Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 16, 2011, 6:16 AM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 17, 2011, 11:00 AM 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 16, 2011, 6:16 AM MDT (12:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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 12:17 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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 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
- 2620 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 340 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
959 WWUS85 KABQ 161216 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 616 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM MORIARTY TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND DRY HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MID MORNING MONDAY TO MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND DRY HUMIDITY... .A STRENGTHENING LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND VERY DRY HUMIDITIES FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FAVORED LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM MORIARTY TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. MORE LOCALIZED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE DURING SUNDAY EVENING. ON MONDAY...A MORE VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL JET AND DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL IMPACT A MUCH LARGER AREA CAUSING STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL ZONES ON MONDAY. NMZ107-108-162200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0036.110417T1700Z-110418T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0039.110417T1700Z-110418T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0037.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ 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- 616 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...ON SUNDAY...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO WILL BE FAVORED...GENERALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FROM MID MORNING MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ON SUNDAY. WINDS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101>106-109-162200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0037.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 616 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD FROM MID MORNING MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WESTERLY AND INCREASING TO BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
4 follow-up statements
310 WWUS85 KABQ 162157 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 357 PM MDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FROM THE SANDIA/SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE TEXAS BORDER DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW IN THE HIGH PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANDIA AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE. EVEN MORE WIDESPREAD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS MINIMUM HUMIDITIES DROP TO THE MID-SINGLE DIGITS IN PARTS OF THE EAST. AN AREA OF EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR... GENERALLY FROM CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI. THE THREAT IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL REMAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK. IT APPEARS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD REDEVELOP AGAIN ON TUESDAY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. NMZ103-104-171400- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0039.110417T1700Z-110418T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0037.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ 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- 357 PM MDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...GENERALLY ACROSS SAN MIGUEL COUNTY WITH THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM MDT. AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP FURTHER NORTHEAST INTO MORA AND HARDING COUNTIES. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST THOUGH A SLIGHT SOUTHWEST COMPONENT IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ107-108-171400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.110417T1700Z-110418T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0037.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 357 PM MDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...GENERALLY FROM TORRANCE TO WESTERN QUAY... WESTERN CURRY AND NORTHWEST ROOSEVELT COUNTIES ON SUNDAY. THE THREAT WILL EXPAND TO ALL AREAS ON MONDAY. EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY FROM EASTERN TORRANCE TO WESTERN QUAY COUNTIES. THE MOST CRITICAL TIME FRAME WILL BE DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST THOUGH A SLIGHT SOUTHWEST COMPONENT IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. EVEN STRONGER SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH ARE LIKELY ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 14 PERCENT...LOWEST IN THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-171400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0037.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ 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 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- 357 PM MDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... MAINLY BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK. THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD WILL BE DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 45 OR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 9 AND 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ DPORTER
730 WWUS85 KABQ 171307 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 707 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TODAY FROM THE SANDIA/SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE TEXAS BORDER DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL DEVELOP TODAY IN THE HIGH PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANDIA AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE. EVEN MORE WIDESPREAD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS MINIMUM HUMIDITIES DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN PARTS OF THE EAST. AN AREA OF EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR...GENERALLY FROM CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI. THE THREAT IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL REMAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK. IT APPEARS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD REDEVELOP AGAIN ON TUESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-172130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0037.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0040.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.110417T1700Z-110418T0200Z/ 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- 707 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST THOUGH A SLIGHT SOUTHWEST COMPONENT IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. EVEN STRONGER SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH ARE LIKELY ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-109-172130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0037.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0040.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 707 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHCENTRAL MOUNTAINS. PEAK CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MONDAY MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 45 OR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 7 AND 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-172130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0037.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 707 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM MONDAY MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
571 WWUS85 KABQ 172141 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 341 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FROM THE SANDIA/SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE TEXAS BORDER DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH AROUND SUNSET. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MOST AREAS TOMORROW AS ONLY POOR TO FAIR RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND WEST WINDS INCREASE STEADILY MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AGAIN ON TUESDAY...WHERE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS. NMZ106-180545- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0037.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0040.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 341 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-108-180545- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0038.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110418T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 341 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK COULD SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY MID MORNING ON BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY...PERSISTING TO NEAR SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY. EVEN STRONGER SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 OR 65 MPH ARE LIKELY ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-109-180545- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0038.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 341 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SHOULD SEE CRITICAL CONDITIONS BY LATE MORNING... EXTENDING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 45 OR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 7 AND 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-180545- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 341 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE PEAK CONDITIONS FROM MONDAY MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 45 OR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 7 AND 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
939 WWUS85 KABQ 180146 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 746 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MOST AREAS TOMORROW AS ONLY POOR TO FAIR RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND WEST WINDS INCREASE STEADILY MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AGAIN ON TUESDAY...WHERE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS. NMZ103-104-107-108-181400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110418T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0038.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/ 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- 746 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK COULD SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY MID MORNING ON BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY...PERSISTING TO NEAR SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED MONDAY. EVEN STRONGER SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 OR 65 MPH ARE LIKELY ON TUESDAY... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-109-181400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0038.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 746 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SHOULD SEE CRITICAL CONDITIONS BY LATE MORNING... EXTENDING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 45 OR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 7 AND 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-181400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ 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 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 746 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE PEAK CONDITIONS FROM MONDAY MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 45 OR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 7 AND 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 40
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 6:16 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 33 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.