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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1208 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR AREAS
ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INCLUDING THE UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO RECORD HEAT, STRONG WINDS, AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.Amidst an extended stretch of record high temperatures, west
winds will strengthen Thursday in response to an upper level
trough passing eastward along the Colorado and New Mexico border,
and a potent surface trough in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo
Mountains. Winds will gust up to 45 mph as humidity plummets below
10 percent and high temperatures reach around 20 to 30 degrees
above average.

NMZ104-122>126-261100-
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/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0019.260326T1700Z-260327T0200Z/
Northeast Plains-Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Northeast Highlands-
Sandia and Manzano Mountains-Central Highlands-
East Central Plains-
1208 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Thursday.

* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Sangre de Cristo
  Mountains (Zone 122), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Sandia and
  Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central Highlands (Zone 125), and
  East Central Plains (Zone 126) Thursday from 11 AM until 8 PM
  MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with
  gusts up to 45 mph. Wind direction veering out of the
  northwest late in the day.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values around 4 to 12 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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