Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Albuquerque, NM

000 
WWUS85 KABQ 072113
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
313 PM MDT TUE APR 7 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS BELOW SIGNIFICANT 
SNOWPACK...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS
MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND
NORTHEAST PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...CHUPADERA MESA AND SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND HARDING
COUNTY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO AS A STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY
MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY
ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO RUN
SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND LEAD TO A HIGHLY UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE ON WEDNESDAY. PACIFIC COLD FRONT ACCOMPANYING THE
SYSTEM PASSAGE WILL AFFECT THE STATE THURSDAY MORNING WITH STRONG
WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RISE BEHIND
THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BUT READINGS BELOW 15 PCT ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE EAST AND SOUTH. ESPECIALLY
AFFECTING AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN SANTA
ROSA AND TUCUMCARI. COULD ALSO SEE UP TO THREE HOURS OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS LOWER PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND ESTANCIA BASIN AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF HARDING COUNTY ON
THURSDAY. 

NMZ104-106>108-081400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.090408T1700Z-090409T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0028.090409T1600Z-090410T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
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-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
313 PM MDT TUE APR 7 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ103-105-109-081400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.090408T1700Z-090409T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
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-
313 PM MDT TUE APR 7 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
50

000 
WWUS85 KABQ 081358
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
758 AM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS BELOW SIGNIFICANT
SNOWPACK...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK...MIDDLE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...CHUPADERA MESA AND SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND HARDING
COUNTY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO AS A STORM SYSTEM
CROSSES THE CENTRAL ROCKIES NORTH OF THE STATE TODAY AND
THURSDAY. WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES UP TO 12 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
TODAY...STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST IN MANY AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN A
PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THURSDAY MORNING CAUSING WIND SPEEDS TO
STRENGTHEN ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL RISE BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AS SHOWERS DOT
WESTERN AND NORTHERN AREAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...BUT READINGS
BELOW 15 PCT ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST AND
SOUTH...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40 BETWEEN SANTA ROSA AND
TUCUMCARI. COULD ALSO SEE AROUND THREE HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS LOWER PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
ESTANCIA BASIN AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF HARDING COUNTY ON THURSDAY.

NMZ102-082130-
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0030.090408T1700Z-090409T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
758 AM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY.

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ104-106>108-082130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.090408T1700Z-090409T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0028.090409T1600Z-090410T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
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-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
758 AM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ103-105-109-082130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.090408T1700Z-090409T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
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-
758 AM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

44

000 
WWUS85 KABQ 082118
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
318 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE FORECAST
AREA EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT
SNOWPACK EXISTS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND HARDING COUNTY DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...CHUPADERA MESA AND
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. WARNINGS ARE NOT VALID
FOR AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK EXISTS AND FOR THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU DUE TO CUSTOMER REQUESTS BASED ON GREENUP MITIGATION. A
VIGOROUS PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SWING ACROSS THE STATE LATER
TONIGHT AND PROVIDE STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS. RESIDUAL STRONG
WIND WILL REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY. LOW HUMIDITY REMAINS THE WILDCARD AND
HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE EAST DUE TO BETTER CONFIDENCE THERE. LEFT A WATCH GOING FOR
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN AND
CHUPADERA MESA. 

NMZ104-108-090300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0028.090409T1600Z-090410T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0031.090409T1600Z-090410T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-090409T0300Z/
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-
318 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NMZ106-107-090300-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-090409T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0028.090409T1600Z-090410T0300Z/
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-
318 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ102-103-105-109-090300-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-090409T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
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-
318 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
50

000 
WWUS85 KABQ 090307
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
907 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND HARDING COUNTY DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THE LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...CHUPADERA MESA AND
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES...

.A VIGOROUS PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SWING ACROSS THE STATE LATER
TONIGHT AND PROVIDE STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS. RESIDUAL STRONG
WIND WILL REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITY REMAINS A MAJOR
CONCERN ALONG WITH THE WINDS SO A WARNING CONTINUES FOR THURSDAY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST. LEFT A WATCH GOING FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN AND CHUPADERA MESA DUE
TO SLIGHTLY LOWER CONFIDENCE THERE. WARNINGS ARE NOT VALID FOR
AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK EXISTS AND FOR THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU DUE TO CUSTOMER REQUESTS BASED ON GREENUP MITIGATION.

NMZ104-108-091400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-090409T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.090409T1600Z-090410T0300Z/
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-
907 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

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 MUCH OF THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ106-107-091400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-090409T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0028.090409T1600Z-090410T0300Z/
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-
907 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY 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 MUCH OF THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ102-103-105-109-090415-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-090409T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
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-
907 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH 11
PM OR MIDNIGHT MDT IN SPOTS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND CONTINUED LOW
HUMIDITIES. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

&&

$$

43

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
302 AM MDT TUE APR 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE WINDS AND FIRE WEATHER WEDNESDAY THRU
THURSDAY.

TODAY SHOULD BE RATHER QUIET ACROSS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT AS UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE AXIS BECOMES ANCHORED OVER THE NM/AZ BORDER. HOWEVER...
A WEAK LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH WILL TAKE SHAPE ACROSS THE
EAST...ALLOWING WINDS TO PICK UP IN COMPARISON TO YDAY...MAINLY
ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR EAST OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN.

MODELS IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT THIS MORNING REGARDING THE EVOLUTION
OF THE PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL LOW WED THRU THURS.  AS EXPECTED...THE
GFS HAS SLOWED ITS PROGRESSION...WHILE THE ECMWF HAS SPED UP A BIT.
THIS SAID...700MB WINDS ARE GENERALLY IN THE 30 TO 40 KT RANGE
ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY...WHICH MAY LEAD TO A
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MTNS AND NORMALLY WINDY AREAS JUST
DOWNWIND OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN. A 994-998MB SURFACE LOW ACROSS
NORTHEAST NM WILL ALSO HELP TO INCREASE WINDS.  THESE NORMALLY WINDY
AREAS...KSRR...KCQC...MAY CONTINUE TO BLOW OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...IT
NOW LOOKS AS THOUGH THE WINDIEST TIME WILL BE MID DAY THURSDAY
ACROSS THE EAST AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS FURTHER
WITH A COLD FRONT TRACKING ACROSS THE STATE. GUIDANCE ALREADY
SUGGESTING HIGH WIND CRITERIA FROM THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN EAST
ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40...INCLUDING A WHOPPING 44KT FROM THE MAV
AT CVN AT 18Z. THE MET IS A LITTLE LESS ENTHUSIASTIC...BUT THIS
HAS BEEN THE CASE SO FAR THIS YEAR.

ASIDE FROM THE WIND...STILL LOOKS AS SOME PRECIPITATION WILL FALL
ACROSS NW AND NC PARTS OF THE STATE.  SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. HAVE UPPED POPS IN
THESE AREAS 10 TO 20 PERCENT FROM PREVIOUS FCST.

WEAK RIDGING COMMENCES THURSDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING FOR A BREAK FROM
THE WIND MACHINE. BUT THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY AS THE NEXT SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE STATE ON SATURDAY.  STILL SOME DIFFERENCES REGARDING
THE TRACK OF THIS UPPER LOW.  GFS WANTS TO TAKE IT EAST ACROSS THE
STATE...WHILE THE ECMWF TAKES IT ON A NORTHEASTERLY TRACK ACROSS THE
STATE. THE GEM APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. NONETHELESS...
LOOKS LIKE SHOWER ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WEST
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER.

