Red Flag Warning 53, NWS Albuquerque, NM

000 
WWUS85 KABQ 231435
RFWABQ

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
835 AM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008


...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
TODAY... 

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR PORTIONS OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL...EASTERN...AND NORTHEAST
PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH
STRONG GUSTS TO 50 MPH DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH
HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE TEENS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. ONE HOUR OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOCORRO COUNTY AND THE CHUPADERA MESA BUT NOT THE REQUIRED 3 HOURS
DURATION. ON SATURDAY...A WEATHER SYSTEM OVER NEVADA AND NORTHERN
ARIZONA WILL SHIFT WESTWARD TO THE CALIFORNIA COAST TO DECREASE
CLOUD COVER AND ACCELERATE DRYING OVER NEW MEXICO. GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ON SATURDAY...AND COMBINED WITH A WIDER AREA
OF LOW HUMIDITIES. THIS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST TO THE TEXAS LINE...AND INCLUDE
THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND ADJACENT PLAINS.

NMZ106-232130-
/O.CAN.KABQ.FW.W.0053.080523T1800Z-080524T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0051.080524T1800Z-080525T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
835 AM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

IT APPEARS THAT ONLY 1 HOUR OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOCORRO COUNTY NEAR THE RIVER THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS HOWEVER WILL BE STRONG TO VERY STRONG. DRYING IS
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WHICH WILL LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS AND COMBINE
WITH GUSTY WINDS. THUS THE WATCH REMAINS. 

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLATION AS WELL AS THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY.


$$

NMZ104-108-232130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0053.080523T1800Z-080524T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0051.080524T1800Z-080525T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
835 AM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THIS RED
FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...AND ARE FORECASTED TO REDEVELOP ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON...AND FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY.

$$

NMZ103-107-232130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0051.080524T1800Z-080525T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
835 AM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY 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 232049
RFWABQ

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
249 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR PORTIONS OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL...EASTERN...AND NORTHEAST
PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO...

.STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH MARGINALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THE REST
OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN FOCUS AREA WILL
BE FOUND NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE WHERE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 13 TO 15 PERCENT. AREAL COVERAGE WILL MOST LIKELY
INCREASE WITH A LONGER DURATION EVENT ON SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES
WARM UP UNDER MORE SUN. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN.
LOOK FOR 1 TO 3 HOURS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS
WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN...CHUPADERA MESA AND
INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND RATON. 3 TO 5 HOURS WILL BE
FOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS.

NMZ104-108-240200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0053.000000T0000Z-080524T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0051.080524T1800Z-080525T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
249 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...AND ARE FORECASTED TO REDEVELOP ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON...AND FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY.

$$

NMZ103-106-107-240200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0051.080524T1800Z-080525T0200Z/
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 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
249 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY 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. THE FAVORED AREAS APPEAR TO BE THE ESTANCIA
BASIN...CHUPADERA MESA AND AREAS FOUND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN
LAS VEGAS AND RATON. 1 TO 3 HOURS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
RIO GRANDE BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND SOCORRO. 

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

$$
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000 
WWUS85 KABQ 240155
RFWABQ

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
755 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL...EASTERN...AND NORTHEAST
PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO...

.STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LEAD TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
AREAL COVERAGE WILL MOST LIKELY INCREASE WITH A LONGER DURATION
EVENT ON SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM UP UNDER MORE SUN. LOOK
FOR 1 TO 3 HOURS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL
AS FOR PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN...CHUPADERA MESA AND
INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND RATON. 3 TO 5 HOURS WILL BE
FOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS.

NMZ104-108-241400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0053.000000T0000Z-080524T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0051.080524T1800Z-080525T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
755 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

$$

NMZ103-106-107-241400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0051.080524T1800Z-080525T0200Z/
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 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
755 PM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR LOWER WITH SUSTAINED 20 FOOT
WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER...AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

$$

40

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 AM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST AREA CONTINUES IN THE THRALL OF THE UNSEASONABLY LARGE
AND DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE COMPLEX THAT IS SPRAWLED/PARKED
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. IT WILL FOR ONE MORE DAY BE CLOSE
ENOUGH AND ENERGETIC ENOUGH TO SEND A FEW MORE SHORT WAVES ACROSS
S AZ INTO CENTRAL AND W NM...BRINGING WITH THEM MORE ROUNDS OF
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS ROUGHLY THE NORTHWEST HALF OF
THE STATE. SNOW LEVELS VERY LOW FOR THIS LATE IN THE SPRING
SEASON...GENERALLY BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING AND
EVEN VERY LOCALLY LOWER NEAR THE AZ LINE. A FEW STORMS AGAIN TODAY
WILL BE VERY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GENERALLY SMALL HAIL AND STRONG
TO NEAR SEVERE CRITERIA WIND GUSTS IN THE NW HALF OF STATE. AGAIN
TODAY WIND ADVISORY FOR MOST OF SAME AREA AS THU...MAINLY NEAR AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN...BUT EXCLUSIVE OF FAR E CENTRAL AND
SE PLAINS. SIMILAR AREA AS THU ALSO FOR RED FLAG WARNING TODAY. AS
UPPER LOW BEGINS TO SLOWLY RETROGRADE TO W/NW THE SHRA AND TSRA
AREA WILL SHIFT WESTWARD AS WELL...EVENTUALLY EXITING THE STATE
AND BY LATE IN WEEKEND OR VERY EARLY NEXT WEEK ALLOWING MORE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE INTRUSION INTO THE E PLAINS AND PERHAPS OPENING
DOOR FOR A FEW STORMS THERE. ALL AREAS TO WARM UP AFTER TODAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
LARGE SPRAWLING WEATHER SYSTEM PARKED OVER GREAT BASIN AND SIERRA
NEVADA SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN ARIZONA WILL PUSH CLOUDS AND SHOWERS
ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...WITH FREQUENT CIG DROPS TO MVFR
FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD. OCCNL IFR CIGS AND VIZ IN
NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH WIDESPREAD MTN OBSCURATION LIKELY. EAST OF
INTERSTATE 25...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AFTER 17Z WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO 45 KT EXPECTED
FROM 17Z ONWARD TO 00Z STATEWIDE...GUSTY WINDS CONTG TO 04Z IN THE
NORTHEAST.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. SHY

