The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning today from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with similar conditions expected on Sunday.

The warning targets the middle Rio Grande valley and the Sandia and Manzano mountains.

County commissioners voted early in the week to ban all fires including the use of charcoal grills.

More from KRQE.com:  Wildfire News and Statewide Fire Restrictions

The Stage One restrictions begin May 21 and will limit campfires to provided grills and pits in designated campgrounds.

Those campgrounds are:

• Kingston Campground
• Juniper Campground
• Piñon Campground
• El Caso Campground
• Big Horn Campground
• Cottonwood Campground
• Pueblo Park Campground
• Grapevine Campground
• Lower Scorpion Campground
• Forks Campground
• Upper Scorpion Campground
• Sapillo Campground
• Upper End Campground
• Mesa Campground
• Lake Roberts Picnic Area
• Apache Creek Campground
• Little Walnut Picnic Areas
• Cherry Creek Campground
• McMillan Campground
• Iron Creek Campground
• Upper Gallinas Campground
• Lower Gallinas Campground

For an updated list of fire restrictions around New Mexico, visit the KRQE.com Wildfires page and click on Forestry Restrictions.

Railroad Canyon Campground

A statement released late this afternoon said the decision was made after recent guidance from the Air Force on how to handle the automatic budget cuts imposed by Congress and the administration.

“This cancellation is about making the most out of available funds,” Col. Andrew Croft, 49th Wing commander, said in the statement.  “We must all collectively be good stewards of taxpayer dollars, and readiness remains the wing’s top priority.

“The timing of this decision is unfortunate, however, we have to do what’s best for the 49th Wing and our nation.”

The passes for riders ages 10-18 cover bus transport on ABQ Ride, Rio Metro and Santa Fe Trails and train travel on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express.

A limited number of the passes, which cost $15, are on sale for travel from June 1 through July 31.

The pass package also includes 10 admissions to city pools, free admission to the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology and discounts at three participating merchants.

More information and a list of locations selling the passes are available on the ABQ Ride and Rio Metro websites.

Early Saturday morning an Amtrak engine moved the steam engine’s fuel tender to the Alavardo Transportation Center where it joined other equipment for the day’s events.

(KRQE News 13′s Bob Martin covered the move for KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m.)

Train Day events run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Amtrak and Rail Runner Express stations on First Street SW and via free shuttle at the Wheels Museum off Second Street SW.

The annual national event celebrates modern and historic railroads on or near May 10, the anniversary of driving the golden spike that completed the first transcontinental railroad in 1869.

Amtrak, Rail Runner Express, BNSF Railway and model railroad clubs will have equipment on display, and there will be food and entertainment.

The free event is sponsored by the Rio Metro Regional Transit District and Amtrak.  Steam engine 2926 is being restored by the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society.

Steam engine 2929 fuel tender. Bill Diven/KRQE

The 2013 Zia Solar Car Race is being held today at the Explora museum in Albuquerque.

The event is sponsored by PNM.

Employees there worked with the students on the design and the solar-powered aspect of the cars.

Vietnam War veteran Johnny Toya of Jemez Pueblo died Saturday.  He was 67.

Funeral Mass was said late this morning.  The Riders were then to accompany the procession to the Santa Fe National Cemetery for services there at 3 p.m.

This is the second round of sessions after meetings in November and December came up with ideas for passenger convenience that included:

• Boarding platforms level with the floor of the bus, easing and speeding the boarding process.
• Off-bus fare collection enabling riders to purchase tickets outside the bus, reducing waiting time to get on the bus.
• A smart signal system, allowing buses to communicate with traffic signals and reducing delays.

Now the process is looking at two basic alternatives for setting up a system with the existing confines of Central Avenue.  Among those issues are configuring dedicated bus lanes and the considerations that go into selecting good stations locations.

The schedule of public meetings is:

• Tuesday, May 7, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Old Main Library – Special Collections, Botts Hall – 423 Central NE
• Wednesday, May 8, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Mesa Verde Community Center – 7900 Marquette NE
• Tuesday, May 14, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Loma Linda Community Center – 1700 Yale SE
• Wednesday, May 22, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center – 501 Elizabeth SE
• Tuesday, May 28, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Alamosa Community Center– 6900 Gonzales Rd SW
• Wednesday, May 29, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. :Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Ventana Salon – 2000 Mountain NW

All events are sold out guaranteeing about 12,000 runners and walkers generating traffic delays along the routes of the 1-mile fun run and walk and the 5k, 10k and half-marathon events.

The start line is on Eighth Street SW at Tingley Field with five events starting from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The event courses use city streets and zoo and bosque trails.

Numerous streets will be closed from 6 a.m. to noon including all of Tingley Drive SW and  many in the Country Club and zoo neighborhoods bounded by Tingley, Kit Carson, Laguna, Park and 10th streets.  The half marathon will use the bosque bike trail from near Tingley and Central Ave. SW south to the turnaround near Rio Bravo Boulevard SW.

Entry fees benefit the ABQ BioPark facilities including the zoo, aquarium, botanic garden and Tingley Beach.

It’s part of the 11th Annual St. Baldrick’s Day.

About 200 people who’ve collected donations will shave their heads.

The fundraiser typically raises more than $60,000 that is all donated to UNM Children’s Hospital.

The event is Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at the Children’s Hospital, 2211 Lomas NE.