FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED APRIL 25 AT 5:43AM MDT UNTIL APRIL 26 AT 8:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-04-25 05:43:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-26 20:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM
Alert Text
...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT EAST OF THECENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT IN ZONES ALONG AND EAST OF I-25, AND ALSO OVER WEST CENTRAL ZONES, DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.WITH MULTIPLE FIRES ONGOING ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO, SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY GUST UP TO 35 MPH TODAY WHILE HUMIDITIES PLUMMET BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. ON SUNDAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK FROM 50 TO AROUND 60 MPH OVER A LARGER PORTION OF THE AREA WITH CONTINUED VERY LOW HUMIDITY. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY LIGHTNING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM VIRGA SHOWERS ALONG I-40 OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO, AND ALSO ALONG I- 25 NORTH OF I-40 TO THE COLORADO BORDER.
* AREA AND TIMING...RIO GRANDE VALLEY (ZONE 106), SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS (ZONE 124), WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, BASIN, AND RANGE (ZONES 105 AND 109) SUNDAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT, EXCEPT UP TO 20 PERCENT ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, AND OVER 20 PERCENT IN THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Target Area
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE, SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS
