Red Flag Warning

Locations Affected

Pinehill, NM ∙ Encinal, NM ∙ Crystal, NM ∙ Bluewater, NM ∙ Black Rock, NM ∙ McCartys Village, NM ∙ Church Rock, NM ∙ South Acomita Village, NM ∙ Thoreau, NM ∙ Seboyeta, NM

Headline

Red flag warning through 8 PM today for the west central mountains along and west of the continental divide due to strong wind and low humidity...
red flag warning in effect tuesday 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...
fire weather watch 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...
locally strong southwest winds and low humidity will continue today west of the continental divide. strong southwest winds with even lower humidity will arrive tuesday. southwest to west winds with greater coverage of single digit humidity are expected on wednesday. above normal temperatures today and tuesday will begin to trend cooler by wednesday as winds shift more out of the west. the threat for rapid fire spread will be focused mainly along and south of the u.s. highway 60 corridor where recent rainfall was much lighter and more spotty. greenup and greater fuel moisture from recent rain and snow along and north of u.s. highway 60 will help to mitigate the threat for rapid fire spread.

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 239 PM MDT Mon May 12 2025 Red flag warning through 8 PM today for the west central mountains along and west of the continental divide due to strong wind and low humidity... red flag warning in effect tuesday 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... fire weather watch 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... locally strong southwest winds and low humidity will continue today west of the continental divide. strong southwest winds with even lower humidity will arrive tuesday. southwest to west winds with greater coverage of single digit humidity are expected on wednesday. above normal temperatures today and tuesday will begin to trend cooler by wednesday as winds shift more out of the west. the threat for rapid fire spread will be focused mainly along and south of the u.s. highway 60 corridor where recent rainfall was much lighter and more spotty. greenup and greater fuel moisture from recent rain and snow along and north of u.s. highway 60 will help to mitigate the threat for rapid fire spread. ...red flag warning remains in effect until 8 PM MDT this evening... ...red flag warning in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT tuesday... ...fire weather watch remains 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 11 AM to 9 PM MDT tuesday. the fire weather watch is no longer in effect. * area and timing, west central mountains (zone 105) today (along and west of the continental divide) through 8 pm, then tuesday and wednesday from 11 AM to 9 pm. * 20 foot winds, for today, southwest 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. for tuesday, southwest to west 25-40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. for wednesday, west 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * relative humidity, for today, 10-15 percent. for tuesday, 9-14 percent. for wednesday, 8-15 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. please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather watch.

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