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Red Flag Warning 48, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 7, 2011, 4:10 PM MDT for 9 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 8, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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
- May 7, 2011, 4:10 PM MDT (22:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 8, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties 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
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 37 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
- 4955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
858 WWUS85 KABQ 072210 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 410 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND IN THE NW AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY MID MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING AREAWIDE EXCEPT ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY MID MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .WINDS ALOFT WILL BECOME STRONG SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LOW AND SECONDARY UPPER TROUGH CROSSING THE ROCKIES...AS WELL AS A PERSISTENT SURFACE TROUGH IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST MONDAY...WHEN CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD AND EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS. DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AS THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...ANTECEDENT DRY CONDITIONS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL ENHANCE THE CRITICAL THREAT. NMZ101-081400- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0045.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.110509T1500Z-110510T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 410 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY. HOWEVER...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NEW MEXICOS NORTHWEST PLATEAU. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. SOUTHERN FRINGES OF THE ZONE CAN EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS ON SUNDAY AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY. EVEN LOWER SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-104-107>109-081400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0045.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0048.110508T1700Z-110509T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0047.110510T1500Z-110511T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.110509T1500Z-110510T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 410 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. FIRE WEATHER WATCHES HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY FROM MID MORNING TO MID EVENING BOTH DAYS. * AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-081400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0045.110508T1800Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0048.110508T1700Z-110509T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.110509T1500Z-110510T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 410 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NEW MEXICOS NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY. 13 TO 21 PERCENT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ106-081400- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0047.110510T1500Z-110511T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.110509T1500Z-110510T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 410 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A NEW FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE OLD FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NEW MEXICOS MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-081400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.110509T1500Z-110510T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 410 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 44
3 follow-up statements
634 WWUS85 KABQ 081042 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 442 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND IN THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FOR THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY MOVE FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWESTERN STATES TOWARD NEW MEXICO. AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS A LEE SIDE SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS. THIS WILL CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. FOR TODAY THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND IN THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH WINDY CONDITIONS ALSO EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER AND WILL SPREAD OVER MOST OF THE STATE ON MONDAY WITH CRITICAL TO EXTREME CONDITIONS EXPECTED AREAWIDE. THE STRONG WINDS AND CONSEQUENTLY THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DRIVEN FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST ON TUESDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...ANTECEDENT DRY CONDITIONS... ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL ENHANCE THE CRITICAL THREAT EACH DAY. NMZ103-104-107>109-082200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0046.110509T1500Z-110510T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0048.110508T1700Z-110509T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0047.110510T1500Z-110511T0300Z/ 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- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 442 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING 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 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY...WHICH IS 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...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF NEW MEXICO...AS WELL AS THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY AND TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. 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. && $$ NMZ105-082200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0046.110509T1500Z-110510T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0048.110508T1700Z-110509T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 442 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TODAY AND MONDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TODAY. 10 TO 20 PERCENT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-082200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0046.110509T1500Z-110510T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0047.110510T1500Z-110511T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 442 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF NEW MEXICO. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-082200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0046.110509T1500Z-110510T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ 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- 442 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 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...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
