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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
215 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF WESTERN,
MUCH OF CENTRAL, AND ALL EASTERN NEW MEXICO...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
SOUTHWESTERN, MUCH OF CENTRAL, AND ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO...
.EXTREMELY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OBSERVED THIS MORNING WITH MANY
AREAS ONLY REACHING 15 TO 25 PERCENT COME DAWN. MORE WIDESPREAD AND
STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONGSIDE ANOTHER ROUND OF 6 TO 18
HOURS OF SINGLE-DIGIT HUMIDITY WILL YIELD CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MOST OF WEST-CENTRAL, CENTRAL,
AND ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL AND EASTERN
NEW MEXICO MONDAY WITH EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH
ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO. AROUND 6 TO 10 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO ON MONDAY.
NMZ104-106-109-121-123>126-172200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.260517T1600Z-260518T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0037.260518T1500Z-260519T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PLAINS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND
RANGE-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
215 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9
PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104), MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY (ZONE 106), WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE (ZONE 109), UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY (ZONE 121),
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123), SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS (ZONE
124), CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125), AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONE
126).
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 5 TO 10 PERCENT, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BETWEEN 8 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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 AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
NMZ105-172200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.260517T1600Z-260518T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
215 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9
PM MDT THIS EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105).
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 6 TO 12 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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.
NMZ122-172200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0037.260518T1500Z-260519T0300Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
215 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 122).
* TIMING...FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 15 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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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