RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED APRIL 23 AT 3:55AM MDT UNTIL APRIL 23 AT 8:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-04-23 03:55:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-23 20:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM
Alert Text
...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT FOR THE RIOGRANDE VALLEY, WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE, AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT AND A SURFACE TROUGH IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TODAY. WEST AND NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO PLUMMET MOSTLY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. OUTSIDE OF THE WARNED AREA, LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TODAY AS FAR WEST AS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.
* AREA AND TIMING...TODAY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONES 104 AND 126); NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONES 123 AND 125); SANDIA, MANZANO, AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS (ZONES 122 AND 124); WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE (ZONE 109); MIDDLE AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY (ZONES 106 AND 121).
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH, WITH GUSTS PEAKING BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR IN AND NEAR THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 6 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Target Area
NORTHEAST PLAINS, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE, UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY, SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
