Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 34, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2011, 3:28 PM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 9, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2011, 3:28 PM MDT (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 12:28 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
| Apr 9, 3:12 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
| Apr 9, 3:50 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 50 | Capulin, NM | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Roy, NM | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 1 Ese Conchas Dam, NM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 225 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
5 follow-up statements
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. && $$ NMZ106-107-109-090430- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 927 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... LOCALIZED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PERHAPS ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH AND HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING. $$
146 WWUS85 KABQ 090405 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1005 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. NMZ104-108-091400- /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- 1005 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... * 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. && $$ NMZ103-091400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.110409T1600Z-110410T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 1005 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... * AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
169 WWUS85 KABQ 091339 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 739 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY 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 TODAY. EXTREME CONDITIONS EVEN POSSIBLE NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE IN FAR EAST CENTRAL NM AS WINDS WILL BE STRONG TO VERY STRONG COMBINED WITH BELOW 15 PERCENT HUMIDITY AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A SIGNIFICANT COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND CREATE A DISTINCT WIND SHIFT. THIS WILL PRECEDE THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL 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. NMZ104-108-092130- /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- 739 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 10 AM UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING 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... * AREA AND TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY. * 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 6 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. && $$ NMZ103-092130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.110409T1600Z-110410T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 739 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... * AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 43
471 WWUS85 KABQ 092128 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 328 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY WILL DROP TO THE CRITICAL RANGE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...AND COMBINED WITH STILL GUSTY WINDS...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA ZONES MAY SEE ONE TO 3 HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ104-108-100300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0032.110410T1700Z-110411T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0035.110410T1700Z-110411T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ 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 SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MID EVENING OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AS VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE. ALTHOUGH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY...LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMBINED WITH STILL GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...RESULTING IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 15 PERCENT INTO THIS EVENING...AND FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-100300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 328 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH MID EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
809 WWUS85 KABQ 100252 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 852 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .HUMIDITY VALUES ON SUNDAY WILL DROP TO THE CRITICAL RANGE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...AND COMBINED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA ZONES MAY SEE ONE TO 3 HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND HUMIDITIES INCREASE DURING SUNDAY EVENING. NMZ104-108-101400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.110410T1700Z-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- 852 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED...LOW HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...RESULTING IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-100400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 852 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE WHILE HUMIDITIES GRADUALLY INCREASE. $$
