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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1142 PM MST SUN MAR 1 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM TUESDAY FOR
EASTERN NM DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR FROM
RIBERA TO LAS VEGAS TO RATON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY WILL ALLOW ANY FIRE THAT STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.
ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY ACROSS A BROADER AREA OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. WINDS WILL
BECOME WESTERLY AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL FURTHER.
NMZ123-030200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0009.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0009.260302T1800Z-260303T0200Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1142 PM MST SUN MAR 1 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST
MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS (ZONE
123) FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...ON MONDAY, SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH. ON TUESDAY, WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT EACH
DAY.
* 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.
NMZ104-125-126-030200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0009.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
1142 PM MST SUN MAR 1 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104),
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125) AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONE 126)
FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 7 AND 14 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.
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