505  
WWUS85 KABQ 150931  
RFWABQ  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
331 AM MDT MON JUN 15 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE  
NORTHWEST PLATEAU...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE  
VALLEY, NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, SANDIA, MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND THE  
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WEST OF GUADALUPE COUNTY...  
 
.HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS THAT DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST  
PLATEAU ON TUESDAY WILL SPREAD AS FAR SOUTHEAST AS THE CENTRAL  
HIGHLANDS ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND  
A SURFACE TROUGH IN THE LEE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.  
 
NMZ101-152115-  
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0040.260616T1900Z-260617T0100Z/  
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0041.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/  
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-  
331 AM MDT MON JUN 15 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
TUESDAY EVENING...  
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE NM HAS ISSUED A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY  
EVENING, AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST PLATEAU (ZONE 101).  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. FOR THE SECOND FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40  
MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 6 AND 9 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ105-106-120-124-125-152115-  
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0041.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/  
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY-NORTH CENTRAL  
MOUNTAINS-SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-  
331 AM MDT MON JUN 15 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE NM HAS ISSUED A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105), MIDDLE RIO  
GRANDE VALLEY (ZONE 106), NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 120),  
SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 124), AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WEST  
OF GUADALUPE COUNTY (ZONE 125).  
 
* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40  
MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 6 AND 12 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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