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Red Flag Warning 33, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2011, 3:35 PM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 8, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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 7, 2011, 3:35 PM MDT (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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 21:37 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, 9.6 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1451 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
261 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
4 follow-up statements
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. && $$
642 WWUS85 KABQ 081401 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 801 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY NOON TO 9 PM MDT 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 SATURDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING EASTERN PLAINS AND PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PLAGUE PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE MOST WIDESPREAD LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. TODAYS RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE ONGOING SERIES OF RED FLAG WARNINGS IS EXPECTED SATURDAY...WHEN GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL DEVELOP IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY...SO SATURDAYS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS RELEGATED TO THE EASTERN PLAINS AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND HUMIDITIES FROM 10-15 PERCENT WILL CREATE EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE PLAINS AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT CROSSES. DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN CRATER FROM 10-15 PERCENT SOUTH OF UNION COUNTY...AND WESTERLY WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 55 MPH. NMZ104-108-082130- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0032.110410T1700Z-110411T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/ /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- 801 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING 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... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING. A NEW FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...NEW MEXICOS EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY WHEN GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST AND MAY GUST NEAR 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY. HUMIDITIES MAY REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT IN UNION COUNTY ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID DAY TODAY AND LAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD WILL BE AROUND THE TIME OF PEAK HEATING...3 TO 6 PM. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SINCE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ALL NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT...CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY NOT END UNTIL AROUND 10 PM SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND THESE FIRE WEATHER WATCHES. && $$ NMZ103-082130- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0400Z/ /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- 801 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF I-25 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH TODAY. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY WHEN GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. ON SATURDAY...HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT WILL CRATER BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID DAY TODAY AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD WILL BE AROUND THE TIME OF PEAK HEATING...3 TO 6 PM. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL START IN THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY AND MAY LAST AS LATE AS 10 PM SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ109-082130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0030.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0033.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 801 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...NEW MEXICOS WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT...EXCEPT WEST OF QUEMADO WHERE THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID DAY AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF PEAK HEATING...3-6 PM MDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-107-082130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.110408T1800Z-110409T0300Z/ 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- 801 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT. * AFFECTED AREA...NEW MEXICOS MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AS WELL AS THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID DAY AND LAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD WILL OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF PEAK HEATING...3-6 PM MDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 44
