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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
133 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FROM THE MIDDLE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO TEXAS, AND THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS
AND HIGHLANDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WEST-CENTRAL,
CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...
.WINDS RESTRENGTHEN TODAY OVER A MORE WIDESPREAD PORTION OF
NORTHERN, EASTERN, AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. HUMIDITY FALLING BELOW 10
PERCENT FOR 6 TO 12 HOURS ALONGSIDE WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AND INCREASE DIFFICULTY FOR CURRENT FIRE
SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL NM THIS AFTERNOON. MORE
WIDESPREAD AND STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONGSIDE ANOTHER ROUND
OF 6 TO 15 HOURS OF SINGLE-DIGIT HUMIDITY WILL YIELD CRITICAL TO
EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF WEST-CENTRAL,
CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY.
NMZ106-124>126-170200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0035.260516T2000Z-260517T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0036.260517T1700Z-260518T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0036.260516T2000Z-260517T0200Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
133 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE NM HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING,
AND A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY (ZONE 106), SANDIA AND
MANZANO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 124), CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125), AND
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONE 126).
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8
PM MDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM LATE SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 5 TO 9 PERCENT, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BETWEEN 4 TO 10 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.
NMZ104-123-170200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0036.260517T1700Z-260518T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.260516T2000Z-260517T0200Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
133 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8
PM MDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE NM HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104) AND NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123).
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8
PM MDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM LATE SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH SOUTHWEST
WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 7 TO 12 PERCENT, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 TO 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 RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
NMZ105-109-170200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0036.260517T1700Z-260518T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE-
133 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE NM HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
* AFFECTED AREA...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105) AND WEST CENTRAL
BASIN AND RANGE (ZONE 109).
* TIMING...FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 TO 11 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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