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WWUS85 KABQ 270158
RFWABQ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
758 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.STRONG WEST WINDS WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY WILL DEVELOP OVER
MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL
OCCUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS MONDAY AFTERNOON WHILE RFTI VALUES HOVER
BETWEEN 4 AND 6. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET MONDAY THEN
INCREASE ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY.
NMZ104-123-125-126-271300-
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NORTHEAST PLAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
758 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
MONDAY...
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONES 104
AND 126), AND NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONES 123 AND
125) NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 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 THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
NMZ105-106-109-124-270300-
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WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE-SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
758 PM MDT SUN APR 26 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
WINDS WILL DECREASE AND HUMIDITY WILL RISE VERY SLOWLY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT AND ALLEVIATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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