Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued April 25 at 12:33PM MDT until April 26 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 25, 2026 - 11:33am
Expires:
April 26, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING ON SUNDAY FROM 11 AM 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 today,
southwest winds will gust up to 35 mph today while humidity
plummets between 10 and 15 percent. On Sunday, southwest and
westerly wind gusts will peak from 50 to around 60 mph over a
larger portion of the area with continued very low humidity. In
addition, lightning activity across northern New mexico on Sunday
will occur with little wetting precipitation, increasing the
chances for new fire ignitions.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Sunday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* 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 to west 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.
Instruction:
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Red Flag Warning.
Area Description:
West Central Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; West Central Basin and Range; Sandia and Manzano Mountains
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender: