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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1211 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR AREAS
ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO RECORD HEAT,
STRONG WINDS, AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.Amidst an extended stretch of record high temperatures, west winds
will strengthen Thursday in response to an upper level trough
passing eastward along the Colorado and New Mexico border, and a
potent surface trough in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo
Mountains. Winds will gust up to 45 mph as humidity values plummet
into the single-digits and high temperatures reach around 25 to
30 degrees above average.

NMZ124-126-251200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0020.260326T1700Z-260327T0200Z/
Sandia and Manzano Mountains-East Central Plains-
1211 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

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

* AREA AND TIMING...Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124) and
  East Central Plains (Zone 126) Thursday from 11 AM until 8 PM
  MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with
  gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values around 4 to 5 percent.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Fire Weather Watch.

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