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WWUS85 KABQ 260629
RFWABQ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1229 AM MDT FRI JUN 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST, NORTHWEST, AND
NORTHEAST NM AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST,
NORTHWEST, AND NORTHEAST NM AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN THIS WEEKEND ACROSS
MOST OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND
HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY.
SPOTTY WETTING RAINFALL TODAY AND OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS WILL NOT
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE FUEL DRYNESS, WITH THE NORTHWEST REMAINING THE
DRIEST PORTION OF THE STATE. ANY LIGHTNING-STARTED FIRES WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO GROW QUICKLY UNDER THESE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
NMZ101-104-105-120-121-123-125-262000-
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/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0047.260627T1700Z-260628T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0044.260628T1700Z-260629T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHEAST PLAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER
VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1229 AM MDT FRI JUN 26 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE NM HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY, AND A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHWEST PLATEAU (ZONE 101), NORTHEAST PLAINS
(ZONE 104), WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (ZONE 105), NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS (ZONE 120), UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER
VALLEY (ZONE 121), NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123), AND CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125).
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY.
FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH,
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 10 TO 15 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.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
NMZ109-262000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0047.260627T1700Z-260628T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0044.260628T1700Z-260629T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE-
1229 AM MDT FRI JUN 26 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE NM HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY, AND A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE (ZONE 109).
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY.
FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH,
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BETWEEN 10 TO 18 PERCENT, AND FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 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.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
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