Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Albuquerque, NM

943 
WWUS85 KABQ 192352
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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/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0020.110320T1800Z-110321T0100Z/
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/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
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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/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
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-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0020.110320T1800Z-110321T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
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-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
/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-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
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.

&&

$$

136 
WWUS85 KABQ 201338
RFWABQ

FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
738 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY ACROSS
ALL AREAS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO 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 THIS 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.

NMZ103-104-210100-
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/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
738 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...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 TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS 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. 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 TODAY AND ESPECIALLY 
  MONDAY. 

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

&&

$$

NMZ107-108-210100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
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-
738 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 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 50 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.

&&

$$

NMZ101-102-105-106-109-210100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
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-
738 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 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.

&&

$$

699 
WWUS85 KABQ 202121
RFWABQ

FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
321 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY ACROSS
ALL AREAS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SNOWPACK DUE
TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY ACROSS
THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. BREEZY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 2
AND 8 PERCENT TO CREATE THESE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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 OR EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY AS WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 50 MPH.
EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY LIKELY FROM
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. THIS EVENT WILL
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 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON
TUESDAY.

NMZ103-104-210100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0019.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0022.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110321T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
321 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY.

* 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 LIKELY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS.
  SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY
  AND MONDAY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ107-108-210100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0019.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0022.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
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-
321 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY.  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 50 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.

&&

$$

NMZ101-102-105-106-109-210100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
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-
321 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 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 50 MPH. 

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

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN BY LATE
  MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 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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WWUS85 KABQ 210048
RFWABQ

FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
648 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY ACROSS
ALL AREAS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SNOWPACK DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.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 OR EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY AS WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 50 MPH.
EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY FROM
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. THIS EVENT WILL 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 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON
TUESDAY.

NMZ103-104-211400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110321T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0022.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
648 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM
MDT TUESDAY.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY. 

* TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD EACH DAY SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN
  2 PM TO 5 PM MDT. DUE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT... CRITICAL
  CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN EARLIER MONDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY
  DANGEROUS OR EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
  EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ107-108-211400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0022.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/
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-
648 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM
MDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER WITH
  GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY.

* TIMING...DUE TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT...CRITICAL
  CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN EARLIER MONDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY
  DANGEROUS OR EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
  EARLY MONDAY EVENING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ101-102-105-106-109-211400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/
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-
648 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 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 25 TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER WITH
  GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN BY LATE
  MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. EXTREMELY
  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
255 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE MAIN CONCERNS
THROUGH MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK.

FOCUS THIS EVENING WILL BE ON THE DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE ERN PLAINS
AND WHETHER ANY THUNDERSTORMS CAN FORM NEAR THE TX BORDER.
DEWPOINTS ARE FALLING RAPIDLY ACROSS W AND CNTRL AREAS ONTO THE
ERN HIGH PLAINS. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH ANY CONVECTION WILL ONLY BE
ABLE TO FIRE RIGHT AT THE TX BORDER. WILL TRIM POPS FOR THIS EVE
BUT LEAVE IN ALONG BORDER COUNTIES. WILL REMOVE FROM LATE TONIGHT.
DRY AND COOL ELSEWHERE TONIGHT WITH GOOD VIEWING OF THE FULL MOON.

MODERATE SW WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN SUN WITH ANY HIGHER DEWPOINTS
OVER OUR FAR E ZONES GETTING SCOURED OUT DURING THE DAY. THUS
EXPECT A DRY DAY WITH A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE AND WELL ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FOCUSED
OVER THE NE.

NEXT STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NW PACIFIC COAST WILL DIVE SE INTO CA
SUN BEFORE LIFTING NE AND WEAKENING MON AND TUE. MAIN IMPACT FOR NM
WILL BE WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MON SHOULD BE
THE WINDIEST DAY WITH MANY AREAS LOOKING AT WIND ADVISORIES...AND
A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA...THOSE BEING
OVER THE W MOUNTAINS...AND THE SC MOUNTAINS NE TO THE NE PLAINS. A
FEW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SAN JUAN AND CHUSKA MOUNTAIN PEAKS
LATE MON...WITH RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS SPREADING E
MON NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TAPER OFF AND END ON TUE. THE
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MON WILL REMAIN MUCH ABOVE NORMAL WITH MUCH
COOLER HIGH TEMPS ON TUE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL
BE LESS ON TUE THEY WILL BE AT BREEZY TO WINDY LEVEL FOR MUCH OF
THE E.

WED WILL BE DRY WITH LESS WIND. TEMPS WILL BE WARMER IN THE W AND
CNTRL AREAS AND A BIT COOLER IN THE E. A WEAK SHORT WAVE WILL
BRUSH NRN NM WED NIGHT AND THU WITH NOTHING MORE THAN A RAIN OR
SNOW SHOWER OVER THE PEAKS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. THU WILL BE
WARM WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS IN PARTS OF THE E. A WEAK
BACK DOOR FRONT THU NIGHT WILL BRING SOME COOLING TO THE E ON FRI.
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MAY INCREASE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER A FEW STORMS
OVER THE N OR E THU NIGHT AND FRI. ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE SAT
COULD BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE N WITH STRONG WINDS
FOR SRN AND ERN AREAS. CHJ

&&

.AVIATION...
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS ACROSS THE STATE...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG AND JUST
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN WHERE GUSTS TO 40 KTS ARE POSSIBLE.
LOW CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY ERODE AROUND KCVS THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...THOUGH WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT
IN THIS AREA AS WELL AS POSSIBLY FURTHER NORTH AROUND KCAO. PATCHY
FOG WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.  IN ADDITION...A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER THIS EVENING.
IF STORMS CAN DEVELOP...THEY MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WIND
GUSTS.  BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 34

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE A CONCERN THROUGH TUESDAY.

MIXING HAS CERTAINLY BEGUN ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS EVIDENT
BY THE DEWPOINT IN FARMINGTON DROPPING 20 DEGREES BETWEEN 1 AND 2 PM
AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASED.  SIMILAR STORIES FOR MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NM...THOUGH PERHAPS NOT QUITE AS DRAMATIC.
PSEUDO DRYLINE IS EVIDENT BY CU FIELD ON SATELLITE IMAGERY IS SLOWLY
MIXING EASTWARD AND CURRENT RESIDES FROM JUST EAST OF RATON...TO
NEAR SANTA ROSA...AND DUNKEN. EAST OF THIS BOUNDARY...DEWPOINTS HAVE
REMAINED IN THE 40S.  THIS BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO MIX EASTWARD
THROUGH THE EVENING.  WEST OF THIS BOUNDARY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS AS TEMPERATURES SOAR TO
AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  THERE IS ALSO AN OUTSIDE CHANCE
THAT A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY THIS
EVENING...BUT CONFIDENCE IS QUITE LOW THAT THIS WILL OCCUR. SHOULD
THE BOUNDARY NOT PUSH ALL THE WAY INTO TEXAS THIS EVENING...LOW
CLOUDS AND POTENTIALLY SOME FOG MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE BORDER
OVERNIGHT. THIS WOULD MEAN EXCELLENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
FOR THIS AREA...  WHEREAS...POOR TO FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.

ON SUNDAY...HAVE UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG
WARNING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST DESPITE CONDITIONS LOOKING MARGINAL.
HOWEVER...PSEUDO DRYLINE WILL HAVE PUSHED ALL THE WAY INTO TEXAS BY
THIS TIME. BEST CHANCES FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXISTS FROM LAS
VEGAS TO CONCHAS.  AN HOUR OR TWO OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR WESTERN NEW MEXICO AS WELL.  HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE UP TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE EAST
ALLOWING HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO NEAR 5 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS.

THE GREATEST FIRE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES TO BE MONDAY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE STATE. WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE DUE TO
THE APPROACHING TROUGH WHICH WILL INDUCE A 996 MB LEE SIDE SURFACE
LOW IN EASTERN COLORADO.  DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
WHERE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 10 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS
MAY APPROACH 50 MPH OR MORE.  WINDS SPEEDS OF THIS STRENGTH ARE ALSO
LIKELY ALONG THE ARIZONA BORDER AS SOME OF THE 50KT MID LEVEL
MOMENTUM MIXES DOWN TO THE SURFACE. IT DOES APPEAR THERE WILL BE
SOME MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS...THOUGH CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH THAT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD. THEREFORE...
HAVE UPGRADED THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK TO
A RED FLAG WARNING.

TROUGH WILL WEAKEN OR FLATTEN...AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE MONDAY
NIGHT.  DUE TO THE WEAKENING DYNAMICS...AND OVERALL LACK OF
MOISTURE...NOT LOOKING FOR WIDESPREAD WETTING PRECIPITATION ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST.  IT DOES APPEAR A WEAK BAND OF PRECIPITATION...
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PACIFIC FRONT...WILL MOVE OVER NORTHWEST
NM...BUT WILL ALSO FALL APART LARGELY BEFORE IT MAKES IT TO THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY.  PERHAPS AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW MAY FALL AT THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

MID LEVEL JET WILL NOT EXIT EASTERN NM UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THUS...EXPECT STRONG WINDS ACROSS EASTERN NM ONCE AGAIN.  DESPITE
COOLER TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE PACIFIC FRONTAL
PASSAGE...DOWNSLOPING WILL HELP KEEP TEMPS 5 TO 7 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL ACROSS THE EAST.  GOOD MIXING COMBINED WITH MID LEVEL DRY
SLOT SHOULD RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT ONCE
AGAIN.  THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE EASTERN
PLAINS FOR TUESDAY.

LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY...BUT WINDS MAY RAMP BACK
UP ON THURSDAY.  MODELS DIVERGE WITH REGARDS TO THE STRENGTH AND
TIMING TO A WEAK SHORTWAVE THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NM WHICH
WOULD INCREASE THE WINDS.  NONETHELESS...IT LOOKS LIKE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY RETURN FOR THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR IN
EASTERN NM.  AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE WILL SEND A BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE PLAINS ON FRIDAY...MITIGATING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
HOWEVER...IF MODELS ARE CORRECT...ANOTHER VERY WINDY DAY WILL BE
IN STORE FOR SATURDAY.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  33  67  35  67 /   0   0   0   5
DULCE...........................  24  63  27  65 /   0   5   0   5
CUBA............................  27  65  28  67 /   0   0   0   5
GALLUP..........................  25  64  28  61 /   0   0   0   5
EL MORRO........................  24  63  27  63 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  24  68  26  70 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  26  67  26  68 /   0   0   0   5
GLENWOOD........................  31  76  33  75 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  22  57  24  61 /   0   5   5   5
LOS ALAMOS......................  34  64  35  67 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  32  67  32  71 /   0   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  26  61  28  65 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  26  55  28  57 /   0   0   0   0
ANGEL FIRE......................  23  58  26  63 /   0   0   0   0
TAOS............................  26  66  28  67 /   0   0   0   0
MORA............................  32  66  32  70 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  31  72  33  73 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  34  67  33  69 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  33  69  34  72 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  38  68  40  73 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  41  70  43  75 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  34  72  36  77 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  38  71  39  76 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  33  74  34  77 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  37  72  38  75 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  40  80  39  80 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  32  66  36  70 /   0   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  33  71  38  72 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  30  70  32  73 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  35  69  37  72 /   0   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  38  72  38  74 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  38  78  39  79 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  40  72  40  74 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  31  72  31  73 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  29  73  29  76 /   0   0   0   0
SPRINGER........................  31  74  31  78 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  34  71  35  73 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  41  78  40  82 /   5   0   0   0
ROY.............................  39  77  38  78 /   0   0   0   0
CONCHAS.........................  42  81  43  85 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  39  80  41  83 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  39  83  42  86 /   5   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  41  80  44  83 /  10   5   5   0
PORTALES........................  42  82  45  84 /  10   5   5   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  40  84  45  86 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  43  87  45  91 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  41  84  42  86 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  40  78  39  80 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-107.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ101>109.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY 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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