Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Albuquerque, NM
Areas Affected: Sandia and Manzano Mountains; Central Highlands
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 6:42pm MDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 6:42pm MDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 2:00am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 9:00am MDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 9:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque NM
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY... .Winds will restrengthen and spread farther south and southeast on Wednesday while temperatures turn even hotter. This will only increase the areal threat for critical fire weather. Right now, the confidence is high enough to warrant a Red Flag Warning across northwestern, north central, and portions of central New Mexico. Winds appear to be a bit more marginal in the Rio Grande valley and west central mountains, so a Fire Weather Watch remains in effect there for Wednesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124) and Central Highlands (Zone 125) west of Santa Rosa. * TIMING...Wednesday 9 AM through 9 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 8 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5c9ddd0a52a81d6438681a2e503146b8c7b9b22f.002.1 Codes: NMZ124, NMZ125 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5c9ddd0a52a81d6438681a2e503146b8c7b9b22f.002.1