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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
323 PM MDT WED MAY 22 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY FROM 1 PM TIL 8 PM MDT ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE ON THURSDAY WITH BREEZY
TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS BY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER. ADDITIONALLY...THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY DRY AND VERY UNSTABLE WITH TEMPERATURES 5
TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
NMZ101-103-222230-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
323 PM MDT WED MAY 22 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
ONE TO TWO HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR NEAR THE
COLORADO AND ARIZONA STATE LINES OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AS WELL
AS BETWEEN PECOS AND WAGON MOUND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS WILL PREVENT MORE
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM OCCURRING.
$$
NMZ105-231400-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
323 PM MDT WED MAY 22 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AREA AND TIMING...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE ARIZONA STATE LINES FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY
EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 TO 8 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
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