Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
328 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM SUNDAY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT BETWEEN 9 AM AND 9 PM MONDAY ACROSS
THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BELOW SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY...

.AS A SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC TROUGH MOVES TOWARD NEW MEXICO...DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY. THESE
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SCOUR OUT THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 NEAR
CLINES CORNERS AND ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS
TO NEAR RATON.

SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE ON SUNDAY PRODUCING BREEZY TO LOCALLY
WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST. THE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY LIKELY ACROSS SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.

A SIGNIFICANT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EVENT IS EXPECTED AREA WIDE ON
MONDAY. WINDS WILL CONSIDERABLY STRENGTHEN. DAYTIME HUMIDITY
VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL BE COMMON AS HIGH TEMPERATURES
SOAR UP BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO WHERE WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 50 MPH. THIS EVENT WOULD ALSO
BE PRECEDED BY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND WARM TEMPERATURES MONDAY
MORNING.

THE STRONGEST MID LEVEL FLOW WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON
TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON DESPITE A PACIFIC FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA COOLING
TEMPERATURES A BIT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW
15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITION REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON
TUESDAY.


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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
328 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY. A RED
FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY.
IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS
  EXCEEDING 35 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. 
  SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 

* TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD EACH DAY SHOULD RANGE FROM 2
  PM TO 5 PM MDT. TODAY AND SUNDAY...THE FOCUS AREA IS ALONG AND
  EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. DUE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY SUNDAY
  NIGHT...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN EARLIER ON MONDAY.
  EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF
  INTERSTATE 25 ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ104-200000-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
328 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY. A RED
FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY.
IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS
  EXCEEDING 35 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS.
  SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

* TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD EACH DAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2
  AND 5 PM MDT. DUE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY THE NIGHT
  BEFORE...CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE LONGER ON MONDAY. EXTREME
  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ107-200000-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
328 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS
  EXCEEDING 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY
  WHERE GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS.
  SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY ON MONDAY.

* TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 TO
  5 PM MDT EACH DAY. TODAY...THE MOST CRITICAL AREA SHOULD BE NEAR
  AND SOUTH OF CLINES CORNERS. EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
  CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ108-200000-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
328 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

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

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER WITH
  GUSTS EXCEEDING 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS.
  SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY.

* TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING MONDAY
  DUE TO POOR RECOVERIES THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE MOST CRITICAL
  CONDITIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM EACH DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ101-102-105-106-109-200000-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
328 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

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

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER WITH
  GUSTS EXCEEDING 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS.

* TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 
  TO 5 PM MDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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RFWABQ

FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
552 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT BETWEEN NOON AND 7 PM SUNDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT BETWEEN 9 AM AND 9 PM MONDAY ACROSS
THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BELOW SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING. SOUTHWEST MID LEVEL FLOW WILL MIX DOWN BREEZY TO LOCALLY
WINDY CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES DURING THE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
MOST LIKELY ACROSS SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.

A SIGNIFICANT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EVENT IS EXPECTED AREA WIDE
ON MONDAY. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL BE
COMMON AS HIGH TEMPERATURES SOAR TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WHERE WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 50
MPH. THIS EVENT WOULD ALSO BE PRECEDED BY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY
AND WARM TEMPERATURES MONDAY MORNING.

THE STRONGEST MID LEVEL FLOW WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON
TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON DESPITE A PACIFIC FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA COOLING
TEMPERATURES A BIT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN AT OR
BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS 
ON TUESDAY.

NMZ103-201400-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
552 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
SUNDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS 
  EXCEEDING 35 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS.
  SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY.

* TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD EACH DAY SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 2
  PM TO 5 PM MDT. ON SUNDAY...THE FOCUS AREA IS ALONG AND EAST OF
  INTERSTATE 25. DUE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY SUNDAY
  NIGHT...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN EARLIER ON MONDAY.
  EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF
  INTERSTATE 25 ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ107-201400-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
552 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

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

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS 
  EXCEEDING 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY 
  WHERE GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. 
  SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY ON MONDAY. 

* TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 TO
  5 PM MDT EACH DAY. EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
  ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ104-201400-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
552 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
SUNDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM
MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS 
  EXCEEDING 35 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH 
  GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. 
  SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 

* TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD EACH DAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 
  2 AND 5 PM MDT. DUE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY THE NIGHT 
  BEFORE...CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE LONGER ON MONDAY. 
  EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ108-201400-
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/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
552 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

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

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER WITH 
  GUSTS EXCEEDING 45 MPH. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. 
  SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. 

* TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING MONDAY 
  DUE TO POOR RECOVERIES THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE MOST CRITICAL 
  CONDITIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM EACH DAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ101-102-105-106-109-201400-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
552 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

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

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

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER WITH 
  GUSTS EXCEEDING 45 MPH. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS.

* TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 
  TO 5 PM MDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
346 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.DISCUSSION...
SHORT WAVE COMING INTO S NM EARLY THIS MORNING BEGINNING TO
INTERACT WITH SOME MOISTURE RETURN WELL BEHIND BACK DOOR FRONT
THAT MADE IT INTO THE CENTRAL VALLEYS OVERNIGHT. FEW SHOWERS AND
STORMS JUST NOW TRYING TO DEVELOP WESTWARD FROM W TEXAS AND
PANHANDLE...BUT HAVE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING STARTED SO FAR.
BELIEVE AT LEAST THE E BORDER COUNTIES WILL SEE SHOWERS AND EVEN A
FEW STORMS DEVELOPING AROUND OR A LITTLE BEFORE DAWN AND
CONTINUING INTO THE DAYLIGHT MORNING HOURS. MAY EVEN BE A STRAY
SHOWER OR STORM DEVELOP EVEN IN A FEW OF ADJACENT COUNTIES TO THE
WEST OF THE BORDER COUNTIES. DECIDED TO UP POPS A LITTLE ACROSS GOOD
PORTION OF THE E QUARTER OR SO OF THE FCST AREA...ESPECIALLY THIS
MORNING AS PER MOST MODEL SOLUTIONS. AT THIS TIME BELIEVE THE
MORE STABLE AND CHILLY LAYER DOWN LOW...THE TIME OF DAY AND TIME
OF YEAR AND THE FACT THAT SHORT WAVE IS NOT OVERLY IMPRESSIVE
SHOULD PRECLUDE SEVERE STORM DVLPMENT ACROSS OUR E ZONES AT LEAST
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. FRONT WILL BE FORCED BACK EASTWARD TO A
LITTLE WEST OF THE TX LINE LATER THIS AFTN OR BY EARLY EVE VIA
MIXING AND SHOULD BEGIN A TRANSITION TO MORE OF A DRYLINE TYPE
FEATURE. AS FOR ANY SEVERE STORM RISK LATER TODAY...IT APPEARS
THAT THE INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE E OF THE BOUNDARY THIS
MORNING WILL BE ERODED TO A DEGREE TOP DOWN THROUGH MIXING...AT
LEAST IN OUR CWA...BUT MAY BE A CLOSE CALL FOR SEVERE NEAR THE TX
LINE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY THROUGH THE DAY.
SPC NOT TERRIBLY EXCITED BY SEVERE STORM PROSPECTS IN OUR FCST
AREA NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS AT LEAST AND THAT SEEMS REASONABLE.
DO EXPECT THAT DRYLINE TO BE SHOVED A LITTLE FURTHER E TO VERY NEAR
OR PERHAPS EVEN A BIT E OF TX LINE DURING EVE...BUT TO THE SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 40 IT MAY MAKE A BIT OF A WESTWARD RUN AGAIN LATE
TONIGHT TO A LITTLE WEST OF THE STATE LINE. BUT PCPN CHANCES E
AREAS TONIGHT ARE LOWER AND CLOSER TO TX LINE COMPARED TO THIS
MORNING.

OUT FURTHER IN TIME DRYLINE SHOULD BE DRIVEN FURTHER E INTO TX
SUN...THEN MAKE A RUN BACK PERHAPS INTO FAR E CENTRAL OR SE NM
COUNTIES EARLY MON. KEPT PCPN CHANCES OUT OF E PORTION FCST AREA
FOR EARLY MON FOR NOW...BUT ADDED LOW POPS VERY CLOSE TO ROOSEVELT
COUNTY LEA COUNTY LINE. STRONGER AND WINDIER SYSTEM STILL
PROGRESSING PRETTY CLOSE TO EARLIER INHERITED GRIDS SCHEDULE AND
SO NOT MANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THAT SCENARIO FOR NOW. MON AND
TUE STILL LOOK TO BE THE 2 WINDIEST DAYS AND THE PCPN RELATED
GRIDS ALSO LOOKED PRETTY WELL SUPPORTED BY RECENT MODEL RUNS
OVERALL.

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&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THROUGH PERIOD.  LOW CLOUDS WITH MAINLY LIFR TO IFR CIGS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS INCLUDING KCAO...KTCC...KCVS
THROUGH AROUND 15Z TO 16Z. MVFR CIGS LIKELY AT KLVS AND POSSIBLE IN
THE PECOS VALLEY INCLUDING KROW. AFTER 17Z...VFR ALL LOCATIONS WITH
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND STRONGEST OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. 05

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH GENERALLY A DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL DOMINATE FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
INCREASES FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEY EASTWARD WILL DECREASE TODAY AND
BE SCOURED OUT BY SUNDAY IN SOUTHWEST SURFACE FLOW.  VERY DRY BY
AFTERNOON TODAY ALL ZONES EXCEPT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
EXTREME EAST. WILL HIT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS FOR A FEW
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF THE NORTHWEST AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS FROM NEAR CLINES CORNERS TO LAS VEGAS
AND NORTH ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. HAINES VALUES OF 6 ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE WEST AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. A
CHANCE OF POPS IS STILL IN THE GRIDS IN THE EXTREME EAST. POOR
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEYS AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS WITH FAIR RECOVERIES ELSEWHERE.

SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES ON SUNDAY AND A WATCH WAS ALREADY ISSUED
FOR NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO...WITH THE FOCUS ALONG AND EAST
OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL WARM 5 TO 10
DEGREES. HAINES VALUES OF 5 AND 6 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EAST WITH
WIDESPREAD VALUES OF 6 ACROSS THE WEST.

THE GREATEST FIRE WEATHER THREATS ARE STILL FOCUSED ON MONDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE AND MOST AREAS WILL SEE SINGLE DIGIT
MINIMUM RH VALUES. HIGH HAINES VALUES OF 5 TO 6 CONTINUE...
TEMPERATURES INCREASE A BIT REMAINING WELL ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES
AND LAPSE RATES WILL BE FAIRLY STEEP. MODELS INDICATE A SHALLOW
MOISTURE SURGE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS.  THE WATCH FOR ALL
ZONES REMAINS IN PLACE THOUGH ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL LOCATIONS
CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE LIMITED TO BELOW SNOWPACK. EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN EDGEWOOD TO CAPULIN.

AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY...MOISTURE
AND CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION INCREASE ACROSS THE WEST BUT CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
THE EAST ON TUESDAY. CURRENT GRIDS SUPPORT A BRIEF BREAK IN CRITICAL
CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN
PORTIONS OF THE EAST AGAIN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  69  34  67  36 /   0   0   0   0
DULCE...........................  64  25  64  28 /   0   0   5   0
CUBA............................  66  27  66  29 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  66  25  65  29 /   0   0   0   0
EL MORRO........................  65  24  64  28 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  70  24  69  27 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  67  27  67  28 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  75  32  76  35 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  57  23  57  25 /   5   0   5   5
LOS ALAMOS......................  66  35  65  36 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  66  33  68  33 /   5   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  61  27  62  29 /   5   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  53  26  56  29 /   5   0   0   0
ANGEL FIRE......................  57  24  59  27 /   5   0   0   0
TAOS............................  66  27  67  29 /   5   0   0   0
MORA............................  63  32  67  33 /   5   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  72  31  73  34 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  69  34  68  34 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  71  33  70  35 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  73  39  70  41 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  74  42  72  44 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  76  38  74  39 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  75  39  73  40 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  79  36  76  37 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  76  37  73  39 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  79  40  81  40 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  70  33  68  37 /   0   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  74  34  73  39 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  71  31  71  33 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  69  35  70  39 /   5   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  71  38  73  40 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  76  38  78  41 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  68  40  72  43 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  66  32  73  32 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  70  30  74  30 /   5   0   0   0
SPRINGER........................  70  32  75  33 /   5   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  67  34  72  36 /   5   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  67  41  80  42 /  10   5   0   0
ROY.............................  66  40  78  39 /   5   0   0   0
CONCHAS.........................  74  42  83  44 /  10   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  76  39  82  42 /   5   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  73  39  85  42 /  30   5   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  70  42  82  44 /  30  10   5   5
PORTALES........................  71  41  84  45 /  30  10   5   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  77  41  85  46 /  20   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  82  44  89  47 /   5   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  80  42  84  44 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  74  40  78  42 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

NMZ501>540-201200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
600 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FAR EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS COUNTIES...MAINLY QUAY...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT TODAY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT LIKELY...BUT A SHORT LIVED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT IN THIS AREA
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PICK UP
SIGNIFICANTLY. GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH MAY BE FAIRLY COMMON.
CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD TO INCLUDE
MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND EVEN PARTS OF WEST
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN QUAY...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES FOR
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

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