...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 3 TO 7 PM FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM AREAWIDE DUE TO STRONG WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM FOR THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE... .The ongoing fire growing pattern will wane some today with critical fire weather conditions focused on the Northeast Highlands, where winds will be strongest this afternoon. However, winds will become strong areawide on Saturday as an upper level trough draws the jetstream over New Mexico with widespread critical fire weather conditions over the northwest half of the fire weather forecast area. Critical-to-extreme fire weather conditions are forecast over the southeast half of the forecast area on Saturday, where wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected with Haines Indices varying from 5 to 6. In the wake of the upper level trough on Sunday, winds will trend weaker while remaining strong enough for one more day of critical fire weather conditions across the Central Highlands. * AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), North Central, Sangre de Cristo, Sandia, and Manzano Mountains (Zones 120, 122, and 124), and the Northeast and East Central Plains (Zones 104 and 126) Saturday from 11 AM until 9 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, except 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph along and east of the central mountain chain. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values from 6 to 16 percent with locally higher values in the mountains near the Colorado border. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended..

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FROM 3 TO 7 PM FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM AREAWIDE DUE TO STRONG WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM FOR THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE... .The ongoing fire growing pattern will wane some today with critical fire weather conditions focused on the Northeast Highlands, where winds will be strongest this afternoon. However, winds will become strong areawide on Saturday as an upper level trough draws the jetstream over New Mexico with widespread critical fire weather conditions over the northwest half of the fire weather forecast area. Critical-to-extreme fire weather conditions are forecast over the southeast half of the forecast area on Saturday, where wind gusts up to 50 mph are expected with Haines Indices varying from 5 to 6. In the wake of the upper level trough on Sunday, winds will trend weaker while remaining strong enough for one more day of critical fire weather conditions across the Central Highlands. * AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau (Zone 101), West Central Mountains (Zone 105), West Central Basin and Range (Zone 109), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), Upper Rio Grande Valley and Lower Chama River Valley (Zone 121), North Central, Sangre de Cristo, Sandia, and Manzano Mountains (Zones 120, 122, and 124), and the Northeast and East Central Plains (Zones 104 and 126) Saturday from 11 AM until 9 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, except 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph along and east of the central mountain chain. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values from 6 to 16 percent with locally higher values in the mountains near the Colorado border. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended..