Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS85 KABQ 072135
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
335 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH CANCELLED FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DUE TO SIGNIFICANT ANTECEDENT RAIN AND
SNOWFALL...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MDT ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS...FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
LOWER PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING
ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WHICH
INCLUDES LOWER ELEVATIONS FOUND NEAR DATIL AND MAGDALENA DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. HUMIDITY VALUES CONTINUE TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. CRITICALLY LOW READINGS WILL BE
FOUND ACROSS LOWER PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
THE EASTERN PLAINS. THIS IS COMBINED WITH STRONG...GUSTY WINDS.
THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

ANOTHER ROUND OF MORE EXPANSIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
EASTERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE A BIT LOWER
THAN WHAT WAS OBSERVED TODAY AND THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH GUSTY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. 

THE STRONGEST WIND DAY STILL APPEARS TO BE SATURDAY WITH SCREAMING
WINDS ACROSS A GOOD CHUNK OF THE FORECAST AREA. HUMIDITY VALUES
SHOULD FALL TO BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT LEVEL ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. ANOTHER CRITICAL DAY COULD BE POSSIBLE FOR
SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA
BUT THIS WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED WITH WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. 

NMZ101-105-072245-
/O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1700Z-110409T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
335 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY. 

DUE TO RECENT SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAIN AND SNOWFALL ACROSS
LARGE PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST
HIGHLANDS...THE WATCH THAT WAS VALID FOR SATURDAY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY WITH MARGINALLY LOW HUMIDITY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

NMZ103-104-108-080200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1700Z-110409T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0033.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0031.110409T1600Z-110410T0400Z/
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-
335 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...AREAS TO THE EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 WITHIN ZONE
  103 AND MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL BE IMPACTED BY RED FLAG
  CONDITIONS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. MORE EXPANSIVE CRITICAL
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO THE EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND
  ALL OF THE EASTERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS REMAIN
  POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY WITH EXTREME CONDITIONS FOCUSED ACROSS THE
  FAR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

* 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 ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT
  THREE  AFTERNOONS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ106-080200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1700Z-110409T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0033.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
335 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...LOCALIZED RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS
  AFTERNOON ACROSS TORRANCE AND SOCORRO COUNTIES WITHIN THE RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY. A MORE EXPANSIVE ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS
  EXPECTED ALONG THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 35 MPH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. SLIGHTLY STRONGER
  WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO
  15 PERCENT. 

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH ANOTHER LONGER ROUND OF
  CRITICAL CONDITIONS FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ107-080200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1700Z-110409T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0033.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
335 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...MOST OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN AND EASTERN AREAS OF
  TORRANCE COUNTY WILL BE IMPACTED FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 11 TO
  15 PERCENT.

* TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE
  DIMINISHING BY MID EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ109-080200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
335 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...LOWER ELEVATIONS FOUND WITHIN THE WEST CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS. 

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AROUND 15
  PERCENT.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND GENERALLY PEAK MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$
50

542 
WWUS85 KABQ 080202
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
802 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING
ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WHICH
INCLUDES LOWER ELEVATIONS FOUND NEAR DATIL AND MAGDALENA DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.ANOTHER ROUND OF MORE EXPANSIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN
PLAINS ON FRIDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD BE A BIT LOWER THAN WHAT
WAS OBSERVED TODAY AND THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS.

THE STRONGEST WIND DAY STILL APPEARS TO BE SATURDAY WITH SCREAMING
WINDS ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. HUMIDITY VALUES
SHOULD FALL TO BELOW THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT LEVEL ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. STILL ANOTHER CRITICAL DAY COULD BE
POSSIBLE FOR SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA BUT THIS WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED WITH WELL BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES.