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING AREA WIDE AS
LARGE WEATHER SYSTEM NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE CALIFORNIA SIERRAS
TO CENTRAL NEVADA AND WESTERN ARIZONA WILL PUSH COPIOUS SOUTHWEST
FLOW ACROSS NEW MEXICO...AND THIS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE DURING THE
AFTERNOON. RECENT PRECIPITATION OVER NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU AND
WESTERN MOUNTAINS WILL COMBINE WITH SHOWERS TODAY TO MITIGATE FIRE
WEATHER HAZARDS...BUT HUMIDITIES DROPPING LOCALLY INTO THE LOW TEENS
OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE NORTHEAST AND EASTERN PLAINS WILL
CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

LARGE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL NUDGE WESTWARD  ON SATURDAY...PULLING
CLOUD COVER AND SHOWER COVERAGE WESTWARD IN TURN. CLOUDS RETREATING
WILL PERMIT SURFACE DRYING AND BROAD DROPS IN HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WITH CONTINUED
STRONG AFTERNOON WINDS.

EXPANDING COVERAGE OF LOW HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE WORK WEEK AS WEATHER SYSTEM SHIFTS
OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND THEN EJECTS RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD OVER
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BY MIDWEEK. CONTINUED BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH
LOW HUMIDITIES WILL KEEP NEW MEXICO IN A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
PATTERN THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.

SHY

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  60  38  68  41 /  70  60  20   5
GALLUP..........................  52  33  64  35 /  70  50  20  10
GRANTS..........................  55  33  69  35 /  60  30  10   5
GLENWOOD........................  68  43  74  44 /  50  40  10   5
CHAMA...........................  51  29  60  31 /  70  60  20   5
LOS ALAMOS......................  52  35  64  39 /  60  30   5   5
RED RIVER.......................  50  26  58  29 /  60  40  10   5
TAOS............................  59  34  69  36 /  50  30  10   5
SANTA FE........................  56  36  67  44 /  50  30   5   5
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  58  38  70  43 /  40  20   5   5
ESPANOLA........................  63  41  73  42 /  30  20   5   5
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  62  45  75  53 /  30  20   5   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  63  42  77  46 /  30  20   5   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  63  44  74  48 /  40  20   5   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  61  43  76  50 /  40  20   5   0
SOCORRO.........................  71  45  79  49 /  30  10   5   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  56  34  69  40 /  40  20   5   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  60  41  70  43 /  30  10   5   5
CARRIZOZO.......................  78  46  82  50 /  20   5   5   0
RUIDOSO.........................  67  41  74  44 /  20   5   5   5
RATON...........................  64  35  73  40 /  10  10   5   5
LAS VEGAS.......................  59  39  71  43 /  10   5   5   5
ROY.............................  64  44  72  48 /   5   5   5   5
CLAYTON.........................  75  48  82  53 /   5   5   5  10
SANTA ROSA......................  74  47  81  50 /   5   5   5   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  80  50  87  55 /   5   5   5  10
FORT SUMNER.....................  77  52  84  56 /   5   5   5   5
CLOVIS..........................  81  52  89  56 /   5   5   5  20
PORTALES........................  83  53  89  57 /   5   5   5  20
ROSWELL.........................  86  54  92  59 /   5   5   5  10

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ104-106-108.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ005>007-012.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ004-010-011-015>018.

&&

43/SHY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT THU MAY 22 2008

NMZ001>021-026-231200-
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 THU MAY 22 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY NEAR AND EAST OF A LINE FROM
RATON TO THE BOSQUE DEL APACHE WILDLIFE REFUGE. THERE SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55
MPH. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS CREATING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE ENTIRE STATE THROUGH AT
LEAST THIS EVENING. WIND ADVISORIES AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING FOR THESE AREAS.
WEST OF THIS AREA WHILE OVERALL WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LOWER...STRONG
WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP WITH SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THAT WILL OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY...WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH AT TIMES TO
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...THOUGH FRIDAY THE MOST LIKELY REGION
WILL BE THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THIS AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY
THE DRY LINE MAY EASE WESTWARD INTO THE EASTERN QUARTER OR THIRD OF
THE STATE AND BRING AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME STRONG OR EVEN
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THAT PART OF THE STATE. THAT RISK MAY
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ON THE FAR
EASTERN PLAINS...BUT THE CHANCE AT THIS TIME IS NOT HIGH.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
144 AM MDT FRI MAY 23 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0127 AM     SNOW             4 W PESCADO             35.11N 108.65W
05/23/2008  E4.0 INCH        MCKINLEY           NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOW BEGAN STICKING AT 6 PM MDT AND ACCUMULATED THROUGH
            TIME OF REPORT.

&&

SHY