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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
328 AM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS...

.INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL COMBINE TO CREATE EXCELLENT MIXING
AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS SUNDAY. THE DRY
AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS
OF 8 TO 14 PERCENT IN MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA.

NMZ108-040100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0002.130303T1900Z-130304T0100Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
328 AM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
  EASTERN PLAINS BETWEEN 12 PM AND 6 PM MST.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 8 AND 14 PERCENT FOR
  MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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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