Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 29, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 1, 2011, 9:54 AM MDT for 11 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 3, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 13 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
- Apr 1, 2011, 9:54 AM MDT (15:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2011, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:56 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 9:53 AM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
| Apr 3, 12:53 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 3 Wnw Gallup, NM | KGUP ASOS. |
| Apr 3, 1:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 10 Sse Magdalena, NM | ELEVATION 10634 FEET. |
| Apr 3, 1:22 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 5 S Albuquerque, NM | KABQ ASOS. |
| Apr 3, 1:29 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Wnw Albuquerque, NM | KAEG AWOS. |
| Apr 3, 1:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Wnw Gallup, NM | KGUP ASOS. |
| Apr 3, 1:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
| Apr 3, 2:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Ne Albuquerque, NM | TOP OF SANDIA TRAMWAY |
| Apr 3, 2:50 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 55 | 10 Wnw Albuquerque, NM | KAEG AWOS. |
| Apr 3, 2:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 10 Wnw Albuquerque, NM | KAEG AWOS. |
| Apr 3, 4:56 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 S Albuquerque, NM | KABQ ASOS. |
| Apr 3, 6:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Albuquerque, NM | ...TWITTER REPORT. ABQNANCYT. CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ELECTRIC HAS POWER OUT IN EDGEWOOD ... MORIARTY... STANLEY AND SANDIA PARK. POLES DOWN. NO POWER UNTIL MONDAY. |
| Apr 3, 7:55 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 3 Wsw Belen, NM | KE80 AWOS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 3566 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
082 WWUS85 KABQ 011554 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 954 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND AREAS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER EVENT IS STILL EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND PERIOD. ENOUGH CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN REACHED TO UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING FOR SATURDAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AREAS AS WELL AS AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. A MORE CRITICAL OR PERHAPS EXTREME EVENT IS BREWING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS AND LOWER PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ON SUNDAY WHILE MANY OTHER AREAS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. QUESTIONS IN THE HUMIDITY AND CLOUD COVER FORECAST REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIRD OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER TROUGH. THUS THESE AREAS WILL REMAIN IN A WATCH AT THIS TIME. NMZ103>105-107-108-012130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0025.110402T1800Z-110403T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0028.110402T1800Z-110403T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0026.110403T1700Z-110404T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 954 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED MOST LOCATIONS...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MOST AREAS ON SATURDAY AND ACROSS THE EAST ON SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL BE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE WEST ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID DAY ON SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ON SUNDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS EARLY AS MID MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL WELL INTO THE EVENING ACROSS SOME LOCATIONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-109-012130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0026.110403T1700Z-110404T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 954 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS WITH SINGLE DIGIT VALUES POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS AT SOME LOCATIONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-012130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.110403T1700Z-110404T0200Z/ 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- 954 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 11 TO 15 PERCENT POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 50
6 follow-up statements
557 WWUS85 KABQ 012115 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 315 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND AREAS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND AND LOWER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER EVENT WILL IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LOOK FOR BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY READINGS AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS ON SATURDAY WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. CONFIDENCE IS STILL PRETTY HIGH THAT AN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER RIDGE BREAKS DOWN DUE TO THE APPROACHING PACIFIC TROUGH. CRITICAL AREAS WILL BE FOUND AROUND THIS EXTREME AREA AND INCLUDE THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND MOST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND THIS WOULD BE COMBINED WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO BE UNSTABLE BOTH DAYS BUT ESPECIALLY SO ON SATURDAY. NMZ103>105-107-108-021400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0028.110402T1800Z-110403T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 315 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED MOST LOCATIONS...WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 70 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MOST AREAS ON SATURDAY AND ACROSS THE EAST ON SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL BE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE WEST ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID DAY ON SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ON SUNDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS EARLY AS MID MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL WELL INTO THE EVENING ACROSS SOME LOCATIONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-109-021400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ 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- 315 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS WITH SINGLE DIGIT VALUES POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS AT SOME LOCATIONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-021400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.110403T1700Z-110404T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 315 PM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 11 TO 15 PERCENT POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 50
