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Home Return to list Fire Weather Watch 0019 Issued by the Albuquerque Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-03-20 03:31:03 643 WWUS85 KABQ 200830 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 230 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .After three days of unprecedented March heat, and widespread poor humidity recoveries Saturday night, a very dry backdoor cold front will plunge through the eastern plains on Sunday with northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph. Despite the backdoor front, humidities will mostly bottom out in the single digits Sunday afternoon as high temperatures climb between 18 and 25 degrees above 1991-2020 averages. NMZ104-126-202100- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0019.260322T1800Z-260323T0200Z/ Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 230 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104) and East Central Plains (Zone 126) Sunday from noon until 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 and 9 percent, except 9 to 13 percent in Union County. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch. && $$ 44 Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-20 14:23:53 789 WWUS85 KABQ 201923 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 123 PM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A very dry backdoor cold front will enter the eastern plains on Sunday with northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph. Even with cooling temperatures, the afternoon humidity will plummet below 10% Sunday afternoon. These windy and dry conditions combined with very dry fuels will increase the risk of rapid fire spread. NMZ104-126-211300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.260322T1800Z-260323T0200Z/ Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 123 PM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104) and East Central Plains (Zone 126) Sunday from noon until 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 and 9 percent, except 9 to 13 percent in Union County. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-21 03:22:18 911 WWUS85 KABQ 210822 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 222 AM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .After widespread poor humidity recovery tonight, a very dry backdoor cold front will plunge through the eastern plains on Sunday with northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph. Despite the backdoor front, humidities will mostly bottom out in the single digits Sunday afternoon as high temperatures climb between 10 and 26 degrees above 1991-2020 averages. NMZ104-126-211630- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.260322T1800Z-260323T0200Z/ Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 222 AM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104) and East Central Plains (Zone 126) Sunday from noon until 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 6 and 10 percent, except up to 15 percent in Union County. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch. && $$ 44 Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-21 03:25:18 946 WWUS85 KABQ 210824 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 224 AM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .After widespread poor humidity recovery tonight, a dry backdoor cold front will plunge through the eastern plains on Sunday with northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph. Despite the backdoor front, humidities will mostly bottom out in the single digits Sunday afternoon as high temperatures climb between 10 and 26 degrees above 1991-2020 averages. NMZ104-126-212100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.260322T1800Z-260323T0200Z/ Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 224 AM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104) and East Central Plains (Zone 126) Sunday from noon until 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 6 and 10 percent, except up to 15 percent in Union County. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch. && $$ 44 Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-21 13:24:23 008 WWUS85 KABQ 211823 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1223 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .After widespread poor humidity recovery tonight, a dry backdoor cold front will plunge through the eastern plains Sunday with northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph. Despite the backdoor front, humidity will mostly bottom out in the single-digits Sunday afternoon as high temperatures climb between 10 and 26 degrees above 1991-2020 averages. NMZ104-126-221100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.260322T1800Z-260323T0200Z/ Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 1223 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104) and East Central Plains (Zone 126) Sunday from noon until 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 and 10 percent, except up to 15 percent in Union County. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch. && $$ Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-03-22 03:15:18 492 WWUS85 KABQ 220814 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 214 AM MDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS CANCELLED... NMZ104-126-220915- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0019.260322T1800Z-260323T0200Z/ Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 214 AM MDT Sun Mar 22 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has cancelled the Fire Weather Watch. An hour or two of critical fire weather conditions are expected across the Northeast and East Central Plains this afternoon just ahead of and along a gusty backdoor cold front. In the wake of the front, northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph will continue for a few hours, while humidities climb between 25 and 40 percent. $$ 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||