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Red Flag Warning 62, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 27, 2011, 3:14 PM MDT for 9 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 28, 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 27, 2011, 3:14 PM MDT (21:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 28, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 37 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4478 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
801 WWUS85 KABQ 272114 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 314 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND HIGH PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM SATURDAY EAST FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS WELL AS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE MAGDALENA AND DATIL RANGES DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...GENERALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 SOUTHWARD TO LAS VEGAS AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO SANTA ROSA THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL EXPAND ACROSS MORE OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH NEARS THE STATE. THE WARNING AREA WILL INCLUDE ALL OF THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS A GOOD PORTION OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CHUSKAS DOWN TO THE DATIL MOUNTAINS. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOUND ELSEWHERE ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. EASTERN AREAS SHOULD OBSERVE WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY VALUES...ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY AND STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS. NMZ103-107-108-280200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0059.110528T1700Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0062.110528T1700Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0060.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110528T0200Z/ 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- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 314 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 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 CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG INTESTATE 25 FROM RATON TO LAS VEGAS AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO SANTA ROSA THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL EXPAND ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY AND INCLUDE MORE OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE SUNDAY WITH EXTREME CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH REST OF TODAY. SLIGHTLY STRONGER OR MORE PERSISTENT ON SATURDAY WHILE TURNING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY. SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS WITH LOW/MID TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. 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. && $$ NMZ104-105-109-280200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0059.110528T1700Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0062.110528T1700Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0060.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 314 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...WESTERN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY. SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE THE MORE CRITICAL DAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WHILE SATURDAY COULD BE THE MORE CRITICAL DAY ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH SATURDAY AND SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS EACH AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. LOW/MID TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-280200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0060.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ 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 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 314 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...ACROSS THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUNDAY INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOW/MID MID TEENS ABOVE 8500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 50
4 follow-up statements
442 WWUS85 KABQ 280142 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 742 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM SATURDAY EAST FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS WELL AS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE MAGDALENA AND DATIL RANGES DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BRINGING A BRIEF BREAK TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL REDEVELOP AND EXPAND ACROSS MORE OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH NEARS THE STATE. THE WARNING AREA WILL INCLUDE ALL OF THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS A GOOD PORTION OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CHUSKAS DOWN TO THE DATIL MOUNTAINS. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOUND ELSEWHERE ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. EASTERN AREAS SHOULD OBSERVE WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY VALUES... ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY...AND STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS. NMZ103-107-108-281400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0061.000000T0000Z-110528T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0062.110528T1700Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0060.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ 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- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 742 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL EXPAND ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY AND INCLUDE MORE OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE SUNDAY WITH EXTREME CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH OR MORE WILL BE PERSISTENT ON SATURDAY. SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS WITH LOW/MID TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. 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. && $$ NMZ104-105-109-281400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0062.110528T1700Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0060.