Red Flag Warning 54, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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-
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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

631 
WWUS85 KABQ 181019
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
419 AM MDT WED MAY 18 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY 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 LARGE AND UNSEASONABLY COLD UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL
SETTLE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION LATER TODAY. STRENGTHENING
WINDS ALOFT ALONG THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN FLANKS OF THIS 
SYSTEM...COUPLED WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...BUT WILL
REDEVELOP ON THE EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY WHERE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

NMZ106-182130-
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0054.110518T1800Z-110519T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
419 AM MDT WED MAY 18 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
  THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE
  MIDDLE AND LOWER GRANDE VALLEY FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA SOUTH
  TO BELEN...SOCORRO AND SAN ANTONIO. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST
  CRITICAL HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE VALLEY CORRIDOR IN
  VALENCIA AND SOCORRO COUNTIES TO INCLUDE THE BOSQUE DEL APACHE
  AREA.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VARYING BETWEEN 12 AND 19 PERCENT AFTER 2 PM
  AND CONTINUING THROUGH 8 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

NMZ104-108-182130-
/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-
419 AM MDT WED MAY 18 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
  BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. FAVORED
  LOCALES 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 QUICKLY IMPROVING AFTER SUNSET.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT DURING
  THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

617 
WWUS85 KABQ 182100
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.A LARGE WEATHER SYSTEM NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD
TO COLORADO THROUGH THURSDAY...AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE REMAINS
DEEP OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. COOLER AIR SPREADING EASTWARD IN
THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE ONLY MODEST RELIEF
TO HUMIDITIES OVER THE EAST. COMBINED WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON
WINDS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. CONDITIONS
WILL BE MOST SEVERE EAST OF A LINE FROM SANTA ROSA TO CLAYTON.

NMZ104-108-190200-
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/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0055.110519T1800Z-110520T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-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-
300 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. FAVORED LOCALES WILL BE EAST OF
  A LINE FROM CLAYTON TO SANTA ROSA TO YESO IN WESTERN DE BACA
  COUNTY. ON THURSDAY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP OVER
  THESE SAME AREAS BY AFTERNOON... WITH CONDITIONS QUICKLY
  IMPROVING AFTER SUNSET.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT DURING
  THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY...AND
  FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

NMZ106-190200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110519T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
300 PM MDT WED MAY 18 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...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER GRANDE
  VALLEY FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA SOUTH TO BELEN...SOCORRO AND
  SAN ANTONIO. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST CRITICAL HUMIDITY
  VALUES LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE VALLEY
  CORRIDOR IN VALENCIA AND SOCORRO COUNTIES...AND INCLUDE THE
  BOSQUE DEL APACHE AREA.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...14 TO 19 PCT...LOCALLY TO 10 PCT IN VALLEY
  AREAS OF SOCORRO AND VALENCIA COUNTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

SHY

415 
WWUS85 KABQ 190141
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
741 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.A LARGE WEATHER SYSTEM NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL DRIFT
NORTHWARD TO COLORADO THROUGH THURSDAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
REMAINS DEEP OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. COOLER AIR SPREADING
EASTWARD IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE ONLY
MODEST RELIEF TO HUMIDITIES OVER THE EAST...WITH MINIMUM VALUES
RANGING FROM 12 TO 15 PERCENT DURING PEAK HEATING. COMBINED WITH
GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP EARLY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS.
CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST SEVERE EAST OF A LINE FROM SANTA ROSA TO
CLAYTON.

NMZ104-108-191400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110519T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0055.110519T1800Z-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-
741 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
  REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS. FAVORED LOCALES WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM
  CLAYTON TO SANTA ROSA TO YESO.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 12 AND 15 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

NMZ106-190245-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110519T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
741 PM MDT WED MAY 18 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.

