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2/16/2025 7:17pm 
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Red Flag Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Albuquerque, NM

    RED FLAG WARNING  

West Central Mountains, NM; Middle Rio Grande Valley, NM; West Central Basin and Range, NM; Sandia and Manzano Mountains, NM

Red Flag Warning issued April 26 at 4:16AM MDT until April 26 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING

Areas Affected: West Central Mountains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; West Central Basin and Range; Sandia and Manzano Mountains

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Sunday 4:16am MDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 4:16am MDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 8:00pm MDT

Event Onset: Sunday 11:00am MDT

Event Ends: Sunday 8:00pm MDT

Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM

Details: 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT IN ZONES ALONG
AND EAST OF I-25, AND ALSO OVER THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, BASIN,
AND RANGE, DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.Southwest wind gusts of 45 to 60 mph with very low humidity and
dry vegetation will create widespread critical fire weather
conditions this afternoon and early evening. Localized extremely
critical conditions will occur across parts of the eastern plains.
In addition, isolated virga showers will be capable of producing
dry lightning this afternoon along and west of I-25 in the
Northeast Highlands, and from Raton eastward along the Colorado
border. An active storm track over the western US, and a
persistent surface trough in the lee of the southern Rockies, will
cause windy conditions to return to eastern areas with more
critical fire weather conditions both Monday and Tuesday.

* AREA AND TIMING...Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106); Sandia and
Manzano Mountains (Zone 124); West Central Mountains, Basin, and
Range (Zones 105 and 109) today from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest to west 25 to 40 mph with gusts of
45 to 60 mph. The strongest gusts will be over the mountains.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 10 to 15 percent, except
around 20 percent along the continental divide, and around 30
percent in the Chuska Mountains.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Information: 
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Red Flag Warning.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ecd4bf5aa73bd7e5f6dc39685c3b3441f25160c2.002.1
Codes: NMZ105, NMZ106, NMZ109, NMZ124
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ecd4bf5aa73bd7e5f6dc39685c3b3441f25160c2.002.1