Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2006
Red Flag Warning 49, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Jun 14, 2006, 2:58 PM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jun 15, 2006, 7:01 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 2006, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 15, 2006, 7:01 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2006, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 3:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Las Vegas, NM | |
| Jun 15, 5:23 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Las Vegas, NM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 38 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 6042 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KABQ 142058 RFWABQ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 258 PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REST OF THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS...ESTANCIA BASIN AND SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS... .STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTING PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR THESE CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE THE WINDS DIMINISH BELOW CRITICAL VALUES. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL SWING GRADUALLY SWING ACROSS THE STATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE AN INCREASE IN WINDS FROM WEST TO EAST. LOOK FOR WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH A HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT TOWARDS EASTERN AREAS ON FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY FAVORING AREAS TO THE LEE OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS WHICH INCLUDES THE ESTANCIA BASIN AND AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 40. THIS ALSO INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WHICH INCLUDES HARDING AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL RAISE HUMIDITIES THUS MITIGATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS UNION COUNTY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON FRIDAY. LASTLY...UPPER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL SEE MARGINALLY LOW HUMIDITIES ON THURSDAY BUT DUE TO THE ANTICIPATION OF SOME DRIER THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL AS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE FUELS...HAVE OPTED TO INCLUDE THE WHOLE FIRE ZONE WITHIN THE WARNING. NMZ101-102-105-150300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0042.060615T1700Z-060616T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0049.060615T1700Z-060616T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060615T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 258 PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ NMZ104-107-150300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0042.060615T1700Z-060616T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0049.060615T1700Z-060616T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0043.060616T1600Z-060617T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 258 PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PORTIONS OF UNION COUNTY WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH FOR FRIDAY DUE TO A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT RAISINING HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. THE WATCH ON FRIDAY DOES INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SAN MIGUEL AS WELL AS HARDING COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ NMZ103-106-109-150300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0042.060615T1700Z-060616T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0049.060615T1700Z-060616T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 258 PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ NMZ108-150300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0043.060616T1600Z-060617T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 258 PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ 50
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KABQ 150255 RFWABQ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 855 PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS...ESTANCIA BASIN AND SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND BRING STRONG WINDS TO MOST AREAS ON ONE OR BOTH OF THOSE DAYS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHILE EVEN AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY BE EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL SEE MARGINALLY LOW HUMIDITIES ON THURSDAY BUT DUE TO THE ANTICIPATION OF RELATIVELY DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE FUELS...THE ENTIRE FIRE ZONE WILL BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE WARNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO EASTERN AREAS FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY FAVORING AREAS TO THE LEE OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS WHICH INCLUDES THE ESTANCIA BASIN AND AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 40. THIS ALSO INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS SUCH AS HARDING AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO RAISE HUMIDITIES ACROSS UNION COUNTY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON FRIDAY...THUS PRECLUDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE. NMZ101-102-105-151400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-060615T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.060615T1700Z-060616T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 855 PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW CRITICAL VALUES THIS EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ NMZ104-107-151400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.060615T1700Z-060616T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.060616T1600Z-060617T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 855 PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PORTIONS OF UNION COUNTY WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH FOR FRIDAY DUE TO A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT RAISING HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. THE WATCH ON FRIDAY DOES INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SAN MIGUEL AS WELL AS HARDING COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ NMZ103-106-109-151400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.060615T1700Z-060616T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 855 PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ NMZ108-151400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.060616T1600Z-060617T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 855 PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ 19
000 WWUS85 KABQ 151301 RFWABQ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 701 AM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS...ESTANCIA BASIN AND SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY AND FRIDAY AND BRING STRONG WINDS TO MOST AREAS ON ONE OR BOTH OF THOSE DAYS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHILE EVEN AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY BE EXPERIENCED ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL SEE MARGINALLY LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY BUT DUE TO THE ANTICIPATION OF RELATIVELY DRY THUNDERSTORMS...STRONG WINDS...AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE FUELS...THE ENTIRE FIRE ZONE WILL BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE WARNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO EASTERN AREAS FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY FAVORING AREAS TO THE LEE OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS WHICH INCLUDES THE ESTANCIA BASIN AND AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 40. THIS ALSO INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS SUCH AS HARDING AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO RAISE HUMIDITIES ACROSS UNION COUNTY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON FRIDAY...THUS PRECLUDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE. NMZ108-152130- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0049.060615T1700Z-060616T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.060616T1600Z-060617T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 701 AM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ NMZ104-107-152130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.060615T1700Z-060616T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.060616T1600Z-060617T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 701 AM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PORTIONS OF UNION COUNTY WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH FOR FRIDAY DUE TO HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. THE WATCH ON FRIDAY DOES INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SAN MIGUEL AS WELL AS HARDING COUNTIES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ NMZ101>103-105-106-109-152130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.060615T1700Z-060616T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 701 AM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ 23