$$

DPORTER

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 AM MDT TUE MAY 17 2011

.DISCUSSION...HIGHER DEWPOINTS HAVE MADE A RUN INTO EASTERN NEW
MEXICO DURING THE OVERNIGHT...WITH NEARLY 50S MOVING UP THE PECOS
VALLEY IN SOUTHEAST NM...AND UPPER 30S SPREADING OVER THE EAST
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST. THAT SAID...PATHETICALLY DRY AIR JUST TO THE
WEST...WITH SINGLE DIGIT DEWPOINTS FROM RUIDOSO TO CLINES CORNERS
AND LAS VEGAS.  ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STATE...MID CLOUD COVER
MOVING RAPIDLY INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NM AND WILL EXPAND
EASTWARD DURING THE DAY...ASSOCIATED WITH THE INITIAL DISTURBANCE TO
SWING OVER NORTHERN NM TODAY.  LITTLE TO NO ADJUSTMENT TO POPS IN NW
AND NE FOR TODAY...WITH SPS CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK JUST CLIPPING THE FAR
NE CORNER OF UNION COUNTY...AND THE DRY AIR IN THE LOWER LEVELS
LINGERING OVER THE CENTRAL AND WEST EXCEPT ALONG THE AZ BORDER.
THERE MAY BE SOME SPOTTY WINDS THAT GET CLOSE TO OR EXCEED WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA...BUT NO HIGHLIGHTS...AT LEAST FOR NOW.

WINDS STRENGTHEN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 ON WEDNESDAY...AND WIND
ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL...DEPENDENT ON ANY SHIFT IN THE POSITION OF THE UPPER LOW
CIRCULATION. POP TRENDS HAVE INCREASED OVER THE NORTHWEST THIRD OF
THE STATE FOR WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND HAVE ADJUSTED
ACCORDINGLY. MOUNTAIN TOP TEMPERATURES REMAIN RELATIVELY WARM...SO
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR ARE FORECASTED TO BE GREATEST ABOVE 9K OR
SO...AND MAY TOTAL SEVERAL INCHES OVER THE SAN JUANS...WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS OVER THE PEAKS OF THE CHUSKA...JEMEZ AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS.

PRECIPITATION AND WIND SHOULD TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
AS THE MAIN UPPER LOW CIRCULATION SWINGS INTO THE PLAINS...BUT SOME
ENERGY CONTINUES TO ROTATE INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN NM.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY...THOUGH WILL
MODERATE TO NEAR NORMAL SATURDAY. SUNDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST
DAY...THEN ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM HEADS INTO NEW MEXICO...DROPPING
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES BACK TO WELL BELOW AVERAGE AND INCREASING
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AGAIN NORTH AND WEST.

&&

.AVIATION...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AREAWIDE THIS
AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE AZ BORDER AS WELL AS
ALONG AND JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN WHERE GUSTS UP TO
40KTS ARE POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO
NORTHWEST NM AND SPREAD EASTWARD.  CEILINGS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ISOLATED -SHRA OR -TSRA MAY DEVELOP ACROSS
NW NM TODAY. MTN TOPS MAY BE OCCASIONALLY OBSCURED.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. LEADING UPPER LEVEL WAVE WILL
EJECT EASTWARD OVER COLORADO...AND FLOW ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN
ACCORDINGLY.  MEANWHILE...A SURFACE LOW OVER SE CO/NE NM WILL
DEEPEN. WITH STRONG MIXING...MIXING HEIGHTS NEAR 550MB...AND
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW...SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE
AREAWIDE.  HENCE...THE DRYLINE WILL MIX EASTWARD INTO TEXAS. LOWEST
RH READINGS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ACROSS THE PLAINS. IN THESE
AREAS...MIN RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 15 PERCENT.  ACROSS THE
WEST...TOP DOWN MOISTENING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DEWPOINTS... AND
CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP DAYTIME TEMPS UP TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
THUS...RH VALUES ACROSS THE WEST WILL REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT. IN
FACT...AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHWEST NM THIS AFTERNOON.  WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT RAINS ARE NOT
EXPECTED HOWEVER.

DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND ABUNDANT HIGH CLOUDS ON
WEDNESDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LOOK TO REDEVELOP
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THOUGH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE A BIT MORE MARGINAL...GENERALLY 12 TO 16
PERCENT...WIND SPEEDS ALOFT WILL BE STRONGER AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL
LOW APPROACHES THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. MIXING MAY BE INHIBITED BY THE
HIGH CLOUD COVER...BUT SURFACE GRADIENT SHOULD MAKE UP FOR WHAT
MIXING LACKS. WILL GO AHEAD AND UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONES 104 AND 108. MEANWHILE...PRECIPITATION
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE NORTHWEST THIRD OR SO OF THE STATE BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS EXISTS ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF A GALLUP TO TAOS LINE. PRECIPITATION MAY SPREAD A BIT
FURTHER SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER...WETTING RAINS WILL BE
MORE SPOTTY. IN GENERAL... AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN DRY WILL LARGELY
REMAIN DRY.

THURSDAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER ACROSS THE STATE.  MAX TEMPERATURES
WILL BE UP TO 25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE WEST...WHILE
EASTERN AREAS WILL BE UP TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS WILL
LARGELY MITIGATE THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT AS HUMIDITIES WILL
LARGELY REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT.  WINDS SPEEDS WILL REMAIN UP ACROSS
THE PLAINS HOWEVER...AND A FEW HOURS OF LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY IN THE CONCHAS TO
TUCUMCARI VICINITY.  OTHERWISE...SOME WRAP AROUND PRECIPITATION IN
THE FORM OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST.

FAIR TO GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE THE RULE TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A SLOW WARMUP COMMENCES FRIDAY AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BUT WINDS LOOK TO RAMP BACK UP FOR SUNDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOOK TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS TIMEFRAME.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  70  44  62  41 /  10  20  40  50
DULCE...........................  65  31  56  28 /  20  20  50  60
CUBA............................  69  34  60  32 /   5  10  30  40
GALLUP..........................  66  44  55  40 /   5  20  40  50
EL MORRO........................  63  35  57  33 /   0  10  30  50
GRANTS..........................  69  44  62  40 /   0  10  20  40
QUEMADO.........................  69  38  63  38 /   0  10  20  40
GLENWOOD........................  73  45  70  47 /   0   0  20  20
CHAMA...........................  60  28  50  29 /  20  20  60  60
LOS ALAMOS......................  68  41  60  40 /   0   5  30  40
PECOS...........................  67  39  62  38 /   0   0  20  20
CERRO/QUESTA....................  65  34  59  33 /   5   5  30  40
RED RIVER.......................  59  30  50  28 /   5  10  40  50
ANGEL FIRE......................  62  31  55  30 /   5  10  30  40
TAOS............................  69  36  62  34 /   5   5  20  40
MORA............................  67  37  62  36 /   0   5  20  20
ESPANOLA........................  74  40  67  38 /   0   5  20  30
SANTA FE........................  71  40  63  38 /   0   0  20  30
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  73  42  65  39 /   0   0  20  20
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  74  47  68  43 /   0   0  10  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  75  50  69  46 /   0   0  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  77  47  71  44 /   0   0  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  77  47  70  44 /   0   0  10  20
LOS LUNAS.......................  79  48  74  45 /   0   0  10  10
RIO RANCHO......................  77  48  69  45 /   0   0  10  20
SOCORRO.........................  81  53  77  51 /   0   0   5  10
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  75  40  65  35 /   0   0  20  20
TIJERAS.........................  75  44  67  42 /   0   0  10  20
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  73  41  67  37 /   0   0  10  10
CLINES CORNERS..................  71  41  63  37 /   0   0  10  20
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  74  47  70  44 /   0   0   5  10
CARRIZOZO.......................  74  50  73  49 /   0   0   0   5
RUIDOSO.........................  66  47  64  44 /   0   0   0   5
CAPULIN.........................  76  45  70  39 /  10  10  10  20
RATON...........................  77  40  71  39 /   5   5  20  20
SPRINGER........................  79  42  73  42 /   5   5  10  20
LAS VEGAS.......................  73  41  65  40 /   0   0  10  10
CLAYTON.........................  81  47  78  45 /  10  10   5   5
ROY.............................  77  46  72  44 /   5   5   5  10
CONCHAS.........................  85  51  79  49 /   5   0   5   5
SANTA ROSA......................  82  51  77  47 /   5   0   5   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  89  51  82  51 /   5   5   5   5
CLOVIS..........................  84  51  81  50 /   5   5   5   5
PORTALES........................  85  52  83  52 /   5   5   5   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  84  54  82  53 /   5   0   0   5
ROSWELL.........................  88  57  88  57 /   5   0   0   5
PICACHO.........................  79  52  78  50 /   0   0   0   5
ELK.............................  74  49  73  46 /   0   0   0   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ104-108.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011

NMZ501>540-171200-
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 MON MAY 16 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER
THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND ON WEDNESDAY OVER THE NORTHEAST AND
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.