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Location: Placitas, NM
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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 9:55 AM Apr. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* AREA AND TIMING...Today from 9 AM to 8 PM MDT for the Northeast
and East Central Plains (Zones 104 and 126); Northeast and
Central Highlands (Zones 123 and 125); Sandia, Manzano, and
Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Zones 122 and 124); West Central
Basin and Range (Zone 109); Middle and Upper Rio Grande Valley,
and Lower Chama River Valley (Zones 106 and 121).

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West and northwest winds 20 to 35 mph, with
gusts peaking between 40 and 55 mph. Strongest gusts will occur
in and near the Central Highlands.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values of 6 to 15 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 Red Flag Warning.

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