Weather Alerts For Thoreau, NM

# HEADLINE -------------------- RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT TUESDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, SANDIA, MANZANO MOUNTAINS, AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING # SUMMARY -------------------- .Hot, dry, and windy conditions that develop over the Northwest Plateau on Tuesday will spread as far southeast as the Central Highlands on Wednesday due to strengthening northwest flow aloft and a surface trough in the lee of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. # DETAILS -------------------- AFFECTED AREA West Central Mountains (Zone 105), Middle Rio Grande Valley (Zone 106), North Central Mountains (Zone 120), Sandia and Manzano Mountains (Zone 124), and Central Highlands (Zone 125). TIMING From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. 20 FOOT WINDS Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY Relative Humidity between 8 to 13 percent. IMPACTS Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. ISSUED AT Monday, June 15, 2026 at 12:44 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Albuquerque NM HEADER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Central Highlands, Middle Rio Grande Valley, North Central Mountains, Sandia and Manzano Mountains, West Central Mountains