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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
653 PM MST MON MAR 2 2026
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM TUESDAY
FOR EASTERN NM DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY ACROSS A BROADER AREA OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL ALLOW ANY FIRE THAT STARTS
TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.
NMZ123-031900-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260303T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0009.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0010.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
653 PM MST MON MAR 2 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123) FROM 11 AM TO
7 PM TUESDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 8 AND 13 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.
NMZ125-031900-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260303T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0009.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0010.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
653 PM MST MON MAR 2 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AREA AND TIMING...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125) FROM 11 AM TO 7
PM TUESDAY. 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 9 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 RED FLAG WARNING.
NMZ104-126-031900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0009.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0010.260303T1800Z-260304T0200Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
653 PM MST MON MAR 2 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104)
AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONE 126) FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST
TUESDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 7 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 RED FLAG WARNING.
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