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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
252 PM MDT FRI APR 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, AREAS
ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND THE
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH
SUBCRITICAL HUMIDITY OF 7 TO 12 PERCENT. ANY NEW FIRE STARTS WILL
BE ABLE TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.
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MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
252 PM MDT FRI APR 17 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY (ZONE 106) UNTIL 8 PM
MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 7 TO 12 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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NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
252 PM MDT FRI APR 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST PLAINS AND HIGHLANDS (ZONES 104 AND
123), SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 124), CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
(ZONE 125), AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONE 126) THROUGH 8 PM
MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 7 TO 12 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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