Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Monday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Highlands, Northeast and East Central Plains, Middle Rio Grande Valley and Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains below any snowpack. Critical conditions will develop rapidly this morning and persist through the evening. Critical conditions will redevelop by midday Monday and continue through Monday evening. Even stronger and possibly damaging winds are expected Tuesday when critical conditions are again expected.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West to northwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph today. Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph Monday afternoon. Southwest to west 30 to 45 mph with gusts to 70 mph Tuesday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Ranging from around 6 to 12 percent this afternoon, near 10 percent Monday and from about 9 to 15 percent on Tuesday.

* IMPACTS....Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... NORTHEAST PLAINS ... MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ... SANDIA MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS ... EAST CENTRAL PLAINS

Instructions:

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.