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Action: New Issued At: 2026-03-25 13:08:54 978 WWUS85 KABQ 251808 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1208 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO RECORD HEAT, STRONG WINDS, AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Amidst an extended stretch of record high temperatures, west winds will strengthen Thursday in response to an upper level trough passing eastward along the Colorado and New Mexico border, and a potent surface trough in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Winds will gust up to 45 mph as humidity plummets below 10 percent and high temperatures reach around 20 to 30 degrees above average. NMZ104-122>126-261100- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0020.260326T1700Z-260327T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0019.260326T1700Z-260327T0200Z/ Northeast Plains-Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Northeast Highlands- Sandia and Manzano Mountains-Central Highlands- East Central Plains- 1208 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Zone 122), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central Highlands (Zone 125), and East Central Plains (Zone 126) Thursday from 11 AM until 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Wind direction veering out of the northwest late in the day. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values around 4 to 12 percent. * 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 Red Flag Warning. && $$ NMZ121-261100- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0019.260326T1700Z-260327T0200Z/ Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley- 1208 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * AREA AND TIMING...Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121). * 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 18 to 24 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values falling to 6 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ Action: New Issued At: 2026-03-25 13:08:54 978 WWUS85 KABQ 251808 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1208 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO RECORD HEAT, STRONG WINDS, AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Amidst an extended stretch of record high temperatures, west winds will strengthen Thursday in response to an upper level trough passing eastward along the Colorado and New Mexico border, and a potent surface trough in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Winds will gust up to 45 mph as humidity plummets below 10 percent and high temperatures reach around 20 to 30 degrees above average. NMZ104-122>126-261100- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0020.260326T1700Z-260327T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0019.260326T1700Z-260327T0200Z/ Northeast Plains-Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Northeast Highlands- Sandia and Manzano Mountains-Central Highlands- East Central Plains- 1208 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Zone 122), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central Highlands (Zone 125), and East Central Plains (Zone 126) Thursday from 11 AM until 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Wind direction veering out of the northwest late in the day. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values around 4 to 12 percent. * 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 Red Flag Warning. && $$ NMZ121-261100- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0019.260326T1700Z-260327T0200Z/ Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley- 1208 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * AREA AND TIMING...Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121). * 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 18 to 24 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values falling to 6 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-26 01:05:48 648 WWUS85 KABQ 260605 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1205 AM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO RECORD HEAT, STRONG WINDS, AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Amidst an extended stretch of record warmth, west winds will strengthen today across northern and eastern New Mexico. The strongest winds will focus along and just east of the Central Mountain Chain where winds may gust as high as 45 mph. Conditions will be very dry, with the driest conditions in the Northeast and Central Highlands where 6 to 10 hours of single digit relative humidity is forecast. NMZ104-121>126-270200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.260326T1700Z-260327T0200Z/ Northeast Plains- Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley- Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Northeast Highlands- Sandia and Manzano Mountains-Central Highlands- East Central Plains- 1205 AM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Zone 122), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central Highlands (Zone 125), and East Central Plains (Zone 126) Thursday from 11 AM until 8 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Wind direction shifting to the northwest late in the day. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values around 4 to 14 percent. * 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 Red Flag Warning. && $$ 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||