Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 31, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2011, 3:32 PM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 6, 2011, 7:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 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, 3:32 PM MDT (21:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2011, 7:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 3354 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
4 follow-up statements
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
719 WWUS85 KABQ 061353 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 753 AM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR 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. TODAYS RED FLAG WARNING WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS BECAUSE MODELS HAVE SLOWED THE ARRIVAL OF A BAJA LOW BY AROUND 6 HOURS. A LATER ARRIVAL OF CLOUD COVER AND DEEPER MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN STRONGER WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITIES. FURTHER...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN THESE TWO ZONES...FORMING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS COMBINATION WITH THE EXPECTED RED FLAG CONDITIONS. LOCALIZED EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO DEVELOP FROM CLINES CORNERS TO SANTA ROSA ALONG INTERSTATE 40 THIS 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 WILL BECOME MOST WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY. THE MORE CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE FOUND ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NMZ106-062130- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110407T0200Z/ /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- 753 AM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNSET. STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ALL THREE DAYS. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE LITTLE OR NO RAIN. 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. && $$ NMZ109-062130- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 753 AM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS 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 ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WILL PRODUCE LITTLE OR NO RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-108-062130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0029.110407T1800Z-110408T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 753 AM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND THURSDAY WHEN GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL FAVOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-062130- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 753 AM MDT WED APR 6 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...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 18 PERCENT WITH THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE...THEN PERSIST INTO 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. && $$ NMZ105-062130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 753 AM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 TO 18 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 44
685 WWUS85 KABQ 062133 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 333 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND 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 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL TO EXTREME CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA FAVORING THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. STILL LOOKING AT SOME CRITICAL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THESE CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL TAKE TIME TO DEVELOP AS HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL BE FELT TONIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS LOOK TO BE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA BUT SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY AND IMPACT A GOOD PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THE SURFACE FLOW TURNS MORE SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH. BASED ON THE LATEST MODEL FORECASTS...SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE MORE CRITICAL ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. THIS IS WHEN THE WIND SPEEDS COULD BE THE STRONGEST OF THE PERIOD AND SHOULD BE COUPLED WITH PRETTY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. THUS EXTREME CONDITIONS COULD BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS DURING THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON PERIOD. NMZ104-108-070200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0031.110409T1600Z-110410T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0029.110407T1800Z-110408T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ 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- 333 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS 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 OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY AND ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHERE GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON AND GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 8 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY. * TIMING...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER EXTREME ROUND POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. 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. && $$ NMZ103-106-107-070200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0029.110407T1800Z-110408T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 333 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND GENERALLY BE A LITTLE HIGHER ON THURSDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES ON FRIDAY SHOULD BE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MOST OF TORRANCE AND SOCORRO COUNTIES THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ109-070200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 333 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS 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 12 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...LOCALIZED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOCORRO COUNTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOCALIZED ROUND WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-105-070200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 333 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 18 GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 50
102 WWUS85 KABQ 070142 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 742 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .STILL LOOKING AT SOME CRITICAL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THESE CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL TAKE TIME TO DEVELOP AS HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL BE FELT TONIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS LOOK TO BE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE AREA BUT SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY AND IMPACT A GOOD PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THE SURFACE FLOW TURNS MORE SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH. BASED ON THE LATEST MODEL FORECASTS...SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE MORE CRITICAL ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. THIS IS WHEN THE WIND SPEEDS COULD BE THE STRONGEST OF THE PERIOD AND SHOULD BE COUPLED WITH PRETTY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. THUS EXTREME CONDITIONS COULD BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ104-108-071400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0029.110407T1800Z-110408T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0031.110409T1600Z-110410T0400Z/ 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- 742 PM MDT WED APR 6 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... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 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 AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHERE GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER EXTREME ROUND POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-106-107-071400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0029.110407T1800Z-110408T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 742 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ109-071400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 742 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY 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 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 12 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-105-071400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 742 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 18 GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 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 5, 3:14 PM MDT, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 3:14 PM MDT, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 314 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 .DISCUSSION... ...BEST POTENTIAL FOR WETTING PRECIPITATION OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF IN QUITE A WHILE... THE LATEST WATER VAPOR SATELLITE AND GOES BLENDED PWAT IMAGERY OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN SHOWS A VIGOROUS MOIST UPPER LEVEL LOW 750 MILES SW OF SAN DIEGO...MOVING NE TOWARD THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. PWAT VALUES ARE PUSHING 1.5 INCHES WHICH ARE NEARLY 200 PCT OF NORMAL. THIS FEATURE...AND A SHARP UPPER WAVE DIVING SE INTO THE PAC NW... WILL BE INTEGRAL COMPONENTS TO THE FORECAST THRU THURSDAY. 12Z MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW THE FIRST WAVE OPENING UP AS IT PROGRESSES NE TOWARD NM...WHILE THE SECONDARY WAVE OVER THE NW DIGS SOUTH INTO THE GREAT BASIN. CONSENSUS IS FAIRLY HIGH THAT THE FIRST MOIST UPPER WAVE WILL SHEAR APART AND COMBINE WITH A WEAK SHORTWAVE EJECTING EAST FROM THE WEST COAST. A SHARP AREA OF SFC-750MB FRONTOGENESIS WILL DEVELOP OVER AZ BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PUSH QUICKLY EAST INTO NM THRU THURSDAY MORNING. 12Z NAM/GFS BUFKIT PROFILES SHOW A SATURATED COLUMN FROM ABOUT 800-300MB OVER WESTERN NM AND NEAR SATURATION FROM 750-300MB OVER CENTRAL NM. GIVEN STRONG SW FLOW OF 35-50 KNOTS AT 700MB IN ASSCN WITH THESE FEATURES HAVE RAISED POPS TO DEFINITE FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NW NM AND HIGH CHANCE ELSEWHERE. QPF AMOUNTS ARE THE BIG QUESTION. THE BULK OF BENEFICIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER A QUARTER INCH WILL LIKELY BE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH AMOUNTS LESS THAN A TENTH IN VALLEYS FROM THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN WEST. THIS COULD BE THE EVENT TO BREAK THE 63 DAY STRETCH OF NON-MEASURABLE PRECIP AT KABQ...WHILE IT MAY ONLY BE A HUNDREDTHS OR TWO. HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SANDIAS AND SANGRES EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WHERE HIGH PEAKS AND DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL TAP THE STRONG 700MB JET. TEMPS WEDNESDAY WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL UNDER 700MB WARM ADVECTION. ANOTHER BREEZY TO WINDY DAY WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EAST THURSDAY...HOWEVER TEMPS WILL BE COOLER AGAIN BEHIND THE DEPARTING UPPER WAVE. EXTENDED RANGE GUIDANCE DIGS THE CURRENT WAVE OVER THE PAC NW WELL SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTH TO SW FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NM. 12Z GFS/GEFS/GEM AND EURO SHOW WITH MODEST AGREEMENT THE WAVE WILL BEGIN EJECTING EAST TOWARD NM SATURDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN AS A POWERFUL 40-55 KNOT 700MB JET MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. TEMPS WILL DROP ACROSS THE WEST AS POTENTIAL RAIN AND SNOW EDGES CLOSER TO THE AREA. