...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, SANDIA, MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WEST OF GUADALUPE COUNTY... .Hot, dry, and windy conditions that develop over the Northwest Plateau on Tuesday will spread as far southeast as the Central Highlands on Wednesday due to strengthening northwest flow aloft and a surface trough in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque NM has issued a Fire Weather Watch in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening, and a Fire Weather Watch in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101).
* TIMING...For the first Fire Weather Watch, from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening. For the second Fire Weather Watch, from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative humidity between 6 and 9 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHWEST PLATEAU
