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WWUS85 KABQ 250620
RFWABQ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1220 AM MDT THU JUN 25 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH
OF NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND
HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL COME
AFTER SEVERAL DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WITH SPOTTY RAINFALL. ANY
LIGHTNING-STARTED FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY UNDER
THESE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
NMZ101-104-105-120-121-123-125-252000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0043.260627T1700Z-260628T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHEAST PLAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER
VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1220 AM MDT THU JUN 25 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE NM HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST PLATEAU (ZONE 101), NORTHEAST PLAINS
(ZONE 104), WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105), NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS (ZONE 120), UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER
VALLEY (ZONE 121), NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123), AND CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125).
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
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