RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. . RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY 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 southerly winds with single digit humidity and above normal temperatures continues to support several hours of critical fire weather in the middle Rio Grande Valley this afternoon and again Saturday afternoon expanding over west-central NM. 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 Red Flag Warning. which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. * 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.
