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...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM MDT FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE, SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .Southwest to west winds will increase this afternoon, with gusts of 30 to 40 mph overlapping with an area of single digit relative humidity in south-central New Mexico. Five to ten hours of single-digit relative humidity will occur in the southern portion of the Middle Rio Grande Valley zone today where the risk of rapid fire spread will be highest. A few showers may enhance wind gusts at times this afternoon, creating erratic fire behavior. Southwest winds strengthen further Sunday, expanding the area of critical fire weather to west-central NM and the central highlands. Minimum humidity again falls into the single-digits for five to ten hours on Sunday in south-central NM. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AREA AND TIMING...West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109) and Central Highlands (Zone 125) Sunday from 11AM to 9PM MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest to west winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph, except gusts as high as 50 mph in the Central Highlands.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 to 13 percent.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE ... CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

Instructions:

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