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Fire Weather Watch issued May 3 at 2:15PM MDT until May 5 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FORMUCH OF NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN NM BELOW SNOWPACK DUE TOSTRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING FOR THENORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY....A weather pattern conducive for large fire growth will developSunday through mid week as a broad trough develops over thewestern United States. The strongest winds are expected Sundayover central and western areas with single digit humidity andabove normal temperatures. Peak south and southwest wind gustscould reach from 45 to 55 mph with the potential for localizedextreme fire weather conditions.* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Highlands (Zones 123) from noonuntil 10 PM MDT Sunday.* 20 FOOT WINDS...South and southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts from40 to 50 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...14-19 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