Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Sunday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau and Highlands, West Central Highlands, North Central and Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains, Middle Rio Grande Valley, Northeast and East Central Plains from 11 AM MDT Saturday through 10 PM MDT Saturday evening. Critical conditions will redevelop again Sunday morning through Sunday evening, and again Monday morning through Monday evening.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph on Saturday. Southwest winds of 25 to 40 mph with occasional gusts of 45 to 55 mph on Sunday and Monday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Ranging from 4 to 15 percent each day. About 8 to 15 hours of single digit humidities along and east of I-25 and along and south of I-40 Saturday, 5 to 15 hours on Sunday, and 4 to 12 hours Monday.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and dangerous fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be done.

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

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.