Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2011, 8:01 AM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 5, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2011, 8:01 AM MDT (14:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 225 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3557 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
436 WWUS85 KABQ 051401 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 801 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR PARTS OF THE AREA EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .TODAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BECOME GRADUALLY MORE WIDESPREAD ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PACIFIC COAST CAUSING WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT TO STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO. A PERSISTENT LEE TROUGH WILL ALSO DEVELOP AT THE SURFACE BECOMING FAIRLY STRONG AT TIMES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY IN SAN MIGUEL...EASTERN TORRANCE...GUADALUPE AND WESTERN QUAY COUNTIES. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. WEDNESDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY SPREAD TO MUCH OF THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. THURSDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD AGAIN DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...BUT HUMIDITIES MAY STAY ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ACROSS MOST OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. NMZ103-104-108-052130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0027.110405T1900Z-110406T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0030.110405T1900Z-110406T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0029.110407T1800Z-110408T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.A.0028.110406T1500Z-110407T0200Z/ 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 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 801 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING MAINLY IN EASTERN TORRANCE...GUADALUPE AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EARLY EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EARLY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF I-25 IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WHEN GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY AND FROM 9 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY...AND DURING THE MORNING WEDNESDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL TAPER OFF AROUND AN HOUR AFTER SUNSET EACH 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. && $$ NMZ107-052130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0027.110405T1900Z-110406T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0030.110405T1900Z-110406T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.A.0028.110406T1500Z-110407T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 801 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING EAST OF ROUTES 41 AND 42... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EARLY EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WHEN GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY AND FROM 9 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND DURING THE MORNING WEDNESDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AFTER SUNSET EACH EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 44
2 follow-up statements
532 WWUS85 KABQ 052132 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 332 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE THE NORM FOR PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...FAVORING SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A COUPLE OF PACIFIC TROUGH PASSAGES AND INCREASED WINDS ALOFT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE MIXED ENOUGH TO BRING THESE STRONGER WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE EACH DAY. LOCALIZED EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO SANTA ROSA ALONG INTERSTATE 40 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS DRIVEN BY WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY READINGS ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS IN THE 40S TO AROUND 50 MPH. CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME A BIT MORE EXPANSIVE ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON ONCE THE HIGHER MORNING HUMIDITY READINGS MIX OUT. A MORE WIDESPREAD WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY EVENT IS POSSIBLE FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA ON FRIDAY. THE MORE CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE FOUND ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW TO SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NMZ103-104-108-060300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0028.110406T1500Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0031.110406T1300Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110406T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0029.110407T1800Z-110408T0200Z/ 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 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 332 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WHEN GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY AND RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BELOW SNOWPACK AREAS. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOONS STARTING WITH TODAY AND REMAIN THAT WAY WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AN EARLY START TO THE CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ107-060300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0028.110406T1500Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0031.110406T1300Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0029.110407T1800Z-110408T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110406T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 332 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WHEN GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THE REST OF TODAY AND FROM 9 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MID TEENS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN TORRANCE COUNTY ON THURSDAY BUT LOWER SOME ACROSS THE ENTIRE ZONE ON FRIDAY. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE DURING THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOONS. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN TORRANCE COUNTY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL ALSO START EARLIER IN THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AS COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE PERIOD. 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. && $$ NMZ106-060300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0029.110407T1800Z-110408T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 332 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD FALL INTO THE MID TEENS THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD FALL EVEN FURTHER AND PERHAPS DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. A MUCH LONGER CRITICAL EVENT IS POSSIBLE FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 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. && $$ NMZ105-109-060300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 332 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 50
