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...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8PM TODAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS, WEST CENTRAL NM, AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEYS DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY BETWEEN 10AM AND 8PM FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEYS, WEST CENTRAL NM, AND ALL AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .Well above normal temperatures, very low humidity, strengthening west-southwest winds, and high fire danger will keep critical fire weather conditions going through the early evening. After very poor humidity recovery tonight, another day of critical fire weather conditions is expected Sunday. Temperatures will stay several degrees above normal with exceptionally dry conditions causing humidity to plummet. Winds will also be slightly stronger than today. Finer fuels and grasses will be most susceptible to rapid fire spread. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 10 AM to 8 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Zones 122), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central Highlands (Zone 125), and the East Central plains (Zone 126) Sunday 10 am through 8 pm MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 20 to 30 mph with occasional gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 and 12 percent.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ... SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS ... CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ... EAST CENTRAL PLAINS

Instructions:

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