Fire Weather Watch

Headline

Red flag warning sunday from noon until 10 PM fore much of the central and western portion of the forecast area due to strong wind and low relative humidity...
fire weather watch monday from 11 AM until 10 PM along and east of the north central mountains and middle rio grande valley, and from 3 PM until 10 PM for areas farther west, due to strong wind and low humidity...
a weather pattern conducive for large fire growth will develop sunday and continue through wednesday as a broad trough develops over the western united states keeping the flow over new mexico dry and windy. the strongest winds and critically low relative humidity values sunday will favor the central mountain chain and northeast highlands westward. then, relative humidity plummets over eastern areas as well on monday. winds will strengthen over central and eastern areas late monday morning, but not until mid afternoon farther west.

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 227 PM MDT Sat May 4 2024 Red flag warning sunday from noon until 10 PM fore much of the central and western portion of the forecast area due to strong wind and low relative humidity... fire weather watch monday from 11 AM until 10 PM along and east of the north central mountains and middle rio grande valley, and from 3 PM until 10 PM for areas farther west, due to strong wind and low humidity... a weather pattern conducive for large fire growth will develop sunday and continue through wednesday as a broad trough develops over the western united states keeping the flow over new mexico dry and windy. the strongest winds and critically low relative humidity values sunday will favor the central mountain chain and northeast highlands westward. then, relative humidity plummets over eastern areas as well on monday. winds will strengthen over central and eastern areas late monday morning, but not until mid afternoon farther west. ...red flag warning remains in effect from noon to 10 PM MDT sunday... ...fire weather watch remains in effect from monday afternoon through monday evening... * area and timing, northwest plateau (zone 101), west central mountains (zone 105), and west central basin and range (zone 109) sunday from noon until 10 PM MDT, and monday from 3 PM until 10 pm. * 20 foot winds, on sunday, southwest at 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. on monday, west at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * relative humidity, 8-18 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. &&