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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1112 AM MDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM MDT TODAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, SANDIA AND
MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...
.DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHWEST PLATEAU TODAY WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL ALLOW
CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO ENSUE AS HUMIDITY PLUMMETS THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND SPREAD FARTHER SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ON
WEDNESDAY WHILE TEMPERATURES TURN EVEN HOTTER. THIS WILL ONLY
INCREASE THE AREAL THREAT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER. RIGHT NOW,
THE CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN, NORTH CENTRAL, AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
WINDS APPEAR TO BE A BIT MORE MARGINAL IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT THERE FOR WEDNESDAY.
NMZ101-170100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0041.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0045.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0044.260616T1900Z-260617T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
1112 AM MDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST PLATEAU (ZONE 101).
* TIMING...TODAY, FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT. ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING
IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH TODAY, INCREASING FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
40 MPH ON WEDNESDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 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.
NMZ120-170100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0041.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0045.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1112 AM MDT TUE JUN 16 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 120).
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY NOON THROUGH 9 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 8 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 RED FLAG WARNING.
NMZ124-125-170100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0041.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0045.260617T1500Z-260618T0300Z/
SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1112 AM MDT TUE JUN 16 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 124) AND
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125) WEST OF SANTA ROSA.
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY 9 AM THROUGH 9 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 8 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.
NMZ105-106-170100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0041.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1112 AM MDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105) AND THE MIDDLE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY (ZONE 106).
* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 7 TO 12 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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