300Z/
Northwest Plateau-West Central Mountains-Middle Rio Grande Valley-
West Central Basin and Range-North Central Mountains-
Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley-
851 PM MDT Mon May 6 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

* AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central
  Mountains (Zone 105), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), West
  Central Basin and Range (Zone 109), North Central Mountains
  (Zone 120), and the Upper Rio Grande and Lower Chama River
  Valleys (Zone 121) from 10 AM until 9 PM Tuesday.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Between 5 and 12 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 Red Flag Warning.

&&

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