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Fire Weather Watch issued June 16 at 2:00AM MDT until June 17 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAYEVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NM DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY, GUSTYWINDS AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE....Stronger west to southwest winds will develop Monday with deepatmospheric mixing and an extremely dry airmass in place. Themain threat area for the spread of fire will be west of theContinental Divide where ERC values will be highest and winds willbe strongest.The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a FireWeather Watch...which is in effect from Monday afternoon throughMonday evening.* AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West CentralMountains (Zone 105) and the West Central Basin and Range (Zone109).* 20 FOOT WINDS...West to southwest at 15 to 25 mph withoccasional gusts up to 35 mph by late afternoon.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent.* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.Outdoor burning is not recommended.Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in thefield of this Fire Weather Watch.

National Weather Service