Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 49, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 8, 2011, 4:42 AM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 9, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 4 reports 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
- May 8, 2011, 4:42 AM MDT (10:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 9, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 11:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 10 Sse Magdalena, NM | ELEVATION 10634 FEET. |
| May 9, 3:15 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 3 Wsw Belen, NM | KE80 AWOS. |
| May 9, 3:53 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 3 Wnw Gallup, NM | KGUP ASOS. |
| May 9, 5:53 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 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
- 6229 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ NMZ101-102-082200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0046.110509T1500Z-110510T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 442 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
4 follow-up statements
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. && $$ NMZ101-102-091400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 902 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU...FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FROM 8 TO 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
581 WWUS85 KABQ 091321 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 721 AM MDT MON MAY 9 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING 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... .STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY DRY HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED OVER THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO WHERE HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY DIP INTO THE 2 TO 6 PERCENT RANGE ALONG WITH WESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. HIGH HAINES INDICES BETWEEN 5 AND 6 CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER LITTLE OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR ADDITIONAL CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY. NMZ103-104-106>109-100300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0047.110510T1500Z-110511T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0050.110510T1500Z-110511T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ 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 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- 721 AM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...EASTERN PLAINS... SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...STARTING LATER THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH TODAY FOLLOWED BY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS MONDAY. BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-100300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0049.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 721 AM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH OVER THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHER TERRAIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FROM 5 TO 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
927 WWUS85 KABQ 100252 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 852 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING TUESDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...OVER THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST OF NEW MEXICO TUESDAY...ALLOWING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE STATE. WHILE SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN A SMALL UPTICK IN HUMIDITIES...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...OVER THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TUESDAY. FORECAST HAINES INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 OVER THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHER VALUES STRETCHED ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS. NMZ103-104-106>109-101400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0050.110510T1500Z-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 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- 852 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...EASTERN PLAINS... SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 8 AND 13 PERCENT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND NEAR 15 PERCENT OVER THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-100400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 852 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE GENERALLY DIMINISHED BELOW CRITICAL SPEEDS AND HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE WARNING TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. $$
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Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:30 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 16 hr |
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