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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
647 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 1 PM TIL 8 PM MDT ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TODAY BECOMING BREEZY TO
LOCALLY WINDY BY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
HIGHLANDS AND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER. ADDITIONALLY...
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY DRY AND VERY UNSTABLE WITH TEMPERATURES
AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
NMZ105-240200-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
647 AM MDT THU MAY 23 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND ESPECIALLY THE
WESTERN THIRD OF THE ZONE FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY
EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 TO 9 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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