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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
136 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY
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 TODAY
AFTER POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND CONTINUED BREEZY CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO
WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55+ MPH. SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY
VALUES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS
WELL. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING EASING THE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, A COLD FRONT ADVANCING SOUTH THROUGH
EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL BRING A SUDDEN NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY
WIND SHIFT OVERNIGHT. GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FOR A FEW HOURS
BEHIND THE FRONT.
NMZ104-106-109-121>126-190300-
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NORTHEAST PLAINS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND
RANGE-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS-
136 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS 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), SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 122), NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123),
SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 124), CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE
125), AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONE 126).
* TIMING...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 55 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.
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