Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 42, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 19, 2011, 2:40 PM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 21, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 19, 2011, 2:40 PM MDT (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 21, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 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 20:44 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
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 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
- 2434 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
635 WWUS85 KABQ 192040 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 240 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LEVELS EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF NEW MEXICO BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AND PERSIST INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. NMZ103-104-107-108-200300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0039.110421T1700Z-110422T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0042.110421T1600Z-110422T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-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- 240 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSIST UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING...AND DEVELOP AGAIN BY MID THURSDAY MORNING...PERSISTING TO AROUND SUNSET THURSDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT MOST AREAS...10 TO 15 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ105-109-200300- /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.A.0039.110421T1600Z-110422T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110420T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 240 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSIST UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING...AND DEVELOP AGAIN FROM MID TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING TO AROUND SUNSET THURSDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-106-200300- /O.EXB.KABQ.FW.A.0039.110421T1600Z-110422T0300Z/ 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- 240 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING...AND PERSISTING TO AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-200300- /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.A.0039.110421T1600Z-110422T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 240 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS WITHIN THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE MORNING THURSDAY...AND PERSISTING TO AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
6 follow-up statements
978 WWUS85 KABQ 200256 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 856 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LEVELS EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF NEW MEXICO BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AND PERSIST INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. NMZ103-104-107-108-201400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110420T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0042.110421T1600Z-110422T0300Z/ 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- 856 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOP AGAIN BY MID THURSDAY MORNING...PERSISTING TO AROUND SUNSET THURSDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT MOST AREAS...10 TO 15 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ105-109-201400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-110420T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0039.110421T1600Z-110422T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 856 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-201400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0039.110421T1600Z-110422T0300Z/ 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- 856 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING...AND PERSISTING TO AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 40
998 WWUS85 KABQ 201318 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 718 AM MDT WED APR 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LEVELS EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES NORTH OF NEW MEXICO AND A SURFACE LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SCOURING OUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CURRENTLY IN PLACE ACROSS THE EAST. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS IN AREAS ACROSS THE WEST. NMZ103-104-107-108-202130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0042.110421T1600Z-110422T0300Z/ 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- 718 AM MDT WED APR 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOP AGAIN BY MID OR LATE THURSDAY MORNING...PERSISTING TO AROUND SUNSET THURSDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT MOST AREAS...10 TO 15 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-202130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0039.110421T1600Z-110422T0300Z/ 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- 718 AM MDT WED APR 20 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...AREAS NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY NOON. HIGH TERRAIN OF THE WEST WILL REACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON ...PERSISTING TO AROUND SUNSET THURSDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 OR 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
308 WWUS85 KABQ 202114 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 314 PM MDT WED APR 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .THE UPPER FLOW WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND EVENTUALLY MIX TO THE GROUND LEVEL AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. AS THE WINDS TURN MORE WEST/SOUTHWEST...HIGHER MOISTURE FOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL QUICKLY MIX OUT AND BECOME QUITE LOW. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT SHOULD SET THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER STRONGER WIND FLOW ON FRIDAY. THE STRONGER WINDS SHOULD BE COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. NMZ101-102-105-106-109-211400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0039.110421T1600Z-110422T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KABQ.FW.W.0042.110421T1800Z-110422T0200Z/ 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- 314 PM MDT WED APR 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS WILL BE FOUND ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. SPOTTIER CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-108-211400- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0040.110422T1600Z-110423T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0042.110421T1800Z-110422T0200Z/ 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- 314 PM MDT WED APR 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL AREA WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LINE FROM ESTANCIA TO TRUJILLO TO CAPULIN DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY. THE MOST CRITICAL AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ 50
