Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued June 16 at 3:30AM MDT until June 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
June 16, 2026 - 2:30am
Expires:
June 16, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT TUESDAY DUE
TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS, AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...
.Hot, dry, and windy conditions that develop over the Northwest
Plateau on Tuesday will spread as far southeast as the Central
Highlands on Wednesday, due to strengthening northwest flow aloft
and a surface trough in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo
Mountains.
* AFFECTED AREA...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101).
* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 1 PM to 7 PM MDT
Tuesday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Wednesday afternoon
through Wednesday evening.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40
mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 and 9 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
Instruction:
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch.
Area Description:
Northwest Plateau
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov