997  
WWUS85 KABQ 190822  
RFWABQ  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
222 AM MDT THU JUN 19 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND WEST CENTRAL  
MOUNTAINS NOON TO 9 PM FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS, VERY LOW  
HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND WEST CENTRAL  
MOUNTAINS 11 AM TO 9 PM SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS, VERY LOW  
HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...  
 
.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TREND STRONGER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY  
AFTERNOONS, INCREASING THE RISK OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD. HUMIDITY  
RECOVERIES HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY POOR AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE SO  
LEADING INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. VERY LOW AFTERNOON MINIMUM  
HUMIDITY VALUES OF FIVE TO TEN PERCENT WILL FURTHER CONTRIBUTE TO  
THE RAPID DRYING OF FUELS. UP TO 12 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY  
VALUES ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY.  
 
NMZ101-192100-  
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0033.250620T1800Z-250621T0300Z/  
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0033.250620T1800Z-250621T0300Z/  
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0034.250621T1700Z-250622T0300Z/  
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-  
222 AM MDT THU JUN 19 2025  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY
 
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU (ZONE 101) FRIDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* 20 FOOT WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY ONGOING OR NEW 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.  
 
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE  
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ105-192100-  
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0033.250620T1800Z-250621T0300Z/  
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0034.250621T1700Z-250622T0300Z/  
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-  
222 AM MDT THU JUN 19 2025  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY
 
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105) FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY ONGOING OR NEW 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.  
 
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE  
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.  
 

 
 

 
 
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