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...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM TODAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Critical fire weather will continue today and Monday east of the central mountain chain due to persistent surface low pressure, ample atmospheric mixing, strong southwesterly winds, and well above normal high temperatures. The greatest confidence for critical wind speeds will develop in the area from U.S.Highway 60 north to the Interstate 40 corridor and U.S. Highway 412. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 7 PM MDT Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AREA AND TIMING...The Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Central Highlands (Zone 125), and East Central Plains (Zone 126) from noon through 8 PM MDT today then again from 11 AM through 7 PM MDT Monday.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph today. Southwest or west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph on Monday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 to 11 percent both days.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHEAST PLAINS ... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ... CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ... EAST CENTRAL PLAINS

Instructions:

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