089 WWUS85 KABQ 082157 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 357 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND IN THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FOR THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFLICT PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND A SHARP SURFACE TROUGH WILL PERSIST IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH TUESDAY AS A PAIR OF UPPER LOWS CROSS THE WESTERN U.S.. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST MONDAY...WHEN CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD AND EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS. A PACIFIC FRONT WILL CROSS WEDNESDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES...BUT NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT MAY REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...TODAYS RED FLAG WARNING APPEARS ON TRACK AND WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE UNTIL MID EVENING. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE POOR EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS WINDS ALOFT CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN. THE POLAR JET WILL SHIFT OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS TUESDAY...ALLOWING SPEEDS TO DECREASE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. NMZ103-104-107>109-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0047.110510T1500Z-110511T0300Z/ 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- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 357 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 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 MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... 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 MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NEW MEXICOS NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST PLAINS AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY AND TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TODAY AND MONDAY...THEN FROM 9 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 357 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 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 MONDAY... 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 MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TODAY AND MONDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TODAY. 10 TO 17 PERCENT MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ106-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0047.110510T1500Z-110511T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 357 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF NEW MEXICO. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS MONDAY...THEN 5 AND 13 PERCENT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ 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- 357 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 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...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 44
653 WWUS85 KABQ 090302 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 902 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY MONDAY MORNING AS WINDS ALOFT CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFYING OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN ARIZONA. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...EXCEPT FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000 FEET. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY FROM THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTERN PLAINS AS THE UPPER LOW REMAINS CENTERED IN ARIZONA. HOWEVER...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER OVER TUESDAY. NMZ103-104-107>109-091400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0047.110510T1500Z-110511T0300Z/ 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- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 902 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 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 9 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...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...EASTERN PLAINS...SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...STARTING LATE MONDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN35 AND 45 MPH POSSIBLE TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS MONDAY...T9 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-091400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 902 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...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 MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-091400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0047.110510T1500Z-110511T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 902 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 3 TO 8 PERCENT MONDAY...AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-091400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ 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- 902 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 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...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU...FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FROM 8 TO 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
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 May 7, 3:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 3:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 309 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SECONDARY CONCERN WILL BE EXTENT OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS MON THROUGH WED OF NEXT WEEK. WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER NM SUPPLYING US WITH A BEAUTIFUL DAY COMPLETE WITH SUNSHINE...A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS...NOT TOO MUCH WIND...AND WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. RIDGE WILL QUICKLY SHIFT E TONIGHT WITH THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL FLOW BACKING TO THE SW AND INCREASING ON SUN AS THE NEXT STORM MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NW. AT THE SURFACE A LEE SIDE TROUGH WILL BE WELL ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE E PLAINS LEADING TO BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS. W HIGH TERRAIN WILL ALSO TURN BREEZY TO WINDY DURING THE DAY. A FEW AREAS WILL BE CLOSE TO WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT DO NOT FEEL WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT ISSUANCE OF HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH WIND AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS. TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL SUN. STORM DROPS INTO THE GREAT BASIN MON WITH FLOW ALOFT CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN. MON LOOKS LIKE THE WINDIEST DAY OF THE WEEK WITH WIND ADVISORY OR HIGHER SPEEDS. IN FACT...CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ENOUGH TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN ONTO THE EASTERN PLAINS. THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES COOL NOTICEABLY ACROSS THE NW AS A PACIFIC FRONT MAKES PROGRESS INTO THAT REGION. HIGHS TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL IN THE CNTRL AND E. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM COULD DEVELOP OVER THE CHUSKAS AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. MAIN STORM TO LIFT NE TUE WITH SOME HANG BACK ENERGY CARVING OUT A TROUGH OVER AZ TUE THAT CROSSES NM ON WED. WINDS WILL DROP OFF SOME ON TUE AND WED BUT STILL HIGH ENOUGH FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. TEMPS WILL COOL SEVERAL DEGREES TUE ACROSS ALL AREAS AND SEVERAL MORE DEGREES WED IN THE E. THE PRECIP CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONFINED TO THE NORTHERN TIER ZONES...ESPECIALLY THE MOUNTAINS WHERE SNOW COULD MIX IN DURING THE NIGHT. WE ARE NOT EXPECTING MUCH ACCUMULATION HOWEVER...OR SIGNIFICANT RAIN AMOUNTS. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD IN FOR THE END OF NEXT WEEK WITH A DRYING AND WARMING TREND. THEN A DRY LINE MAY SET UP FOR NEXT WEEKEND OFFERING A LITTLE HOPE FOR SOME RAIN OVER THE PARCHED EASTERN PLAINS. CHJ && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...SW WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SUNDAY AREAWIDE. GUSTS WILL APPROACH 45 KT LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM GALLUP TO QUEMADO AND FROM RUIDOSO TO DUNKEN. VERY STRONG SW WINDS EXPECTED AREAWIDE MONDAY AS ISOLD TSSHRA MOVE INTO NW NM. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 44 && .FIRE WEATHER... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY. WINDS ALOFT ARE BEGINNING TO SHIFT OUT OF THE SW THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS ON THE WEST COAST. A RATHER LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHWARD INTO THE GREAT BASIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THEN LIFT NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TUESDAY AS A SECONDARY TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE GREAT BASIN IN THE WAKE OF THE FIRST SYSTEM. THIS WILL CAUSE SW FLOW ALOFT TO PROGRESSIVELY STRENGTHEN...PEAKING IN STRENGTH MONDAY AS THE CORE OF A STRONG SPEED MAX IN THE POLAR JET MOVES OVERHEAD. WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS TUESDAY...AND WEAKER BUT STILL BREEZY IN THE EAST WEDNESDAY...AS THE SECONDARY TROUGH TRACKS EASTWARD ALONG THE CO/NM BORDER. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY REACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS DAILY UNTIL WEDNESDAY...WHEN THEY WILL COME UP NEAR THE CO BORDER AS THE SECONDARY TROUGH CROSSES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK AROUND 5 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON SUNDAY...THEN GRADUALLY COOL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WIND DIRECTIONS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AS THE SECONDARY UPPER TROUGH DRAGS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT THROUGH THE STATE. THERE COULD BE SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...CHUSKAS AND NW PLATEAU MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AS FAR AS THE HEADLINES...DECIDED TO UPGRADE SUNDAYS WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING...EXCEPT FOR THE NW PLATEAU DUE TO GREENUP AND GENERALLY WEAKER WINDS THERE. THAT SAID...THE SOUTHERN FRINGES OF THE NW PLATEAU WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR OR TWO SUNDAY. ALSO DECIDED TO BEGIN SUNDAYS WARNING AN HOUR OR TWO EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY INDICATED...AND TO END IT AN HOUR OR TWO LATER...BASED ON A LONGER PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE E SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. WILL LEAVE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT AREAWIDE MONDAY. EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS THAT DAY. FURTHER...DECIDED TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY FOR ZONES ALONG AND EAST OF I-25 AND ALSO ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. WEDNESDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LOOK TO FAVOR THE AREA FROM LAS VEGAS SOUTHWARD TO AROUND WILLARD...VAUGHN AND SANTA ROSA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL DROP NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL AREAWIDE BY THEN. THE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY MAY SPREAD TO INCLUDE THE FAR NE HIGHLANDS AND NE PLAINS AS THE UPPER TROUGH CROSSES. DRY WEATHER WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THU AND FRI AS AN UPPER RIDGE CROSSES THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. 44 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 39 80 44 69 / 0 0 0 10 DULCE........................... 29 74 32 65 / 0 0 0 10 CUBA............................ 32 78 34 70 / 0 0 0 0 GALLUP.......................... 35 77 40 63 / 0 0 0 5 EL MORRO........................ 33 76 36 62 / 0 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 37 81 40 68 / 0 0 0 0 QUEMADO......................... 35 78 36 69 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 43 85 44 77 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 29 69 30 61 / 0 0 0 10 LOS ALAMOS...................... 45 77 41 70 / 0 0 0 0 PECOS........................... 39 73 38 71 / 0 0 0 0 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 34 72 34 66 / 0 0 0 0 RED RIVER....................... 37 63 36 59 / 0 0 0 5 ANGEL FIRE...................... 34 69 34 63 / 0 0 0 0 TAOS............................ 34 77 35 70 / 0 0 0 0 MORA............................ 40 73 39 69 / 0 0 0 0 ESPANOLA........................ 38 82 38 78 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA FE........................ 40 78 39 73 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 41 80 41 75 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 50 82 48 76 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 52 84 51 78 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 48 86 46 80 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 49 84 48 79 / 0 0 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 44 88 45 81 / 0 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 46 86 46 79 / 0 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 52 90 52 84 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 44 78 45 73 / 0 0 0 0 TIJERAS......................... 48 82 47 76 / 0 0 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 36 80 38 76 / 0 0 0 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 44 77 43 73 / 0 0 0 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 47 81 46 77 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 52 83 52 81 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 50 77 48 73 / 0 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 45 84 43 77 / 0 0 0 0 RATON........................... 40 84 38 80 / 0 0 0 0 SPRINGER........................ 44 86 42 81 / 0 0 0 0 LAS VEGAS....................... 43 79 42 75 / 0 0 0 0 CLAYTON......................... 50 92 48 85 / 0 0 0 0 ROY............................. 52 85 49 80 / 0 0 0 0 CONCHAS......................... 53 92 50 88 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 53 91 51 86 / 0 0 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 50 95 50 91 / 0 0 0 0 CLOVIS.......................... 50 94 51 88 / 0 0 0 0 PORTALES........................ 48 95 50 90 / 0 0 0 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 52 94 53 89 / 0 0 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 51 98 55 94 / 0 0 0 0 PICACHO......................... 52 87 53 85 / 0 0 0 0 ELK............................. 50 81 52 79 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>105-107>109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>109. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ505-506-508-515-521>524-526-528-529-531>533-539-540. && 40/44
Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 5:44 AM MDT, 10 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 544 AM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 NMZ501>540-081200- 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- 544 AM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DRY CONDITIONS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE STATE ON SUNDAY. ALSO...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER PORTIONS OF FAR WESTERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO WHERE A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER ON MONDAY WITH SOME LOCALES OBSERVING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER REMAINING AREAS. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY WHERE ONCE AGAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 52
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 3:45 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 30 hr | |
| May 7, 4:10 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro and 2 more | 39 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.