{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.e242a6cef6edb3f746b0d139e77bdadd2e1bbacf.001.3","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Fire Weather Watch issued May 16 at 12:20PM MDT until May 18 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.e242a6cef6edb3f746b0d139e77bdadd2e1bbacf.001.3","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Albuquerque NM"},"word_count":350,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Fire Weather Watch: Fire Weather Watch issued May 16 at 12:20PM MDT until May 18 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Northeast Plains; Middle Rio Grande Valley; Northeast Highlands; Sandia and Manzano Mountains; Central Highlands; East Central Plains\n**Issued by:** NWS Albuquerque NM\n**Sent:** 2026-05-16T12:20:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-16T12:20:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-16T20:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING\nDUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF\nCENTRAL AND ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO...\n\n...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY DUE TO\nSTRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWESTERN, CENTRAL,\nAND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...\n\n...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY\nEVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR\nSOUTHWESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...\n\n* AFFECTED AREA...Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Middle Rio Grande\nValley (Zone 106), Northeast Highlands (Zone 123), Sandia and\nManzano Mountains (Zone 124), Central Highlands (Zone 125), and\nEast Central Plains (Zone 126).\n\n* TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 8 PM MDT this\nevening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM to 9 PM MDT\nSunday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Monday morning through\nMonday evening.\n\n* 20 FOOT WINDS...For the first Red Flag Warning southwest winds 15\nto 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, for the second Red Flag Warning\nsouthwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, and for the\nFire Weather Watch southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to\n55 mph.\n\n* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For the first Red Flag Warning Relative\nHumidity between 5 to 10 percent, for the second Red Flag Warning\nRelative Humidity between 6 to 15 percent, and for the Fire\nWeather Watch Relative Humidity between 8 to 15 percent.\n\n* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor\nburning is not recommended.\n\n## Instructions\nPlease advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field\nof this Red Flag Warning.\n\nPlease advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field\nof this Fire Weather Watch."}