NMZ103-104-108-081400-
/O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0029.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0031.110409T1600Z-110410T0400Z/
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-
802 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...MORE EXPANSIVE CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
  TO THE EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND ALL OF THE EASTERN
  PLAINS ON FRIDAY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE ON
  SATURDAY WITH EXTREME CONDITIONS FOCUSED ACROSS THE FAR EAST
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

* 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 ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT
  TWO AFTERNOONS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ106-081400-
/O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0029.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
802 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...A MORE EXPANSIVE ROUND OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS
  IS EXPECTED ALONG THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO
  15 PERCENT. 

* TIMING...ANOTHER LONGER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ107-081400-
/O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0029.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
802 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...MOST OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN AND EASTERN AREAS OF
  TORRANCE COUNTY WILL BE IMPACTED FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 11 TO
  15 PERCENT.

* TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE
  DIMINISHING BY MID EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ109-081400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
802 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...LOWER ELEVATIONS WITHIN THE WEST CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AROUND TO JUST
  BELOW 15 PERCENT.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND GENERALLY PEAK MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
340 AM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGES IN THE SHORT TERM FOCUS ON PCPN CHANCES
AS WELL AS WINDY/FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA MINUS
THE NRN MOUNTAINS WITH A MORE INTENSE SITUATION POSSIBLE FOR SAT. A
DAMAGING WIND THREAT LOOKS PLAUSIBLE FOR CENTRAL/ERN NM ON SUNDAY.

UPPER LOW OFF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST HAS BEEN ABSORBED INTO THE
WESTERLIES AND IS CURRENTLY MIGRATING INTO CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ATTM.
PCPN LOOKS RATHER MEAGER ON REGIONAL WSR-88D NETWORK...ALTHOUGH A
FEW OBSERVATIONS SITES HAVE NOTED LIGHT TO MODERATE QPF WITH GALLUP
OCCASIONALLY REPORTING HEAVY RAIN. IN FACT...MANY REPORTING STATIONS
WITHIN SAN JUAN...RIO ARRIBA...MCKINLEY AND SANTA FE COUNTIES HAVE
NOTED 0.10-0.40 OF AN INCH OF PCPN. EVEN PORTIONS OF THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS HAVE PICKED UP A COUPLE TENTHS OF AN INCH. WITH THIS BEING
SAID...WILL CONTINUE WITH SCATTERED/NUMEROUS COVERAGE ACROSS THE NW
QUADRANT OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH ACTIVITY ACROSS THE ERN PLAINS
STARTING TO DWINDLE AFTER SUNRISE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE WAVE. SOME
LIGHT OROGRAPHIC ACTIVITY COULD PERSIST IN THE NORTHWEST ZONES INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WANING THEREAFTER. SNOW LEVELS ARE LIKELY NEAR
8500 FEET THIS MORNING AND SHOULD RISE ONLY 500 FT BY AFTERNOON. AN
ADDITIONAL LIGHT DUSTING TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE ALL IS SAID
AND DONE...MAINLY ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN JUANS AOA
9500 FT. MEANWHILE...A 996MB SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST
COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT
IN THE EASTERN NM...ESPECIALLY IN THE NE/EC PLAINS. WINDS ALOFT ARE
NOT OVERLY IMPRESSIVE...35 KTS AT 700MB...BUT AFTERNOON MIXING WILL
COMBINE WITH THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS.
LOW END WIND ADVISORY SPEEDS ARE LIKELY...ALTHOUGH NOT CONSISTENTLY
BLOWING AT ALL TIMES. NONETHELESS...FEEL IT IS PRUDENT TO ISSUE THE
NPW FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. NMZ526-239-540 WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH
02Z/FRI AND THE REMAINDER OF THE ERN PLAINS WILL START AT 16Z/TODAY.
WILL REMOVE NMZ524 FROM THE ADVISORY ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN CENTRAL/ERN NEW MEXICO. PLEASE REFER TO THE FIRE WEATHER
SECTION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS. TEMPERATURES TODAY SHOULD BE NEAR
SEASONAL NORMALS IN THE WEST AND 5-10F ABOVE AVERAGE IN THE EAST.