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 8, 3:00 PM MDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 3:00 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 .DISCUSSION...MASSIVE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPRAWLED OVER THE WESTERN U.S WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTHWARD THIS EVENING THEN TURN EAST AND NORTHEAST SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS EASTERN AZ IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIN AREA OF PRECIPITATION OVER CNTRL/WRN ARIZONA HAVE GUSTED TO 54KT AT KINW THIS AFTERNOON. WILL KEEP TODAY/S WIND ADVISORY INTACT UNTIL 9 PM...THEN LET EVENING SHIFT DECIDE IF THE WESTERN MOUNTAIN PORTION OF IT NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PD...THOUGH GUIDANCE INDICATES THE WIND AT LEAST FOR WRN NM WILL DROP OFF OVERNIGHT...BEFORE STRENGTHENING SATURDAY MORNING. MODELS SUGGEST THERE MAY BE AT LEAST A COUPLE CENTERS OF CIRCULATION...AT TIMES...TO DEAL WITH AS THE SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. WHILE THERE MAY BE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW BY SUNDAY MORNING OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN...FOR THE MOST PART...SHOULD BE BELOW ADVY CRITERIA. GRIDS HAVE 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE DULCE TO CHAMA AREA...AND 4 TO 6 AT THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. NO REAL CHANGE IN FORECAST TEMPS ALOFT. MAX TEMP GUIDANCE FOR SUNDAY HAS COOLED A FEW DEGREES MORE AT NEARLY ALL LOCATIONS AND HAVE CONTINUED TO TREND IN THAT DIRECTION. FAIRLY WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...AND IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER SUNDAY NIGHT. MOST AREAS THOUGH HAVE STILL NOT REACHED THEIR CLIMATOLOGICAL DATES FOR LAST FREEZE...BUT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT ANY TENDER VEGETATION. THE MAIN IMPACT...AS WE HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS...WILL BE WIND AND FIRE WX CRITICAL CONDITIONS. MODELS INDICATE SURFACE FRONT MAY REACH NEW MEXICO A LITTLE SOONER ON SATURDAY. H7 WINDS DIMINISH OVER NW NM DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...BUT THE MAIN CORE OF STRONG WINDS...90+KT AT H5 AND 40-50KT AT H7...STILL IS FORECAST TO STRETCH FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST CORNERS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME HANG BACK ENERGY...WHICH THE NAM REMAINS MORE BULLISH ON...MAY KEEP THE THREAT FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS GOING SUNDAY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. FORECAST SURFACE GRADIENT HAS DECREASED A BIT FROM YESTERDAY/S DEPICTION BUT IT/S STILL AT LEAST 20 MB. UPSHOT IS WINDS IN THE EAST MAY BE STRONGER SUNDAY THAN ON SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH TEMPS ARE COOLER. THEREFORE...THE PLAN FOR WIND HIGHLIGHTS IS FOR WIND ADVY NORTHWEST THIRD TO QUARTER STARTING AT 9AM SAT THRU 9 PM...WITH HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER INCLUDING ABQ METRO. MOST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD WILL HAVE A HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 9 AM SAT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE WATCH AREAS WILL LIKELY END UP AS ADVYS AT SOME POINT...AS THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT SHIFT INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. WITH THE SOME WRAP AROUND ENERGY POSSIBLE HUNG ONTO SMALL POPS OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. DRY MONDAY. AT LEAST ONE OTHER SYSTEM AROUND MIDWEEK BUT APPEAR TO BE OPEN WAVE/S/. && .AVIATION...WIND WILL BE THE MAIN AVIATION WEATHER HAZARD THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS ALTHOUGH CIGS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO MTN TOP LEVEL AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON SATURDAY AND PERHAPS EVEN SOME MVFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FAR WEST DUE TO THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER IN THE DAY. AS FAR AS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 KT WILL BE PREVALENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND AREAS TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BUT IMPACTS TO ABQ AND TCC SHOULD ALSO EXIST. AWW CURRENTLY OUT FOR ABQ TERMINAL WITH PERIODIC GUSTS AROUND 35 KT EXPECTED. A STRONGER WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE EASTERN PLAINS. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. && .FIRE WEATHER...CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING VERIFYING WELL ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA. DEWPOINTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW MODEL GUIDANCE ACROSS A LOT OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY HIGHER TERRAIN SO HUMIDITY VALUES ARE RUNNING A BIT LOWER THAN EXPECTED. THIS HAS AIDED A SOLID START TO THE WARNING TODAY. WILL ALLOW THE WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIE DOWN SOMEWHAT WITHIN THE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS...ESPECIALLY RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS THE OVERNIGHT PROGRESSES. HOWEVER...THE HIGHER RIDGES AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT TIMES. HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS SHOULD GRADUALLY SEE AN INCREASE IN WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A FAIRLY STRONG MID LEVEL JET CORE PUNCHES OVER THE AREA. BASED ON WHAT WAS GOING ON DEWPOINT WISE THIS AFTERNOON DECIDED TO SLOW THE RISING DEWPOINT TREND FOR TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH QUITE A FEW 20S EXIST ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO SO EVENTUALLY DEWPOINTS AND ULTIMATELY RH WILL COME UP AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW. REGARDLESS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND LEAD TO POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES PRETTY MUCH AREAWIDE. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT MID LEVEL JET CORE WILL EVENTUALLY OVERSPREAD MOST OF THE STATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON SATURDAY. ESPECIALLY TIMING RIGHT FOR VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM THE GALLINAS MOUNTAINS WITHIN OUR FIRE WEATHER WEATHER TO CAPULIN IN THE NORTHEAST. OTHER AREAS OUTSIDE OF THIS LINE WILL ALSO SEE GUSTY WINDS. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER SOME ACROSS THE FAR WEST AS THE DAY GOES ON BASED ON THICKER CLOUD COVER AND A LOWER MID LEVEL GRADIENT TREND. EITHER WAY THOUGH...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE ON SATURDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN TRICKY FOR SATURDAY THANKS TO INCREASING CLOUD COVER FROM WEST TO EAST AND INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS THE WEST. DIDNT CHANGE THE RH FORECAST TOO MUCH FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE SO THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS SUCH AS FAR EASTERN 103 AND ALL OF 104 AND 108 REMAIN UNDER THE GUN. STILL HAVE RH VALUES ABOVE 10 PERCENT BUT COULDNT RULE OUT SOME UPPER SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST OR EAST CENTRAL PLAINS BASED ON SIMILAR PATTERNS IN THE PAST. REGARDLESS...CRITICAL TO POSSIBLY EVEN EXTREME CONDITIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE AND HIGHLY LIKELY. WILL GO AHEAD AND UPGRADE THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED ZONES TO A WARNING. WE COULD PERHAPS SEE 1 OR 2 HOURS ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY BUT INCREASING CLOUD COVER WILL HELP MITIGATE FIRE DANGER ACROSS THAT AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE MUCH COOLER THAN NORMAL ACROSS THE WEST...NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE FAR EAST. EASTERN AREAS WILL GENERALLY BE THE MOST UNSTABLE AS A RESULT. WETTING PRECIPITATION IS MOST LIKELY LATER SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AS WELL AS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AS A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSS OVER THE AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL CREATE A PRETTY DECENT WIND SHIFT SATURDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT SO IF ANY FIRES DO GET GOING...FIRE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS MOST PROBABLE WIND SHIFT. THIS IS ALSO WHEN THE STRONG MID LEVEL JET CORE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. THUS SOME LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD. MODELS REMAIN BULLISH WITH NEAR 100 MPH WINDS AT 180000 FEET DURING THIS OVERNIGHT PERIOD. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY EXIT OUT OVER THE HIGH PLAINS ON SUNDAY LEAVING QUITE A SURFACE GRADIENT IN ITS WAKE. THIS WILL SPURR ON ADDITIONAL STRONG WINDS FAVORING THE EASTERN PLAINS. ESPECIALLY ALONG A STRIP FROM CLINES CORNERS TO CLOVIS AND TUCUMCARI. DEWPOINTS WILL CERTAINLY FALL DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR ADVECTION AND THERE COULD BE ENOUGH WARMING TO CREATE CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS. THE LIKELY AREAS TO RECEIVED ENOUGH HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WOULD BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 104 AND ZONE 108 WHICH IS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. WILL LEAVE THE WATCH AS IS FOR NOW. NORTHERN AREAS ON SUNDAY SHOULD SEE SOME RESIDUAL WRAP AROUND SHOWERS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR WETTING PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL. AS THE MODELS HAVE BEEN PREDICTING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...SHORT WAVE RIDGING AND SOME WARMING IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN WILL HAVE BEEN OBSERVED UP TO THAT POINT. MUCH DRIER AIR DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL ALSO HAVE WORKED ITS WAY INTO THE STATE. THIS WILL CREATE VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES MONDAY AFTERNOON. IT SHOULD ALSO BE MENTIONED THAT WIDE SPREAD AND LONG DURATION FREEZING IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE MOUNTAINS THUS CURTAILING GREENUP AND DELAYING AN INCREASE IN LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS. THIS SHORTWAVE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BREAK DOWN TUESDAY AND PROVIDE BREEZIER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THUS...A RETURN TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THEN BUT NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS WHAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED AS OF LATE. ADDITIONAL BREEZINESS IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. MODELS DIVERGE A BIT MORE FOR THE THURSDAY TIME FRAME BASED ON THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT TROUGH PASSAGE BUT ANOTHER WIND SHORT LIVED WIND EVENT WILL BE POSSIBLE THEN. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE A BIT DRIER BUT GFS MODEL HAS BECOME MORE BULLISH WITH DRAGGING A BACK DOOR FRONT INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AND PROVIDING SOME PRECIPITATION THERE. WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THAT TREND. 50 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 40 57 25 52 / 10 40 50 20 DULCE........................... 34 53 22 43 / 5 30 60 30 CUBA............................ 37 55 24 49 / 0 30 40 30 GALLUP.......................... 37 47 22 46 / 10 50 40 20 EL MORRO........................ 35 48 20 43 / 5 40 40 20 GRANTS.......................... 34 54 26 45 / 5 20 30 20 QUEMADO......................... 36 52 23 49 / 5 30 40 10 GLENWOOD........................ 47 57 29 55 / 5 40 40 0 CHAMA........................... 34 51 18 40 / 10 40 80 40 LOS ALAMOS...................... 45 58 27 48 / 0 20 30 20 PECOS........................... 37 62 25 51 / 0 10 30 20 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 35 56 22 47 / 0 10 40 30 RED RIVER....................... 32 46 15 36 / 0 10 50 30 ANGEL FIRE...................... 35 52 20 42 / 0 10 50 30 TAOS............................ 38 58 26 45 / 0 10 30 30 MORA............................ 39 59 25 49 / 0 10 20 20 ESPANOLA........................ 40 63 28 51 / 0 10 30 20 SANTA FE........................ 40 61 26 45 / 0 20 30 20 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 43 62 28 49 / 0 10 20 10 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 44 62 30 49 / 0 10 20 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 47 65 33 53 / 0 10 20 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 42 67 30 56 / 0 10 20 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 43 66 32 55 / 0 10 20 5 LOS LUNAS....................... 45 67 38 57 / 0 10 20 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 45 65 33 55 / 0 10 20 5 SOCORRO......................... 50 71 38 60 / 0 10 20 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 40 59 27 46 / 0 20 20 5 TIJERAS......................... 43 62 30 48 / 0 10 30 5 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 40 63 29 52 / 0 5 10 5 CLINES CORNERS.................. 39 60 27 49 / 0 5 10 5 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 46 65 33 55 / 0 5 10 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 48 69 38 59 / 0 10 10 0 RUIDOSO......................... 45 64 35 53 / 0 10 20 5 CAPULIN......................... 37 66 30 52 / 0 5 10 20 RATON........................... 40 70 31 55 / 0 5 20 10 SPRINGER........................ 40 69 34 54 / 0 5 10 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 40 62 33 52 / 0 5 10 10 CLAYTON......................... 46 77 39 62 / 0 5 10 20 ROY............................. 43 67 38 58 / 0 5 10 10 CONCHAS......................... 47 78 39 64 / 0 5 5 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 48 79 39 64 / 0 5 5 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 50 81 42 65 / 0 5 5 5 CLOVIS.......................... 48 79 43 66 / 0 5 5 5 PORTALES........................ 49 82 42 67 / 0 5 5 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 48 81 42 69 / 0 5 5 5 ROSWELL......................... 50 85 44 72 / 0 5 5 5 PICACHO......................... 45 76 41 65 / 0 5 5 0 ELK............................. 44 71 38 59 / 0 5 5 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>109. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-521>540. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ505>509-519-520. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ104-108. WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501>504-510-511-516>518. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ502-505-506-508-523-526-528-529-539. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 6:03 AM MDT, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 603 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 NMZ501>540-091200- 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- 603 AM MDT FRI APR 8 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 9 PM MDT FOR LOCALES ALONG AND EAST OF AN UPPER GILA TO ALBUQUERQUE METRO TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS LINE. LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS AREAS FROM RATON TO CLINES CORNERS TO RUIDOSO. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...GENERALLY IN THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE FOCUSED DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH THE BEST FOCUS IN THE EAST. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS TO OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF A UPPER GILA TO SANDIA MOUNTAINS TO SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS LINE WHERE GUSTS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO DROP VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES IN THIS SAME REGION. .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 8, 4:47 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| Apr 8, 8:01 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 31 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:07 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:07 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 28 hr |
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