Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 45, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 24, 2011, 3:56 PM MDT for 11 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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 24, 2011, 3:56 PM MDT (21:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley 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), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 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 25, 6:00 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 12 Nnw Jemez Springs, NM |
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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 2668 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
663 WWUS85 KABQ 242156 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 356 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FROM THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY WEST ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS DUE TO TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR ALL BUT PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL COME TO AN END OVER THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY POOR TO FAIR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW ON MONDAY AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AS STRONG JET WINDS SWEEP ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THE HIGHEST IMPACT BOTH DAYS IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI WHERE WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH. LESS WIND IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. NMZ108-250300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0042.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0045.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110425T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 356 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING BUT A RESURGENCE OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL RETURN MID MORNING MONDAY AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON TUESDAY...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AROUND 10 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-250300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0042.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0045.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 356 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN LATE MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...ON MONDAY...WESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AND 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-106-250300- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0042.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ 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- 356 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS 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 MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN THE LATE MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH MONDAY AND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 8 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AND 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ109-250300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0042.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 356 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...ON MONDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AND AROUND 10 PERCENT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
4 follow-up statements
022 WWUS85 KABQ 250300 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 900 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE AND LOW RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL BUT PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW ON MONDAY AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT SWEEP THROUGH NEW MEXICO. THE GREATEST IMPACT BOTH DAYS SHOULD OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI...WHERE WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH. LESS WIND IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. NMZ108-251400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110425T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0045.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 900 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN MID-MORNING MONDAY AND LAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON TUESDAY...INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-251400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0045.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 900 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...GENERALLY OVER SAN MIGUEL COUNTY FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY TO INCLUDE THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ON MONDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-106-109-251400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0042.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 900 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...LOCALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MORE WIDESPREAD ON TUESDAY TO INCLUDE THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON MONDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH 3 TO 12 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ DPORTER
934 WWUS85 KABQ 250301 CCA RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 901 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE AND LOW RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL BUT PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW ON MONDAY AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT SWEEP THROUGH NEW MEXICO. THE GREATEST IMPACT BOTH DAYS SHOULD OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI...WHERE WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH. LESS WIND IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. NMZ108-251415- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110425T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0045.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 901 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN MID-MORNING MONDAY AND LAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON TUESDAY...INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-251415- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0045.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ 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- 901 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 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 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...GENERALLY OVER SAN MIGUEL COUNTY FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY TO INCLUDE THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ON MONDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH OR GREATER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ NMZ105-106-109-251415- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0042.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 901 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...LOCALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MORE WIDESPREAD ON TUESDAY TO INCLUDE THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON MONDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH 3 TO 12 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ DPORTER