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THIS SYSTEM SLOW DOWN AS IS THE CASE THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH POTENTIAL CUT OFF SYSTEMS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. GUYER && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL AIRPORTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOOKING AT INCREASING MOISTURE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WEST/NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. CIGS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER AND PERHAPS COULD CREATE MTN TOP OBSCD ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE SHOWERS BUT UNSURE AS TO HOW MUCH AS THE MODELS ARE BECOMING A BIT MORE STABLE WITH THE FLOW. WINDS WILL BE THE OTHER ISSUE ON WEDNESDAY AS GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MTNS FAVORING LVS AND CQC. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 50 && .FIRE WEATHER... AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED....STRONGER WIND FLOWS WILL PLAGUE THE STATE THROUGH THE ENTIRE 7 DAYS. THIS IS DUE TO AN ACTIVE PACIFIC STORM TRACK IN WHICH 3 SEPARATE AND DISTINCT WAVES MOVE OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SUPPORT THIS NOTION AND THE CANADIAN SUPPORTS IT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THUS CONFIDENCE IS PRETTY SOLID FOR A STRONGER SURFACE AND UPPER WIND FLOW. THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT AS FAR AS DETERMINING THE OVERALL CRITICAL NATURE TO EACH OF THESE UPCOMING DAYS WILL BE COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASES IN CLOUD COVER AS WELL AS OVERALL COOLING DUE TO THE PATTERN ITSELF. TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES LOOK TO BE MUCH MORE IN CHECK...ESPECIALLY WESTERN AREAS COMPARED TO WHAT PRECEDED THE PAST FEW BIG WIND EVENTS SUCH AS THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE OVERALL COOLER PATTERN SHOULD MUTE SOME OF THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS WESTERN AREAS...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST AREAS AS A RESULT. PLACEMENT OF THE MID LEVEL DRY SLOT AS WELL AS DAY TO DAY CHANGES IN LAPSE RATES WILL ALSO BE HARDER TO PEG. REGARDLESS....EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA LOOK TO BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY BOTH DAY AND NIGHT AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS AND STEEP LAPSE RATES. GAGING WETTING PRECIPITATION AND THUNDERSTORM PLACEMENT WILL ALSO BE TRICKY ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST AREAS DO LOOK TO BE FAVORED FOR SOME BENEFICIAL PRECIPITATION DURING THE UPCOMING DAYS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY SO WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AND PERHAPS ONCE AGAIN ON SATURDAY. NO REAL PRECIPITATION RELIEF IS EXPECTED FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS WHILE SOME DRIER THUNDERSTORM POSSIBILITIES WILL BE A HIGHLIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS LATER WEDNESDAY. THIS AREA WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED AS FAR AS LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRES...ESPECIALLY OVER ROOSEVELT AND CURRY COUNTIES WITHIN OUR FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREA. THE FLOW THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WOULD BE CAUGHT IN WOULD BE QUITE FAST THUS LESSENING THE RESIDENCE TIME OF ANY ONE STORM OVER AN AREA...THUS REDUCING OVERALL RAINFALL. IF MOST OF THE LIGHTNING OCCURS AT NIGHT...LESS EFFECTS SHOULD BE REALIZED DUE TO FULL SHADING FROM THE LACK OF SUN. PORTIONS OF THE DATIL AND MAGDALENA RANGES WILL ALSO NEED TO BE WATCHED AS FAR AS LIGHTNING POTENTIAL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. STORMS THERE COULD INITIALLY BE ON THE DRIER SIDE BUT SHOULD MOISTEN SOME AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES CURRENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE BAJA LOW LOOK TO BE QUITE IMPRESSIVE THUS GIVING US THE MOISTENING TREND. ONE FLY IN THE OINTMENT FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS THAT LIFTED INDEX VALUES ARE BECOMING A LITTLE LESS CONDUCIVE DOWN THAT WAY THAN PREVIOUSLY PREDICTED. THUS...WE SHALL SEE. AS FAR AS THE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS GO... WILL LEAVE THE CURRENT RED FLAG GOING THROUGH THE 9 PM EXPIRATION TIME TODAY. WINDS HAVE BEEN A BIT SLOWER TO GET GOING SO FAR BUT THE FLOW ALOFT IS CERTAINLY THERE AND BETTER MIXING SHOULD BE REALIZED AS THE REST OF TODAY. WE ARE GETTING CLOSE NEAR LAS VEGAS SO WILL KEEP IT GOING. HUMIDITY VALUES ARE VERY LOW THANKS TO RESIDUAL EFFECTS FROM THE MID LEVEL DRY SLOT AND FAIRLY STEEP LAPSE RATES. IT APPEARS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WOULD BE A BIT MORE EXPANSIVE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PERHAPS EXTREME CONDITIONS BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO SANTA ROSA ALONG I40 BUT MORE LOCALIZED IN NATURE COMPARED TO APRIL 3RD EVENT. COULD SEE 1 OR 2 HOURS ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS BUT THICKER CIRRUS AND MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING BAJA WAVE SHOULD MITIGATE FIRE DANGER SOME THERE. THUS...WILL GO AHEAD AND UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 103...104...107 AND 108. STARTED THE WARNING A BIT EARLY BECAUSE AREAS BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO SANTA ROSA SHOULD SEE GUSTIER WINDS COMBINED WITH MARGINALLY LOW HUMIDITY RIGHT AWAY IN THE MORNING. MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL BE QUITE STEEP ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH 15 TO 18 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURE READINGS. AS FAR AS THURSDAY GOES...DECIDED TO ADD FIRE WEATHER