Full Notification

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN NM DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .Strong southerly winds with single digit humidity and above normal temperatures will support several hours of critical fire weather in the middle Rio Grande Valley this afternoon and perhaps again on Saturday afternoon. Stronger southwesterly winds over the entire area Sunday with very low humidity and above normal temperatures will yield critical to locally extreme fire weather 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...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), North Central and Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Zones 120 and 122), Northeast and Central Highlands (Zones 123 and 125) Sunday afternoon and early evening.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 6 to 10 percent.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHWEST PLATEAU ... WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ... NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ... SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

Instructions:

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