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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
121 AM MDT MON JUN 29 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR THE NORTHEAST PLAINS, NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, THE WEST CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS, WEST CENTRAL BASIN, AND RANGE...
.SOUTHWEST WINDS TREND WEAKER IN MOST AREAS TODAY, EXCEPT ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST WHERE CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. FIRE DANGER TRENDS HIGHER AGAIN TUESDAY AS SOUTHWEST
WINDS INCREASE AGAIN, INCLUDING ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT FORECAST
EITHER DAY, THE PATTERN REMAINS CONDUCIVE FOR LARGE FIRE GROWTH GOING
INTO MID WEEK.
NMZ104-123-292000-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.260629T1800Z-260630T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.260630T1900Z-260701T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
121 AM MDT MON JUN 29 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104) AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
(ZONE 123).
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH,
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 8 TO 14 PERCENT, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BETWEEN 12 TO 16 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 AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
NMZ105-109-292000-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.260630T1900Z-260701T0100Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE-
121 AM MDT MON JUN 29 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105) AND WEST CENTRAL
BASIN AND RANGE (ZONE 109).
* TIMING...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 8 TO 14 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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