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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
645 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TODAY IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO, LEADING
TO ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WIND GUSTS
WILL PEAK BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH AS HUMIDITIES PLUMMET BELOW 10%
FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
NMZ104-123-125-126-290200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.260428T1700Z-260429T0200Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
645 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONES 104
AND 126), AND NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONES 123 AND
125) TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS WILL LOCALLY REACH 45 MPH NEAR CLINES
CORNERS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 9 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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