Full Notification

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF WESTERN, MUCH OF CENTRAL, AND ALL EASTERN NEW MEXICO... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWESTERN, MUCH OF CENTRAL, AND ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO... .After a morning of very poor humidity recovery, humidity values will plummet even lower this afternoon. Winds will continue to increase through the mid to late afternoon with gusts of 35 to 45 mph being common, setting the stage for critical to extreme fire behavior. Winds will decrease some around sunset, but will still remain breezy, if not locally windy, in several locations overnight. This will be coupled with another night of poor humidity recovery. Another round of critical to extreme fire weather conditions is then expected across southwest, central and eastern New Mexico through the day Monday with even stronger wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph across eastern New Mexico. Several hours of single digit humidity values are expected across east central and southeast New Mexico again Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque NM has issued a Red Flag Warning in effect from 9 AM to 9 PM MDT Monday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109), Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central Highlands (Zone 125), and East Central Plains (Zone 126).

* TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 9 PM MDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 9 AM to 9 PM MDT Monday.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...For the first Red Flag Warning southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, and for the second Red Flag Warning southwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For the first Red Flag Warning Relative Humidity between 5 to 12 percent, and for the second Red Flag Warning Relative Humidity between 7 to 15 percent.

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

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

Instructions:

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