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WWUS85 KABQ 180252
RFWABQ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
852 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...
.ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS
EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST, CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY
AFTER POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND CONTINUED BREEZY CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER ON MONDAY ACROSS EASTERN NEW
MEXICO WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO AS WELL. WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY EVENING EASING THE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, HOWEVER, A BACKDOOR FRONT WILL
SHIFT THE WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT AND GUSTY CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT.
NMZ104-106-109-121-123>126-181100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-260518T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0038.260518T1500Z-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-
852 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY
* 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...FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST NM.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 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.
NMZ105-180400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-260518T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
852 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THE STRONG WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND THE TEMPERATURE HAS DROPPED.
HENCE, THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
NMZ122-181100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0038.260518T1500Z-260519T0300Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
852 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY
* AFFECTED AREA...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 122).
* TIMING...FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 12 TO 20 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.
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