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Red Flag Warning 24, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 26, 2009

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Mar 26, 2009, 6:59 AM MDT. It took effect at Mar 26, 2009, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 7 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 26, 2009, 6:59 AM MDT (12:59 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 26, 2009, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired: Mar 26, 2009, 6:00 PM MDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Mar 26, 3:40 AM MDT, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 3:40 AM MDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 5:32 AM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
532 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

NMZ001>021-026-271200-
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-
532 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TODAY. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE A RED FLAG WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING RAIN AND HIGHER
ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS TO PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE NORTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS
OVERNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE
NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...AND STATEMENTS
FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF THE STATE. SNOW
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BY SATURDAY MORNING.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING
1.888.386.7637.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 25, 11:11 PM MDT	Winter Storm Warning	ABQ		49 hr
Mar 26, 4:08 PM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	ABQ		23 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2009 Every red flag warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.