Fire Weather Watch 04/12/2025 00:59 for New Mexico areas

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY BETWEEN 1PM AND 8PM FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS, WEST CENTRAL NM, AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEYS DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY BETWEEN 10AM AND 8PM FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEYS, WEST CENTRAL NM, AND ALL AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .Well above normal temperatures, very low humidity, strengthening west-southwest winds, and high fire danger will lead to critical fire weather conditions this afternoon and evening. High temperatures will be 15 to 25 degrees above normal with 6 to 12 hours of single digit humidity expected. Strongest winds are expected across northeast New Mexico. More critical fire weather conditions are expected Sunday as above normal temperatures with exceptionally dry conditions persist. In general, winds will be a little stronger than on Saturday. In sparse areas, fuels may have begun to green up after the rain and snow last weekend, which would mitigate the potential for rapid fire spread. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MDT this evening. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * AREA AND TIMING...This includes the West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109) between 1 pm and 8 pm today and again Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West to southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts near 35 mph today and west to southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph on Sunday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 3 and 6 percent today and between 5 and 8 percent Sunday. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.