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DIVE
SOUTH OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. AN EMBEDDED 532 DAM CLOSED LOW SHOULD
SLOWLY FILL AS ITS MIGRATES INTO SRN CALIFORNIA BY FRI NIGHT. EVEN
THOUGH THIS FEATURE WILL BE WEAKENING...THE UPPER LEVEL GRADIENT IS
EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN ACROSS AZ/WRN NM ON FRIDAY AND STATEWIDE ON SAT.
THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD WINDY AND FIRE
WEATHER EVENT FOR THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. IN FACT...DAMAGING WINDS
MAY BE A THREAT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE ERN HALF OF THE STATE
AS 700MB WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASE INTO THE 45-70 KT RANGE. MEANWHILE...
A 990MB SURFACE LOW IS PROGGED TO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST COLORADO. IT
WILL NOT BE IN THE MOST FAVORED LOCATION...HOWEVER THE SFC PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL NOTABLY TIGHTEN ACROSS THE REGION. THIS PERIOD SHOULD
BE MONITORED EXTREMELY CLOSELY AS A TINDERBOX AIRMASS IN COMBINATION
WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND ONGOING/NEW FIRES MAY POSE A THREAT TO LIFE
AND PROPERTY. STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST INTO SAT NIGHT AS THE SURFACE
LOW DEEPENS TO 989MB AND SLIDES INTO EAST CENTRAL CO...A MUCH BETTER
LOCALE FOR NM. INCREASED HIGH TEMPS FOR THIS PERIOD AND ADDED AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST TO THE ERN PLAINS. ON THE FLIP SIDE...PRECIPITATION
CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACROSS WRN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY...WITH THE UPR
LOW MIGRATING ALONG THE CO/NM BORDER SAT NIGHT. STORMS INITIALLY MAY
BE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING MICROBURSTS PER THE INVERTED-V MODEL SOUNDING
PROFILES ON THE NAM BUFR. PACIFIC FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE
SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY...WHICH MAY BE A CONCERN FOR ANY FIRE CREWS IN
THE FIELD DUE TO CHANGING WIND DIRECTIONS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE
A CONCERN AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS
STRONG AS SATURDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER
THIS SAME REGION DURING PEAK HEATING. TEMPERATURES WILL SUCCUMB TO
COLD AIR ADVECTION AND DROP 10-20 DEGREES IN THE WEST/EAST FOR SAT/
SUN RESPECTIVELY. NOTE...MODELS COULD SLOW THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION
OF THE UPR LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND THIS MAY IMPACT THE SEVERITY OF THE
STORM SYSTEM.

QUIETER WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR THE EARLY PORTION OF THE WORK WEEK. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL WALK ACROSS NEW MEXICO TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT...
BUT IT APPEARS TO OFFER MINIMAL IMPACT ATTM. DPORTER

&&

.AVIATION...
A STEADY STREAM OF MOISTURE WILL PERSIST OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN
PARTS OF NM TODAY...MAINLY NORTH OF HWY 60. AIRPORTS ALONG A LINE
FROM KSAF TO KSKX AND WWD TO AZ BORDER CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF
MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN -RA BR/LOW CLOUDS. PRECIP/LOW CLOUDS MAY
LINGER INTO THIS AFTN AND TONIGHT ALONG A LINE FROM GUP TO CUBA AND
NWD TO THE CO BORDER. SW WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AGAIN TODAY WITH
STRONGEST G35-45 KT ALONG AND E OF CNTRL MTN CHAIN. STRONG WINDS
WILL RETURN AREAWIDE ON FRIDAY.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. 44

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF THE
FORECAST AREA DAILY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE AREA MOST PERSISTENTLY
IMPACTED WITH BE THE EAST. HOWEVER...PARTS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN
NEW MEXICO WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY AND FRIDAY.

