Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 53, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 16, 2011, 4:23 AM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at May 17, 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 16, 2011, 4:23 AM MDT (10:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 17, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 2572 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
881 WWUS85 KABQ 161023 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 423 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .STRONG MIXING AND INCREASED WIND SPEEDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN INCREASED 20 FOOT WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. PERSISTENT DRY CONDITIONS IN COMBINATION WITH THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CROSSING THE GREAT BASIN COMBINED WITH A SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. NMZ104-108-162130- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0049.110516T1900Z-110517T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0050.110517T1700Z-110518T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0053.110517T1700Z-110518T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0051.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 423 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THE NOON HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUESDAY. THOUGH NEARLY ALL OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WILL BE AFFECTED...FAVORED AREAS FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE WEST OF A NEWKIRK TO FORT SUMNER LINE ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. ON WEDNESDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. FAVORED AREAS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM SEDAN...TO SANTA ROSA...TO YESO. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON TUESDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY...AND BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ NMZ103-107-162130- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0049.110516T1900Z-110517T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0050.110517T1700Z-110518T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0053.110517T1700Z-110518T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 423 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ105-162130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0052.110516T1900Z-110517T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 423 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. AREAS AFFECTED WILL GENERALLY BE WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. THE MOST WIDESPREAD CONDITIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 7 AND 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 34
5 follow-up statements
786 WWUS85 KABQ 162101 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 301 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS THROUGH SUNSET. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AND HUMIDITIES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER TEENS BY MID EVENING TO EASE THESE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. ON TUESDAY...A WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN COMBINED WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS TO PRODUCE A BROAD AREA OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND ADJACENT CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST SEVERE OVER THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS AND NEARBY PLAINS. FOR WEDNESDAY...THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO NORTHWEST ARIZONA WITH CONTINUED DEEPENING OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST SEVERE NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. NMZ104-108-170200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0053.110517T1700Z-110518T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0051.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 301 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...ON TUESDAY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON...WITH THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM ROY TO ROSWELL. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT BUT REDEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. EXPECT THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY EAST OF A LINE FROM CLAYTON...TO SANTA ROSA...TO ROSWELL. * 20 FOOT WINDS...EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 MPH TUESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ON WEDNESDAY...GUSTS WILL REDEVELOP AND REACH 40 MPH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY...AND BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ NMZ105-170200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110517T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 301 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TO THE ARIZONA LINE. DECREASING WINDS AND INCREASING HUMIDITIES AFTER SUNSET WILL EASE THESE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 7 AND 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-107-170200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0053.110517T1700Z-110518T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 301 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ SHY
847 WWUS85 KABQ 170150 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 750 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID-TEENS TO PRODUCE A BROAD AREA OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND ADJACENT CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO BE MOST SEVERE ACROSS THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS AND NEARBY PLAINS. FOR WEDNESDAY...THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO NORTHWEST ARIZONA WITH CONTINUED DEEPENING OF LOW PRESSURE TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST SEVERE NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. NMZ105-170300- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110517T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 750 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EASING ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT. $$ NMZ104-108-171400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0053.110517T1700Z-110518T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0051.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 750 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON ON TUESDAY...WITH THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM ROY TO ROSWELL. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT BUT WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY EAST OF A LINE FROM CLAYTON TO SANTA ROSA TO ROSWELL. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH BY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY AND BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-107-171400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0053.110517T1700Z-110518T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 750 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ DPORTER