082 WWUS85 KABQ 021215 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 615 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND AREAS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER EVENT WILL IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY READINGS AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS ON SATURDAY WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT AN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER RIDGE BREAKS DOWN DUE TO AN APPROACHING PACIFIC TROUGH. CRITICAL AREAS WILL BE FOUND AROUND THIS EXTREME AREA AND INCLUDE THE UPPER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND MOST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND THIS WOULD BE COMBINED WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO BE UNSTABLE BOTH DAYS BUT ESPECIALLY SO TODAY. NMZ102-022130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0026.110403T1700Z-110404T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 615 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 11 TO 15 PERCENT POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103>105-107-108-022130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0028.110402T1800Z-110403T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 615 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY. ON SUNDAY...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED MOST LOCATIONS... WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MOST AREAS ON SATURDAY AND ACROSS THE EAST ON SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL BE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE WEST ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID DAY TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ON SUNDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS EARLY AS MID MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL WELL INTO THE EVENING ACROSS SOME LOCATIONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-109-022130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ 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- 615 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS WITH SINGLE DIGIT VALUES POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS AT SOME LOCATIONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-022130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.110403T1700Z-110404T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 615 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 11 TO 15 PERCENT POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 40
515 WWUS85 KABQ 022047 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 247 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND AREAS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIAL LOW HUMIDITY... .SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER EVENTS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS OUR DRY REGION INTO THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY COOL FROM NEAR RECORD HIGHS. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT AN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE MID RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER RIDGE BREAKS DOWN DUE TO AN APPROACHING PACIFIC TROUGH. OTHER CRITICAL REGIONS AROUND THE EXTREME AREA WILL BE THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND MUCH OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LEVELS. WIND GUSTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND 60 MPH ELSEWHERE. HIGH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO CREATE CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. NMZ103>105-107-108-031400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110403T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 247 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY. ON SUNDAY...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED MOST LOCATIONS... WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MOST AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE EAST ON SUNDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL BE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE WEST ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS EARLY AS MID MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL WELL INTO LATE MONDAY EVENING AT SOME LOCATIONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ102-106-109-031400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 247 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS WITH SINGLE DIGIT VALUES POSSIBLE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS AT SOME LOCATIONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER AND MID RIO GRANDE VALLEY DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-031400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.110403T1700Z-110404T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 247 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
308 WWUS85 KABQ 030202 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 802 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIAL LOW HUMIDITY... .A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER EVENT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. OVERNIGHT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN AND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH THAT AN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER RIDGE BREAKS DOWN DUE TO AN APPROACHING PACIFIC TROUGH. OTHER CRITICAL REGIONS AROUND THE EXTREME AREA WILL BE THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND MUCH OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LEVELS. WIND GUSTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON COULD BE AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND 60 MPH ELSEWHERE. HIGH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO CREATE CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. NMZ103>105-107-108-031400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-110403T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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 SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...FOR SUNDAY...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED MOST LOCATIONS... WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT ACROSS THE EAST WITH HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE WEST. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS EARLY AS MID MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL WELL INTO LATE MONDAY EVENING AT SOME LOCATIONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ102-106-109-031400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 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- 802 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS WITH SINGLE DIGIT VALUES POSSIBLE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS AT SOME LOCATIONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER AND MID RIO GRANDE VALLEY DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-031400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.110403T1700Z-110404T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 802 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
284 WWUS85 KABQ 031233 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 633 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A SERIOUS FIRE WEATHER EVENT WILL IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY. CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH THAT AN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. OTHER CRITICAL REGIONS AROUND THE EXTREME AREA WILL BE THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND MUCH OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LEVELS. WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON COULD BE AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND 60 MPH ELSEWHERE. HIGH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO CREATE CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. NMZ101-031345- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0026.110403T1700Z-110404T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 633 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVER MOST OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. THE HUMIDITY COULD DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR AN HOUR OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...IN NORTHEAST MCKINLEY AND NORTHWEST SANDOVAL COUNTIES. $$ NMZ102>109-032130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.110403T1500Z-110404T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 633 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT MOST LOCATIONS...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT ACROSS THE EAST WITH HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE WEST. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS EARLY AS MID MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL WELL INTO LATE MONDAY EVENING AT SOME LOCATIONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 40
017 WWUS85 KABQ 032117 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 317 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER IS OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON BELOW SNOWPACK. WIND GUSTS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL BE AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND 60 MPH ELSEWHERE. HIGH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO EXACERBATE CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. NMZ102>109-040400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110404T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 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 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 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- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 317 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 AND 70 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 8 PERCENT ACROSS THE EAST AND 8 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE WEST. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WELL INTO THIS EVENING AT SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GUYER
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 Apr 1, 3:30 AM MDT, 6 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 3:30 AM MDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 330 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 .DISCUSSION...RECORD OR NEAR-RECORD WARMTH ACROSS WESTERN AREAS TODAY EXPANDS AREAWIDE SATURDAY. THEN AN ABRUPT CHANGE TOWARD MUCH COOLER...WINDY/VERY WINDY AND UNSETTLED WEATHER TO START THE NEW WEEK. STRONG RIDGE ALOFT CENTERED JUST OFF CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA WITH 500 MB RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING NORTHWARD TO THE INLAND PACNW. MID-LEVEL HEIGHTS WITHIN THE CORE OF THIS RIDGE ARE NEARLY THREE STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE THE MEAN. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL SLOWLY TRANSLATE EASTWARD TODAY BUT REMAIN WEST OF NEW MEXICO. THUS...THE FAST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THAT HAS DOMINATED THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS WILL WEAKEN SUBSTANTIALLY WITH MUCH LIGHTER WIND CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ASSOCIATED MID-LEVEL WARMING THAT COMMENCED YESTERDAY RAMPS UP TODAY AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY...WITH 700 MB TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO WARM TO 10-14 DEG CELSIUS DURING THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS. THESE READINGS WILL BE IN STARK CONTRAST TO TEMPS THAT WERE NEAR OR JUST BELOW ZERO CELSIUS JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. THIS MID-LEVEL WARMING WILL OF COURSE TRANSLATE TO MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE...AND SEVERAL LOCALES WILL APPROACH THEIR DAILY RECORD HIGHS...MAINLY CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL ZONES. GOING INTO TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...THE RIDGE CENTERED TO OUR SOUTH WILL FLATTEN AND THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BACK TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST BY LATE SATURDAY IN RESPONSE TO A BROAD REGION OF STRONG HEIGHT FALLS ALONG THE WEST COAST THAT SPREAD EASTWARD. AS THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN...MID-LEVEL WESTERLIES INCREASE...LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGHING STRENGTHENS OWING TO BETTER DOWNSLOPING AND THIS COUPLED WITH A DEEPLY MIXED ENVIRONMENT WILL LEAD TO BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS AREAWIDE. RECORD TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE REACHED OR EXCEEDED OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TYPICAL OF THE SEASON...AND FOLLOWING SUCH AN ANOMALOUSLY WARM PERIOD TODAY/SATURDAY...A MAJOR CORRECTION IN THE PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO START THE WEEK WITH MUCH COOLER...WINDY/VERY WINDY AND UNSETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED DURING THE SUN/MON PERIOD. UNFORTUNATELY... CONFIDENCE IN ANY ONE PARTICULAR MODEL SOLUTION IS LOW AT THIS TIME AND AS USUAL THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS. MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BE ALL OVER THE MAP RE: INCOMING TROUGH FOR THE SUN/MON TIME PERIOD. THE 00Z GFS CONTINUED ITS TREND FROM THURSDAY ADVERTISING A MUCH DEEPER TROUGH THAT BRIEFLY CLOSES OFF OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BY 12Z MON. IN FACT... THE 00Z GFS SHOWS 500 MB HEIGHTS CRASHING SOME 20-30 DAM BETWEEN SUNDAY PM AND MONDAY PM. THIS AMBITIOUS SOLUTION APPEARS TO BE TIED TO A BAGGY LOW OVER THE EPAC WEST OF NORTHERN BAJA THAT THE GFS LATCHES ONTO AND MERGES WITH THE MORE VIGOROUS TROUGH THAT DROPS SEWD FROM THE PACNW. THE LATEST ECMWF ALSO MODELS THE BAGGY EPAC LOW...BUT IT ABSORBS IT MUCH QUICKER AND THUS REMAINS THE MORE PROGRESSIVE AND LESS AMPLIFIED SOLUTION. THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN IS TRENDING MORE TOWARD THE PAST COUPLE RUNS OF THE OPERATIONAL GFS...AS IS THE UKMET. PREVIOUS SHIFT SIDED WITH THE MORE PROGRESSIVE AND LESS AMPLIFIED WAVE PASSAGE AND THIS SEEMS QUITE REASONABLE. BUT EVEN THE ECMWF PAINTS A NICE FRONTAL SWATH OF PRECIP ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS ON SUNDAY...WITH AT LEAST HIGH CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER FOR THE FIRST HALF MONDAY. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WILL BE DREADFULLY /HAT TIP TO MY PREDECESSOR/ WINDY AND DUSTY DAY WITH WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. YET ANOTHER LOW LOOKS TO IMPACT THE REGION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. KJ && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... MID LEVEL DRY SLOT HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR FOR MOST...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-40. SOME BREEZINESS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ON EARLY TODAY THEN DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD.. STILL LOOKING AT A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER EVENT DURING THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY WILL BE DOMINATED BY A SIGNIFICANT DRY SLOT AND LOW HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. SUNDAY WILL BE THE STRONGER WIND DAY WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND STEEP LAPSE RATES MOST AREAS. MODELS VARIED ON THE TIMING OF THE UPPER TROUGH MOVEMENT ACROSS THE STATE...ESPECIALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT PERIOD. HAVE HEDGED DEWPOINTS LOWER THAN MODEL GUIDANCE FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO ACCOUNT FOR THE UNCERTAINTY. MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS...PERHAPS EVEN EXTREME WILL BE FOUND ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY. WATCH REMAINS VALID FOR THIS TIME PERIOD BUT LOOK FOR AN UPGRADE ON FRIDAY. WETTING PRECIPITATION PROBABLE FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MOST LIKELY AREAS FOR PRECIPITATION WOULD BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. THIS WOULD INCLUDE SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS THE MAIN PORTION OF THE TROUGH MOVES OVERHEAD. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY. GENERALLY 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. AS A RESULT... HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RISE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER DUE TO SOME POSSIBLE DRY SLOTTING THERE BUT DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE UPPER LOW AND CLOUD COVER DEVELOPMENT DURING THE DAY. RIDGING STILL ANTICIPATED TO BUILD AND PEAK LATE ON TUESDAY AND THEN WEAKEN ON WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THIS MEANS A WARM UP WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL DRIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DOWN AS ANOTHER MID LEVEL DRY SLOT AFFECTS THE AREA. WINDS WILL SLACKEN UP HOWEVER ACROSS THE STATE BY THIS TIME PERIOD. AT LEAST NOT AS STRONG AS OBSERVED THE PRECEDING DAYS. MODELS HAVE BEGUN TO INDICATE ANOTHER UPPER LOW/TROUGH SYSTEM LIFTING OUT THROUGH BAJA CALIFORNIA INTO AZ/NM FOR THE END OF THE NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...MODELS ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS FEATURE...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT THE SURFACE WIND FLOW WOULD INCREASE DURING THIS TIME FRAME. POSSIBLE VIRGA AND OR HIGH LEVEL SHOWERS COULD ACCOMPANY THIS WAVE PASSAGE AS THE MAIN TROUGH DIGS INTO THE WESTERN US. WILL UPDATE FORECASTS AS MODELS GET A BETTER HANDLE ON THIS FEATURE. 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 75 39 80 48 / 0 0 0 5 DULCE........................... 68 30 72 32 / 0 0 0 10 CUBA............................ 72 25 77 37 / 0 0 0 5 GALLUP.......................... 74 31 76 42 / 0 0 0 5 EL MORRO........................ 71 27 74 34 / 0 0 0 5 GRANTS.......................... 76 24 79 34 / 0 0 0 5 QUEMADO......................... 75 31 79 36 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 88 42 84 44 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 60 28 66 41 / 0 0 0 10 LOS ALAMOS...................... 71 40 76 50 / 0 0 0 5 PECOS........................... 70 35 76 44 / 0 0 0 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 68 30 72 42 / 0 0 0 5 RED RIVER....................... 59 34 63 37 / 0 0 5 5 ANGEL FIRE...................... 64 32 64 39 / 0 0 0 5 TAOS............................ 71 30 75 40 / 0 0 0 5 MORA............................ 71 36 76 44 / 0 0 0 5 ESPANOLA........................ 77 36 81 44 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA FE........................ 73 37 78 45 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 75 37 80 43 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 76 44 81 48 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 78 49 83 53 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 81 45 86 50 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 79 44 84 47 / 0 0 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 81 42 85 47 / 0 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 79 43 83 45 / 0 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 84 49 88 54 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 75 39 79 42 / 0 0 0 5 TIJERAS......................... 76 38 81 46 / 0 0 0 5 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 76 31 81 39 / 0 0 0 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 72 41 78 44 / 0 0 0 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 77 44 81 49 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 81 49 82 50 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 73 50 79 46 / 0 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 74 36 79 44 / 0 0 0 5 RATON........................... 77 33 80 41 / 0 0 0 5 SPRINGER........................ 78 38 81 44 / 0 0 0 5 LAS VEGAS....................... 74 39 81 46 / 0 0 0 5 CLAYTON......................... 75 43 86 51 / 0 0 0 5 ROY............................. 76 42 83 49 / 0 0 0 5 CONCHAS......................... 82 45 90 53 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 82 45 90 50 / 0 0 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 82 46 92 53 / 0 0 0 5 CLOVIS.......................... 79 46 89 51 / 0 0 0 5 PORTALES........................ 80 45 90 51 / 0 0 0 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 83 46 92 53 / 0 0 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 86 46 96 54 / 0 0 0 0 PICACHO......................... 83 46 88 51 / 0 0 0 0 ELK............................. 78 43 82 47 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>105-107-108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. && 41/01
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 5:30 AM MDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 530 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 NMZ501>540-021200- 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- 530 AM MDT FRI APR 1 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH...COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTERN PLAINS...SATURDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN STRONGER AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TO NEAR TUCUMCARI. ELSEWHERE...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS...ALONG WITH AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 41
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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 4:49 AM MDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 449 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 NMZ501>540-012200- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 449 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT... STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...PRIMARILY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. ADDITIONALLY...VERY LOW HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN PLAINS. RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHWESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF NEW MEXICO EARLY SUNDAY WITH SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE INCOMING STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEP EASTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MUCH COOLER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION AND AREAS OF RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE. FOLLOWING RECORD OR NEAR-RECORD TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SATURDAY...READINGS BY MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO ABRUPTLY FALL 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. FOR EXAMPLE...TEMPERATURES AT CLAYTON ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT IN THE MID 80S ON SATURDAY BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE UPPER 40S BY MONDAY. MANY AREAS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MID-MARCH. EARLY BUDDING VEGETATION AND TENDER PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE TENDED TO. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE TRACK OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM...WHICH HAS BEEN GRADUALLY TRENDING FARTHER SOUTH. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELLERS ACROSS NEW MEXICO SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS CHANGING WEATHER PATTERN. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ. JONES/BENNETT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 9:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan, San Miguel and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:41 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 13 hr |
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