Fire Weather Watch issued April 25 at 3:23AM MDT until April 27 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND
HIGH FIRE DANGER…

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY,
AND HIGH FIRE DANGER…

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
ALL OF NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN NM DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW
HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER…

.Strong southerly winds with single digit humidity and above
normal temperatures will support several hours of critical fire
weather in the middle Rio Grande Valley this afternoon and perhaps
again on Saturday afternoon. Stronger southwesterly winds over
the entire area Sunday with very low humidity and above normal
temperatures will yield critical to locally extreme fire weather
Sunday afternoon and early evening.

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire
Weather Watch…which is in effect from Sunday morning through
Sunday evening.

* AREA AND TIMING…Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central
Mountains (Zone 105), North Central and Sangre de Cristo
Mountains (Zones 120 and 122), Northeast and Central Highlands
(Zones 123 and 125) Sunday afternoon and early evening.

* 20 FOOT WINDS…Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Minimum values 6 to 10 percent.

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