235 WWUS85 KABQ 251255 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 655 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND HUMIDITIES... .WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AS STRONG WINDS BLAST NEW MEXICO. THE GREATEST IMPACT BOTH DAYS SHOULD OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM EDGEWOOD TO TUCUMCARI...WHERE WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH TODAY AND REACH 70 MPH TUESDAY. LOCAL DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 ON TUESDAY. LESS WIND IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. NMZ105-106-109-260200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0042.110425T1700Z-110426T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0046.110426T1600Z-110427T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KABQ.FW.W.0045.110425T1700Z-110426T0200Z/ 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- 655 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCHES ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...TO INCLUDE THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. GREATEST IMPACT OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM MDT TODAY...AND BETWEEN 11 AM AND 8 PM MDT TUESDAY WITH AN HOUR OR TWO OF EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I 40. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TODAY. WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH 4 TO 12 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-108-260200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0043.110426T1700Z-110427T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0046.110426T1600Z-110427T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0045.110425T1700Z-110426T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 655 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ALSO ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...TO INCLUDE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN MID-MORNING TODAY AND LAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON TUESDAY. GREATEST IMPACT OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM MDT TODAY...AND BETWEEN 11 AM AND 8 PM MDT TUESDAY WITH AN HOUR OR TWO OF EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SOUTH OF I 40. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WEST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON TUESDAY...INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 70 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-260200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0046.110426T1600Z-110427T0300Z/ 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- 655 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...TO INCLUDE THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GREATEST IMPACT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 12 PM AND 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 40
636 WWUS85 KABQ 260200 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 800 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TUESDAY AS STRONG WINDS BLAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR...WHERE WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 70 MPH COUPLED WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TUESDAY EVENING... WITH MUCH WEAKER WINDS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY. NMZ103>109-261400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110426T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0046.110426T1600Z-110427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 800 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON TUESDAY. THE GREATEST IMPACT IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 8 PM MDT. ADDITIONALLY...AN HOUR OR TWO OF EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-40. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 35 TO 50 MPH FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 15 PERCENT FROM SOUTH TO NORTH RESPECTIVELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-261400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0046.110426T1600Z-110427T0300Z/ 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- 800 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GREATEST IMPACT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 12 PM AND 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH FROM THE WEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ DPORTER
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 24, 3:14 PM MDT, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 3:14 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 314 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...VERY STRONG/POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION... BROAD LOW-AMPLITUDE TROUGH TO SLOWLY TRANSLATE EASTWARD OVER NEW MEXICO TONIGHT/MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS WAVE... AN ELONGATED SURFACE LOW TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY DEEPEN ON THE EAST-CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THIS WILL FORCE INCREASING SURFACE CONVERGENCE ALONG AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT IS SLOWLY RETREATING ACROSS NORTHEAST ZONES. IT MAY ALSO RESULT IN AN ENHANCED PERIOD OF LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE INTO THE NORTHERN SANGRES EARLY TONIGHT DEPENDING HOW FAR SOUTH IT DEVELOPS. IN ANY EVENT...RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH A FEW MAINLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR NC/NW AREAS TONIGHT AND WILL BE INCREASING IN COVERAGE OVER THE NORTHEAST QUARTER NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. AREAS FROM CHAMA TO DULCE TO THE JEMEZ HAVE RECEIVED ANYWHERE FROM 0.40 TO 0.80 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS...INCLUDING 0.15 TO 0.30 INCHES SINCE 8AM TODAY. SO WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS HAVE BEEN COMMON. WHILE MUCH OF THE CURRENT SHOWER ACTIVITY IS DIURNALLY-DRIVEN BENEATH A POOL OF STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES...LARGE-SCALE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS FAVORABLE FOR SCT/NMRS SHOWERS TO PERSIST ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS TO GRADUALLY LOWER TO AROUND 8000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALTHOUGH WE EXPECT NEAR-ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW ACCUMS FOR THE HIGHEST TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN SAN JUANS...WILL FOREGO WINTER WX HIGHLIGHTS GIVEN THAT ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WILL BE RELEGATED TO TERRAIN ABOVE MAIN POPULATION CENTERS. INTERESTING THAT THE 12Z NAM12 AND MOST RECENT LOCAL WRF DEVELOP AN IMPRESSIVE NEARLY WEST-EAST ORIENTED MESOSCALE PRECIP BAND EARLY TONIGHT BENEATH NOSE OF STRONG UPPER JET FROM NEAR FARMINGTON TO SOUTH OF CHAMA WITH QPF TOTALS OF 0.50 TO NEAR 1 INCH. TYPICAL OF THESE PATTERNS...THERE IS A SHARP TRANSITION FROM WETTING PRECIPITATION ACROSS FAR NORTHERN AREAS TO A MUCH DRIER/INVERTED-V SOUNDING REGIME OVER CENTRAL /WEST-CENTRAL ZONES. WILL MAINTAIN A MENTION OF SPRINKLES/VIRGA SHOWERS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE UPPER GILA AND LOWER RGV...WITH GUSTY WINDS/DRY LIGHTNING THE MAIN THREAT. MID-LEVEL TROUGH AXIS LOOKS TO FINALLY SHIFT EAST OF THE STATE BETWEEN 12Z-15Z MONDAY...LITTLE SLOWER COMPARED TO PREVIOUS RUNS. FAST NWLY FLOW ALOFT TO FOLLOW THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER TROUGH FOR MONDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MOST AREAS. HOISTED A WIND ADVISORY FOR AREAS ALONG/EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BEGINNING 9AM MONDAY...BUT A LATER SHIFT MAY NEED TO PUSH THAT TIME CLOSER TO DAYBREAK AS WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES WILL CRANK ONCE THE MID- LEVEL TROUGH LINE ADVANCES FAR ENOUGH EAST. FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS VERY HIGH IN ANOTHER SIG HIGH WIND EVENT/EXTREME FIRE WEATHER SCENARIO ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY. 140+ KNOT JET TO BECOME ORIENTED NW TO SE FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA SEWD INTO CENTRAL AREAS OF THE STATE BY TUE PM. THIS POWERFUL JET WILL INDUCE RAPID LEE-SIDE CYCLOGENESIS WITH A 992-995 MB SURFACE LOW TRACKING FROM SOUTHEAST COLORADO INTO THE PANHANDLES WITH A TREMENDOUSLY STRONG WEST OR NWLY SURFACE GRADIENT ACROSS OUR AREA ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT. 500 MB WINDS PROGGED IN THE 80-90 KNOT RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING...WITH 700 MB WINDS AOA 50 KNOTS. PERUSAL OF FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGESTS WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH ARE LIKELY FOR A VAST MAJORITY OF THE AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 70+ MPH GUSTS IN WIND- PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG/EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF WC/SW ZONES. UPPER-AIR PATTERN WILL FEATURE SHORT-WAVE RIDGING FOR WED/WED NIGHT...BEFORE WE RETURN TO A DECIDEDLY WINDIER ZONAL FLOW/STRONGER LEE SIDE TROUGH PATTERN BY THU/FRI. FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE ANOTHER WIND BAG DAY...ALTHOUGH NO WHERE NEAR WHAT WE EXPECT ON TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND TO CLOSE OUT THE WORK WEEK...THEN COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND. ASIDE FROM LOW GRADE POPS ACROSS THE FAR NORTH EARLY THIS WEEK...AND AGAIN TOWARD WEEK/S END...DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF APRIL 2010. OF NOTE...THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE 1990 WITH ZERO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL. 1996...1998 AND 2008. IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT 2011 WILL BE THE FOURTH. KJ && .AVIATION... SCATTERED HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN OF NEW MEXICO. AREAS TO THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM KFMN TO KSAF AND OVER THE JEMEZ...SAN JUAN AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. FROM KGUP TO KABQ...MAINLY VIRGA/SPRINKLES CAN BE EXPECTED...HOWEVER...ANY SHOWER OR STORM THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. CONVECTION WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY THE THREAT FOR WINDY CONDITIONS FROM MID MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. KW && .FIRE WEATHER...THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THIS WEEK IS THAT CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING FOR AN ACTIVE FIRE WEATHER PERIOD BEGINNING MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. RATHER MARGINAL RED FLAG EVENT TAKING PLACE OVER THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS TODAY. ALMOST CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING BUT GUSTY WINDS ARE GETTING GOING AND WILL ALLOW THE PRODUCT TO EXPIRE THIS EVENING. SCATTERED HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO LATER THIS EVENING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND MAINLY NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. POCKETS OF WETTING RAINFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WITH DRY LIGHTNING STILL POSSIBLE WITH STORMS FURTHER SOUTH. ANY STORM THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. CONVECTION WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING BUT SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT WITH SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR TO POOR ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WITH GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. FIRE WEATHER GROWING PATTERN EXPECTED MONDAY AS JET FLOW INCREASES OVER NEW MEXICO AND COMBINES WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH THE FOCUS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FROM THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY WEST ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS BUT STILL NOT SURE IF A FULL THREE HOURS OR MORE WILL VERIFY. DUE TO THE UPTICK IN WIND SPEEDS...DECIDED TO ADD THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE WATCH. EVENING AND MIDNIGHT SHIFT WILL HAVE TO MONITOR. BIG DAY LOOKS TO BE TUESDAY AS A STRONG 80 TO 90KT 500MB JET SWEEPS ACROSS NEW MEXICO. AT THIS TIME WE ARE EXPECTING WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS...SOME DAMAGING AND CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS FAVORING THE CENTRAL AND EAST BUT CERTAINLY POSSIBLE WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. HIGH WIND AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED. BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH PERHAPS AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE EAST ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER STRONG WIND AND FIRE WEATHER EVENT LOOKS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY. STAY TUNED. KW && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 39 62 39 59 / 60 20 10 10 DULCE........................... 