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WWUS85 KABQ 240818
RFWABQ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
118 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST TODAY FOR
THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.FIRE DANGER INCREASES IN FINE FUELS IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY.
THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS, UP TO 45 MPH, WILL BE ALONG THE I-40
CORRIDOR FROM CLINES CORNERS TO THE TEXAS BORDER. THESE GUSTY WEST
WINDS COMBINED WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 7 AND 14 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN
SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
NMZ104-123-125-126-250100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.260224T1700Z-260225T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
118 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104), NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123), CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125), AND EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONE 126) TODAY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 7
AND 14 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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