Station Name: SAN JUAN RIVER AT SHIPROCK, NM
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 4,915 feet

Nearest Address:
Truck Route Rd
Shiprock, NM 87420
San Juan County

GPS Coordinates: 36.77666667, -108.6830556

Nearby Water Temperatures

Red Flag Warning issued May 17 at 12:06PM MDT until May 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Effective: Sun May 17, 2026, 12:06 PM
Expires: Sun May 17, 2026, 9:00 PM

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF WESTERN, MUCH OF CENTRAL, AND ALL EASTERN NEW MEXICO... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWESTERN, MUCH OF CENTRAL, AND ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO... .After a morning of very poor humidity recovery, humidity values will plummet even lower this afternoon. Winds will continue to increase through the mid to late afternoon with gusts of 35 to 45 mph being common, setting the stage for critical to extreme fire behavior. Winds will decrease some around sunset, but will still remain breezy, if not locally windy, in several locations overnight. This will be coupled with another night of poor humidity recovery. Another round of critical to extreme fire weather conditions is then expected across southwest, central and eastern New Mexico through the day Monday with even stronger wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph across eastern New Mexico. Several hours of single digit humidity values are expected across east central and southeast New Mexico again Monday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...West Central Mountains (Zone 105). * TIMING...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 8 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.