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WWUS85 KABQ 081950
RFWABQ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1250 PM MST SUN FEB 8 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY EVENING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL ALSO BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL INCREASE
THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND RISK FOR
RAPID FIRE SPREAD.
NMZ104-123-125-126-090900-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0001.260209T1800Z-260210T0100Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
1250 PM MST SUN FEB 8 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN AND EAST
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO (FIRE WEATHER ZONES 104, 123, 125, AND 126)
WITH THE GREATEST AREA OF CONCERN FOCUSED IN SAN MIGUEL,
GUADALUPE, QUAY, AND CURRY COUNTIES. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THROUGH 6 PM MST MONDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO
30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 7 TO 13 PERCENT IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON MONDAY.
* 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.
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