Red Flag Warning
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.
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.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
235 AM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025
...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS ON SUNDAY...
.An upper-level low will move through the Great Basin on Sunday,
which will steer the jet stream across New Mexico during the
afternoon. Meanwhile, a surface low will develop over eastern
Colorado increasing winds across the area. These strong winds
will combine with very low relative humidity values at all
elevations and very dry fuels to create critical to extreme fire
weather conditions Sunday afternoon.
NMZ110>113-TXZ055-056-262200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0020.250427T1700Z-250428T0300Z/
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
Texas Fire Weather Zone 055
El Paso County- Texas Fire Weather Zone 056
Hudspeth County-
235 AM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS, VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, AND FAR WEST
TEXAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...Texas Fire Weather Zone 055 El Paso County,
Fire Weather Zone 110 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache
NF/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 111 Southwest Deserts and
Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ, Fire Weather Zone 112 South
Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ and
Fire Weather Zone 113 Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln
NF/LNZ.
* TIMING...From 11 AM To 9 PM Sunday
* WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.
* EXPERIMENTAL RFTI...6 to 8, Critical to Extreme.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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