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ALONG
THE PACIFIC COAST TO SOUTHERN CA TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN EJECT
NORTHEASTWARD SATURDAY...TRAVEL EASTWARD ALONG THE CO/NM BORDER
SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY EXIT NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE UPPER
GREAT PLAINS ON SUNDAY. A BAJA LOW THAT BROUGHT PRECIP TO PARTS OF
NM OVERNIGHT WILL EXIT NM TO THE NE THIS MORNING ENDING SHOWERS IN
MOST LOCATIONS BY MID DAY. HOWEVER...THE AREA ALONG AND N OF A LINE
FROM RAMAH TO PECOS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SCT TO ISOLD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AS INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE
PERSISTENTLY CROSSES THE FOUR CORNERS REGION IN STRONG SW FLOW
ALOFT.

WITH THIS MORNINGS FORECAST PACKAGE...WE WILL UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR TODAY IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS. WILL ALSO CANCEL THE WATCH FOR THE SANDIA/MANZANO
AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...BUT WILL ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. DUE TO THE WET SYSTEM
THAT WILL EJECT NE THIS MORNING...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD TODAY.
HOWEVER...IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM STRONG SPRING MIXING SHOULD
ENABLE THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEYS HUMIDITIES TO CRATER FROM 14 TO
18 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN SOCORRO COUNTY. SW WIND
GUSTS WILL REACH 45-50 MPH IN THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS
MOUNTAINS TODAY...BUT HUMIDITIES MAY ONLY DROP TO 15 PERCENT IN
ISOLATED LOCATIONS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OF
LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FRINGES
OF THE ZONE. LIKEWISE FOR THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...WHERE EASTERN
FRINGES OF THE ZONE WILL PROBABLY EXPERIENCE LOCALLY CRITICAL
CONDITIONS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON.

WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE THE WIDESPREAD FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY
UNCHANGED...AND WILL EXPAND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY TO
INCLUDE THE NE HIGHLANDS ALONG AND EAST OF I-25.  ALTHOUGH THE NORTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN FRIDAYS FIRE WEATHER WATCH...
IT WILL BE WINDY THERE AND SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FRINGES OF THAT ZONE
CAN EXPECT AN HOUR OR TWO OF LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS. SATURDAY
HAS CLEARLY EMERGED AS THE DAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS...WHEN MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NM CAN ANTICIPATE GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH.
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE E SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MTN CHAIN AND ACROSS THE NE PLAINS. HUMIDITIES MAY NOT REACH
CRITICAL THRESHOLDS SATURDAY FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD...BUT THEY SHOULD DROP TO AROUND 10 PERCENT
ALONG THE TX BORDER.

AS THE UPPER LOW PASSES EASTWARD ALONG THE NM/CO BORDER SATURDAY
NIGHT...A WAVE OF WETTING PRECIPITATION SHOULD MOVE THROUGH MAINLY
WESTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS OF NM. PRECIP CHANCES WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE W BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE. THEN...WRAP AROUND MOISTURE MAY CAUSE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST ALONG THE CO BORDER SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LOW
EXITS NE. A POTENT PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS WITH THE SYSTEM
SATURDAY NIGHT...DROPPING TEMPERATURES 8-14 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN
CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS SUNDAY. HIGHS ON THE PLAINS SUNDAY WILL
VARY FROM NEAR NORMAL TO AS MUCH AS 8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A FEW
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN AND
ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY ACROSS THE EAST ALL
NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
POOR. THEN...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RETURN TO MUCH OF THE AREA EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES. A 989 MB
SURFACE LOW WILL SLOWLY EXIT CO NORTHEASTWARD WITH THE UPPER LOW.
THIS WILL RESULT IN THE PERSISTENCE OF A VERY STRONG SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS EASTERN NM SUNDAY AND STRONG NW WINDS THAT
WILL LIKELY GUST FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. HUMIDITIES SHOULD CRATER TO
AROUND 10 PERCENT SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 56.

