Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
309 PM MDT Tue May 13 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM TODAY FOR THE
NORTHWEST PLATEAU, WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, BASIN, AND RANGE,
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, AND THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS
DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, BASIN, AND RANGE,
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.Strong winds and very low humidity will continue today and
Wednesday as an upper level trough passing north of New Mexico
steers the jetstream over the state. Updated forecasts indicate
high fire danger will continue to spread, so the Red Flag Warning
has been expanded to include the Central Highlands and all of the
Sandia and Manzano Mountains. A strong Pacific cold front moving
through the area Wednesday will shift winds from the southwest to
west then northwest as the day progresses. Cooler temperatures
will also arrive behind the front however the coverage of single
digit humidity will actually be greater. Winds will taper off
Wednesday evening to alleviate critical fire weather.

NMZ101-105-106-109-124-140300-
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Northwest Plateau-West Central Mountains-Middle Rio Grande Valley-
West Central Basin and Range-Sandia and Manzano Mountains-
309 PM MDT Tue May 13 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Wednesday.
The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central
  Mountains, Basin, and Range (Zones 105 and 109), Middle Rio
  Grande Valley (Zone 106), and the Sandia and Manzano Mountains
  (Zone 124) today and Wednesday from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...For today, southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up
  to 45 mph. For Wednesday, west 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50
  mph. The strongest winds will focus along the central mountain
  chain.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For today, 8 to 14 percent. For Wednesday,
  5 to 13 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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