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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1225 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT ALONG AND EAST OF I-25, AND
ALSO OVER THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, BASIN, AND RANGE, DUE TO
STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND
DRY VEGETATION ARE CREATING WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED EXTREMELY CRITICAL
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PARTS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION, ISOLATED VIRGA SHOWERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DRY LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF I-25 IN
THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, AND FROM RATON EASTWARD ALONG THE
COLORADO BORDER. AN ACTIVE STORM TRACK OVER THE WESTERN US, AND A
PERSISTENT SURFACE TROUGH IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES, WILL
CAUSE WINDY CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO EASTERN AREAS WITH MORE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
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NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
1225 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONES 104
AND 126), AND NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONES 123 AND
125) TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT, AND MONDAY FROM NOON TO 8
PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...TODAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH. MONDAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY, AND
7 TO 13 PERCENT 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 THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE-SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1225 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
* AREA AND TIMING...RIO GRANDE VALLEY (ZONE 106); SANDIA AND
MANZANO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 124); WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, BASIN,
AND RANGE (ZONES 105 AND 109) TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
45 TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 10 TO 15 PERCENT, EXCEPT
AROUND 20 PERCENT ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, AND AROUND 30
PERCENT IN THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS.
* 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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