Red Flag Warning 37, NWS Albuquerque, NM

057 
WWUS85 KABQ 130300
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
900 PM MDT TUE APR 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH
THE PLAINS TO THE TEXAS BORDER...IN THE MID RIO GRANDE VALLEY...
AND FOR THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.STRONG JET ENERGY WILL SWING ACROSS NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY. DEEP
MIXING ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH
WILL HELP CREATE VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY HUMIDITIES ACROSS A
LARGE PORTION OF THE STATE. CONDITIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN COULD BECOME EXTREMELY CRITICAL FROM LATE
THURSDAY MORNING CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS
WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THURSDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE
IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WIDESPREAD CRITICAL
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. 

NMZ103-104-107-108-131400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110413T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
900 PM MDT TUE APR 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
  THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BELOW ANY
  REMAINING SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK AND EAST THROUGH THE EAST CENTRAL
  AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD THURSDAY WOULD BE
  FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 70 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN NOON
  AND 7 PM MDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT RELATIVE
  HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NMZ105-106-109-131400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
900 PM MDT TUE APR 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 
  THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET FOR THE MIDDLE RIO 
  GRANDE VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM THURSDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ101-102-131400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0035.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
900 PM MDT TUE APR 12 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 
  LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING FOR THE 
  NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM THURSDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

722 
WWUS85 KABQ 131052
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
452 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW
SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.STRONG JET ENERGY WILL SWING ACROSS NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY. DEEP
MIXING ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LEE SIDE SURFACE LOW
WILL HELP CREATE VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY HUMIDITIES ACROSS A
LARGE PORTION OF THE STATE. CONDITIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN COULD BECOME EXTREMELY CRITICAL FROM LATE
THURSDAY MORNING CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS
WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY NIGHT. 

NMZ101-102-132200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0035.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0037.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
452 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
  BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
  EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED 
  BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM THURSDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ103>109-132200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/
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 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
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 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
452 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

* AREA AND TIMING...ALL CENTRAL AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
  INTERSTATE 40...AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST
  PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO ARE EXPECTED TO SEE CRITICAL TO EXTREME
  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 70 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 
  NOON AND 7 PM MDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

594 
WWUS85 KABQ 132118
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
318 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW
SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ROCKIES AS WELL AS HIGH PLAINS ON THURSDAY. AS THE HEART
OF THIS SYSTEM CROSSES OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT AND BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A SURFACE COLD FRONT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE.
STARTING WITH THE HIGHER RIDGES AND EVENTUALLY LOWERING TO THE
VALLEY FLOORS AS THURSDAY MORNING PROGRESSES. VERY STRONG WINDS
ACCOMPANIED WITH LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST
OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI AS WELL AS
SOUTH ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. THE ONLY
CAVEAT AS FAR AS FIRE DANGER GOES IS THE COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THAT WILL IMPACT MOST OF THE AREA. THE SOUTHEAST
PLAINS WILL BE THE ONLY AREA THAT SEES SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES.

NMZ101>109-141400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
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 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
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 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
318 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

* AREA AND TIMING...MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK STARTING AS EARLY AS LATE MORNING ON
  THURSDAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE MOST
  CRITICAL AREAS WILL BE FOUND ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES
  CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI AND AREAS TO THE SOUTH INCLUDING ROOSEVELT
  AND CURRY COUNTIES. PEAK CONDITIONS SHOULD BE MID AFTERNOON.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 70 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG AND
  TO THE EAST OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO/GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT MOST
  AREAS WITH LOW TO MID TEENS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH AND
  WEST. ABOVE 15 PCT EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
  NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF UNION COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
50

367 
WWUS85 KABQ 141331
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
731 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW
SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED STRONG JET WILL CROSS NEW
MEXICO TODAY. VERY DRY AIR IS IN PLACE AND PREDAWN RH RECOVERIES
WERE POOR ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. WINDS
WILL INCREASE STEADILY TODAY AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN PLAINS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. AS WINDS INCREASE DURING THE DAY THE AREA
OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXPAND IN AREAL EXTENT TO
COVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. VERY STRONG WINDS
ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT COOLER AIR
SHOULD PREVENT EXTREME CONDITIONS FROM DEVELOPING.