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 742 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...WESTERN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY. SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE THE MORE CRITICAL DAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WHILE SATURDAY COULD BE THE MORE CRITICAL DAY ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH SATURDAY AND SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS EACH AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. LOW/MID TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS. 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-281400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0060.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 742 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...ACROSS THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUNDAY INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOW/MID MID TEENS ABOVE 8500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
505 WWUS85 KABQ 281145 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 545 AM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM TODAY EAST FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS WELL AS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE MAGDALENA AND DATIL RANGES DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RECUR AND EXPAND ACROSS MORE OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH NEARS THE STATE. THE WARNING AREA WILL INCLUDE ALL OF THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS WELL AS A GOOD PORTION OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CHUSKAS DOWN TO THE DATIL MOUNTAINS. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. EASTERN AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY VALUES...ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY...AND STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS. NMZ103>105-107>109-282130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0060.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0063.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0062.110528T1700Z-110529T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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- 545 AM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WEST TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BOTH DAYS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE SUNDAY WITH EXTREME CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH OR MORE WILL BE PERSISTENT MIDDAY INTO THE EARLY EVENING TODAY. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS WITH LOW/MID TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-282130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0060.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0063.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 545 AM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...ACROSS THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUNDAY INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOW/MID MID TEENS ABOVE 8500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 43
172 WWUS85 KABQ 282117 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 317 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM TODAY EAST FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS WELL AS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE MAGDALENA AND DATIL RANGES DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WEST AS WELL AS AREAS ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY TO MID EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING SOME. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL TO PERHAPS EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND FLOW OF THE PERIOD IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BE COUPLED WITH ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS SHOULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO ANTECEDENT POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES...ABUNDANT INSTABILITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS. RESIDUAL CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE ON MONDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIND WASHES OUT OVER THE ROCKIES. NMZ103-104-107-108-290300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0061.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0063.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ 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- 317 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY/MID EVENING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY WITH EXTREME CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. RESIDUAL CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE LATE MONDAY MORNING TO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING TODAY. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50...POSSIBLY 55 MPH WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY. WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS WITH LOW/MID TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...SAY ABOVE 8800 FEET ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND MANZANOS. 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. && $$ NMZ105-109-290300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0063.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 317 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 7 TO 11 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND LOW/MID TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-290300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0063.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ 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 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 317 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...ACROSS THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUNDAY INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU. THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD WILL BE FOUND BETWEEN 4 PM TO 7 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOW/MID MID TEENS ABOVE 8800 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
053 WWUS85 KABQ 290243 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 843 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL TO PERHAPS EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND FLOW OF THE PERIOD IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BE COUPLED WITH ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS SHOULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO ANTECEDENT POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES...ABUNDANT INSTABILITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS. RESIDUAL CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE ON MONDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIND WASHES OUT OVER THE ROCKIES. NMZ103-104-107-108-291400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0063.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0061.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ 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- 843 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY WITH EXTREME CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. RESIDUAL CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE LATE MONDAY MORNING TO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50...AND POSSIBLY 55 MPH WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY. WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS WITH LOW/MID TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ROUGHLY ABOVE 8800 FEET ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND MANZANOS. 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. && $$ NMZ105-109-291400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0062.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0063.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 843 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY OVER THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 7 TO 11 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND LOW/MID TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-291400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0063.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 843 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...ACROSS THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUNDAY INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU. THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD WILL BE FOUND BETWEEN 4 PM TO 7 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOW/MID MID TEENS ABOVE 8800 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at May 27, 2:58 PM MDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 2:58 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 258 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .DISCUSSION... PATTERN CHANGE AFTER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. MODERATE W FLOW TO SLOWLY BACK TO THE SW AND INCREASE THROUGH SUN WITH WIND AND FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. MOISTURE TO ADVECT IN FROM S AND E TUE AND WED WHILE RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE E. EXTENT OF MUCH NEEDED PRECIPITATION MAIN CHALLENGE IN THE EXTENDED. BREEZY TO WINDY PM ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH SPOTTY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE EC ZONES. WINDS TO SUBSIDE MORE THAN LAST NIGHT OVER CENTRAL ZONES WHILE SKIES REMAIN MAINLY CLEAR ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT WITH COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES. SAT AND SUN TO SEE AN INCREASE IN MID LEVEL FLOW AS IT BACKS TO THE SW. SURFACE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN AS WELL WITH A DEEPENING LOW OVER SE CO. WIND ADVISORIES LIKELY NEEDED OVER PARTS OF THE WRN HIGH TERRAIN...AND MAYBE THE NRN AND SC MOUNTAINS. NOT LIKELY TO BE WIDESPREAD EVENT AND NOT REAL HIGH CONFIDENCE EXCEPT FOR THE W. WILL DIFFER ISSUANCE TO THE STELLAR NIGHT CREW. MEANWHILE THE TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND REACH NEAR OR ABOVE RECORDS OVER THE SE AND EC ZONES FROM ROSWELL TO TUCUMCARI. REMOVED ALL POPS ON SAT AND SUN...WITH INITIAL SURGE OF MOISTURE HOLDING OFF UNTIL SUN NIGHT...AND AIR JUST TOO DRY OVER THE NRN MOUNTAINS. COULD SEE A DRY STORM OVER THE SRN SAN JUANS EITHER SAT OR SUN PM. FIRST ATTEMPT AT A MOISTURE SURGE LOOKS TO FAIL ON MON AS DRY AIR ARRIVES FROM THE W AND A SHORT WAVE TROUGH PASSES TO THE N. BETTER SURGE ARRIVES BY TUE WITH ISOLATED CONVECTION OVER MUCH OF THE E. MOISTURE TO CONTINUE W TUE NIGHT AND WED WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE W AND CNTRL AREAS ON WED AND THU. AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE E NEXT WEEK CHANCES OF CONVECTION OVER THE ERN PLAINS DIMINISHES AS CAPPING BECOMES STRONGER. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUED TO BUILD AT THE END OF THE WEEK WITH ENOUGH LINGERING MOISTURE OVER THE W AND CNTRL ZONES FOR AN ISOLATED STORM. CHJ && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WIND WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE WITH STRONGER WINDS ON SATURDAY. THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...GUSTS AOA 35 KT WILL BE FOUND TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...PRIMARILY IMPACTING TERMINAL SITE LVS. MORE WIDER COVERAGE OF GUSTS AROUND 35 KT WILL BE FOUND ON SATURDAY. FAVORING THE FAR WEST...INCLUDING GUP...AS WELL AS AREAS TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS LIKE LVS AND PERHAPS TCC. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 50 && .FIRE WEATHER... WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS TO BE PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD THROUGH THE NEAR TERM. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AS ZONAL FLOW OBSERVED TODAY TURNS MORE SOUTHWESTERLY ON SATURDAY AND SOUTH/SOUTHWEST ON SUNDAY. THIS IS DUE TO ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC TROUGH APPROACH FROM THE WEST. THIS TROUGH PASSAGE WILL BE ANOTHER 2 TO 3 STANDARD DEVIATION OFF THE 500 MB MEAN. QUITE IMPRESSIVE FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH WILL BE ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...FAVORING THE EASTER HALF AND LOW DAY AND NIGHTTIME HUMIDITIES. LAPSE RATES AND ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY WILL ALSO BE FOUND AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AND FAVORING THE EASTERN PLAINS...