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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Albuquerque NM

218 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT ACROSS EASTERN 

NM AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS, VERY LOW 

HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...



.Critical conditions are forecast to redevelop Wednesday

afternoon east of the central mountain chain and within the Upper

Rio Grande Valley. The lowest relative humidity and strongest 

winds will focus over the northeast highlands and northeast 

plains.



NMZ121-090200-

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Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley-

218 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT

THIS EVENING...



The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag

Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT

this evening. 



* AREA AND TIMING...Upper Rio Grande Valley (Zone 121) from 11 AM

  until 8 PM.

 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West and northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to

  40 mph. 



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 9 and 10 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 this Red Flag Warning.



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NMZ104-123-125-126-090200-

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Northeast Plains-Northeast Highlands-Central Highlands-

East Central Plains-

218 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO

8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...



* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast and East Central Plains (Zones 104

  and 126) and the Central and Northeast Highlands (Zones 123 and

  125) from 11 AM until 8 PM. 



* 20 FOOT WINDS...West and northwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up 

  to 50 mph, particularly in the central and northeast 

  highlands. 



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 6 and 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 this Red Flag Warning.



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