Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
229 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW
MEXICO...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ALONG AND EAST OF
I-25 AND SOUTH OF WAGON MOUND AND FOR THE NORTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH
OF ROY...

.WESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN MONDAY OVER NEW MEXICO. THE
COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

NMZ103-104-021400-
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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-
229 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
ALONG AND EAST OF I-25 AND SOUTH OF WAGON MOUND AND FOR THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH OF ROY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
252 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2007

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NOW IN CONTROL OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AS
RIDGE ALOFT BUILDS FROM THE TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN NORTH AND EAST
OVER NEW MEXICO. BROAD NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BACK TO WEST
DURING THE DAY TODAY...AS CLOSED LOW OVER CENTRAL ALBERTA IN
WESTERN CANADA SWINGS ANOTHER CHILLY SHORTWAVE SOUTH AND EAST
ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO PROVIDE A HARD CEILING FOR ANY
FURTHER RIDGE DEVELOPMENT OVER NEW MEXICO.

MODELS...IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT...WITH MINOR SHORTWAVE BLIP
CRUISING ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DURING THE DAY TODAY. WITH
INCURSION OF COLD AIR ALOFT FROM THE WEST COUPLED WITH ADEQUATE
SURFACE HEATING OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...WILL
EXPECT HIGH BASED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH
LITTLE RAINFALL REACHING THE GROUND. WITH SURFACE FUELS STILL
EARLY IN THE GREENING PROCESS...EXPECTING RED FLAGS FROM NOON
ONWARD TO EARLY EVENING TODAY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 AND SOUTH OF
KIOWA NATIONAL GRASSLAND...WITH FUELS OUTSIDE OF ZONES 103 AND 104
STILL IN GREENING PROCESS.

FOR MONDAY...ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WITH LEE TROUGH DEEPENING AT THE
SURFACE WILL PUSH WEAK COLD FRONT SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO FOR WIND SPEED BOOSTS...AND WILL EXPECT ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER DANGER ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO TAPER
MONDAY NIGHT. ON TUESDAY...WEAK RIDGING TRYING TO PUSH NORTHWARD
AND EASTWARD FROM THE TROPICAL OCEAN ACROSS NEW MEXICO WILL
COLLIDE AGAIN WITH SOUTHBOUND SHORTWAVE...AND SURFACE LOW
DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS BIG BEND COUNTRY SHOULD PUSH BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY NIGHT WITH UPSLOPE
ASSISTANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ON EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND THIS WILL LEAD IN TO A BREEZY EAST WIND FOR
THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. NEXT TROUGH ALOFT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...SMEARING SHOWERS ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER AND THEN
SPREADING THESE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER AS TROUGH AXIS
FLOPS OVER INTO THE POSITIVE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PUSHES WEST
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE FOR YET ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS TO WIND UP THE WORK WEEK. RIDGE FINALLY GETTING A CHANCE
BY THE WEEKEND...BUILDING NORTH FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA TO THE GREAT
SALT LAKE...AND THIS WILL GET WEEKEND OFF TO A FAIRLY PLEASANT START.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  71  39  71  38 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  70  32  69  31 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  70  31  70  30 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  78  35  77  35 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  61  25  62  25 /  10   0   0   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  65  34  65  34 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  56  26  58  26 /   5   0   0   0
TAOS............................  64  30  66  27 /   5   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  68  34  69  35 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  70  35  71  36 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  73  31  74  32 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  72  43  72  39 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  73  40  75  37 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  71  43  72  41 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  73  44  76  43 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  78  38  80  40 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  65  34  67  31 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  70  33  73  34 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  76  40  77  39 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  68  38  69  36 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  70  31  71  32 /  10   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  70  37  72  36 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  69  39  70  38 /   5   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  75  43  81  41 /  10   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  79  40  82  41 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  80  46  86  45 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  81  43  85  43 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  80  46  84  47 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  81  45  85  44 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  83  47  88  49 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
515 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2007

NMZ001>021-026-021200-
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-
515 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT FOR AREAS
EAST OF INTERSTATE 25...SOUTH OF THE KIOWA GRASSLANDS...AND NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 40...WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS
WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALSO...ISOLATED DRY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH WIND
SPEEDS WILL TAPER OFF ON TUESDAY...EXPECT BREEZY WINDS AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OVER EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
BEFORE EASING BRIEFLY ON FRIDAY. EXPECT A RETURN TO GUSTY WINDS ON
SATURDAY. 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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