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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF I-25 DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A storm system crossing the Great Basin will steer a southwesterly jet stream over New Mexico on Thursday producing wind gusts from 40 to 60 mph at the surface. Humidities will plummet near and below 15 percent in zones along and east of I-25, where high temperatures will climb up to 11 degrees above 1991-2020 averages. 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...Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central and Northeast Highlands (Zones 125 and 123), and the Northeast and East Central Plains (Zones 104 and 126) from noon until 7 PM MST.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts peaking between 50 and 60 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Bottoming out between 10 to 18 percent.

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

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

Instructions:

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch.