Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Feb 18, 2009, 5:21 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2009, 11:00 AM MST. 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
- Feb 18, 2009, 5:21 AM MST (12:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2009, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2009, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KABQ 181221 RFWABQ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 521 AM MST WED FEB 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM TODAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING PEAK HEATING. IN ADDITION...VERY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT. THEREFORE...SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. NMZ108-190100- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0004.090218T1800Z-090219T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0005.090218T1800Z-090219T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 521 AM MST WED FEB 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 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. $$ 34
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS85 KABQ 190109 RFWABQ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 609 PM MST WED FEB 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NMZ108-190215- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090219T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 609 PM MST WED FEB 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ALTHOUGH VERY DRY CONDITIONS REMAIN IN PLACE...WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED WELL BELOW CRITICAL VALUES AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KW
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 Feb 18, 3:00 AM MST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 3:00 AM MST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 AM MST WED FEB 18 2009 .DISCUSSION...GENERALLY DRY NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN TO PERSIST TODAY UNTIL AROUND SUNDAY WHEN A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT TRANSITIONS TO STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN TODAY ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL. MAY GET CLOSE TO WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IN ISOLATED LOCALES BUT DO NOT EXPECT THE WIND TO BE AS STRONG AS ON TUESDAY. LEFT IN MEAGER POPS IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER AS A DISTURBANCE PASSES JUST TO THE NORTH TODAY/TONIGHT. SURFACE FRONT FORECAST TO DROP INTO NORTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND RACE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE PLAINS BY EARLY SATURDAY. THIS BOUNDARY APPEARS TO BE DRY SO ONLY COOLER TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THEREAFTER...CLOUDS SHOULD START TO INCREASE BY SUNDAY NIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE STATE AS THE REGION FALLS UNDER AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN FOR NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...LOCALIZED MVFR CEILINGS...WHICH MAY OBSCURE MTN TOPS...WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NM THROUGH APPROX 16-17Z THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40. GUSTS UP TO 35 KTS WILL BE LIKELY BETWEEN 17Z AND 01Z. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 22Z. && .FIRE WEATHER...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS NM TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS...TO BELOW 15 PERCENT IN THE EASTERN PLAINS. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40. GIVEN THESE CONDITIONS...WILL UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONE 108. SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 104 MAY ALSO REACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. THE LIMITING FACTOR IN ZONE 104 IS WINDS...AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY BE BELOW 15 PERCENT. WINDS...AND THEREFORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...WILL SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET. EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE NOTED ACROSS NW NM...THOUGH ONLY FAIR RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. THOUGH WINDS SUBSIDE ON THURSDAY..AND THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR MUCH OF THE STATE BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AS A UPPER LEVEL RIDGE NUDGES INTO WESTERN NM...VENTILATION VALUES WILL DECREASE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY AND MAY HELP TO EASE THE DRY CONDITIONS SLIGHTLY...BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 46 20 47 19 / 5 0 0 0 GALLUP.......................... 43 8 48 7 / 0 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 45 9 49 9 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 59 22 60 21 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 41 8 47 5 / 20 5 0 0 LOS ALAMOS...................... 47 21 51 17 / 0 0 0 0 RED RIVER....................... 35 4 39 2 / 20 5 0 0 TAOS............................ 41 10 45 8 / 5 0 0 0 SANTA FE........................ 45 17 46 19 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 48 20 50 21 / 0 0 0 0 ESPANOLA........................ 48 16 49 15 / 5 5 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 52 28 54 28 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 53 20 55 20 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 49 25 52 26 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 53 23 55 23 / 0 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 58 23 57 22 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 45 23 50 23 / 0 0 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 47 21 52 18 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 52 22 52 22 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 50 22 53 23 / 0 0 0 0 RATON........................... 48 15 49 13 / 0 0 0 0 LAS VEGAS....................... 47 19 51 17 / 0 0 0 0 ROY............................. 53 21 53 20 / 0 0 5 0 CLAYTON......................... 58 23 54 22 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 57 23 55 22 / 0 0 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 61 23 58 26 / 0 0 0 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 60 23 56 24 / 0 0 0 0 CLOVIS.......................... 62 25 57 26 / 0 0 0 0 PORTALES........................ 64 27 58 27 / 0 0 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 66 30 63 28 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ108. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 7:12 PM MST, 10 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 712 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 NMZ001>021-026-181400- 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- 712 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FOR WEDNESDAY DUE TO ANTICIPATED STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 17
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 18, 5:11 AM MST, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
511 AM MST WED FEB 18 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 AM SNOW 12 SW SAN RAFAEL 34.99N 108.03W
02/17/2009 M2.4 INCH CIBOLA NM CO-OP OBSERVER
0900 AM SNOW DULCE 36.94N 107.00W
02/17/2009 M1.1 INCH RIO ARRIBA NM CO-OP OBSERVER
1155 AM HIGH SUST WINDS 2 SSW FORT STANTON 33.47N 105.54W
02/17/2009 M40.00 MPH LINCOLN NM AWOS
0153 PM HIGH SUST WINDS 1 SSE CLINES CORNERS 35.00N 105.66W
02/17/2009 M40.00 MPH TORRANCE NM ASOS
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 WNW ALBUQUERQUE 35.15N 106.68W
02/17/2009 BERNALILLO NM LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY SIGN BLEW OFF POST AND STRUCK VEHICLE.
0311 PM SNOW PREWITT 35.36N 108.04W
02/17/2009 E1.5 INCH MCKINLEY NM PUBLIC
0315 PM SNOW BRAZOS 36.75N 106.56W
02/17/2009 E1.0 INCH RIO ARRIBA NM PUBLIC
0400 PM SNOW CHAMA 36.89N 106.58W
02/17/2009 M1.0 INCH RIO ARRIBA NM CO-OP OBSERVER
0500 PM SNOW 2 WSW EL MORRO 35.04N 108.35W
02/17/2009 M2.0 INCH CIBOLA NM CO-OP OBSERVER
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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.