Fire Weather Watch 03/06/2026 13:40 New Mexico

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY UNTIL 6 PM MST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY. .Critical fire weather conditions will continue until 6 PM MST today east of the central mountain chain. West and northwest wind gusts up to 50 mph will be common until 4 PM MST, then up to 40 mph as late as 6 PM MST. Humidities will bottom out in the single digits and low teens this afternoon. On Sunday, a surface trough in the lee of the southern Rockies, and ample atmospheric mixing with high temperatures around 8 to 13 degrees above 30-year averages, will produce southwest wind gusts up to 45 mph while humidities again drop into the single digits and low teens. There is a roughly 30 percent chance that critical fire weather conditions will return to northeast and east central areas on Monday. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), and East Central Plains (Zone 126) until 6 PM MST today. * 20 FOOT WINDS...For today, west and northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50. For Sunday, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 6 to 15 percent today and Sunday. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.