Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Feb 16, 2011, 6:43 AM MST for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 16, 2011, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 5 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 16, 2011, 6:43 AM MST (13:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2011, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2011, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 225 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4007 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
916 WWUS85 KABQ 161343 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 643 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...... .THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A PACIFIC TROUGH PUSHES INTO THE WESTERN US. WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE AND MIXING WILL BE MORE ABUNDANT. THIS WILL LEAD TO A STRONG SURFACE FLOW BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH MARGINALLY LOW HUMIDITY BOTH AFTERNOONS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL. NMZ108-170000- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0001.110216T1900Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0002.110216T1900Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0002.110217T1900Z-110218T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 643 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2 TO 4 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ104-170000- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0001.110216T1900Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0002.110216T1900Z-110217T0000Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 643 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2 TO 4 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
2 follow-up statements
850 WWUS85 KABQ 162212 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 312 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...... .A PACIFIC TROUGH PUSHING TOWARD NEW MEXICO WILL ALLOW WINDS ALOFT TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS HAVE MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN MANY AREAS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THESE WINDS WILL RELAX SOME THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COUPLED WITH DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS AT THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. NMZ108-170000- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0002.110217T1900Z-110218T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0003.110217T1800Z-110218T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 312 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2 TO 4 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ104-170000- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0003.110217T1800Z-110218T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 312 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2 TO 4 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 52
172 WWUS85 KABQ 162351 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 451 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A PACIFIC TROUGH PUSHING TOWARD NEW MEXICO WILL ALLOW WINDS ALOFT TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL THEN MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN MANY AREAS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COUPLED WITH DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS AT THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. NMZ104-108-171500- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0003.110217T1800Z-110218T0100Z/ 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- 451 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY... THE CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER A RED FLAG WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2 TO 4 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:35 AM MST | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 36 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:12 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 27 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.