35 55 29 54 / 80 40 10 10 CUBA............................ 34 59 31 56 / 50 20 10 5 GALLUP.......................... 35 64 35 61 / 30 0 0 0 EL MORRO........................ 33 61 33 57 / 20 5 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 38 67 38 63 / 20 0 0 0 QUEMADO......................... 35 67 35 65 / 10 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 37 77 39 74 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 33 49 28 46 / 80 50 20 10 LOS ALAMOS...................... 42 59 39 58 / 40 20 5 5 PECOS........................... 36 59 34 57 / 30 10 5 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 32 54 27 52 / 50 30 10 20 RED RIVER....................... 26 48 26 42 / 70 30 20 20 ANGEL FIRE...................... 29 49 27 46 / 60 20 10 20 TAOS............................ 34 59 27 57 / 40 30 10 10 MORA............................ 34 57 32 53 / 30 10 5 10 ESPANOLA........................ 39 65 36 63 / 30 10 0 5 SANTA FE........................ 37 61 35 60 / 30 10 5 5 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 37 65 35 63 / 30 10 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 44 68 43 68 / 20 5 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 48 70 47 70 / 20 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 44 73 42 72 / 20 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 45 71 43 71 / 20 0 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 44 75 42 74 / 10 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 44 70 43 70 / 20 5 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 49 80 47 81 / 5 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 38 68 38 66 / 20 5 0 0 TIJERAS......................... 40 69 37 68 / 20 5 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 37 67 35 66 / 10 0 0 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 36 63 37 61 / 10 0 0 5 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 45 71 44 72 / 5 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 49 77 46 79 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 43 68 44 70 / 0 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 36 61 32 61 / 30 20 5 20 RATON........................... 35 64 33 64 / 30 20 5 20 SPRINGER........................ 35 65 33 65 / 20 10 5 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 38 65 36 62 / 20 10 5 5 CLAYTON......................... 42 64 36 67 / 40 20 5 20 ROY............................. 37 67 37 65 / 20 10 0 10 CONCHAS......................... 46 76 43 75 / 20 10 0 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 49 75 44 75 / 10 5 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 45 79 42 77 / 20 5 0 5 CLOVIS.......................... 45 79 43 78 / 10 5 0 0 PORTALES........................ 47 80 44 80 / 10 5 0 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 50 80 44 80 / 10 5 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 52 86 49 89 / 5 0 0 0 PICACHO......................... 49 79 46 81 / 0 0 0 0 ELK............................. 46 74 45 76 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ105-106-109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ506>508-512>516-518-521>529-532>540. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-518-521>526-529-532>537-539. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ108. && 41/17
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 6:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 NMZ501>540-251200- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 600 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FOR WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL RETURN ON MONDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL FAVOR THE CLINES CORNERS AREA EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 OR 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AS WELL AS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS. 34
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 10:38 AM MDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1038 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 NMZ501>507-510>519-521>523-527>534-242300- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY- ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- SANTA FE METRO AREA-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 1038 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...A QUICK MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BLUSTERY WEATHER INCLUDING HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS AND DRY LIGHTNING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY... A QUICK MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS AFFECTING NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS EASTER MORNING...BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...OCCASIONAL BLUSTERY WINDS...HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CAN PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION. EASTER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES MAY BE INTERRUPTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AS ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THESE ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DRY LIGHTNING AND BLUSTERY DOWN BURSTING WINDS AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION. ALREADY THIS MORNING LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS NEAR CUBA AND IN THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS NEAR COSTILLA...AS WELL AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW NEAR CHAMA. THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WITH THIS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE FOUND IN THE NORTHWESTERN REGION AROUND FARMINGTON AS WELL AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN...JEMEZ...CHUSKA...ZUNI...AND SANGRE DE CRISTOS MOUNTAINS. THIS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWEEP EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AND EXIT THE STATE TONIGHT. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELLERS ACROSS NEW MEXICO ARE URGED TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS CHANGING WEATHER PATTERN. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ. 01
Local storm report, Apr 24, 3:35 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
335 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0324 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NW EDGEWOOD 35.10N 106.24W
04/24/2011 E58 MPH BERNALILLO NM TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER ABQ1100961
MPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 4:38 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:38 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| Apr 24, 2:37 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 38 hr | |
| Apr 24, 2:37 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.