784 WWUS85 KABQ 170954 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 354 AM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AHEAD OF THE MAIN UPPER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TO CREATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE PLAINS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TODAY. ON WEDNESDAY...THE MAIN UPPER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE FOUR CORNERS AREA...INCREASING WINDS ALOFT FURTHER. THIS COMBINED WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 12 AND 15 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN. NMZ104-108-172130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0051.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0054.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0053.110517T1700Z-110518T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 354 AM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES WHERE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY BE TOO LIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT... HOWEVER...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. FAVORED AREAS FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM CLAYTON...TO SANTA ROSA...TO YESO. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH TODAY. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT TODAY AND BETWEEN 12 AND 15 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-107-172130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0053.110517T1700Z-110518T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 354 AM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR AREAS JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 34
413 WWUS85 KABQ 172106 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 306 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST TO THE FOUR CORNERS ON WEDNESDAY...AND THEN CURVE NORTH AND EAST OVER COLORADO ON THURSDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHEAST PLAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON. AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY AND COOLER AIR OVERSPREADS THE STATE...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NMZ104-108-180300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0052.110519T1800Z-110520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110518T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0054.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 306 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS BEFORE EASING AFTER SUNSET. EXPECT LESS SEVERE CONDITIONS OVER CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES WHERE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE REDUCED. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. FAVORED AREAS FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM CLAYTON... TO SANTA ROSA...TO YESO IN WESTERN DE BACA COUNTY. ON THURSDAY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP OVER THESE SAME AREAS BY AFTERNOON...WITH CONDITIONS EASING BY MID EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND BETWEEN 12 AND 15 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-107-180300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110518T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 306 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM MDT AND EASE AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ SHY
851 WWUS85 KABQ 180309 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 909 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST TO THE FOUR CORNERS ON WEDNESDAY THEN CURVE NORTH AND EAST OVER COLORADO ON THURSDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHEAST PLAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON. AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY AND COOLER AIR OVERSPREADS THE STATE...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NMZ104-108-181400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110518T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0054.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0052.110519T1800Z-110520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 909 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. FAVORED LOCALES FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM CLAYTON TO SANTA ROSA TO YESO IN WESTERN DE BACA COUNTY. ON THURSDAY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP OVER THESE SAME AREAS BY AFTERNOON...WITH CONDITIONS EASING BY MID-EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 12 AND 15 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-107-180415- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0053.000000T0000Z-110518T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 909 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EASING ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT. $$ 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 May 16, 3:00 AM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 16, 3:00 AM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 .DISCUSSION...UPPER WINDS START TO INCREASE TODAY AS SPRAWLING UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LUMBERS TOWARD NEW MEXICO. THE MORE IMPRESSIVE WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 SO AT THIS TIME DON/T SEE ANY REASON TO CONSIDER WIND HIGHLIGHTS. MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF ON THE IDEA THAT THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING CONVECTION NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. HOWEVER...THEY HAVEN/T TOTALLY RULED IT OUT...SO JUST TRIMMED AREAL COVERAGE OF POPS AT BIT. ALSO TRIMMED POPS BACK SOME FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN BOTH THE NORTHWEST AND NEAR THE EASTERN BORDER AS MODELS NOW INDICATE MOST OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTAB SHOULD BE EAST OF NEW MEXICO. ANY PRECIPITATION SHOULD ALSO BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SAN JUANS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. BY WEDNESDAY...THE UPPER LOW CIRCULATION SHOULD BE LOCATED OVER THE GREAT BASIN WITH CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION SPREADING OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF TO TWO THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA. AS THE MAIN CIRCULATION SWINGS INTO COLORADO THURSDAY...THERE WILL STILL BE ENERGY WHICH HANGS BACK OVER NEW MEXICO INTO FRIDAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM EXITS INTO THE PLAINS. DESPITE THE 16/00Z H5 TEMPS OF -30C OVER WRN NEVADA AND CENTRAL CA AS WELL AS THE -10C H7 TEMPS OVER THE SAME REGION...MODELS INDICATE THIS COLD AIR AT LEAST AT H7 ISN/T GOING TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO...WITH ONLY -2 TO -5C FORECAST OVER THE NORTHWEST TO WESTERN THIRD OF THE STATE BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. GFS TEMPS ARE ON THE WARMER SIDE THOUGH. THEREFORE SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH...WITH ANY ACCUMULATIONS CONFINED TO THE PEAKS OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. HOWEVER...HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE MOST LOCALES. THERE WILL BE SOME MODERATION ON FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY BUT STILL BELOW AVERAGE. THE WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS TO REMAIN UNSETTLED INTO NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER RATHER LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK INTO THE GREAT BASIN TO IMPACT AT LEAST NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. && .AVIATION...EASTERLY GAP WINDS HAVE ALREADY SUBSIDED AT KABQ...BUT SOUTHEASTERLY GAP WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS AT KSAF. AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS SHUNTED EASTWARD BY THE APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW...HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST. OTHERWISE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 35KT WILL BE COMMON ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NM. SIMILAR SPEEDS WILL BE NOTED ACROSS THE EAST...BUT FROM A MORE SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER 02Z. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. && .FIRE WEATHER...EASTERLY GAP WINDS RETURNED OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING FOR SOME VERY MODEST LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO SQUEEZE INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. MEANWHILE...FURTHER WEST...SINGLE DIGIT DEWPOINTS AND NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES HAVE RESULTED IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. GAP WINDS HAVE ALREADY SUBSIDED AT ABQ...AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE SHUNTED EASTWARD TODAY AS MIXING COMMENCES LATE THIS MORNING. PSEUDO DRYLINE WILL SET UP FROM ROUGHLY JUST WEST OF RATON...TO LAS VEGAS...SOUTHWARD TO VAUGHN BY THIS AFTERNOON. EAST OF THIS LINE...DEWPOINTS WILL REMAINS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S...THUS... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOOK TO REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WILL CANCEL THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...THOUGH 2 HOURS OR SO OF LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR FROM NEAR OR JUST WEST OF LAS VEGAS TO NEAR CLINES CORNERS. RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONE 105 LOOKS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE...THOUGH BEST CHANCES FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE RELEGATED TO THE GALLUP AREA. DRYLINE WILL BE SHOVED INTO TEXAS ON TUESDAY...AND STRONG MIXING...AIDED BY LAPSE RATES OF 8.5 TO 9 C/KM...WILL RESULT IN BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. THOUGH SOME MOISTURE WILL BE WORKING INTO NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO...THE MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL BE POSITIONED ACROSS THE EAST. WILL UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. ALSO HAVE SOME CONCERN ABOUT FWZ 109. IT APPEARS 1 TO 3 HOURS OF FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SHORT DURATION AND SMALL AREA WILL PRECLUDE ADDING THIS ZONE TO A WATCH OR WARNING...BUT LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO MONITOR. FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. THOUGH DEWPOINTS GET A BOOST ON WEDNESDAY...WARM TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WILL STILL RESULT IN MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. WINDS LOOK TO BE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL...SO WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ZONES 104 AND 108. FAIR TO GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SAME BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT WILL BRING DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE EAST...WILL ALSO BRING A CHANCE FOR SOME PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST. FIRST CHANCE WILL BE ON TUESDAY AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE IS EJECTED OUT OF THE MAIN LOW. NOT LOOKING FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION HOWEVER. BETTER CHANCE FOR WETTING PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS THE MAIN UPPER LOW DIVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWINGS ACROSS THE STATE. HOWEVER...THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO YIELD A CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING. THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES OF THE WEEK ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. UPPER LOW LOOKS TO TRACK OVER COLORADO INTO THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK...THOUGH MODELS DIVERGE WITH REGARDS TO HOW FAST THAT WILL HAPPEN. REGARDLESS...THIS WILL MEAN CONTINUED BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE...THOUGH HUMIDITIES WILL GET A BOOST AS WELL. MAY SEE A RETURN OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...AN AREA WHICH STANDS TO RECEIVE THE LEAST...IF ANY...PRECIPITATION FROM THIS SYSTEM. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 79 46 66 47 / 0 0 10 10 DULCE........................... 74 32 62 33 / 5 5 20 20 CUBA............................ 74 34 66 37 / 0 5 5 10 GALLUP.......................... 74 42 65 45 / 0 0 5 20 EL MORRO........................ 71 36 64 38 / 0 0 0 10 GRANTS.......................... 76 41 69 44 / 0 5 0 10 QUEMADO......................... 73 38 70 40 / 0 0 0 10 GLENWOOD........................ 79 44 75 46 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 68 29 57 31 / 5 5 20 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 75 44 69 44 / 5 5 0 10 PECOS........................... 74 41 69 41 / 5 0 0 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 71 34 66 36 / 5 5 5 10 RED RIVER....................... 60 32 57 31 / 5 5 0 20 ANGEL FIRE...................... 62 31 62 32 / 5 5 0 20 TAOS............................ 74 38 70 38 / 5 5 0 10 MORA............................ 70 41 70 39 / 5 5 0 10 ESPANOLA........................ 80 42 75 39 / 5 5 0 10 SANTA FE........................ 77 42 72 43 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 80 44 73 43 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 79 50 76 49 / 0 5 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 81 52 77 51 / 0 5 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 83 50 78 49 / 0 5 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 83 49 77 48 / 0 5 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 84 51 78 50 / 0 5 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 83 51 77 49 / 0 5 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 86 55 83 55 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 78 44 72 41 / 0 0 0 0 TIJERAS......................... 79 47 73 45 / 5 5 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 77 44 74 42 / 0 0 0 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 73 43 71 41 / 5 0 0 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 77 49 77 47 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 80 49 80 51 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 71 51 69 48 / 0 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 70 42 75 46 / 10 10 5 10 RATON........................... 76 41 78 43 / 5 5 5 10 SPRINGER........................ 77 43 79 43 / 5 5 5 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 73 42 73 43 / 5 0 0 5 CLAYTON......................... 74 47 80 49 / 10 10 10 10 ROY............................. 74 48 77 47 / 10 5 5 5 CONCHAS......................... 83 51 85 53 / 10 5 5 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 82 51 84 52 / 5 5 5 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 85 53 87 53 / 10 10 5 5 CLOVIS.......................... 81 51 84 51 / 10 10 5 5 PORTALES........................ 82 53 85 52 / 10 10 5 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 83 54 86 55 / 5 5 5 5 ROSWELL......................... 86 55 91 58 / 5 5 5 5 PICACHO......................... 84 52 84 53 / 0 0 0 0 ELK............................. 79 50 77 50 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ105. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ104-108. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 6:00 AM MDT, 22 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SUN MAY 15 2011 NMZ501>540-161200- 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- 600 AM MDT SUN MAY 15 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND ON WEDNESDAY STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN SOCORRO COUNTY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 4:23 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 24 hr |
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