NMZ101>109-150200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
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 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
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 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
731 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE
  WEATHER CONDITIONS BY MID MORNING WITH THE FIRE DANGER AREA
  EXPANDING NORTH AND WEST THROUGH MID DAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE
  EARLY EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS WILL BE FOUND ALONG
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI AND AREAS TO
  THE SOUTH INCLUDING ROOSEVELT AND CURRY COUNTIES. PEAK
  CONDITIONS SHOULD BE MID AFTERNOON.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE SANDIA...
  MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BE MORE COMMON ACROSS THE WEST.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10
  PERCENT GENERALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE
  25 IN NORTHERN MEXICO. ELSEWHERE...RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10
  TO 15 PERCENT EXCEPT ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF THE NORTH AND
  THE EXTREME NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

230 
WWUS85 KABQ 150147
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
747 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011

NMZ101>109-150300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
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 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
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 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
747 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

LOCALIZE RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR
TWO ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.
WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
338 AM MDT TUE APR 12 2011

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS SFC AND ALOFT PICKING UP A FAIR AMOUNT TODAY...BUT GENERALLY
STAYING WELL BELOW LEVELS OF LAST SAT. FAIRLY WEAK AND FLAT
SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES TO THE NORTH OF THE STATE WHILE SFC LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO. 700 MB WINDS STILL
COMPUTER FCST MODEL PROGGED TO BE AOB 30KT AND AT 500 MB IN THE 40
TO NEARLY 50 KT RANGE THE LATTER OF WHICH IS AT LEAST 40 TO 50 KTS
BELOW THOSE OF LAST WEEKEND...SO THIS WILL BE NOT MUCH MORE THAN A
ZEPHYR COMPARED TO THE BIG BLOW BACK THEN. STILL APPEARS THAT WIND
ADVISORIES WILL NOT BE NEEDED IN THE CWA TODAY AND LIKELY NOT WED
EITHER. BUT TODAY WE CAN EXPECT RED FLAG FIRE WX CONDITIONS FROM
CENTRAL MT CHAIN EAST THROUGH THE E PLAINS. OTHERWISE...NEWS FLASH...
IT WILL BE DRY...DRY...DRY AGAIN.

AN ASSOCIATED BACK DOOR FRONT WILL SLIDE INTO THE FAR NE PLAINS
WED...THOUGH ITS S AND W PROGRESS FROM THERE LOOKS TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN WHAT OVERALL MODEL PROGS INDICATED THE
PAST DAY OR TWO. THIS SEEMS A LITTLE MORE REASONABLE THAN THAT
GREATER PROGRESS INDICATED OVER THE PAST DAY OR TWO. THIS
NECESSITATED A SLIGHT PULL BACK OF LOW POPS ACROSS NE NM FOR
MIDWEEK. GIVEN THE TIME OF YEAR AND POTENTIAL FOR THAT FRONT TO BE
SOMEWHERE OVER NE NM DECIDED TO ADD THUNDER TO AREAS E FROM THE
SANGRES FOR WED AFTN AND EVE BUT NOT LATE NIGHT.

THE WIND MACHINE WILL CRANK UP FURTHER THURSDAY AS A STRONGER
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSES CENTRAL ROCKIES. NAM MODEL STRONGER
WITH 500MB WINDS...80 TO 90 KTS MOVING INTO NM COMPARED TO GFS
60 TO 70 KTS. NAM 700 MB WINDS SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN GFS. SO WIND
SPEEDS WERE TICKED UP SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THU...ESPECIALLY EAST ND
GOOD PORTION OF CENTRAL NM. THUS FIRE WX WATCH EXPANDED WESTWARD.
MORE DETAILS ON THE RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WX WATCH CONCERNS IF
FIRE WX PORTION OF PRODUCT BELOW. SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FEW SHIFTS
A THU WIND ADVISORY OR WORSE WILL HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
PORTIONS OF FCST AREA...BUT GIVEN THAT THIS IS FIRST MODEL RUN
TIME INDICATING THIS UPTICK FOR NOW WILL HOLD OFF.

AFTER THE SYSTEM DEPARTS THE STATE THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL SET UP THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  LOW LEVEL SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL
TRY TO MAKE A RUN INTO E PLAINS...BUT THAT PUSH RIGHT NOW LOOKS A
LITTLE MORE ANEMIC THAN RECENT PAST SO WILL KEEP EVE SHIFTS POPS
DEEMPHASIS GOING.

