Fire Weather Watch

Locations Affected

Santa Fe, NM ∙ Cerro, NM ∙ Navajo, NM ∙ Coolidge, NM ∙ Bluewater, NM ∙ Moquino, NM ∙ Blanco, NM ∙ Vallecitos, NM ∙ Sombrillo, NM ∙ Nakaibito, NM

Headline

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
.Strengthening westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph alongside 6 to 12 hours of single-digit humidity as well as deep atmospheric mixing will allow for rapid fire spread or extreme fire behavior across northwestern New Mexico Saturday afternoon.

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 112 AM MDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO... .Strengthening westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph alongside 6 to 12 hours of single-digit humidity as well as deep atmospheric mixing will allow for rapid fire spread or extreme fire behavior across northwestern New Mexico Saturday afternoon. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque NM has issued a Fire Weather Watch. * AFFECTED AREA...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), North Central Mountains (Zone 120), and Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121). * TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative humidity between 5 to 10 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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