298 WWUS85 KABQ 082128 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 328 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE AS WINDS WILL BE STRONG TO VERY STRONG COMBINED WITH NEAR 10 PERCENT HUMIDITY AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL BE PRECEDED BY POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. A SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SATURDAY NIGHT AND CREATE A DISTINCT WIND SHIFT. THIS WILL PRECEDE THE ULTIMATE TROUGH PASSAGE ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUE STRONG WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT ALTHOUGH ACCOMPANIED WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY AND RESIDUAL STRONG WINDS ON SUNDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY WILL DROP TO THE CRITICAL RANGE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS BUT BE ACCOMPANIED WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. NMZ104-108-090300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0031.110409T1600Z-110410T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0034.110409T1600Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0032.110410T1700Z-110411T0300Z/ 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- 328 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY 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 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE ENTIRE EASTERN PLAINS WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE MID TO LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY BUT GENERALLY EXCLUDE UNION COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TODAY. GUSTS BETWEEN 55 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE MID TO LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CONTINUED STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 55 MPH IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON SATURDAY BUT SOME UPPER SINGLE DIGITS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE TEXAS STATE LINE. SIMILAR HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. 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. && $$ NMZ103-090300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0031.110409T1600Z-110410T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0034.110409T1600Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 328 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...GENERALLY BELOW SNOWPACK THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH TODAY. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY WHEN GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY BELOW SNOW PACK. ON SATURDAY... HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT WILL CRATER BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-107-109-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 328 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... * AREA AND TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...MANZANO/SANDIA MOUNTAINS AND ESTANCIA BASIN AS WELL AS THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT...EXCEPT WEST OF QUEMADO WHERE THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
464 WWUS85 KABQ 090327 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 927 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE AS WINDS WILL BE STRONG TO VERY STRONG COMBINED WITH NEAR 10 PERCENT HUMIDITY AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL BE PRECEDED BY POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. A SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SATURDAY NIGHT AND CREATE A DISTINCT WIND SHIFT. THIS WILL PRECEDE THE ULTIMATE TROUGH PASSAGE ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUE STRONG WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT ALTHOUGH ACCOMPANIED WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY AND RESIDUAL STRONG WINDS ON SUNDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY WILL DROP TO THE CRITICAL RANGE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS BUT BE ACCOMPANIED WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. NMZ104-108-090430- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0030.000000T0000Z-110409T0400Z/ /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.110409T1600Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0032.110410T1700Z-110411T0300Z/ 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- 927 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * AREA AND TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE MID TO LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY BUT GENERALLY EXCLUDE UNION COUNTY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 55 MPH. SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 45 MPH MAY OCCUR AGAIN SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-090430- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0030.000000T0000Z-110409T0400Z/ /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.110409T1600Z-110410T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 927 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-107-109-090430- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 927 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... LOCALIZED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PERHAPS ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH AND HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING. $$
