Red Flag Warning

Locations Affected

Milan, NM ∙ Mentmore, NM ∙ Gamerco, NM ∙ Acomita Lake, NM ∙ Ramah, NM ∙ Casa Blanca, NM ∙ Navajo, NM ∙ Bluewater Lake, NM ∙ Mesita, NM ∙ Gallup Municipal Airport, NM

Headline

Red flag warning today from 3 to 8 PM for the west central mountains along and west of the continental divide due to strong wind and low humidity...
fire weather watch tuesday and wednesday from 11 AM to 9 PM for the west central mountains, basin, and range, middle rio grande valley, and the sandia and manzano mountains along and south of highway 60 due to strong wind and low humidity...
wind speeds will become strong west of the continental divide this afternoon, then become strong areawide tuesday and wednesday, as an upper level trough draws the jetstream over new mexico with strong and very dry southwest winds at the surface. a gusty pacific cold front will cross on wednesday shifting the wind direction out of the west, then out of the northwest late in the day. after a high temperature around 8 degrees above the 30-year average in gallup today, highs will vary from near average to around 10 degrees above across the watch area on tuesday, then from 3 degrees above average in socorro county on wednesday to around 8 degrees below average along the arizona border. wind speeds will also weaken some on wednesday, but most locations will still experience single digit humidities wednesday afternoon.

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 435 AM MDT Mon May 12 2025 Red flag warning today from 3 to 8 PM for the west central mountains along and west of the continental divide due to strong wind and low humidity... fire weather watch tuesday and wednesday from 11 AM to 9 PM for the west central mountains, basin, and range, middle rio grande valley, and the sandia and manzano mountains along and south of highway 60 due to strong wind and low humidity... wind speeds will become strong west of the continental divide this afternoon, then become strong areawide tuesday and wednesday, as an upper level trough draws the jetstream over new mexico with strong and very dry southwest winds at the surface. a gusty pacific cold front will cross on wednesday shifting the wind direction out of the west, then out of the northwest late in the day. after a high temperature around 8 degrees above the 30-year average in gallup today, highs will vary from near average to around 10 degrees above across the watch area on tuesday, then from 3 degrees above average in socorro county on wednesday to around 8 degrees below average along the arizona border. wind speeds will also weaken some on wednesday, but most locations will still experience single digit humidities wednesday afternoon. ...red flag warning in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MDT this evening... ...fire weather watch in effect from tuesday morning through tuesday evening... ...fire weather watch in effect from wednesday morning through wednesday evening... the National Weather Service in albuquerque has issued a red flag warning, which is in effect from 3 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MDT this evening. a fire weather watch has also been issued. this fire weather watch is in effect from tuesday morning through tuesday evening. in addition, a fire weather watch has been issued. this fire weather watch is in effect from wednesday morning through wednesday evening. * area and timing, west central mountains (zone 105) today (along and west of the continental divide) from 3 to 8 pm, then tuesday and wednesday (zone-wide) from 11 AM to 9 pm. * 20 foot winds, for today: southwest 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. for tuesday: southwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. for wednesday: west 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * relative humidity, for today: 10-15 percent, except up to 18 percent on the peaks of the chuska mountains. for tuesday: 9-14 percent. for wednesday: 8-15 percent, except up to 18 percent on the peaks of the chuska mountains. * 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. please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather watch.

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