994
WWUS85 KABQ 280702
RFWABQ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
102 AM MDT SUN JUN 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST, NORTHWEST,
AND NORTHEAST NM AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP TODAY ACROSS MOST OF
NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HUMIDITY VALUES
FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT. ANY RECENT LIGHTNING-STARTED FIRES WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY UNDER THESE FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHEAST NM INTO AT LEAST MONDAY OF THIS WEEK.
NMZ104-123-282015-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0048.260628T1700Z-260629T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0045.260629T1800Z-260630T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
102 AM MDT SUN JUN 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104) AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
(ZONE 123).
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH,
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 TO 15 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 RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
NMZ101-105-109-120-121-125-282015-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0048.260628T1700Z-260629T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND
RANGE-NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER
CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
102 AM MDT SUN JUN 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST PLATEAU (ZONE 101), WEST CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105), WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE (ZONE 109),
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 120), UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY (ZONE 121), AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE
125).
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 11 TO 21 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 RED FLAG WARNING.
11
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page