34

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL ALL AIRPORTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A SURFACE
LOW WILL SAG SOUTHWARD THROUGH PARTS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY AND
TONIGHT. WE HAVE ONLY MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN WIND DIRECTIONS
FORECASTED IN OUR EASTERN PLAINS TAFS TODAY AND TONIGHT...BECAUSE SMALL
VARIATIONS IN THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW COULD LEAD TO LARGE
VARIABILITY IN THE WIND DIRECTIONS.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. 44

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A VERY DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE WITH A RIDGE ALOFT ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO WARM FROM SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TO AS MUCH AS 10
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY...A DEEPENING BUT RELATIVELY WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL
DEVELOP AND SAG SOUTHWARD ALONG THE TX BORDER. THIS FEATURE WILL
CAUSE MOSTLY WESTERLY WINDS TO BECOME BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
EAST. AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
SANGRE DE CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE
TEXAS BORDER TODAY. BUT...THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
LAST LONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING.

THE BETTER CHANCE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL COME
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PERSIST ON
WEDNESDAY AND WEST/SW SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME WINDY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH CROSSES THE WESTERN U.S. AND THE POLAR JET STREAM
BEGINS TO DIG INTO NEW MEXICO. THUS...WE ARE UPGRADING TO A RED FLAG
WARNING LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING
ACROSS ALL ZONES EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU CAN
ALSO ANTICIPATE SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...GREEN UP IN THAT AREA SHOULD LESSEN THE NEED
FOR ANY FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND STRENGTHEN FURTHER LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN. HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO COME UP ACROSS THE WEST AND
NORTH AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DRAGS SOME SHOWERS THROUGH THOSE
AREAS. AT THIS TIME...HUMIDITIES AND WINDS LOOK LIKE THEY MAY REACH
CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ALSO
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. THUS...WE ARE ISSUING A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IN THESE AREAS.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON FRIDAY WITH A REPRIEVE FROM CRITICAL
CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...WINDS AND FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED
TO RETURN TO PARTS OF THE EAST THIS WEEKEND.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  69  34  68  38 /   0   0   5  50
GALLUP..........................  70  29  65  33 /   0   0   5  40
GRANTS..........................  70  27  67  32 /   0   0   0  30
GLENWOOD........................  74  35  72  37 /   0   0   0  10
CHAMA...........................  59  21  61  24 /   0   0  10  50
LOS ALAMOS......................  65  33  67  32 /   0   0   0  20
RED RIVER.......................  56  20  56  24 /   0   0   5  30
TAOS............................  64  24  66  33 /   0   0   0  20
SANTA FE........................  65  32  68  34 /   0   0   0  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  68  34  70  35 /   0   0   0  20
ESPANOLA........................  71  29  73  34 /   0   0   0  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  70  44  73  42 /   0   0   0  10
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  71  39  74  41 /   0   0   0  10
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  67  43  72  39 /   0   0   0  10
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  70  40  73  40 /   0   0   0  10
SOCORRO.........................  76  38  78  41 /   0   0   0   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  65  37  70  35 /   0   0   0  10
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  68  31  71  36 /   0   0   0  10
CARRIZOZO.......................  71  42  76  42 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  67  40  69  40 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  70  28  72  34 /   0   0   0  20
LAS VEGAS.......................  67  34  68  35 /   0   0   0  10
ROY.............................  71  37  70  38 /   0   0   0  10
CLAYTON.........................  74  38  75  39 /   0   0   0  10
SANTA ROSA......................  76  40  80  43 /   0   0   0   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  78  39  80  44 /   0   0   0   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  78  42  82  44 /   0   0   0   5
CLOVIS..........................  73  40  80  44 /   0   0   0   5
PORTALES........................  74  40  82  44 /   0   0   0   5
ROSWELL.........................  76  42  84  48 /   0   0   0   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103>109.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ104-106>108.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT TUE APR 7 2009

NMZ001>021-026-081200-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MDT TUE APR 7 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY NEAR AND ALONG INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE STATE. ON WEDNESDAY...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50
MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS
AREAS ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WHERE GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU.
LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SEVERAL
HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FROM THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST TO
THE TEXAS BORDER. THE AFOREMENTIONED STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
COMBINED WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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