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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
343 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR MOST
OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A SEMI PERSISTENT BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TURBULENT MIXING COMBINED WITH ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AS
WELL. WINDS WILL ABATE SOME DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT
REINVIGORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

NMZ101-102-105-202200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0031.130621T1900Z-130622T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
343 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...
  NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DURING THE
  AFTERNOONS TO EARLY EVENINGS TODAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35
  AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHEST RIDGES
  AND AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE LINES.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 7 PERCENT
  LOWLANDS AND 5 TO 10 PERCENT HIGHLANDS.

* 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.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

NMZ103-202200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0031.130621T1900Z-130622T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
343 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DURING THE AFTERNOONS TO
  EARLY EVENINGS TODAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35
  AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHEST RIDGES
  AND AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE LINES.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 7 PERCENT
  LOWLANDS AND 5 TO 10 PERCENT HIGHLANDS.

* 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.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

NMZ106-107-109-202200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
343 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...
  THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
  MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35
  AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH
  LIGHTER FLOWS FOUND WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 10 PCT.

* 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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