Full Notification

AAA The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.

* AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), North Central Mountains (Zone 120), Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), Sangre De Cristo Mountains (Zone 122), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central Highlands (Zone 125) and the West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109) from 11 AM to 10 PM MDT Wednesday.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...South to southwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 or 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHWEST PLATEAU ... MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ... UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY ... SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS ... 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.