000 WWUS85 KABQ 152122 RFWABQ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 322 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS CANCELLED... ...RED FLAG WARNING REST OF THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...ESTANCIA BASIN AND SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY... .STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM PROVIDING THE STRONG WINDS WILL CROSS OVER THE STATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. RESIDUAL STRONG WINDS WILL KICK BACK UP DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE FAVORED AREAS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND FROM SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OVER TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. IT APPEARS THAT A PROGRESSIVE BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL KEEP HUMIDITIES HIGH ENOUGH ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...THUS HAVE OPTED TO CANCEL THE WATCH THERE FOR FRIDAY. NMZ104-160200- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0043.060616T1600Z-060617T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060616T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 322 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ NMZ107-108-160200- /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.A.0043.060616T1600Z-060617T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060616T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 322 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ NMZ106-160200- /O.EXB.KABQ.FW.A.0043.060616T1600Z-060617T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060616T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 322 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ NMZ101>103-105-109-160200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060616T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 322 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ 50/42
000 WWUS85 KABQ 160159 RFWABQ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 759 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...ESTANCIA BASIN AND SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY... .THERE MAY YET BE A STRAY GUST TO 35 OR 40 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH VIRGA SHOWERS THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. HOWEVER IN GENERAL...CRITICAL SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS HAVE ENDED FOR THE NIGHT. THEREFORE DESPITE CONTINUED VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...WILL LET THE CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDED THE STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL CROSS OVER THE STATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. RESIDUAL STRONG WINDS WILL KICK BACK UP DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE FAVORED AREAS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND FROM SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE...KD NMZ106>108-161400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060616T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.060616T1600Z-060617T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 759 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ NMZ101>105-109-160300- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-060616T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 759 PM MDT THU JUN 15 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. $$ 19
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jun 14, 2:50 PM MDT, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 2:50 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 930PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 .UPDATE... WILL UPDATE ZFP BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS. MAINLY VIRGA ACTIVITY LINGERING ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND SANDIA MOUNTAINS INTO THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. SIGNIFICANT PCPN NOT EXPECTED...BUT GUSTY WINDS OF 40-50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE DUE TO RELATIVELY DRIER LOWER ATMOSPHERE. ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH AROUND THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. IN ADDITION...WILL TWEAK ON POPS FOR THU...REDUCING COVERAGE ACROSS THE SW PORTION OF THE CWA. WILL DROP 20S AND INSERT DRY WORDING FOR ALL AREAS. SOME CONVECTION OVER THE FAR NE MAY BE A MIXTURE OF WET/ DRY CELLS. SFC WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO HOWL WITHIN 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FROM 19Z THU THRU 02Z FRI FOR THE NORTHWEST TWO-THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA. NPWABQ AND UPDATED ZONES WILL BE OUT SHORTLY. DPORTER && .DISCUSSION 250 PM MDT WED JUN 14 2006... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO FORM FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE STATE. THIS ASSOCIATED WITH A LITTLE SURGE OF MOISTURE INTO THE STATE FROM THE SOUTHWEST. A LITTLE DRIER AIR WILL FILTER ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT...HOWEVER AS THE UPR LVL TROF APPROACHES THE STATE...MID LVL MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE. TROF WILL SWING ACROSS THE STATE TOMORROW AND FRIDAY...MAKING FOR BREEZY TO WINDY DAYS AND ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BY SATURDAY...AREA WILL BE UNDER A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AS ANOTHER RDG BUILDS INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND...UPR LVL HIGH WILL AGAIN STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE STATE RESULTING IN DRY AND HOT WEATHER. THIS PATTERN TO CONTINUE WILL INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR NMZ001-NMZ002- NMZ003-NMZ004-NMZ005-NMZ006-NMZ007-NMZ008-NMZ009-NMZ010-NMZ011- NMZ012-NMZ013-NMZ014-NMZ015. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR NMZ101- NMZ102-NMZ103-NMZ104-NMZ105-NMZ106-NMZ107-NMZ109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR NMZ104-NMZ107-NMZ108. && 16/46
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 6:00 AM MDT, 8 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 NMZ001>021-026-151200- 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- 600 AM MDT WED JUN 14 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER... GUSTY MICROBURST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL COULD OCCUR WITH THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH COULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. ELSEWHERE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ARE ANTICIPATED...AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. REMEMBER...WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 99
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 6:59 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan | 14 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:58 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more | 40 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2006Every red flag warning in 2006
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.