Full Notification

...RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY 12PM TO 7PM MDT FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY 11AM TO 9PM MDT FOR WEST-CENTRAL NM, CENTRAL NM AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .Gusty southerly winds and very low humidity falling below ten percent will produce several hours of critical fire weather up and down the middle Rio Grande Valley Friday afternoon. Southwesterly winds strengthening over a larger area of west-central and central NM and up the Upper Rio Grande Valley combined with very low humidity will yield critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions Sunday afternoon and early evening. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening.

* AREA AND TIMING...West-central Basin and Range (Zone 109), Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), and Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124).

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph, gusting to 45 to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 5 to 10 percent.

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

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

Instructions:

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