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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
236 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR
ALL OF NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN NM DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW
HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH
FIRE DANGER...
.WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL DEVELOP OVER NEARLY ALL OF
NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WIND
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREME
FIRE WEATHER ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NEARBY HIGH TERRAIN.
A VERY DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING
WITH A WESTERLY WIND SHIFT AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. WEST WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN MONDAY OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WHERE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
NMZ123-281000-
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NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
236 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123) THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THEN AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 8 TO 11 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.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
NMZ101-105-106-109-120>122-124-125-280300-
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE-NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
236 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU (ZONE 101), NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS (ZONES 120 AND 122),
UPPER RIO GRANDE AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY (ZONE 121), WEST
CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE (ZONE 105), MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
(ZONE 106), WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 109), SANDIA AND
MANZANO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 124), AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125)
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY
AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE
DONE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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