NEXT WORK WEEK...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MAY CROSS THE STATE MONDAY
BEFORE SOUTHWEST WINDS BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN AGAIN TUESDAY IN ADVANCE
OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL CROSS MAINLY NORTH OF NM
WEDNESDAY. ITS NOW LOOKING LESS LIKELY THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WINDS SHOULD BE
GUSTY ON PARTS OF THE PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD REDEVELOP IN
THE EAST TUESDAY OR WED IF THE JET STREAK ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE
NEXT UPPER TROUGH IS STRONG ENOUGH...OR IF A STRONG ENOUGH LEE
TROUGH CAN DEVELOP AT THE SURFACE. 44

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  61  39  65  39 /  50   5   5   5
DULCE...........................  53  28  61  31 /  70   5   5   5
CUBA............................  60  32  65  35 /  50   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  59  33  62  31 /  50   5   5  10
EL MORRO........................  57  29  60  30 /  30   0   0   5
GRANTS..........................  62  29  65  31 /  20   0   0   5
QUEMADO.........................  64  33  62  33 /  20   0   0   5
GLENWOOD........................  70  44  70  43 /   5   0   0   5
CHAMA...........................  47  30  55  32 /  80  10  10   5
LOS ALAMOS......................  59  43  61  45 /  40   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  58  32  61  37 /  30   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  53  31  61  33 /  40   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  45  33  52  34 /  40   5   0   0
ANGEL FIRE......................  50  32  56  33 /  30   5   0   0
TAOS............................  57  30  64  34 /  30   0   0   0
MORA............................  56  33  61  37 /  20   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  65  36  70  37 /  30   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  60  34  64  40 /  40   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  63  36  66  40 /  30   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  68  42  69  42 /  20   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  69  45  70  45 /  20   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  70  38  72  39 /  20   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  69  39  71  40 /  20   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  71  39  72  42 /  10   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  69  41  71  41 /  20   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  75  46  75  48 /   5   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  64  39  66  39 /  30   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  66  40  68  41 /  20   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  67  35  67  37 /  10   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  64  36  64  38 /  10   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  67  43  67  44 /   5   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  70  46  70  45 /   5   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  61  41  62  41 /  10   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  68  38  71  41 /  10   0   0   0
RATON...........................  71  36  74  40 /  10   0   0   0
SPRINGER........................  70  37  74  39 /  10   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  64  34  66  39 /  10   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  75  43  77  47 /   5   0   0   0
ROY.............................  69  40  71  40 /   5   0   0   0
CONCHAS.........................  78  47  79  49 /   5   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  77  44  76  42 /   5   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  81  46  81  49 /   5   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  79  46  81  46 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  80  46  82  48 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  81  50  81  47 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  82  50  84  49 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  74  43  76  45 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  68  42  71  43 /   5   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ526-539-540.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ523-528>538.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106-108.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-103>109.

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

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
604 AM MDT THU APR 7 2011

NMZ501>540-081200-
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-
604 AM MDT THU APR 7 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 FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FOR PORTIONS
OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW
MEXICO...WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

STRONG SURFACE WINDS FROM CLINES CORNERS TO RUIDOSO WILL EXPAND TO
THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO LATE THIS MORNING. SPEEDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY...CREATING STRONG CROSS
WINDS FOR NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN EARLY
THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE MORNING INTO
THE EARLY EVENING FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PRIMARY CONCERN
WILL BE IN THE EASTERN PLAINS EACH DAY...HOWEVER A MORE WIDESPREAD
EVENT ON FRIDAY WILL ALSO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY EACH AFTERNOON FROM
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH THE BEST FOCUS IN THE EAST. THE GREATEST
COVERAGE WILL BE ON FRIDAY. MEANWHILE...EXPECT THE STRONGEST SPEEDS
TO OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...WHERE GUSTS
MAY EXCEED 60 MPH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS.

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