...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 9 AM UNTIL 9 PM DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, WEST CENTRAL BASIN AND RANGE, AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY... .After poor humidity recovery that occurred Tuesday night, hot, dry, and windy conditions will develop today in response to strengthening northwest flow aloft. Abundant sunshine will produce strong atmospheric mixing with record and near record high temperatures. A few to 12 hours of single-digit humidity are also forecast in most locations. Poor humidity recovery will then recur tonight. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon today to 9 PM MDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...West Central Mountains (Zone 105) and the Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106). * TIMING...From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, except 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in Socorro County. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 5 to 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.