Red Flag Warning 04/26/2025 02:53 for New Mexico areas

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR WEST-CENTRAL NM AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING 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 south-southwest winds with very low humidity will lead to critical fire weather today along and west of the Middle Rio Grande Valley. Widespread critical fire weather will then spread to nearly all of northern, central, and western NM Sunday when the strongest winds are expected. Gusts up to 60 mph are likely with single digit humidity along the central mountain chain Sunday with extreme fire weather conditions expected. * AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), North Central Mountains and Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Zones 120 and 122), Upper Rio Grande and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), 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 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 6 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.