43

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR. UPPER RIDGE TO SHIFT EASTWARD AND SURFACE LEE
TROUGH TO DEVELOP.  WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KTS ALONG EAST SLOPES
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND OVER NE NEW MEXICO.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
WINDS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY TODAY AS UPPER RIDGE
SHIFTS EASTWARD AND SURFACE LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS. VENTILATION WILL
IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY AS WELL. RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT
FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO THE TEXAS BORDER TODAY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. THERE MAY BE A COUPLE OF HOURS OF
CRITICAL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

A SURFACE FRONT IS STILL SHOWN TO PUSH INTO THE NORTHEAST AND
POSSIBLY EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY...INCREASING HUMIDITIES INTO
THE 20-30 PERCENT RANGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THAT PART OF THE
STATE. ELSEWHERE MINIMUM RH/S WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
TEENS...WITH WINDS POSSIBLY REACHING CRITICAL SPEEDS FOR A COUPLE OF
HOURS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GALLUP TO SOCORRO...AND OVER
THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CRITICALLY LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITIES PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK...AND MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE DEPICTED FOR
THURSDAY DUE TO PASSING SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO THE NORTH. MODELS HAVE
INCREASED WINDS AGAIN FOR THURSDAY...AND SOME AREAS FROM THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD MAY SEE GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH AS STRONG
UPPER WINDS ALOFT RACE OVER THE STATE.  AS A RESULT...HAVE EXPANDED
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY EVENING. LATEST MODEL TRENDS INDICATE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
KEEP SOME GUSTY WINDS GOING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ADJACENT
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...WHEN DEWPOINTS REALLY BOTTOM OUT.

DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE COMING WEEKEND...BUT
SHOULD BE RELATIVELY TAME COMPARED TO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY/S
ANTICIPATED WINDS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME HIGHER DEWPOINTS NEAR
THE TEXAS BORDER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEKEND...OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERIES WILL BE ONLY POOR TO FAIR AT BEST TONIGHT THROUGH THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  70  35  68  34 /   0   0   0   0
DULCE...........................  66  25  64  26 /   0   0   5   5
CUBA............................  68  28  66  27 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  67  26  63  26 /   0   0   0   0
EL MORRO........................  66  25  61  24 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  71  25  64  27 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  70  29  66  28 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  76  33  74  35 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  60  23  61  27 /   0   0   5  10
LOS ALAMOS......................  66  37  65  37 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  67  34  66  34 /   0   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  64  26  63  28 /   0   0   5  10
RED RIVER.......................  55  25  55  28 /   0   0  10  20
ANGEL FIRE......................  57  23  58  28 /   0   0  10  10
TAOS............................  67  27  66  30 /   0   0   5   5
MORA............................  64  31  64  35 /   0   0  10   5
ESPANOLA........................  73  33  73  34 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  69  36  68  34 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  72  35  71  32 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  72  42  71  39 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  74  45  73  42 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  75  38  74  38 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  74  41  73  39 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  78  36  77  38 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  75  42  74  39 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  81  42  81  43 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  71  37  69  34 /   0   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  73  36  72  33 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  72  30  73  32 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  68  36  68  33 /   0   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  72  38  73  37 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  76  45  78  42 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  68  41  71  40 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  69  31  61  34 /   0   0  10  20
RATON...........................  73  33  68  32 /   0   0  10  20
SPRINGER........................  74  35  70  35 /   0   0  10  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  69  34  69  36 /   0   0   5   0
CLAYTON.........................  75  41  67  36 /   0   0   5  10
ROY.............................  72  39  69  37 /   0   0   5  10
CONCHAS.........................  79  41  78  44 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  79  42  79  43 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  81  40  79  41 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  77  41  80  41 /   0   0   0   5
PORTALES........................  78  40  81  40 /   0   0   0   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  80  43  82  45 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  82  46  89  46 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  80  46  84  45 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  74  45  76  43 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT TUE APR 12 2011

NMZ501>540-131200-
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-
600 AM MDT TUE APR 12 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 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WEST TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SANDIA...MANZANO AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. LOW HUMIDITIES WILL
COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS EASTERN...CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO AS LOW HUMIDITIES AGAIN COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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