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WWUS85 KABQ 031046
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
446 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING ALONG
AND WEST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR (BELOW SNOWPACK) AND IN THE SANDIA
AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A weather pattern conducive for large fire growth will develop
Sunday through mid week as a broad trough develops over the
western United States keeping the flow over New Mexico dry and
windy. The strongest winds Sunday will favor central and western
areas, where high temperatures will climb near to around 7 degrees
above 1991-2020 averages. Peak south and southwest wind gusts
could reach from 45 to 55 mph with the potential for extreme fire
weather conditions.

NMZ101-105-106-109-120>124-041315-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0026.240505T1800Z-240506T0400Z/
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-
Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Northeast Highlands-
Sandia and Manzano Mountains-
446 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire
Weather Watch...which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through
Sunday evening.

* AREA AND TIMING...Below snowpack along and west of the I-25
  corridor (Zones 101,120-123, 105, 106, and 109) and the Sandia
  and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124) from noon until 10 PM MDT. The
  most critical conditions will occur during mid to late after
  noon when winds will be strongest.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...South and southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts from
  45 to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8-15 percent, except up to 20 percent near
  the Colorado border.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and
  will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme fire
  behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be done.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Fire Weather Watch.

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