Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued April 25 at 3:23AM MDT until April 27 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 25, 2025 - 2:23am
Expires:
April 25, 2025 - 2:00pm
Description:
...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.
* AREA AND TIMING...West-central Basin and Range (Zone 109), Upper
Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), and
Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124) Sunday afternoon and
early evening.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 5 to 10 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instruction:
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Fire Weather Watch.
Area Description:
West Central Basin and Range; Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley; Sandia and Manzano Mountains
Forcast Office:
NWS Albuquerque NM