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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
642 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...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...
.WINDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN 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.
NMZ101-170800-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-260617T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0045.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
642 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY....
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST PLATEAU (ZONE 101).
* TIMING...WEDNESDAY FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 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.
NMZ124-125-170800-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0045.260617T1500Z-260618T0300Z/
SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
642 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
* 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.
NMZ120-170800-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0045.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
642 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
* 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.
NMZ105-106-170800-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0041.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
642 PM 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 20 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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