Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Mar 20, 2011, 3:21 PM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 22, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2011, 3:21 PM MDT (21:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 12:55 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO ASOS. |
| Mar 22, 1:02 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO ASOS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 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
- 463 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1014 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ 34
7 follow-up statements
753 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-211400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 648 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 TO 5 PM MDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
707 WWUS85 KABQ 211343 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 743 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM UNTIL 9 PM 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 TUESDAY 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 TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO THE 5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE 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. 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. NMZ103-104-107-108-220300- /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- 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- 743 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 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 TODAY...WITH HUMIDITY RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUS OR EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL WANE BY MID EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-220300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.110321T1500Z-110322T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 743 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL FALL TO THE 5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 TO 5 PM MDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
830 WWUS85 KABQ 212132 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 332 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM 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 TUESDAY UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND WINDS GUST NEAR 50 MPH OR MORE. EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. 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. A BRIEF REPRIEVE IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...THEN WINDS WILL RAMP BACK UP AGAIN ON THURSDAY AS A WEAK TROUGH MOVES OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND A STRONG SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN EASTERN COLORADO. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...THUS LOOK FOR HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...HOWEVER...ONE TO THREE HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-220300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0020.110324T1600Z-110325T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-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- 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- 332 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 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 TODAY... WITH HUMIDITY RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY RETURN ON THURSDAY. * TIMING...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-220300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 332 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL FALL TO THE 5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. * TIMING...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 34
828 WWUS85 KABQ 220248 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 848 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE GREATLY DIMINISHED THIS EVENING...THE STRONGEST MID LEVEL FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH TO OUR WEST WILL BE STRETCHED FROM THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE WAKE OF A PACIFIC FRONTAL PASSAGE. CONSEQUENTLY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY. UNDER A WEAK RIDGE ALOFT...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY AS A WEAK TROUGH MOVES OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND A STRONG SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN EASTERN COLORADO. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST...THUS LOOK FOR HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...HOWEVER...ONE TO THREE HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-221400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0022.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.110324T1600Z-110325T0200Z/ 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- 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- 848 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. SIMILAR WIND SPEEDS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY RETURN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-220400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110322T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 848 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS IN GENERAL HAVE DIMINISHED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT. HOWEVER...ISOLATED LOCALES MAY STILL EXPERIENCE ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. && $$
024 WWUS85 KABQ 221347 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 747 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE WAKE OF A PACIFIC FRONTAL PASSAGE. CONSEQUENTLY...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY. UNDER A WEAK RIDGE ALOFT...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND A STRONG SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN EASTERN COLORADO. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST...THUS HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...HOWEVER... A COUPLE OF HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-222200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0022.110322T1700Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.110324T1600Z-110325T0200Z/ 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- 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- 747 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 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 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. STRONG WINDS WITH ONLY SLIGHTLY WEAKER SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY RETURN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY ALSO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 52
942 WWUS85 KABQ 222206 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 406 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING IN THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .STRONG WEST AND WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AT SPEEDS UP TO 50 MPH EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN UNTIL SUNSET THIS EVENING. CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO PERSIST IN THE STRONGLY DOWNSLOPING FLOW. WINDS ALOFT WILL BRIEFLY WEAKEN WEDNESDAY ALLOWING FOR CALMER SURFACE WINDS BUT CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES. WEST WINDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS CROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE POLAR JET STREAM TRACKS OVER NEW MEXICO. A STRONG LEE TROUGH WILL ALSO DEVELOP AT THE SURFACE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THIS WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND NOW INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...WHERE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. NMZ103-104-107-108-230200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.110324T1600Z-110325T0200Z/ 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- 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- 406 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AND WEST NORTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET THIS EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO RETURN THURSDAY...WHEN GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY RETURN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND SUNSET...WHEN SURFACE WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND HUMIDITIES WILL RISE AS TEMPERATURES FALL. THOUGH WEAKER...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INTO TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR CRITICAL WINDS AND HUMIDITIES TO REDEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING THURSDAY AND PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ109-230200- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0020.110324T1600Z-110325T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 406 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND FROM 14 TO 17 PERCENT WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST UNTIL SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 44
523 WWUS85 KABQ 230202 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 802 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING IN THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .WEST WINDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS CROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE POLAR JET STREAM TRACKS OVER NEW MEXICO. A STRONG LEE TROUGH WILL ALSO DEVELOP AT THE SURFACE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THIS WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND NOW INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...WHERE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-231400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.110324T1600Z-110325T0200Z/ 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- 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- 802 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL BE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ109-231400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.110324T1600Z-110325T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 802 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST UNTIL SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
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 Mar 20, 3:06 PM MDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 3:06 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 306 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .DISCUSSION... SKIN CRACKING...THROAT SCRATCHING...DESICCATING DRYNESS TODAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE CRAZY LOW WITH NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA UNDER 10 PERCENT. ONLY THE SAN JUAN AND CHUSKA MOUNTAIN PEAKS ARE ABOVE 10 PERCENT. FARMINGTON AND THE BARTLEY RAWS...NEAR GASCON...ARE REPORTING A RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 1 PERCENT. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS IN PART OF THE NE ARE PRODUCING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALOFT HIGH CLOUDS ARE SPILLING INTO NW NM. TEMPS ARE MILD NOT NOT EXCEPTIONALLY SO. THE DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND MOST OR ALL OF MON WHILE A STORM OFF THE CA COAST MOVES INLAND TON AND TO THE GREAT BASIN MON. WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO CRANK UP OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. 140 KNOT 250 MB JET WILL CROSS INTO NW NM WHILE WINDS OF 80 KNOTS AT 500 MB AND 40 PLUS KNOTS AT 700 MB TRY TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SC HIGH TERRAIN AND A WIND ADVISORY FOR NEARLY ALL THE REMAINING ZONES. EXCEPTIONS WILL BE OVER THE NW MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY. CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE NE TO THE FAR NE PLAINS. WITH THE APPROACH OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED STORM THE SAN JUAN AND CHUSKA HIGH PEAKS COULD SEE A SHOWER BY THE END OF THE DAY. TEMPS TO REMAIN MOSTLY DOUBLE DIGITS ABOVE NORMAL. THE STORM WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT NE AS IT REACHES NM MON NIGHT AND DEPARTS ON TUE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST FOR THE NW THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA. A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW COULD EVEN ACCUMULATE IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE CO BORDER. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE E...STRONGER IN THE NE BUT LOWER IN THE SE... AS WELL AS W AND CENTRAL AREAS. TEMPS WILL DROP 10 TO 20 DEGREES OVER MON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE STATE. PRECIP WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY TUE. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A DAY OF RELIEF FROM THE WINDS ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS. TEMPS TO RANGE FROM NEAR NORMAL TO 10 ABOVE NORMAL. THE WIND MACHINE WILL RETURN TO THE E FOR THU THROUGH SAT AFTERNOONS. A WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL PASS MAINLY N OF THE STATE THU WITH A LITTLE STRONGER ONE POSSIBLE NEXT WEEKEND. WE EXPECT NOTHING MORE THAN AN ISOLATED SHOWER OVER THE SAN JUAN OR CHUSKA PEAKS FROM THU THROUGH FRI...WITH EXPANDED COVERAGE FRI NIGHT INT THE WEEKEND OVER THE W AND N. TEMPS TO BE MILD THU AND FRI WITH A DOWNWARD TREND FOR THE WEEKEND. CHJ && .AVIATION... MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST NM THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. RIDGETOPS WILL ONLY GET WINDIER OVERNIGHT...THOUGH LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL DECOUPLE. DRYLINE WILL TRY TO BULGE BACK WESTWARD TONIGHT...BUT WILL BARELY MAKE IT TO A KCVS TO KROW LINE. LOW CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP EAST OF THIS LINE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. IF CLOUDS FORM...THEY WILL QUICKLY ERODE AS VERY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF NM. GUSTS TO 45 OR 50KTS ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY EVENING. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 34 && .FIRE WEATHER... A SIGNIFICANT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EVENT IS IN STORE FOR MONDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY...AND ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NM. MORE DETAILS BELOW. ABSURDLY LOW DEWPOINTS BEING OBSERVED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA...WITH MANY STATIONS REPORTING DEWPOINTS IN THE -20S AND -30S. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 70S...THIS EQUATES TO NEARLY THE WHOLE AREA EXPERIENCING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT...AND SOME LOCATIONS DOWN TO ONE PERCENT. BREEZY CONDITIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN NOTED...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST NM...THUS WILL KEEP RED FLAG WARNING INTACT THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. THESE INCREDIBLY LOW DEWPOINTS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER EVENT TOMORROW. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE POOR FOR ALL AREAS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FAR EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WHERE THE DRYLINE MAY BULGE BACK WESTWARD. EAST OF THE DRYLINE...GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED...THOUGH THIS WILL BE A SMALL AREA. MEANWHILE...AS THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE STATE TONIGHT...WINDS SPEEDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE. RIDGETOP WINDS WILL INCREASE TOWARD SUNRISE. EXCELLENT MIXING IS EXPECTED TOMORROW...DESPITE HIGH CLOUDS...THUS...STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL QUICKLY MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THEREFORE... THE DRYLINE WILL QUICKLY BE USHERED BACK EASTWARD. EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS IN MOST PLACES...AND WITH POOR HUMIDITIES TO START...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL START EARLY AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. WITH WIND GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH OR MORE COMBINED WITH ANOTHER DAY OF SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LARGELY WEAKENS AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN NM...THOUGH A BAND OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST/NW NEW MEXICO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PACIFIC FRONT MONDAY NIGHT. STILL NOT LOOKING FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION...BUT AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUANS. MEANWHILE...BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO...KEEPING OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WARM AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVERIES IN THE POOR TO FAIR CATEGORIES. THE PACIFIC FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE TUESDAY MORNING...AND AS IT DOES SO...STRONG WINDS WILL BE USHERED IN BEHIND IT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO WHERE...DESPITE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND WEAKER LAPSE RATES...MIXING WILL BE SUFFICIENT SUCH THAT SOME OF THE STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS MAKE IT DOWN TO THE SURFACE. AGAIN...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY...AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT...THUS WILL UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY. QUIETER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL UNDER WEAK RIDGING ALOFT. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG... HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE 5 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LOOK TO RETURN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE STRENGTH OF WINDS ON THURSDAY REMAINS IN QUESTION...THOUGH THEY DO LOOK TO STRENGTHEN AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS COLORADO. SIMILAR STORY FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE TIMING OF EACH SHORTWAVE WILL BE CRUCIAL. IF TIMING CHANGES...WINDS MAY NOT BE AS STRONG DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. REGARDLESS...THE STORY FOR THE EXTENDED REMAINS WARM...BREEZY AND DRY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 34 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 35 65 33 52 / 0 5 30 20 DULCE........................... 27 65 34 47 / 0 5 30 20 CUBA............................ 28 67 33 51 / 0 5 20 10 GALLUP.......................... 26 62 28 48 / 0 5 30 10 EL MORRO........................ 25 64 25 48 / 0 0 20 10 GRANTS.......................... 25 70 25 52 / 0 0 10 10 QUEMADO......................... 25 68 27 54 / 0 5 20 10 GLENWOOD........................ 32 75 36 63 / 0 0 10 5 CHAMA........................... 24 61 26 44 / 5 5 30 30 LOS ALAMOS...................... 35 68 32 53 / 0 0 10 10 PECOS........................... 32 72 32 55 / 0 0 5 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 28 66 26 51 / 0 0 10 20 RED RIVER....................... 28 59 29 41 / 0 0 10 20 ANGEL FIRE...................... 26 64 26 47 / 0 0 5 5 TAOS............................ 28 68 33 52 / 0 0 10 10 MORA............................ 32 71 33 55 / 0 0 5 5 ESPANOLA........................ 33 73 33 58 / 0 0 5 10 SANTA FE........................ 33 70 30 54 / 0 0 10 10 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 34 73 35 56 / 0 0 5 10 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 40 73 41 58 / 0 0 5 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 43 75 43 60 / 0 0 5 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 36 77 39 62 / 0 0 5 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 39 76 42 59 / 0 0 5 5 LOS LUNAS....................... 33 77 40 63 / 0 0 5 5 RIO RANCHO...................... 38 75 42 59 / 0 0 5 5 SOCORRO......................... 38 81 43 72 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 36 70 40 53 / 0 0 5 10 TIJERAS......................... 38 72 38 56 / 0 0 5 5 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 32 74 37 59 / 0 0 5 5 CLINES CORNERS.................. 37 73 39 56 / 0 0 5 5 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 38 74 43 65 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 39 80 42 69 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 40 75 45 62 / 0 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 31 75 44 57 / 0 0 5 5 RATON........................... 29 78 35 60 / 0 0 5 5 SPRINGER........................ 31 80 37 63 / 0 0 5 5 LAS VEGAS....................... 35 75 37 57 / 0 0 5 5 CLAYTON......................... 40 82 42 67 / 0 0 5 0 ROY............................. 38 79 47 64 / 0 0 5 0 CONCHAS......................... 42 86 45 71 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 41 84 46 70 / 0 0 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 41 87 47 72 / 0 0 5 0 CLOVIS.......................... 43 85 45 73 / 5 0 10 0 PORTALES........................ 44 86 44 75 / 5 0 10 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 44 87 44 75 / 0 0 5 0 ROSWELL......................... 44 93 51 83 / 0 0 5 0 PICACHO......................... 41 87 49 74 / 0 0 0 0 ELK............................. 39 81 50 66 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-505-508. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ521-523-524-526-529-539-540. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501-506-507-509-512>515-518>520-522-525-527-528-530>538. && 40/34
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 6:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011 NMZ501>540-211200- 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 SUN MAR 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PICK UP SIGNIFICANTLY. GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH WILL BE FAIRLY COMMON... THE STRONGEST OF WHICH SHOULD BE FELT MONDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS REGION...FOLLOWED ON TUESDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. 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... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 43
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 5:17 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 11 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:52 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:52 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 28 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.