Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 40, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 17, 2011, 7:07 AM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 18, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 1 report 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 17, 2011, 7:07 AM MDT (13:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:09 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 18, 7:37 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 W Farmington, NM | KFMN ASOS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 3315 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
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
600 WWUS85 KABQ 180953 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 353 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING 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... .WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN TUESDAY...WHEN VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY...WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. NMZ103>105-107>109-190300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0038.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0041.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/ /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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 353 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY MID MORNING BOTH TODAY 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 TODAY. 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-190300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.110418T1500Z-110419T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 353 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS BY MID MORNING... PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 45 OR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 7 AND 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
599 WWUS85 KABQ 182130 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 330 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING 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... .WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND WITH VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET AND POSSIBLY LONGER IN SOME LOCAL AREAS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN TUESDAY...WHEN VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY NOON FOLLOWING POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG BUT HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. NMZ103>105-107>109-190300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-110419T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0041.110419T1500Z-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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 330 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET TONIGHT. ON TUESDAY...MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY MID MORNING...PERSISTING TO NEAR SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 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 HUMIDITY 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-190300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-110419T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 330 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 35 OR 40 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 7 AND 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
896 WWUS85 KABQ 190301 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 901 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING 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 REDEVELOP AGAIN ON TUESDAY...WHEN VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY NOON FOLLOWING POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. FOR PORTIONS OF THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS... WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG BUT HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. NMZ103>105-107>109-191400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-110419T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0041.110419T1500Z-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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 901 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...ON TUESDAY MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY MID MORNING...PERSISTING TO NEAR SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 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 HUMIDITY 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-190415- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-110419T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 901 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TO ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE. HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO INCREASE STEADILY THIS EVENING. $$ 40
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 17, 3:18 AM MDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 3:18 AM MDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 318 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 .DISCUSSION...SOME PATCHES OF HIGH CIRRUS HAVE CONTINUALLY MOVED OVER THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT WITHIN THE WEAKER NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WHICH IS ACTUALLY TRANSITIONING MORE ZONAL THIS MORNING. OTHER THAN THIS MOISTURE NEAR THE TROPOPAUSE...MOISTURE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO COME BY. BASED ON THIS...DECIDED TO STRIP OUT POPS IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY DESPITE THE WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING INTO COLORADO. THE LEE SIDE SURFACE LOW WILL BECOME ROOTED WITH PRESSURE READINGS FALLING TO NEAR 995 MB AMIDST 25 TO 35 KT AT H7. WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL HELP MIX SOME BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN MANY ZONES THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALSO MEAN SOME MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN PARTS OF THE EAST...AND HAVE ALSO DECIDED TO HOIST A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND ESTANCIA VALLEY. AN UPSTREAM TROUGH WILL TAKE SHAPE TOMORROW...ALLOWING THE FLOW ALOFT TO TURN MORE SOUTHWESTERLY WITH STRONGER SPEEDS. THE SURFACE LOW IS AGAIN DEPICTED BY FORECAST MODELS DIFFERENTLY THAN PREVIOUS RUNS 24-48 HOURS AGO WITH A WEAKER FEATURE IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COLORADO. WHILE FLOW BETWEEN H7-H5 LAYER WILL BE INCREASING...SPEEDS DO NOT LOOK TERRIBLY HORRIFIC BUT ENOUGH TO STILL SUPPORT A WIDESPREAD ADVISORY DAY WITH CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. SOME MOISTURE AND INCREASED LIFT/DYNAMICS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS THE UPSTREAM TROUGH AXIS MOVES THROUGH. POPS WERE EVEN TRIMMED BACK SOME MORE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS THE BULK OF THE BETTER DYNAMICS LOOK TO INFILTRATE COLORADO RATHER THAN NEW MEXICO...AND A LACK OF SUFFICIENT MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALSO LIMIT PRECIPITATION DEVELOPMENT. THE STRONGEST MID LEVEL WINDS WILL ACTUALLY ROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH INTO TUESDAY MORNING...GRADUALLY DECREASING INTO TUESDAY. SURFACE LOW WOULD BECOME ELONGATED...INCHING FARTHER EAST THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND ENOUGH MOMENTUM ALOFT WOULD LINGER TO KEEP THINGS WINDY AGAIN. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WOULD RUN A BIT COOLER GIVEN THE PASSAGE OF THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. A WEAK WAVE IS STILL EXPECTED TO LIFT INTO COLORADO ON WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL REALLY POSE NO MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR WEATHER. SO THAT LEAVES US WITH SOME BREEZES AND LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALSO APPEAR BREEZY TO WINDY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER TROUGH...SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT WOULD HAVE PASSED THROUGH ON MONDAY/TUESDAY. 