WWUS85 KABQ 211823

RFWABQ



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Albuquerque NM

1223 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE

NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW

HUMIDITY...



.After widespread poor humidity recovery tonight, a dry backdoor

cold front will plunge through the eastern plains Sunday with 

northeast wind gusts up to 40 mph. Despite the backdoor front, 

humidity will mostly bottom out in the single-digits Sunday 

afternoon as high temperatures climb between 10 and 26 degrees 

above 1991-2020 averages.



NMZ104-126-221100-

/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.260322T1800Z-260323T0200Z/

Northeast Plains-East Central Plains-

1223 PM MDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...



* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains (Zone 104) and East Central 

  Plains (Zone 126) Sunday from noon until 8 PM MDT. 



* 20 FOOT WINDS...Northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 and 10 percent, 

  except up to 15 percent in Union County. 



* 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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