Full Notification

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING TUESDAY FOR EASTERN AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NM DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A fire growth pattern will continue through Wednesday with breezy to windy conditions and very low humidity each afternoon. The coverage of critical fire weather conditions will expand each day through Tuesday as winds trend stronger. The potential exists for wind gusts up to 65 mph in eastern New Mexico on Tuesday. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 2 PM to 8 PM MDT Monday.

* AREA AND TIMING...Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121) Monday between 2 and 8 PM.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 11 and 16 percent.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY

Instructions:

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