002 WWUS85 KABQ 211323 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 723 AM MDT THU APR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY THIS MORNING...SCOURING OUT THE INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AROUND NOON THEN EXPAND IN COVERAGE TO COVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND THE WESTERN HIGHER TERRAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS ALL ZONES. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT SHOULD SET THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER STRONGER WIND FLOW ON FRIDAY WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BEFORE NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AS WELL. NMZ103-104-107-108-212130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0040.110422T1600Z-110423T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0043.110422T1600Z-110423T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0042.110421T1800Z-110422T0200Z/ 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- 723 AM MDT THU APR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL AREA WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LINE FROM ESTANCIA TO TRUJILLO TO CAPULIN DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. THE MOST CRITICAL AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-212130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0042.110421T1800Z-110422T0200Z/ 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- 723 AM MDT THU APR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS WILL BE FOUND ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY. SPOTTIER CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
171 WWUS85 KABQ 212103 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 303 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL MAKING FOR AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THE LOWEST HUMIDITY AND MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WITHIN SOCORRO COUNTY. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. NMZ103-104-107-108-220200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110422T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0043.110422T1600Z-110423T0200Z/ 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- 303 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL AREA WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LINE FROM ESTANCIA TO TRUJILLO TO CAPULIN THE REST OF TODAY. THE MOST CRITICAL AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-220200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110422T0200Z/ 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- 303 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS WILL BE FOUND ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AS WELL AS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...ESPECIALLY SOCORRO COUNTY THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
161 WWUS85 KABQ 220158 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 758 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. NMZ103-104-107-108-221400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110422T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0043.110422T1600Z-110423T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 758 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MOST CRITICAL AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI...BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NOON AND 6 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-220300- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110422T0200Z/ 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- 758 PM MDT THU APR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS ARE DIMINISHING BELOW CRITICAL VALUES ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING...THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THE AREA AROUND GALLUP MAY SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH 9 PM MDT. $$ 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 19, 11:46 AM MDT, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 11:46 AM MDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1146 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 .UPDATE... WILL MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THE ONGOING WIND ADVISORY BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE AND CURRENT OBSERVATIONS. STRONG OVERNIGHT WINDS AT 700MB HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. CAN STILL EXPECT 30-35KTS FROM THE SANGRE/SANDIA MTS EASTWARD... WITH NOTABLY WEAKER WINDS FURTHER SOUTH. APPEARS LOW END ADVISORY SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 60. IF WIND SPEEDS WERE CLOSER TO ADVISORY LEVELS SOUTH OF THIS CORRIDOR... THEN WOULD BE MORE APT TO LET IT RIDE...BUT IT APPEARS THIS WILL NOT BE THE CASE. WITH THIS IN MIND...UPDATED NPW WILL REFLECT A CANCELLATION FOR THE SRN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY. WILL MASSAGE SOME AFTERNOON HIGHS...BUT OVERALL THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PACKAGE WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. DPORTER && .PREV DISCUSSION...322 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011... STRONG 700-500MB JET CONTINUES TO RIP ACROSS NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING. PEAK WIND GUSTS FROM YESTERDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING INCLUDE 62 MPH AT CLINES CORNERS AND 60 MPH NEAR FARMINGTON. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE PEAK SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM SUNRISE UNTIL AROUND MIDDAY IN CORRELATION WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT AND MIXING. LOOKS LIKE WINDS PEAK EARLY IN THE DAY AND TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT REMAINING ON THE BREEZY SIDE. WILL CONTINUE ALL WIND ADVISORY AND RED FLAG WARNINGS INHERITED FROM THE DAY AND EVENING SHIFTS ALTHOUGH THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE WIND ADVISORY COULD BE CANCELLED EARLY. FURTHER NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SAN JUAN AND NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ...SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE MORNING HOURS WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET. WEAK INSTABILITY WILL BE IN PLACE FOR A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND GIVEN THE STRONG JET MOVING IN ALOFT...COULD SEE AN ENHANCED GUSTY WIND THREAT WITH EACH STORM. IN ADDITION TO THE SHOWER/STORM THREAT...A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL FLIRT WITH THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS TODAY. THE FRONT POSES A PROBLEM WITH POP AND TEMPERATURE FORECASTS ESPECIALLY OVER UNION COUNTY. THE NAM-WRF HANGS THE FRONT UP OVER UNION COUNTY TODAY BEFORE SURGING IT SOUTH THROUGH THE PLAINS AND INTO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OVERNIGHT. COULD STILL SEE SOME ISOLATED CONVECTION DEVELOP ALONG THE CONVERGENCE ZONE OVER THE NORTHEAST. A MUCH WELCOMED MOISTURE INCREASE IS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS/STORMS MAINLY OVER THE NORTHEAST NEAR THE COLORADO STATE LINE. ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND NEAR ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...A CONTINUATION OF VERY DRY HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. COULD SEE A BRIEF WINDOW FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG I-25 NEAR LAS VEGAS. CONDITIONS APPEAR LOCALIZED ENOUGH TO NOT ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY BUT WILL HIGHLIGHT IN ALL DISCUSSIONS. THURSDAY IS SHAPING UP TO BE ANOTHER WIDESPREAD WIND AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY ACROSS MUCH OF NEW MEXICO. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MIDDAY TO EARLY EVENING THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL WIND HIGHLIGHTS WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED AS WELL. WIND AND FIRE WEATHER THREATS ARE POSSIBLE FOR FRIDAY AS ANOTHER TROUGH AND SURFACE LOW TAKE SHAPE. LONG RANGE GFS AND ECMWF CONTINUE TO DEPICT A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THE GFS HAS COME MORE IN LINE WITH THE ECMWF FROM 24 HOURS AGO PROGGING MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. WILL INCREASE POPS SOME OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BUT STAY BELOW GUIDANCE AS MUCH CAN CHANGE OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS. TRENDS THE LAST 4 TO 6 WEEKS HAVE BEEN FOR A NORTHERN STORM TRACK LEAVING MUCH OF NEW MEXICO HIGH AND DRY. NOT GOOD NEWS FOR THE ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS. KW .AVIATION... SHRA/TSRA APPROACHING THE FOUR CORNERS WILL SLIDE EAST ACROSS KFMN BTWN 11Z-15Z...CREATING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS THEN A WIND SHIFT TO THE NW. ELSEWHERE...A CORE OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL TRANSLATE INTO VIGOROUS DOWNSLOPE WESTERLY GUSTS UP TO 45 KTS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL TRANSLATE EAST OVER THE PLAINS THRU 20Z BEFORE DIMINISHING BY SUNSET. LOCAL AREAS OF BLDU ARE POSSIBLE WITH VSBYS DOWN TO 3SM. A NORTH WIND SHIFT WILL SLIDE DOWN THE PLAINS THIS EVENING. CURRENT OBS OVER SE COLORADO BEHIND THIS FRONT SHOW WIDESPREAD IFR CIGS. MODELS DO NOT DEPICT THESE CLOUDS MOVING INTO THE NE PLAINS BEHIND THE WIND SHIFT HOWEVER THIS IS CERTAINLY A POSSIBLE AND HAVE LEFT PLACEHOLDER IN KTCC TAF. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. GUYER .FIRE WEATHER... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER MOST WIDESPREAD TODAY AND THURSDAY... WIDESPREAD POOR RECOVERIES AND GUSTY WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN GIVING WAY TO LOCAL CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS AT 3 AM. THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE FARTHER NORTH HAS PROVIDED SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY FROM FARMINGTON EAST INTO THE SAN JUAN MTS...WHERE WETTING RAINFALL POTENTIAL WILL BE HIGHEST EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG WITH ISOLD STORMS. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES THEN SPREAD INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE PLAINS THRU LATE MORNING. MIN RH VALUES WILL AVERAGE 6-10 PCT FROM THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS. A BACK DOOR FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH INTO THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS THIS EVENING...USHERING IN GOOD RECOVERIES AND PERHAPS SOME LOW CLOUDS BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. FAIR RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE PLAINS WILL SHIFT BACK TO THE SW AND INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WEAKER GRADIENT ALOFT WILL LIMIT MIXING COMPARED TO THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HOWEVER MIN RH VALUES WILL STILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS MANY AREAS. AN AREA OF CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NE HIGHLANDS AROUND LAS VEGAS FOR 1 TO 3 HOURS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HOWEVER WILL NOT ISSUE A WATCH SINCE THEIR ARE BIGGER FISH TO FRY THURSDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW INCREASES AND MIXING DEEPENS THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER WAVE. THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS TIME WILL BE OVER WESTERN NM...AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. MIN RH VALUES AGAIN ARE SINGLE DIGIT...TEMPS WELL ABOVE NORMAL...AND HAINES VALUES 5 AND 6. WILL ISSUE A WATCH FOR THURSDAY FOR MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTH CENTRAL MTS. STRONG WINDS CONTINUE OVER THE AREA INTO FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM EXITS EAST INTO THE GREAT PLAINS. COOLER TEMPS ALLOW RH VALUES TO COME UP SO DO NOT HAVE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME... HOWEVER THIS WILL LIKELY CHANGE SINCE MODELS ARE DEPICTING A FAIRLY POTENT DRY SLOT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER POTENTIALLY DEEPER AND WETTER SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE FOR SUNDAY AND/OR MONDAY. GUYER && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>105-107>109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-103>105-107>109. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ513>515-521>523-528-529-531>537. && 46
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 5:54 AM MDT, 8 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 554 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 NMZ501>540-201200- 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- 554 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN...CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WORST FIRE WEATHER WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI WHERE WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS AND HUMIDITIES WILL IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW...HOWEVER...WEATHER CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ...WIND DAMAGE OR WILDFIRES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637. YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT REPORTS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO THE ALBUQUERQUE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ. 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 4:52 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 34 hr |
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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.