Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening.

* AREA AND TIMING...Northwest and West Central Highlands, Middle Rio Grande Valley, North Central and Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains, Northeast Highlands, Northeast and East Central Plains from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT today, from 9 AM to 10 PM MDT Sunday and from Monday morning through Monday evening.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts to between 40 and 50 mph today, Sunday and Memorial Day.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 9 percent today. Single digit humidity values will occur for 8 to 14 hours over the majority of the region today. Minimum humidity will fall to between 6 and 15 percent Sunday and Memorial Day.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... 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.