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WWUS85 KABQ 031037
RFWABQ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
337 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2026
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM TODAY FOR
EASTERN NM DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY ACROSS A BROADER AREA OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL ALLOW ANY FIRE THAT STARTS TO
SPREAD RAPIDLY.
NMZ104-123-125-126-040200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0010.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
337 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MST THIS EVENING...
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104),
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123), CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125),
AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONE 126) FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TODAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 OR 40
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 7 AND 15 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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