Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM

Issued

Apr 19, 2007, 7:38 AM MDT (13:38 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 19, 2007, 10:00 AM MDT

Expired

Apr 19, 2007, 3:00 PM MDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Albuquerque, NM

000 
WWUS85 KABQ 191338
RFWABQ

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
738 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL MID
AFTERNOON FOR THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...AND SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE
CONTINTAL DIVIDE AND BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...THE ENTIRE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICALLY LOW
HUMIDITIES TODAY AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. A RED
FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND
GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...WHERE FIRE DANGER IS HIGHER THAN ELSEWHERE IN
THE EAST. FRIDAY...CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LOCATIONS...PRODUCING ANOTHER DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER SCENARIO. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND
BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND SANDIA/MANZANO AND
GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...WHERE THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGHEST.


NMZ107-192100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0009.070419T1600Z-070420T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0013.070419T1600Z-070419T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0010.070420T1800Z-070421T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
738 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 
SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON 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 EXPECTED.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

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.

$$

NMZ105-106-109-192100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0010.070420T1800Z-070421T0200Z/
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-
738 AM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND BELOW 
SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON 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.

$$

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000 
WWUS85 KABQ 192058
RFWABQ

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
258 PM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH CANCELLED FOR THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/ESTANCIA 
VALLEY FOR FRIDAY...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM ACROSS THE 
SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT
SNOWPACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS BELOW
SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK...

.DISCUSSION...STRONGEST WINDS ARE COMING TO AN END ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR
THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS 
WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. GREEN UP HOWEVER 
PROVIDES A LARGE SCALE FIRE DANGER MITIGATION THERE. 

GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL FORECASTED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS
THEY WONT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS ANTICIPATED BEFORE ACROSS
CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THUS HAVE GONE AHEAD
AND DROPPED THE WATCH FOR THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
AS WELL AS ESTANCIA BASIN. REGARDLESS LOOK FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS
OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE AS WELL AS ALONG 
THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LAS VEGAS TO SPRINGER
AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE FAVORABLE LOCATIONS
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MATCHING UP WITH THE HIGHEST
FIRE DANGER LIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WEST THUS A WATCH REMAINS
FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...GENERALLY BELOW 
8500 FEET. 

NMZ107-192200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0010.070420T1800Z-070421T0200Z/
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070419T2100Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
258 PM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FIRDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM
MDT THIS AFTERNOON.

THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA HOWEVER
BREEZINESS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...GENERALLY BELOW 7500 FEET AND
FAVORING EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA VALLEY WILL CONTINUE.

AS FAR AS FRIDAY IS CONCERN...LOOKING AT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
CONDITIONS FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS BUT NOT THE MANDATORY 3 HOURS. THUS
HAVE GONE AHEAD AND DROPPED THE WATCH. 

$$

NMZ106-192200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0010.070420T1800Z-070421T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
258 PM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY. 

LOOK FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
LOWER PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ON FRIDAY BUT NOT EXPECTINGTHE
REQUIRED 3 HOURS. THUS THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NMZ105-109-201400-
/O.EXT.KABQ.FW.A.0010.070420T1900Z-070421T0200Z/
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-
258 PM MDT THU APR 19 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON 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 BELOW ELEVATIONS OF 8500 FEET OR SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

$$

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