FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED MAY 15 AT 2:09AM MDT UNTIL MAY 16 AT 8:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-05-15 02:09:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-05-16 20:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM
Alert Text
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THISEVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS, THE NORTHEAST PLAINS, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...
.FORECAST WIND SPEEDS HAVE TRENDED STRONGER TODAY, PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. LIGHTNING FROM DRY STORMS IN FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON COULD START NEW FIRES, WHICH MAY RAPIDLY SPREAD FROM GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS PRODUCED BY THESE STORMS. A MORE EXTENSIVE FIRE GROWING PATTERN IS LIKELY TO BEGIN SATURDAY WITH STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS, SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY, HOT TEMPERATURES, AND RECEPTIVE FUEL CONDITIONS.
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST PLAINS (ZONE 104), MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY (ZONE 106), NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS (ZONE 123), AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (ZONE 125).
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Target Area
NORTHEAST PLAINS, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
