Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued June 27 at 1:09PM MDT until June 27 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 27, 2026 - 12:09pm
Expires:
June 27, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST, NORTHWEST,
AND NORTHEAST NM AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST, NORTHWEST,
AND NORTHEAST NM AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...
.Critical fire weather conditions will return this weekend across
most of northern and western New Mexico as well as the Central
Highlands. Strong southwest winds with gusts up to 50 mph and
humidity values falling below 15 percent are expected each day.
Spotty wetting rainfall today and over the last few days will not
significantly improve fuel dryness, with the northwest remaining the
driest portion of the state. Any lightning-started fires will have
the potential to grow quickly under these fire weather conditions.
Critical fire conditions will likely continue across northeast NM
into at least Monday of next week.
* AFFECTED AREA...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central
Mountains (Zone 105), West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109),
North Central Mountains (Zone 120), Upper Rio Grande Valley and
Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), and Central Highlands (Zone
125).
* TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 8 PM MDT this
evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT
Sunday.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...For the first Red Flag Warning, southwest winds 20
to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, and for the second Red Flag
Warning, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For the first Red Flag Warning, Relative
Humidity between 10 to 18 percent, and for the second Red Flag
Warning, Relative Humidity between 10 to 16 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will 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:
Northwest Plateau; West Central Mountains; West Central Basin and Range; North Central Mountains; Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley; Central Highlands
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
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