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370 WWUS85 KABQ 022107 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 307 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY LATE MORNING UNTIL SUNSET ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...AND NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY. STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE IN PLACE...LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. AREAS IMPACTED ON THURSDAY WILL INCLUDE THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF THE STATE...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST TO WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP TEMPERATURES BY 8 TO 15 DEGREES ON FRIDAY...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE POTENTIAL EXISTS STRONG WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY. AREAS THAT WILL SEE THE THREAT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ON FRIDAY WILL PRIMARILY INCLUDE THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. NMZ101-105-031400- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0039.131003T1700Z-131004T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 307 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS ON THURSDAY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO 13 TO 17 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ NMZ108-031400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.131003T1700Z-131004T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0037.131004T1900Z-131005T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 307 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY 11 AM TO7 PM AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THURSDAY. WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT THURSDAY AND 14 TO 19 PERCENT FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING FOR THURSDAY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY. && $$ NMZ103-104-031400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.131003T1700Z-131004T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 307 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EASTWARD ON THURSDAY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 TO 17 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. && $$ NMZ106-031400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0037.131004T1900Z-131005T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 307 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...14 TO 19 PERCENT * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 52