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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
101 AM MST MON FEB 9 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
..STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY WITH VERY DRY AIR ALSO MOVING
IN. THIS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AND A HIGHER RISK FOR
RAPID FIRE SPREAD.
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NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
101 AM MST MON FEB 9 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN AND EAST
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO (FIRE WEATHER ZONES 104, 123, 125, AND 126)
WITH THE GREATEST AREA OF CONCERN FOCUSED IN SAN MIGUEL,
GUADALUPE, QUAY, AND CURRY COUNTIES. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THROUGH 6 PM MST MONDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO
25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 7 TO 13 PERCENT IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON MONDAY.
* 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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