Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Feb 22, 2011, 1:58 PM MST for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It was in force for 4 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
- Feb 22, 2011, 1:58 PM MST (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2011, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 4 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 21:02 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, 9.0 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
- 2401 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
522 WWUS85 KABQ 222058 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 158 PM MST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH REST OF THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .RED FLAG CRITERIA HAS ALREADY BEEN HIT ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN RATON TO LAS VEGAS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. THUS HAVE GONE AHEAD AND ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WILL GO THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. CONTINUED DRIER AIR...ABUNDANT INSTABILITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PUSH A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. THUS...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE NEXT 3 DAYS DOES NOT REPRESENT A BIG TIME FIRE WEATHER GROWING EVENT BUT THIS PERIOD STILL WARRANTS SOME ATTENTION DUE TO THE GUSTIER WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. IT SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY. NMZ103-104-230100- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0004.110222T2058Z-110223T0100Z/ 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- 158 PM MST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 7 TO 14 PERCENT. * TIMING...MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND BETWEEN 2 TO 4 PM MST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ108-230100- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0003.110223T1900Z-110224T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0004.110224T1900Z-110225T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 158 PM MST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 7 TO 14 PERCENT. * TIMING...MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND BETWEEN 2 TO 5 PM MST ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN SANTA ROSA TO TUCUMCARI. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 50
1 follow-up statement
221 WWUS85 KABQ 230047 RFWABQ FIRE WEATHER PRODUCT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 547 PM MST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... DRY AIR...ABUNDANT INSTABILITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PUSH A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. THUS...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE NEXT 3 DAYS DOES NOT REPRESENT A BIG TIME FIRE WEATHER GROWING EVENT BUT THIS PERIOD STILL WARRANTS SOME ATTENTION DUE TO THE GUSTIER WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. IT SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY. NMZ103-104-230200- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110223T0100Z/ 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- 547 PM MST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DECREASE...HUMIDITIES INCREASE AND WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ NMZ108-231500- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0003.110223T1900Z-110224T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0004.110224T1900Z-110225T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 547 PM MST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 7 TO 14 PERCENT. * TIMING...MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND BETWEEN 2 TO 5 PM MST ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN SANTA ROSA TO TUCUMCARI. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 1:58 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 17 hr | |
| Feb 22, 1:58 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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.