ZONES 107 AND 106 INTO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE MOST FAVORED AREAS WITHIN THESE ZONES LOOK TO BE THE EASTERN HALF OF TORRANCE COUNTY AND THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE SEVILLETA AND BOSQUE REFUGES. CLOUD COVER DOESNT LOOK TO BE NEARLY AS MUCH OF A FACTOR ACROSS THOSE AREAS. THE DURATION OF THE EVENT LOOKS TO BE MUCH LESS DUE TO RESIDUAL AFFECTS FROM HIGHER DEWPOINTS BEING PUSHED IN FOLLOWING THE BAJA LOW PASSAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THUS HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO THE CRITICAL RANGE LATER IN THE DAY THAN WHAT WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY. MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS LOOKS TO BE SOLID FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. FRIDAY IS LOOKING MORE AND MORE CRITICAL ACROSS MORE OF THE FORECAST AREA SO WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MOST OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO BE LOW ENOUGH AND THIS WOULD BE COMBINED WITH STRONGER SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS AND MODERATELY STEEP LAPSE RATES. THE TURN TO A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW IS IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH APPROACH. THIS TROUGH LOOKS TO BE FAIRLY VIGOROUS. MORE SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER AHEAD OF IT SHOULD BE RELEGATED TO THE WESTERN TIER...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST. WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WATCH THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY THE TIMING OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WINDS ALOFT. THE MAIN TROUGH PASSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED TROUGH IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY THUS COOLING AND SOME WETTING POSSIBILITIES SHOULD BE PREVALENT ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF. THE MOST FAVORED AREA DEPICTED BY THE ECMWF AND GFS AS FAR AS WETTING PRECIPITATION GOES CONTINUES TO BE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIRD BEFORE THE TROUGH EJECTS OUT SATURDAY NIGHT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER GROWTH CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DURING THIS PERIOD. A RESUME TO STEADIER SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE NEXT TROUGH IS PEGGED FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. 50 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 41 62 42 63 / 0 30 60 40 DULCE........................... 25 62 34 57 / 0 30 60 50 CUBA............................ 33 64 35 60 / 0 20 60 40 GALLUP.......................... 36 65 37 58 / 0 30 60 30 EL MORRO........................ 28 64 31 57 / 0 20 60 30 GRANTS.......................... 35 69 37 58 / 0 10 40 20 QUEMADO......................... 38 71 34 62 / 0 20 50 20 GLENWOOD........................ 39 77 41 70 / 0 20 30 5 CHAMA........................... 30 59 35 50 / 0 30 80 60 LOS ALAMOS...................... 45 65 45 60 / 0 5 30 30 PECOS........................... 40 65 39 62 / 0 0 20 20 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 31 65 37 55 / 0 0 30 30 RED RIVER....................... 34 52 30 47 / 0 0 40 50 ANGEL FIRE...................... 33 58 32 51 / 0 0 30 30 TAOS............................ 31 69 39 58 / 0 0 30 30 MORA............................ 39 64 40 58 / 0 0 20 20 ESPANOLA........................ 32 75 39 67 / 0 0 20 20 SANTA FE........................ 41 69 40 63 / 0 0 30 30 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 39 71 41 66 / 0 0 30 20 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 44 70 45 68 / 0 0 30 20 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 50 72 47 69 / 0 0 30 20 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 46 74 45 72 / 0 0 20 10 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 42 73 43 71 / 0 0 30 20 LOS LUNAS....................... 40 75 44 73 / 0 0 20 10 RIO RANCHO...................... 41 73 42 71 / 0 0 30 20 SOCORRO......................... 50 78 48 75 / 0 0 10 5 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 42 68 40 65 / 0 0 30 30 TIJERAS......................... 43 70 43 68 / 0 0 30 20 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 40 71 37 68 / 0 0 20 10 CLINES CORNERS.................. 40 66 37 63 / 0 0 20 10 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 46 72 44 69 / 0 0 10 5 CARRIZOZO....................... 43 78 46 70 / 0 0 10 0 RUIDOSO......................... 44 67 39 62 / 0 0 20 0 CAPULIN......................... 42 72 39 65 / 0 0 20 20 RATON........................... 38 77 41 68 / 0 0 20 20 SPRINGER........................ 38 77 40 68 / 0 0 20 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 45 70 43 64 / 0 0 20 20 CLAYTON......................... 51 78 45 73 / 0 0 10 5 ROY............................. 44 74 41 67 / 0 0 20 10 CONCHAS......................... 49 84 51 77 / 0 0 10 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 49 84 47 77 / 0 0 10 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 51 87 52 79 / 0 0 10 5 CLOVIS.......................... 49 86 49 77 / 0 0 20 0 PORTALES........................ 49 87 49 78 / 0 0 20 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 51 86 51 79 / 0 0 10 0 ROSWELL......................... 50 90 52 81 / 0 0 10 0 PICACHO......................... 54 81 48 74 / 0 0 10 0 ELK............................. 51 76 43 69 / 0 0 20 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108. WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-521>523-529-533. && GUYER/50
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 5:42 AM MDT, 9 hours 50 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, 8:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 13 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, 3:46 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 52 hr |
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