Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Albuquerque, NM

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

.UPDATE...UPDATED TO ADD A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND
STRONG WINDS OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
40.

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.PREV DISCUSSION...309 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006. THE LOW CENTER IS OVER
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN KANSAS THIS MORNING AND SHOULD TRACK
SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS REMAIN OVER THE
NORTHWEST MTNS AS A S/W AND JET ROTATE AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE
MAIN LOW. AN ASSOCIATED SFC COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE DOWN THE EASTERN
PLAINS OF CO AND INTO NORTHEAST NM THIS MORNING. EXPECT WINDS TO
INCREASE ALONG THE FRONT ESPECIALLY OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS
WHERE THE SFC GRADIENT WILL BE BEST AND EVEN TIGHTEN SLIGHTLY AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE...THEREFORE WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVY FOR UNION COUNTY.
THE UPPER JET CONTINUES TO KEEP WIND SPEED UP OVER THE NORTHERN MTN
TOPS AND FAVORED LOCATIONS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MTNS. WINDS MAY OFF AND ON BRIEFLY PEAK INTO ADVY CRITERIA
BUT NOT FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AS THE JET MOVES SOUTHEAST THRU THE
MORNING. WOULD ALSO EXPECT A FEW EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS ALONG THE
CENTRAL MTNS AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS TO BECOME WINDY AND BRIEFLY
REACH ADVY CRITERIA. KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN
MTNS AND THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS FOR
TODAY AND EARLY EVENING. A RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE STATE
LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUES THRU MOST OF THE WEEKEND. THE AXIS
OF THE RIDGE MOVES EAST ON SUNDAY WITH A FEW IMPULSES MOVING THRU
THE FLOW...MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED SO ONLY INCREASED MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS THE RESULT. WEAK S/W TRACKS THRU THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
MONDAY OVER NORTHWEST NM BUT AGAIN MOISTURE IS LIMITED. NEXT MAJOR
SYSTEM DIGS SOUTH ALONG THE CA COAST AND MAY BRING A SUB TROPICAL
FETCH LATE NEXT WEEK.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  64  35  71  38 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  64  26  69  27 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  66  30  70  31 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  73  29  79  34 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  60  24  61  27 /   5   0   0   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  66  36  65  38 /   5   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  57  22  59  25 /  10  10   0   0
TAOS............................  60  27  65  29 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  62  35  67  36 /   5   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  64  34  69  36 /   5   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  66  31  72  31 /   5   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  67  43  73  46 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  69  38  74  40 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  64  39  72  42 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  69  38  76  42 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  73  39  76  42 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  60  31  68  36 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  64  30  68  33 /   5   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  71  38  72  39 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  65  35  64  35 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  55  28  67  31 /  10  10   5   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  60  30  64  35 /   0   5   0   0
ROY.............................  61  33  59  38 /   5   5   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  61  30  64  41 /  10  10   5   0
SANTA ROSA......................  66  34  72  39 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  68  36  68  43 /   5   5   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  71  38  72  42 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  70  37  68  42 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  76  34  71  41 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  74  42  74  45 /   0   0   0   0

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.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NMZ007.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 12 NOON TO 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR NMZ108.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
603 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

NMZ001>021-026-081200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
538 AM MDT FRI APR 7 2006

UPDATE TO ADD RED FLAG WARNING EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS WILL SEE WINDS TURN NORTH AND REACH SPEEDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH STARTING THIS MORNING. A
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM FOR THIS AREA.
WINDS SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY RELAX AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH LATER
THIS AFTERNOON.

LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS HAS PROMPTED A RED FLAG WARNING
TODAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...WEATHER CAN
CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND
WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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