Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Mar 2, 2008, 12:02 PM MST. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2008, 12:02 PM MST (19:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2008, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KABQ 021902 RFWABQ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1202 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... .STRONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH...PLUS LOW HUMIDITIES...ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG SOUTHBOUND COLD FRONT IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL CREATE A 3 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WARNING AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...COOLING TEMPERATURES AND RAISING HUMIDITIES...THUS ENDING RED FLAG CONDITIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM MST. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL SHIFT FROM WEST TO NORTH...THOUGH SPEEDS WILL REMAIN STRONG. NMZ108-030000- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0013.080302T1902Z-080303T0000Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 1202 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$ 43
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS85 KABQ 022349 RFWABQ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 449 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008 NMZ108-030100- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080303T0000Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 449 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED THIS EVENING...AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE AS COOLER TEMPERATURES FILTER INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THUS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE DIMINISHED AND ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. $$ 52
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.