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WWUS85 KABQ 090256
RFWABQ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
856 PM MDT MON JUN 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...
.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH LOW HUMIDITY, HOT TEMPERATURES, AND DEEP
MIXING ON TUESDAY WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD OVER
FAR WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING GALLUP AND
FARMINGTON. THE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD TO PARTS OF
NORTHEAST NM BY WEDNESDAY. ANY DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES THAT OCCUR OVER
NM TUESDAY, IN ADDITION TO ONES THAT OCCURRED MONDAY, MAY RESULT IN
NEW STARTS WITH RAPID FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE.
NMZ101-105-091800-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0043.260609T1800Z-260610T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
856 PM MDT MON JUN 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST PLATEAU (ZONE 101) AND WEST CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105).
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 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 RED FLAG WARNING.
NMZ104-123-091800-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0039.260610T1800Z-260611T0200Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
856 PM MDT MON JUN 8 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104) AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
(ZONE 123).
* TIMING...FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
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