THERE'S A FIRE WEATHER WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY… AS WELL AS A HIGH WIND ADVISORY. ON THE HEELS OF TWO WEEKEND FIRES IN ALBUQUERQUE AND NORTH OF VELARDE IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, OFFICIALS ARE WORRIED MORE FIRES COULD EASILY FLARE UP. STRONG WINDS WILL HIT MOST OF THE STATE, BUT THE SYSTEM BRINGING IN THE WINDS IS ALSO EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW.
BOTH WEEKEND FIRES WERE SMALL AND STARTED SATURDAY. THE BOSQUE FIRE IN ALBUQUERQUE WAS OFF PASEO DEL NORTE. FIRE CREWS QUICKLY CONTAINED IT. FOUR SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED IN WHAT'S BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A HUMAN CAUSED FIRE.
THE FIRE NORTH OF VELARDE SATURDAY NIGHT WAS ONLY THREE ACRES IN SIZE. THE CAUSE HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED YET.
