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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
217 PM MST MON MAR 2 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM TODAY FOR THE
CENTRAL AND 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 CONTINUE TODAY OVER THE
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND 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.
NMZ125-030200-
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/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0009.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
217 PM MST MON MAR 2 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125)
THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 6 AND 12 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.
NMZ123-030200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260303T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0009.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
217 PM MST MON MAR 2 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS (ZONE
123) FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM TODAY AND TUESDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...TODAY, 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 7 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.
NMZ104-126-030200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0009.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
217 PM MST MON MAR 2 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104)
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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