407  
WWUS85 KABQ 280257 AAA  
RFWABQ  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
857 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRING AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR  
NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN AREAS...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE  
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH  
FIRE DANGER...  
 
.THROUGH LATE EVENING WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN, AND  
HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE, SO THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT  
WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM.  
 
WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN MONDAY OVER THE NORTHEAST  
HIGHLANDS WHERE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN.  
 
NMZ123-281300-  
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-250428T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.250428T1800Z-250429T0000Z/  
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-  
857 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2025  
   
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
 
* 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ101-105-106-109-120>122-124-125-280400-  
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-250428T0300Z/  
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-  
857 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2025  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
 
LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY LINGER IN A FEW SPOTS UNTIL 10 PM  
MDT.  
 
 
 
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