Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
480 WWUS85 KABQ 260953 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 353 AM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR WEST-CENTRAL NM AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN NM DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .Strong south-southwest winds with very low humidity will lead to critical fire weather today along and west of the Middle Rio Grande Valley. Widespread critical fire weather will then spread to nearly all of northern, central, and western NM Sunday when the strongest winds are expected. Gusts up to 60 mph are likely with single digit humidity along the central mountain chain Sunday with extreme fire weather conditions expected. NMZ105-106-109-270100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0023.250426T1900Z-250427T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.250427T1700Z-250428T0300Z/ West Central Mountains-Middle Rio Grande Valley- West Central Basin and Range- 353 AM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... * AREA AND TIMING...West Central Mountains (Zone 105), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), and the West-Central Basin and Range (Zone 109) this afternoon and again Sunday afternoon and early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...South-southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph today. Southwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 45 mph Sunday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 6 to 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. && $$ NMZ101-120>125-270100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.250427T1700Z-250428T0300Z/ Northwest Plateau-North Central Mountains- Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley- Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Northeast Highlands- Sandia and Manzano Mountains-Central Highlands- 353 AM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... * AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), North Central Mountains and Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Zones 120 and 122), Upper Rio Grande and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Northeast and Central Highlands (Zones 123 and 125) Sunday afternoon and early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 6 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$