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Home Return to list Fire Weather Warning 0046 Issued by the Albuquerque Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-06-19 13:03:19 804 WWUS85 KABQ 191803 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1203 PM MDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO... .Very dry air will enter northwestern New Mexico on Saturday, with many areas seeing 6 to 12 hours of single digit relative humidity. Winds strengthening to 15 to 25 mph, deep atmospheric mixing, and very dry fuels will increase the risk of rapid fire spread and potentially extreme fire behavior. NMZ101-105-120-121-200215- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0042.260620T1800Z-260621T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0046.260620T1800Z-260621T0100Z/ Northwest Plateau-West Central Mountains-North Central Mountains- Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley- 1203 PM MDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque NM has issued a Red Flag Warning in effect from noon to 7 PM MDT Saturday. * AFFECTED AREA...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), North Central Mountains (Zone 120), and Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121). * TIMING...From noon to 7 PM MDT Saturday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative humidity between 5 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will 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. && $$ 77 Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-06-19 21:05:15 166 WWUS85 KABQ 200204 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 804 PM MDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEYS... .Very dry air will enter northwestern New Mexico on Saturday, with many areas seeing 6 to 12 hours of single digit relative humidity. Winds strengthening to 15 to 25 mph, deep atmospheric mixing, and very dry fuels will increase the risk of rapid fire spread. NMZ101-105-120-121-201000- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0046.260620T1800Z-260621T0100Z/ Northwest Plateau-West Central Mountains-North Central Mountains- Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley- 804 PM MDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), North Central Mountains (Zone 120), and Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121). * TIMING...From noon to 7 PM MDT Saturday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative humidity between 5 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ 34 Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-06-20 02:21:49 126 WWUS85 KABQ 200721 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 121 AM MDT Sat Jun 20 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TODAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS, AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF NEW MEXICO... .Very dry air enters northwestern New Mexico today, with many areas seeing 6 to 12 hours of single digit relative humidity. Winds strengthening to 15 to 25 mph, deep atmospheric mixing, and very dry fuels will increase the risk of rapid fire spread. NMZ101-105-120-121-210100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0046.260620T1800Z-260621T0100Z/ Northwest Plateau-West Central Mountains-North Central Mountains- Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley- 121 AM MDT Sat Jun 20 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AFFECTED AREA...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), North Central Mountains (Zone 120), and Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121). * TIMING...From noon today to 7 PM MDT this evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative humidity between 5 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will 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. && $$ 24 Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-06-20 19:49:35 246 WWUS85 KABQ 210048 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 648 PM MDT Sat Jun 20 2026 NMZ101-105-120-121-210200- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-260621T0100Z/ Northwest Plateau-West Central Mountains-North Central Mountains- Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley- 648 PM MDT Sat Jun 20 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The strong winds will continue to decrease through the evening. Hence, the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire. However, very dry conditions will prevail this evening, overnight, and through the day on Sunday. $$ 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||