Parkwest Village Weather

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TODAY EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM FOR THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM FOR WEST
CENTRAL NM, NORTHERN NM, SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.Brisk northwest flow aloft, a lee-side surface trough, single
digit humidities, and ample atmospheric mixing with high
temperatures 8 to 15 degrees above 1991-2020 averages will cause
critical fire weather conditions to continue east of the central
mountain chain this afternoon through early evening. Winds will
weaken most places on Friday, but they will remain strong enough
for another round of critical fire weather conditions in the
Central Highlands during the afternoon and early evening.
Critical fire weather conditions will then become more extreme
and widespread this weekend as a sharp upper level trough
crossing the northern and central Rockies steers a strong
jetstream over New Mexico with a potent surface trough in the lee
of the southern Rockies.

* AREA AND TIMING...West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109), West
Central Mountains (Zone 105), Northwest Plateau (Zone 101),
North Central Mountains (Zone 120), Upper Rio Grande and Lower
Chama River Valley (Zone 121), Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Zone
122), and Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124) Saturday from
noon until 10 PM.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 20 to 40 mph with gusts from 45 to
6 mph. The strongest winds will be in the evening.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 7 and 15 percent
with locally higher values in the Tusas Mountains above
snowpack.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly
and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme
fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be
done..

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Fire Weather Watch.