Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
334 PM MST MON FEB 26 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ON TUESDAY THAN TODAY WITH RH VALUES STILL
VERY LOW...CREATING CRITICAL THRESHOLDS OVER MOST OF THE EAST
PLAINS.

NMZ108-271500-
/O.CAN.KABQ.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0003.070227T1800Z-070228T0000Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
334 PM MST MON FEB 26 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED AS OF 5 PM MST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING AS OF 5 PM MST TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY
11 AM OR NOON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE AFTERNOON. RH
VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT MOST AREAS.

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

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.

$$

NMZ103-104-107-271500-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0003.070227T1800Z-070228T0000Z/
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 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
334 PM MST MON FEB 26 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH BY LATE MORNING TO MIDDAY TUESDAY OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

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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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
237 AM MST MON FEB 26 2007

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
SHOULD SEE LESS CLOUD COVER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY AS THE MID TO UPPER
ATMOS DRIES. EVEN WITH THE DRIER CONDITIONS SOME MTN WAVE CLOUD
ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE CENTRAL MTNS.
CONTINUED DOWNSLOPE WINDS AND LESS CLOUD COVER TODAY...THEREFORE WILL
INCREASE TEMPS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS FOR MOST LOCATIONS. LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL REMAIN LIMITED TODAY AND THROUGH MID WEEK LEADING TO
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL VELOCITIES REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR AN
HOUR OR TWO ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MTNS.
UPPER LEVEL WINDS RELAX THROUGH THE DAY ACCORDING TO BOTH THE GFS AND
NAM. WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING A WIND ADV FOR TODAY ALTHOUGH A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BE HOISTED. ANOTHER
UPPER LEVEL JET AND ASSOCIATED SHORT WAVE MOVES OVER NM TUE AFTERNOON
SO EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN TO ADVISORY LEVEL. WINDS AND LOW RH
VALUES WILL MEAN A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS
AND HIGHLANDS ON TUESDAY. UPPER LEVEL GRADIENT TIGHTENS EVEN MORE WED
AS THE SOUTHERN PART OF A STRONGER SYSTEM STARTS TO SLIDE OVER
NORTHERN NM. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ESPECIALLY CENTRAL
AND SOUTH WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS NORTH. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
RELATIVELY WARM THROUGH TUE BEFORE AN ASSOCIATED COOLER AIRMASS
STARTS TO INTRUDE ON WED AND CONTINUES TO KEEP TEMPS COOLER THU WITH
A WARMING TREND FRI INTO SAT AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS
DURING THE WEEKEND. IN THE EXTENDED WILL HAVE TO WATCH A SMALL
DISTURBANCE MOVING INLAND OVER SOUTHERN CA AND OVER NM LATE SUN INTO
MON. PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE FOR AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER WITH NO
PRECIP.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  54  28  56  30 /   0   0   5  20
GALLUP..........................  54  22  54  22 /   0   0   0  10
GRANTS..........................  54  19  55  22 /   0   0   0   5
GLENWOOD........................  64  28  65  33 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  46   5  47  14 /  10   0   0  10
LOS ALAMOS......................  52  18  55  21 /   0   0   0   5
RED RIVER.......................  41  10  45  13 /   0   0   0   5
TAOS............................  48  21  51  22 /   0   0   0   5
SANTA FE........................  52  21  54  22 /   0   0   0   5
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  54  26  55  26 /   0   0   0   5
ESPANOLA........................  55  30  58  31 /   0   0   0   5
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  60  33  61  33 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  61  33  62  33 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  56  29  59  30 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  60  32  62  33 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  65  35  66  40 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  52  27  54  27 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  57  30  61  29 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  63  38  66  43 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  59  36  61  35 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  56  22  58  25 /   0   0   0   5
LAS VEGAS.......................  56  28  59  29 /   0   0   0   5
ROY.............................  56  33  58  36 /   0   0   0   5
CLAYTON.........................  57  29  61  31 /   0   0   0   5
SANTA ROSA......................  63  36  65  37 /   0   0   0   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  68  34  70  36 /   0   0   0   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  66  33  71  36 /   0   0   0   5
CLOVIS..........................  67  35  71  38 /   0   0   0   5
PORTALES........................  70  31  72  38 /   0   0   0   5
ROSWELL.........................  74  38  77  40 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ108.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108.

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