Fire Weather Watch

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...

.Strengthening westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph alongside 6 to 12 hours of single-digit humidity as well as deep atmospheric mixing will allow for rapid fire spread or extreme fire behavior across northwestern New Mexico Saturday afternoon.

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque NM has issued a Fire Weather Watch.

* AFFECTED AREA...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), North Central Mountains (Zone 120), and Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121).

* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative humidity between 5 to 10 percent.

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