52 && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR ALL OF NEW MEXICO FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN LATER THIS MORNING WITH AN AREA OF WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER RIDGETOPS OF THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND OVER THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...ESPECIALLY AT CLINES CORNERS.WESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 KTS WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 40 KTS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET BUT REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. KW && .FIRE WEATHER...A VERY ACTIVE FIRE WEATHER WEEK UPCOMING FOR MUCH OF NEW MEXICO. WILL CONTINUE RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR ZONES 103...104...107 AND 108 TODAY AND WILL UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL SECTIONS EXCEPT THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FOR MONDAY. WILL LIKELY NEED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY AS MODELS ARE TRENDING BACK TOWARD STRONGER WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. FAIR TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE ONCE AGAIN THE RULE THIS MORNING AND WILL ONLY GET WORSE THIS AFTERNOON AS WESTERLY WINDS AND STRONG DOWNSLOPING OCCUR. PEAK CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR FROM CLINES CORNERS TO NEAR TUCUMCARI WITH LOCALIZED EXTREME CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE CLINES CORNERS VICINITY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY TO CRATER INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY. TO THE WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EXPECT VERY DRY CONDITIONS BUT LIGHTER WINDS. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY OVER MUCH OF THE STATE. A STRONG SURFACE LOW OF AROUND 990MB WILL TRANSLATE ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NAM-WRF 700MB WINDS DO NOT LOOK ALL THAT STRONG AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED BY THE DAY SHIFT HOWEVER...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LIKELY TIGHTEN ENOUGH TO CAUSE WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WITH A SECOND MAX OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS POSSIBLE. EXTREMELY CRITICAL OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG I-40 FROM MORIARTY EAST ACROSS CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI. WINDS ARE STILL LOOKING MARGINAL OVER THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WHILE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY TOUCH CRITERIA FOR A TIME...AM STILL NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH FOR THREE OR MORE HOURS. WILL CONTINUE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THERE. MODELS ARE SHOWING A VERY STRONG 700MB JET STREAKING ACROSS NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY. THE NAM-WRF 00Z/17 RUN SHOWED UPWARDS OF 50 TO 70 KTS OF FLOW TRACKING ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN AND SPILLING ONTO THE PLAINS. THIS IN ADDITION TO ANOTHER STRONG SURFACE LOW. ADDITIONAL WIND AND FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR TUESDAY BUT WILL ALLOW THE DAY SHIFT ANOTHER INSPECTION. WILL ALSO FOCUS ON NEAR AND SHORT TERM HIGHLIGHTS BEFORE ISSUING FOR TUESDAY. A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO INVADE THE EASTERN PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES BUT THIS WILL NOT LAST FOR LONG. A RETURN TO CRITICAL CONDITIONS APPEARS MORE LIKELY FOR THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS MAY BE WARRANTED. PLEASE STAY TUNED. KW && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 76 43 76 47 / 0 0 5 30 DULCE........................... 70 32 70 38 / 0 5 5 30 CUBA............................ 72 32 72 38 / 0 0 5 10 GALLUP.......................... 74 37 71 39 / 0 0 0 20 EL MORRO........................ 70 34 69 37 / 0 0 0 5 GRANTS.......................... 75 38 72 41 / 0 0 5 5 QUEMADO......................... 75 36 75 38 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 83 45 80 44 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 64 29 65 36 / 5 5 5 40 LOS ALAMOS...................... 72 41 72 43 / 0 0 5 10 PECOS........................... 72 38 71 40 / 0 0 5 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 68 35 69 37 / 5 5 0 20 RED RIVER....................... 61 35 60 32 / 5 5 0 20 ANGEL FIRE...................... 64 34 64 34 / 5 5 0 20 TAOS............................ 72 37 73 39 / 5 0 0 10 MORA............................ 71 38 70 41 / 5 0 5 10 ESPANOLA........................ 79 38 80 42 / 0 0 5 10 SANTA FE........................ 76 41 77 41 / 0 0 5 5 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 78 42 78 43 / 0 0 5 5 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 79 49 79 48 / 0 0 5 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 80 51 80 51 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 82 47 82 47 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 82 48 82 48 / 0 0 5 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 84 46 84 46 / 0 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 81 48 81 46 / 0 0 5 0 SOCORRO......................... 86 53 86 49 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 78 44 76 40 / 0 0 5 0 TIJERAS......................... 79 49 78 47 / 0 0 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 78 42 77 42 / 0 0 5 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 75 44 73 44 / 0 0 0 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 80 46 78 49 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 83 49 81 50 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 73 49 72 48 / 0 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 76 43 78 43 / 0 5 0 10 RATON........................... 79 41 79 44 / 0 5 0 10 SPRINGER........................ 80 42 80 49 / 0 5 0 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 77 46 75 50 / 0 0 5 0 CLAYTON......................... 84 48 84 48 / 0 5 0 5 ROY............................. 80 49 79 46 / 0 5 0 5 CONCHAS......................... 88 52 88 53 / 0 0 5 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 87 51 86 51 / 0 0 5 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 90 52 90 54 / 0 0 5 5 CLOVIS.......................... 87 51 87 52 / 0 0 5 0 PORTALES........................ 89 50 88 51 / 0 0 5 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 89 52 89 52 / 0 0 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 93 54 92 54 / 0 0 0 0 PICACHO......................... 88 53 84 53 / 0 0 0 0 ELK............................. 80 48 78 49 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>105-107>109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ106. WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ522-523. && 52/17
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 5:32 AM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 532 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 NMZ501>540-181200- 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- 532 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE SOME OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 45 AND 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONGER WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...GENERALLY FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND INTO THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK...ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY...TUESDAY...AND THURSDAY. DRY CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY COULD LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH OF THESE DAYS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. 52
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 5:25 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 13 hr | |
| Apr 17, 3:41 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 3 more | 12 hr |
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