Fire Weather Watch

Locations Affected

Albuquerque, NM ∙ Rio Rancho, NM ∙ Lamy, NM ∙ Regina, NM ∙ Gallup, NM ∙ Spencerville, NM ∙ San Fidel, NM ∙ Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, NM ∙ Bosque Farms, NM ∙ San Felipe Pueblo/Santa Ana Pueblo Joint-Use Area, NM

Headline

Fire weather watch in effect from tuesday afternoon through tuesday evening due to strong winds and low relative humidity for the northwest plateau...
fire weather watch in effect from wednesday afternoon through wednesday evening due to strong winds and low relative humidity for the northwest plateau, the west central mountains, middle rio grande valley, north central mountains, sandia, manzano mountains, and the central highlands west of guadalupe county...
hot, dry, and windy conditions that develop over the northwest plateau on tuesday will spread as far southeast as the central highlands on wednesday due to strengthening northwest flow aloft and a surface trough in the lee of the sangre de cristo mountains.

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 331 AM MDT Mon Jun 15 2026 Fire weather watch in effect from tuesday afternoon through tuesday evening due to strong winds and low relative humidity for the northwest plateau... fire weather watch in effect from wednesday afternoon through wednesday evening due to strong winds and low relative humidity for the northwest plateau, the west central mountains, middle rio grande valley, north central mountains, sandia, manzano mountains, and the central highlands west of guadalupe county... hot, dry, and windy conditions that develop over the northwest plateau on tuesday will spread as far southeast as the central highlands on wednesday due to strengthening northwest flow aloft and a surface trough in the lee of the sangre de cristo mountains. ...fire weather watch in effect from wednesday afternoon through wednesday evening... the National Weather Service in albuquerque nm has issued a fire weather watch. * affected area, west central mountains (zone 105), middle rio grande valley (zone 106), north central mountains (zone 120), sandia and manzano mountains (zone 124), and central highlands west of guadalupe county (zone 125). * timing, from wednesday afternoon through wednesday evening. * 20 foot winds, northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * relative humidity, relative humidity between 6 and 12 percent. * impacts, any fires that develop will spread rapidly. outdoor burning is not recommended. precautionary/preparedness actions... please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this fire weather watch.

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