045 WWUS85 KABQ 060237 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 837 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE THE NORM FOR PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...FAVORING SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A COUPLE OF PACIFIC TROUGH PASSAGES AND INCREASED WINDS ALOFT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE MIXED ENOUGH TO BRING THESE STRONGER WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE EACH DAY. LOCALIZED EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO SANTA ROSA ALONG INTERSTATE 40 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS DRIVEN BY WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY READINGS ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS IN THE 40S TO AROUND 50 MPH. CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME A BIT MORE EXPANSIVE ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON ONCE THE HIGHER MORNING HUMIDITY READINGS MIX OUT. A MORE WIDESPREAD WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY EVENT IS POSSIBLE FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA ON FRIDAY. THE MORE CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE FOUND ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW TO SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NMZ103-104-107-108-061400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110406T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.110406T1300Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0029.110407T1800Z-110408T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ 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- 837 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WHEN GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BELOW SNOWPACK AREAS. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AN EARLY START TO THE CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ NMZ106-061400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0029.110407T1800Z-110408T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 837 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD FALL INTO THE MID TEENS THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD FALL EVEN FURTHER AND PERHAPS DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. A MUCH LONGER CRITICAL EVENT IS POSSIBLE FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-109-061400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 837 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ SHY
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 5, 3:25 AM MDT, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 3:25 AM MDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 325 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 .DISCUSSION... MAIN CHALLENGE THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WILL BE EXTENT OF PRECIPITATION WITH THE NEXT TWO STORM SYSTEMS...WED INTO THU AND OVER THE WEEKEND. WEAK RIDGING TODAY TO BE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING SW FLOW WED AND THU AS STORM OFF BAJA CA FINALLY MOVES INLAND...TRIES TO TEAM UP WITH A NORTHERN BRANCH SHORT WAVE...AND THEN CROSS NM. SW FLOW TO REMAIN STRONG FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A PACIFIC NW STORM DIVES S INTO CA AND STRENGTHENS LATE THIS WEEK BEFORE ROLLING ACROSS NM THIS WEEKEND. DRYING TREND FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. A NICE DAY ON TAP FOR N AND CNTRL NM WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE AND NOT TOO MUCH WIND. MODERATE BREEZES OVER THE EC PLAINS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES WILL WARRANT ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF THE E. AFTER A COOL START TO THE DAY TEMPERATURES WILL WARM NICELY...ENDING 7 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AREA WIDE. IT WILL NOT BE AS COOL TONIGHT AS HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM OFF BAJA CA WILL MOVE INLAND WED AND WEAKEN TO AN OPEN WAVE. SYSTEM THOUGH IS BRINGING A GOOD DOSE OF MOISTURE WITH IT AS MODELS CONTINUE WITH DECENT POPS...CENTERED ON WED NIGHT. JUST FINE TUNED CURRENT POPS...INCHING THEM UP A BIT MORE. WED INTO THU SHOULD BE THE BEST CHANCE ABQ HAS SEEN FOR MEASURABLE PRECIP IN OVER TWO MONTHS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL IN THE W WED AND IT LOOKS COLD ENOUGH IN THE NRN AND PARTS OF THE WRN MOUNTAINS FOR SNOW WED NIGHT...WITH A FEW INCHES ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. THE WIND MACHINE WILL CRANK UP WED WITH WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE E. THE SYSTEM WILL DEPART THU LEAVING BEHIND SOME SHOWERS...COOL TEMPERATURES AND YES...MORE WIND FOR THE E. THE NEXT STORM WILL DIVE INTO SRN CA FRI BEFORE TURNING E TOWARD NM THIS WEEKEND. HAVE INCREASED POPS FOR THE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT PERIODS. SYSTEM LOOKS COLD WITH SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE W AND N SAT NIGHT. WINDS LOOK QUITE STRONG ON SAT IN THE E. DRY AND MILDER NEXT MON. CHJ && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ALL AIRPORTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SW SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FROM AROUND GALLUP TO AROUND SOCORRO AND ALONG THE E SLOPES OF THE CNTRL MTN CHAIN. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE IN FROM THE W AND SW WED AND WED NIGHT. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. 44 && .FIRE WEATHER... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REDEVELOPING BEGINNING TODAY... A RASH OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT EASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS. FRIDAY...THESE CONDITIONS MAY SPREAD TO INCLUDE THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SW MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD LINGER IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST AND BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN TODAY. IN ADDITION...A FAIRLY STRONG LEE TROUGH AT THE SURFACE WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD FROM A 998 MB SURFACE LOW IN CO. THIS WILL CAUSE SURFACE WINDS TO BECOME BREEZY ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS...AS WELL AS THE WEST AND SW MOUNTAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD FAVOR THE VICINITY OF LAS VEGAS...CLINES CORNERS...CONCHAS AND SANTA ROSA...WHERE GUSTS FROM 30 TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO CRATER TO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...SO WE DECIDED TO UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. THAT SAID...TODAYS WINDS WILL JUST BE A TASTE OF MUCH STRONGER WINDS TO COME ACROSS THE EAST DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND THE COMING WEEKEND. WEDNESDAY...WIND GUSTS SHOULD REACH 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ALONG AND E OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. INTERESTINGLY...THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY OCCUR AROUND MID DAY...BECAUSE THE SURFACE LOW IN CO IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHWARD ALONG NEW MEXICOS EASTERN BORDER DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON CAUSING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO RELAX A BIT. THE SURFACE LOW AND AN ACCOMPANYING COLD FRONT COULD PREVENT