Fire Weather Watch for Northeast Plains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; Northeast Highlands +3 more
Impacts: Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Official alert brief
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...
AFFECTED AREA
Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), 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 8 PM MDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Monday morning through Monday evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...For the first Red Flag Warning southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, for the second Red Flag Warning southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, and for the Fire Weather Watch southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
For the first Red Flag Warning Relative Humidity between 5 to 10 percent, for the second Red Flag Warning Relative Humidity between 6 to 15 percent, and for the Fire Weather Watch Relative Humidity between 8 to 15 percent.
IMPACTS
Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instructions
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch.