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Wind Advisory issued May 24 at 12:48PM MDT until May 25 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mphexpected.* WHERE...Central Highlands, Eastern Lincoln County, South CentralHighlands, South Central Mountains, Guadalupe County, Eastern SanMiguel County, Far Northeast Highlands, Harding County, Johnsonand Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass, and Northeast Highlands.* WHEN...From noon to 7 PM MDT Saturday.* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Treelimbs may be blown down. Expect strong crosswinds on area roadways.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Localized blowing dust may reduce visibilityin dust prone areas.Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for highprofile vehicles. Use extra caution.

National Weather Service

Red Flag Warning issued May 24 at 9:40AM MDT until May 25 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM TODAY FOR THENORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY......RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM AREAWIDE DUE TOSTRONG WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE......FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY FOR THE CENTRALHIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLEATMOSPHERE....Critical fire weather conditions will focus over the NortheastHighlands today. Winds will trend stronger areawide on Saturdayas an upper level trough moves through the region. Widespreadcritical fire weather is likely. Locally extreme fire weatherconditions are possible over southeast portions of the forecastarea, where wind gusts in excess of 50 mph are expected withHaines up to 6. In the wake of the upper level trough on Sunday,winds will trend weaker but remain strong enough critical fireweather conditions across the Central Highlands.The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red FlagWarning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Saturday. TheFire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.* AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West CentralMountains (Zone 105), West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109),Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Upper Rio Grande Valley andLower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), North Central, Sangre deCristo, Sandia, and Manzano Mountains (Zones 120, 122, and 124),and the Northeast and East Central Plains (Zones 104 and 126) from11 AM until 9 PM Saturday.* 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts upto 40 mph, except 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph alongand east of the central mountain chain.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values from 6 to 16 percent withlocally higher values in the mountains near the Coloradoborder.* 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 Red Flag Warning.

National Weather Service