WINDS AND HUMIDITIES FROM REACHING CRITICAL THRESHOLDS IN UNION COUNTY WEDNESDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE SW AND STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A FAIRLY WET UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL CROSS NM FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO FAVOR LOCATIONS WEST OF I-25 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WETTING PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME MOST WIDESPREAD ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE NE PLAINS AND WESTERN FRINGES OF THE E CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BEFORE THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE ARRIVES...INITIAL THUNDERSTORMS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLY MAY BE A MIXTURE OF WET AND DRY WED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DUE TO THE STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS COULD EASILY REACH 50 OR 55 MPH WHEREVER THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY ALONG AND WEST OF I-25. THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL BE FAVORED FOR 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...MAINLY FALLING WED NIGHT AND THU MORNING. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY...DIPPING POSSIBLY AS FAR SOUTH AS LAS VEGAS NEVADA FRIDAY NIGHT...BEFORE WEAKENING AND EJECTING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...BUT THE GFS APPEARS ABOUT 6 TO 12 HOURS MORE PROGRESSIVE. AS A RESULT...SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH COULD BE COMMON. THE WED - THU PRECIP SHOULD KEEP HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FROM THE E SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND WESTWARD THURSDAY. HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES SHOULD AGAIN CRATER ACROSS THE PLAINS. THIS MORNING WE WILL ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAINLY E OF I-25 ACROSS THE NE HIGHLANDS AND NE PLAINS...AND ALSO ACROSS THE E CENTRAL PLAINS. A DRY SLOT MAY SURGE OVER NM FROM THE SSW FRIDAY WHEN WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS BUT THE FAR NW. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY MAY INCLUDE PARTS OF ALL ZONES EXCEPT THE NW PLATEAU...WESTERN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTH OF I-40 IN THE NW HIGHLANDS. DEPENDING ON THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THE BIG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM...VERY STRONG W AND SW WINDS MAY LINGER ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SATURDAY WITH WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE EAST. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY ALSO CONTINUE TO AFFLICT MUCH OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. HUMIDITIES WILL COME UP ON MOST LOCATIONS BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AND WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKEN...BUT WEST NW WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO BE MODERATELY STRONG ON PARTS OF THE PLAINS WHERE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. 44 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 71 37 66 39 / 0 5 20 60 DULCE........................... 65 25 60 30 / 0 5 30 60 CUBA............................ 68 32 63 34 / 0 5 10 50 GALLUP.......................... 71 33 62 36 / 0 5 20 50 EL MORRO........................ 67 32 59 34 / 0 5 10 50 GRANTS.......................... 72 34 62 38 / 0 5 10 40 QUEMADO......................... 74 38 66 35 / 0 5 20 40 GLENWOOD........................ 80 42 73 41 / 0 5 20 40 CHAMA........................... 59 27 57 29 / 0 5 30 60 LOS ALAMOS...................... 71 38 66 38 / 0 5 10 40 PECOS........................... 69 38 68 36 / 0 0 5 40 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 65 29 64 31 / 0 5 10 50 RED RIVER....................... 55 31 54 28 / 0 5 10 50 ANGEL FIRE...................... 59 31 59 30 / 0 5 10 50 TAOS............................ 68 31 67 34 / 0 5 10 40 MORA............................ 66 38 66 37 / 0 0 5 40 ESPANOLA........................ 77 34 72 36 / 0 5 5 30 SANTA FE........................ 72 37 69 36 / 0 5 10 40 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 74 38 70 38 / 0 5 5 30 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 74 45 70 44 / 0 5 5 30 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 76 47 72 46 / 0 5 5 30 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 78 40 74 42 / 0 5 5 30 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 77 43 73 43 / 0 5 5 30 LOS LUNAS....................... 80 39 76 42 / 0 5 5 30 RIO RANCHO...................... 77 44 75 42 / 0 5 5 30 SOCORRO......................... 83 46 81 46 / 0 5 5 20 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 74 40 70 37 / 0 0 5 40 TIJERAS......................... 75 45 73 41 / 0 0 5 40 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 74 36 74 38 / 0 0 5 20 CLINES CORNERS.................. 70 42 69 37 / 0 0 5 20 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 74 48 76 42 / 0 0 5 20 CARRIZOZO....................... 77 46 80 45 / 0 0 5 10 RUIDOSO......................... 70 48 72 42 / 0 0 0 10 CAPULIN......................... 73 31 70 36 / 0 0 5 10 RATON........................... 76 33 73 36 / 0 0 5 20 SPRINGER........................ 77 38 75 37 / 0 0 5 20 LAS VEGAS....................... 73 43 71 40 / 0 0 5 20 CLAYTON......................... 78 44 78 43 / 0 0 5 10 ROY............................. 76 43 76 41 / 0 0 5 10 CONCHAS......................... 84 47 83 49 / 0 0 0 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 82 48 83 47 / 0 0 0 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 83 47 84 49 / 0 0 0 5 CLOVIS.......................... 80 46 82 47 / 0 0 5 5 PORTALES........................ 81 45 84 47 / 0 0 5 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 84 48 86 49 / 0 0 0 5 ROSWELL......................... 86 53 92 51 / 0 0 5 5 PICACHO......................... 83 52 85 48 / 0 0 0 5 ELK............................. 78 46 79 44 / 0 0 0 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-108. && 40/44
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 5:42 AM MDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 542 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 NMZ501>540-061200- 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- 542 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT BETWEEN 1 PM AND 9 PM FOR PORTIONS OF THE EAST...CENTERED ON THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE EAST WEDNESDAY LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY EACH DAY FROM THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF THE EAST. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS MAY HAVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY APPEARS TO BE THE WINDIEST OF THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS. 40
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 8:01 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more | 60 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:32 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 3 days |
| Apr 5, 3:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:46 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 52 hr |
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