RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM TODAY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY. . RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM FOR THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, BASIN, AND RANGE, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, AND THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60 DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY. . FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM FOR THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, BASIN, AND RANGE, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, AND THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60 DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY. .Locally strong southwest winds and low humidity will continue today west of the Continental Divide. Strong southwest winds with even lower humidity will arrive Tuesday. Southwest to west winds with greater coverage of single digit humidity are expected on Wednesday. Above normal temperatures today and Tuesday will begin to trend cooler by Wednesday as winds shift more out of the west. The threat for rapid fire spread will be focused mainly along and south of the U.S. Highway 60 corridor where recent rainfall was much lighter and more spotty. Greenup and greater fuel moisture from recent rain and snow along and north of U.S. Highway 60 will help to mitigate the threat for rapid fire spread. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning. which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AREA AND TIMING. West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), and the Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124) along and south of Highway 60 both Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 AM to 9 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS. For Tuesday, southwest 25-35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. For Wednesday, west 25-35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY. For Tuesday, 9-15 percent. For Wednesday, 5-10 percent. * IMPACTS. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and will be hard to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
