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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 8:09 AM May. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque NM has issued a Red Flag
Warning in effect from noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...East Central Plains (Zone 126).

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon today to 8 PM MDT
this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday afternoon
through Saturday evening.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...For the Red Flag Warning southwest to west winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, and for the Fire Weather
Watch south to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40
mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For the Red Flag Warning Relative Humidity
between 7 to 11 percent, and for the Fire Weather Watch Relative
Humidity between 4 to 8 percent.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field
of this Red Flag Warning.

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

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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 8:09 AM May. 15, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque NM has issued a Red Flag
Warning in effect from noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...East Central Plains (Zone 126).

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon today to 8 PM MDT
this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday afternoon
through Saturday evening.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...For the Red Flag Warning southwest to west winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, and for the Fire Weather
Watch south to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40
mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For the Red Flag Warning Relative Humidity
between 7 to 11 percent, and for the Fire Weather Watch Relative
Humidity between 4 to 8 percent.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field
of this Red Flag Warning.

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

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