...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
EVENING FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WIND, LOW
HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...

.After some potential fire starts today due to a mixture of wet
and dry thunderstorms over central and western areas, strong
winds will develop and humidities will plummet on Saturday.
Haines indices will reach 6 in most places as high temperatures
vary from a few degrees above normal in the west to as much as 10
degrees above normal in the east.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Saturday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AREA AND TIMING...The entire fire weather forecast area below
significant snowpack from late morning through early evening.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph west of the central mountain
chain and from 30 to 40 mph further east.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6-15 percent, except for some higher
readings over the highest terrain of the Sangre de Cristo and
Tusas Mountains.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Red Flag Warning.

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