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...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9PM WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY... .Strengthening southwest winds combined with low humidity will create areas of critical fire weather conditions for portions of central and western NM on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Southwest winds will increase even more on Thursday and combine with many hours of single-digit humidity to create extremely critical fire weather conditions across central and northeast NM, with critical fire weather conditions elsewhere. Critical fire weather conditions will likely redevelop on Friday across much of central and eastern NM as strong southwest winds persist. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Wednesday. A Red Flag Warning has also been issued from 10 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Upper Rio Grande and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109).

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph on Wednesday. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 50 and 60 mph on Thursday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 5 to 11 percent on Wednesday and 4 to 10 percent on Thursday.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ... MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ... WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE ... UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY ... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS

Instructions:

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