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WWUS85 KABQ 200721
RFWABQ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
121 AM MDT SAT JUN 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TODAY DUE
TO STRONG WINDS, AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF NEW MEXICO...
.VERY DRY AIR ENTERS NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY, WITH MANY AREAS
SEEING 6 TO 12 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY. WINDS
STRENGTHENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH, DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MIXING, AND VERY DRY
FUELS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD.
NMZ101-105-120-121-210100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0046.260620T1800Z-260621T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
121 AM MDT SAT JUN 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST PLATEAU (ZONE 101), WEST CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105), NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 120), AND UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY (ZONE 121).
* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 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.
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