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 7, 3:00 PM MDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 3:00 PM MDT, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011 ..SO MUCH FOR THE RAIN...NOW BACK TO WINDY WEATHER... .DISCUSSION...RELATIVELY SOLID AREA OF CLOUDS/SHRASN THIS MORNING OVER NW/NC NEW MEXICO HAS BECOME MORE SCATTERED...WITH ISOLD LIGHTNING STRKIES...FROM THE CONTDVD TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER AREA OF ECHOES STRETCHES FROM NEAR KTCC TO KCAO ATTM...BUT DWPTS A BIT LOWER OUT THERE. ANTICIPATING THIS ACTIVITY WILL DISSIPATE BY THE TIME THE SUN SETS...SO HAVE ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS OVER MAINLY THE CHUSKA...SAN JUAN AND NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. FRIDAY/S WINDS LOOK TO BE MAINLY BELOW...OR MARGINALLY...WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...WITH THE MARGINAL WINDS SUGGESTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO/SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND OVER THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. SHOULD BE WARMER FRIDAY AS THICKNESS VALUES RISE...AND SURFACE LOW SETS UP...AT LEAST FOR SHORT TIME...OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO. MODELS INDICATE UPPER LOW WILL DIG INTO SOCAL BEFORE IT STARTS TO TRACK EAST/NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY. THE UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ARE MODELED TO APPROACH THE WESTERN BORDER OF NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME...WINDS ALOFT INCREASE MARKEDLY...WITH NEARLY 100KT AT H5 STRETCHED FROM THE BOOTHEEL TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO...AND H7 WINDS OF 40-50KT OVER THE SAME REGION LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WAS TEMPTED TO PLACE SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS OVER EASTERN CHAVES...AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES FRIDAY NIGHT AS LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT MAY IMPACT THIS AREA...BUT THERE MAY BE A DEARTH OF MOISTURE. MOST OF THE MET GUIDANCE IS CLOSE TO...OR EXCEEDS...WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH MAV GUIDANCE SUGGESTING A STRIP OF POSSIBLY HIGH WIND CRITERIA FROM KSRR TO KCQC AND KRTN. LAYER RHS INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY SATURDAY THOUGH...SO NOT CLEAR ATTM IF THIS WILL BE A LIMITING FACTOR. IN ADDITION...IT LOOKS LIKE IT/S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO GET THE KIND OF WARMING WE HAD DURING LAST WEEKEND/S EVENT...EVEN IN THE PLAINS WHERE HIGHS WERE INTO THE 90S AND THIS SATURDAY/S FORECAST HIGHS ARE ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER. STILL...THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH AN INTENSIFYING SURFACE GRADIENT OF AROUND 30 MB STRETCHED OVER THE STATE. THAT ALONE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE WINDS STRONG ENOUGH TO MEET/EXCEED ADVY CRITERIA. STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST SUNDAY AS THE PARENT LOW AND SOME HANG BACK ENERGY SWING OVER AND TO THE NORTHEAST OF NEW MEXICO. WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY WIND HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOW FOR THE WEEKEND...BUT SOME WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY IF MODEL TRENDS PERSIST. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE WEEKEND SYSTEM. 12Z GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED DOWNWARD WITH SUNDAY/S HIGHS...AND WITH SOME HIGHS WEST OF THE CONTDVD ON SATURDAY. THIS MORNINGS H5 TEMPERATURE UNDER THE SYSTEM WAS -37C AT MFR...WHILE THIS WILL MODIFY ABOUT 10 DEGREES BY THE TIME IT ARRIVES HERE ACCORDING TO THE MODELS...THE FORECAST H7 TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AVERAGE -10 TO -12C. THEREFORE HAVE ADJUSTED SOME OF THE WEEKEND TEMPERATURES ACCORDINGLY. SUSPECT THERE COULD BE SOME MOSTLY MINOR...AS IN BELOW ADVY CRITIERIA...SNOW AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM AS WELL. A SHORT LIVED RIDGE DOMINATES MONDAY...THEN A SOMEWHAT DRY LOOKING SYSTEM ROLLS THROUGH AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT PLAGUED PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING HAVE BEGUN TO BREAK UP THIS AFTERNOON. CIGS WILL PROGRESSIVELY IMPROVE AS THE AFTERNOON GOES ON. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...SAVE SOME HIGHER CLOUDS ALTHOUGH ONE OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE/S IS SUGGESTING SOME PARTIAL LOW CIG DVLP AT BOTH FMN AND GUP. THE CURRENT GUIDANCE APPEARS TO BE LESS BULLISH THAN PREVIOUS GUIDANCE SO CONTINUED WITH A FEW TO SCT LOW CIG PLACEHOLDER. WIND WILL REMAIN AN AVIATION HAZARD THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 40 KT. ANOTHER ROUND OF MOST LIKELY STRONG WIND...ESPECIALLY FAVORING SOUTHWEST AREAS...THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS AREAS TO THE LEE OF THE CNTRL MTNS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS THEN WILL RANGE BETWEEN 35 TO 45 KT. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. && .FIRE WEATHER...FIRST MEASURABLE RAIN RECORDED IN 63 DAYS AT THE ABQ SUNPORT TODAY. 3 HUNDREDTHS WAS RECORDED BUT AT THIS WRITING HUMIDITY VALUES ARE IN THE UPPER TEENS WITH GUSTY WINDS SO A FLEETING PIECE OF NOTEWORTHY NEWS. CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING LOOKS TO BE PRETTY SOLID AS THE EARLIER HIGH DEWPOINTS BEGIN TO MIX OUT. ALREADY HAVE HIT A HOUR DOWN ACROSS LOWER PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND STARTING TO HIT ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. ONLY PERIPHERY AREAS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WILL MOST LIKELY HIT LATER THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL LEAVE THAT STRETCH WITHIN THE WARNING. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE MUCH LOWER TONIGHT BUT STILL REMAIN MODERATE TO GOOD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL LEAD INTO A DRIER AND WINDIER DAY ON FRIDAY. MODELS REMAIN BULLISH WITH THIS SCENARIO AS THE FLOWS TURNS MORE SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY RISE A FEW DEGREES AND BE NEAR NORMAL ACROSS THE WEST AND A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL CENTRAL AREAS. WELL ABOVE NORMAL READINGS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD FALL INTO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS...ESPECIALLY FAVORING EASTERN COLFAX AND ALL OF UNION COUNTIES. WINDS WILL ALSO BE STRONG ACROSS THAT SAME AREA AND CREATE HEIGHTENED CRITICAL CONDITIONS THERE. OTHERWISE....STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE WESTERN TIER...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST...LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND AREAS TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. DUE TO ABUNDANT WETTING PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND A LARGE PORTION OF THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...DECIDED TO PULL THE WATCH FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THOSE ZONES /101 AND 105/. WILL LEAVE THE WATCH GOING FOR ZONE 109 WHERE MARGINAL CONDITIONS MAY EXIST AND COUPLE THAT WITH DRIER RESULTS FROM THE LATEST SYSTEM PASSAGE. AREAS ALONG THE MIDDLE AND LOWER PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE EASTWARD LOOK TO BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR 3 PLUS HOURS. THUS...WILL GO AHEAD AND UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING. THIS INCLUDES ZONES 103...104...106...107 AND 108. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES SHOULD BE LOWER MOST AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND THIS WILL LEAD INTO A SOLID FIRE WEATHER GROWTH EVENT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. OUR MINIMUM HUMIDITY FORECAST IS SHOWING READINGS BETWEEN 10 TO 13 PERCENT ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS BUT BASED ON PAST EVENT RESULTS...THESE AREAS COULD DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. COMBINE THAT WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 55 TO 70 MPH AND YOU COULD VERY WELL GET EXTREME GROWTH CONDITIONS OUT THAT WAY. CURRENT WATCH FOR FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 103...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PLAINS SUCH AS ZONES 104 AND 108 REMAIN SOLID. WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH HUMIDITY TRENDS FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 107 AND PERHAPS LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN 106 JUST IN CASE GUIDANCE NUMBERS COME IN LOWER. AS OF RIGHT NOW...THEY REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. CLOUD COVER WILL THICKEN ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST ON SATURDAY. THE MODELS HAVE INDICATED FOR QUITE SOME TIME THIS SCENARIO. SOME OF THE MODELS ARE SHOWING A BETTER CIRRUS FETCH OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY BUT BASED ON PAST EVENTS...SIGNIFICANT HOLES TEND TO GET PUNCHED THROUGH THIS CIRRUS DECK THUS CREATING AMPLE RADIATIONAL HEATING AT THE SURFACE. WETTING PRECIPITATION COULD ALSO BEGIN AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS FAR WESTERN AREAS BUT WILL PROBABLY TAKE A LITTLE WHILE TO MOISTEN UP AS THE COLD FRONT NEARS. MODELS REMAIN PRETTY BULLISH WITH DRAGGING A SIGNIFICANT SURFACE COLD FRONT FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. MUCH COOLER AIR WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE. AS THE TROUGH MOVES OVERHEAD...