...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT IN ZONES ALONGAND EAST OF I-25, AND ALSO OVER THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, BASIN, AND RANGE, DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LOCALIZED EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PARTS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. IN ADDITION, ISOLATED VIRGA SHOWERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DRY LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF I-25 IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, AND FROM RATON EASTWARD ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER. AN ACTIVE STORM TRACK OVER THE WESTERN US, AND A PERSISTENT SURFACE TROUGH IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES, WILL CAUSE WINDY CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO EASTERN AREAS WITH MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS (ZONES 104 AND 126), AND NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONES 123 AND 125) TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT, AND MONDAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...TODAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. MONDAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 10 TO 16 PERCENT TODAY, AND 7 TO 13 PERCENT MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.