WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, BUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE. DAN WARE WITH THE STATE FORESTRY DIVISION TELLS 770 KKOB THERE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH MOISTURE OUT THERE: HE SAYS SOME AREAS HAVEN'T HAD SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FOR NEARLY 40 DAYS.
WARE SAYS STRONG WINDS, WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER. PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO COULD SEE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY.
