× Red Flag Warning
Until 2025-04-17T21:00:00-06:00 • National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS, VERY LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .Critical to extreme fire weather conditions are ongoing across central and eastern New Mexico this afternoon and will continue through the evening until winds diminish. Locally critical fire weather conditions may continue through the late evening for a few areas in eastern New Mexico. Critical fire weather conditions will redevelop on Friday around noon across much of central and eastern NM as strong southwest winds and low humidity persist. * AREA AND TIMING...This includes the Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), Northeast Plains (Zone 104), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109), North Central Mountains (Zone 120), Upper Rio Grande Valley (Zone 121) and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Zone 122). * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 50 and 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values 6 to 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.