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER ACCORDINGLY. THE PAST FEW MODELS RUNS HAVE SHOWN WETTING PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH PASSAGE SO CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING WITH THIS SCENARIO. FAVORED RESULTS WOULD BE FOUND ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE EASTERN PLAINS AND EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS LOOK TO BE LEAST FAVORED DUE TO DOWNSLOPING EFFECTS. THE COOLER AIR DRAGS IN ON SUNDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF AND 5 TO 15 DEGREES NORMAL ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF. MUCH LOWER DEWPOINTS SHOULD FILL IN DURING THE DAY PERIOD THUS ALLOWING HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL TO CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND LOWER PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. MIXING WONT BE QUITE AS ROBUST DUE TO POST COLD FRONTAL INVERSION AFFECTS BUT THE MODELS ARE PREDICTING QUITE A SURFACE GRADIENT. THUS...EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. COULD ISSUE A WATCH FOR SUNDAY ACROSS THE EAST BUT DECIDED TO HOLD OFF DUE TO COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES NOT BEING GREAT INGREDIENTS FOR SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER GROWTH CONDITIONS. WITH THAT BEING SAID...RUNNING FIRES COULD STILL BE A POSSIBILITY DURING THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TIME FRAME BUT LOFTING POTENTIAL OF EMBERS WOULD BE MORE MUTED AND NEARER TO THE GROUND. MODELS STILL INDICATING SHORTWAVE RIDGING BEING REPLACED BY DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST FLOW ON MONDAY. DEWPOINTS WILL BE QUITE LOW LEADING INTO THIS DAY THUS...THE ADDED WARMING FROM RIDGING SHOULD CREATE SOME PRETTY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. A FEW BREEZES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. A STRONGER WIND FLOW AND DRIER CONDITIONS IS ANTICIPATED FOR TUESDAY AND COULD LEAD TO A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. 50 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 39 65 38 61 / 5 10 10 30 DULCE........................... 29 61 32 56 / 5 10 5 30 CUBA............................ 32 65 36 54 / 0 0 0 30 GALLUP.......................... 32 62 34 49 / 5 5 10 30 EL MORRO........................ 31 60 33 46 / 0 0 5 30 GRANTS.......................... 31 65 35 50 / 0 0 5 20 QUEMADO......................... 33 62 35 50 / 0 0 5 30 GLENWOOD........................ 44 70 47 56 / 0 0 10 30 CHAMA........................... 27 55 28 49 / 10 10 5 40 LOS ALAMOS...................... 38 61 39 58 / 0 0 0 20 PECOS........................... 29 61 35 59 / 0 0 0 10 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 28 61 31 56 / 0 0 0 20 RED RIVER....................... 32 52 33 46 / 5 0 0 20 ANGEL FIRE...................... 29 56 30 51 / 0 0 0 10 TAOS............................ 30 64 34 59 / 0 0 0 10 MORA............................ 33 61 36 56 / 0 0 0 10 ESPANOLA........................ 36 70 38 66 / 0 0 0 10 SANTA FE........................ 31 64 37 61 / 0 0 0 10 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 36 66 39 64 / 0 0 0 10 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 42 69 43 64 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 44 70 45 64 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 41 72 43 66 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 41 71 43 64 / 0 0 0 5 LOS LUNAS....................... 42 72 45 67 / 0 0 0 5 RIO RANCHO...................... 42 71 43 64 / 0 0 0 5 SOCORRO......................... 47 75 47 70 / 0 0 0 5 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 40 66 40 61 / 0 0 0 10 TIJERAS......................... 41 68 42 64 / 0 0 0 5 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 38 67 40 65 / 0 0 0 5 CLINES CORNERS.................. 36 64 38 60 / 0 0 0 5 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 44 67 44 65 / 0 0 0 5 CARRIZOZO....................... 46 70 45 70 / 0 0 0 5 RUIDOSO......................... 44 62 47 61 / 0 0 0 5 CAPULIN......................... 40 71 43 66 / 5 0 0 0 RATON........................... 33 74 37 69 / 5 0 0 0 SPRINGER........................ 37 74 39 69 / 5 0 0 0 LAS VEGAS....................... 35 66 39 60 / 0 0 0 0 CLAYTON......................... 42 77 45 73 / 5 0 0 0 ROY............................. 43 71 45 66 / 5 0 0 0 CONCHAS......................... 46 79 47 77 / 5 0 0 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 45 76 43 75 / 0 0 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 46 81 48 79 / 0 0 0 0 CLOVIS.......................... 46 81 47 78 / 0 0 0 0 PORTALES........................ 46 82 47 80 / 0 0 0 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 49 81 46 79 / 0 0 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 51 84 49 84 / 0 0 0 0 PICACHO......................... 46 76 46 77 / 0 0 0 0 ELK............................. 46 71 47 72 / 0 0 0 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106-108. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-108. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ523-526-528>540. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ109. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 6:04 AM MDT, 9 hours 31 minutes before
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. DPORTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 5:03 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 15 hr | |
| Apr 7, 8:10 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more | 12 hr |
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