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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Albuquerque NM

224 AM MDT Sun Apr 14 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY FROM MID MORNING THROUGH 

EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS, AND FROM 

THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD BELOW SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG

WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH

EARLY EVENING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS DUE TO 

STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS...



.Critical to extreme fire weather conditions expected Monday as a

low pressure system tracks eastward along the Colorado and New 

Mexico border steering the jetstream over southern and eastern 

New Mexico. West and southwest winds gusting 40 to 55 mph are 

expected with humidities mostly in the single digits and high 

Haines 6. These are considerably dangerous fire weather conditions

capable of rapid fire spread Monday afternoon and early evening. 

Critical fire weather conditions could return to portions of 

northeastern and east-central NM Tuesday.



NMZ104-125-126-142200-

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/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0021.240416T1700Z-240417T0200Z/

Northeast Plains-Central Highlands-East Central Plains-

224 AM MDT Sun Apr 14 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT

MONDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING

THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...



* AREA AND TIMING...Central Highlands (Zone 125), Northeast and

  East Central Plains (Zones 104 and 126) Monday from 10 AM until

  9 PM MDT for the Red Flag Warning. Tuesday 11 AM until 8 PM MDT

  for the Fire Weather Watch. 



* 20 FOOT WINDS...For the Red Flag Warning, west and southwest 20

  to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. For the Fire Weather Watch,

  northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 55 mph. 



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For the Red Flag Warning, between 7 and 12

  percent with over 5 hours of single digit relative humidity. For

  the Fire Weather Watch, between 10 to 15 percent. 



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly 

  and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme 

  fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be 

  done. 



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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NMZ106-123-124-142200-

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Middle Rio Grande Valley-Northeast Highlands-

Sandia and Manzano Mountains-

224 AM MDT Sun Apr 14 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT

MONDAY...



* AREA AND TIMING...Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), 

  Northeast Highlands (Zone 123) and the Sandia and Manzano 

  Mountains (Zone 124) Monday from 10 AM until 9 PM MDT. 



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

  to 55 mph. The strongest gusts are expected east of the 

  central mountain chain. 



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Bottoming out between 7 and 12 percent 

  with over 5 hours of single digit relative humidity values 

  across much of the east. 



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly 

  and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme 

  fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be 

  done. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the

field of this Red Flag Warning.



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