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Rio Arriba County Emergency Services
Thursday June 22nd, 2023 :: 02:09 p.m. MDT

Alert

Red Flag Warning until 08:00PM Friday

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* 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), Northeast Highlands, (Zone 123), Northeast Plains (Zone 104), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central Highlands (Zone 125), West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109) from Friday afternoon through Friday evening.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Ranging from 5 to 12 percent.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHWEST PLATEAU ... NORTHEAST PLAINS ... WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ... MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ... WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE ... NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ... UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY ... SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS ... CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

Instructions:

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.

Address/Location
Rio Arriba County Emergency Services
1122 Industrial Park Rd
EspaƱola, NM 87532

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 575-747-1941

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Red Flag Warning

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