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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
112 AM MDT FRI JUN 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
MOST OF NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
.STRENGTHENING WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ALONGSIDE 6 TO 12 HOURS
OF SINGLE-DIGIT HUMIDITY AS WELL AS DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MIXING WILL
ALLOW FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD OR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
112 AM MDT FRI JUN 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE NM HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST PLATEAU (ZONE 101), WEST CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105), NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 120), AND UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY (ZONE 121).
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
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