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL MAKE FOR SOME EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EAST. WILL GO AHEAD AND UPGRADE CURRENT WATCH AREA TO A RED FLAG WARNING AREA FOR SATURDAY. WAS DEBATING ON PUTTING IN THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU ZONE...101 AS WELL AS ZONE 102. BUT DECIDED NOT TOO. MORE LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR ZONE 102 AND ZONE 101 HAS A MOSAIC OF GREEN-UP AS WELL AS THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE LOCATED OVER LESS POPULATED AREAS SUCH AS NEAR CHACO CANYON. THUS...DECIDED NOT TO ADD THOSE AREAS TO A WARNING. IT APPEARS THAT WINDS WOULDNT EITHER BLOW LONG OR HARD ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WARNING WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BUT CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE CRITICAL IN A SENSE THERE. WILL ALSO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE AREA ON SUNDAY. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...EXTREME CONDITIONS DEPICTED WITHIN OUR GRIDDED FORECAST FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EAST. THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO SHEAR OUT ACROSS THE ROCKIES ON MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING LOWER TEMPERATURES ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY VALUES COULD ACTUALLY LOWER ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH DUE TO AN INFLUX OF LOWER DEWPOINTS. HEDGED THAT WAY IN THE DEWPOINT FORECAST. RESIDUAL STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. LAPSE RATES ARE DEPICTED TO BE LESS ON MONDAY THUS LOWERING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS. COULD SEE AN EVENTUAL WATCH FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS ON MONDAY. IT IT POSSIBLE THAT AN OVERALL PATTERN CHANGE TAKES PLACE FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK. CONFIDENCE IS ONLY MODERATE AT THIS TIME SINCE WE WERE EXPECTING A MORE SIGNIFICANT PATTERN SHIFT FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS AND IT ONLY PARTIALLY HAPPENED. REGARDLESS...MID AND LONG RANGE MODELS DEPICT SIGNIFICANT RIDGING OVER THE STATE STARTING ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THE MAX CENTER OF THE UPPER RIDGE...WHICH SHOULD BE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...WOULD BE AROUND 2 TO 2.5 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ON THE MAX SIDE AT 500 MB. THUS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WOULD TREND WARMER WITH MUCH WARMER OVERNIGHT LOWS. A CHARACTERISTIC OF SIGNIFICANT FIRE SEASON IS WHEN OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE WARM. THE CAVEAT TO THE WARMTH MENTIONED ABOVE WOULD BE AFTERNOON CLOUD COVER DUE TO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SUCH AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AT THE SAME TIME...THE MODELS BUILD A RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS WHILE A SIGNIFICANT TROUGH SITS OVER THE WESTERN TIER OF THE US...LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE BEGINS TO WORK ITS WAY INTO NEW MEXICO. THIS MOISTURE WOULD ULTIMATELY ORIGINATE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AS WELL AS OVER THE SIERRA MADRE. SUSPECT THAT QPF FIELDS ASSOCIATED WITH SOME OF THE MODEL OUTPUTS ARE A BIT OVERDONE...AS IS USUALLY THE CASE DURING THE FIRST MEXICO SURGES BUT SOMETHING TO WATCH. THIS COULD SET UP A CRITICAL LIGHTNING FIRE BUST EVENT FOR PORTIONS OF THE STATE SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. STILL WAY TOO EARLY TO PINT POINT WHERE THE MAIN MOISTURE AXIS WOULD SET UP...WITH MUCH DRIER AIR TO THE WEST BUT CURRENT MODELS SHOW WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS. I SUSPECT THAT THE UPPER PACIFIC TROUGH WILL HAVE A LITTLE MORE ZEST TO PUSH THE RIDGE A LITTLE FURTHER EAST AS THE PERIOD PROGRESSES NEXT WEEK THUS PLACING THE MAIN FOCUS ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS BUT HAVE TO WATCH THAT TREND TOO. THE MAIN CRITICAL PERIOD WOULD BE WHEN THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN AND STRONGER WINDS ENTER BACK INTO THE PICTURE. SINCE WE WILL BE IN EARLY JUNE DURING THAT PERIOD...HAVE TO FIGURE AT LEAST FOR A COUPLE MORE BREAK DOWNS BEFORE RIDGING TAKES TOP PRIORITY. THUS SETTING UP A CRITICAL NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR FIRE WEATHER. 50 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 50 86 53 85 / 0 0 0 5 DULCE........................... 40 79 41 77 / 0 5 0 5 CUBA............................ 46 80 47 80 / 0 0 0 5 GALLUP.......................... 46 80 52 74 / 0 0 0 5 EL MORRO........................ 45 77 47 73 / 0 0 0 5 GRANTS.......................... 46 79 49 76 / 0 0 0 5 QUEMADO......................... 46 83 48 79 / 0 0 0 5 GLENWOOD........................ 51 90 56 88 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 36 77 39 73 / 0 5 0 5 LOS ALAMOS...................... 45 84 47 81 / 0 0 0 5 PECOS........................... 48 85 48 83 / 0 0 0 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 42 81 44 79 / 5 0 5 5 RED RIVER....................... 38 73 45 69 / 5 5 5 5 ANGEL FIRE...................... 40 75 44 75 / 5 5 5 5 TAOS............................ 46 82 47 83 / 0 0 0 5 MORA............................ 47 83 47 82 / 0 0 5 5 ESPANOLA........................ 46 88 52 87 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA FE........................ 49 84 48 82 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 51 86 51 84 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 59 87 58 86 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 61 89 60 87 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 55 91 54 89 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 58 89 57 87 / 0 0 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 52 92 52 90 / 0 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 58 89 56 87 / 0 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 62 95 61 92 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 54 83 55 80 / 0 0 0 0 TIJERAS......................... 56 86 53 84 / 0 0 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 46 87 47 86 / 0 0 0 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 52 83 53 81 / 0 0 0 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 54 90 56 85 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 57 91 59 88 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 58 87 58 80 / 0 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 47 86 50 83 / 5 5 5 5 RATON........................... 46 88 47 87 / 5 5 5 5 SPRINGER........................ 49 89 51 88 / 5 5 5 5 LAS VEGAS....................... 53 85 52 84 / 0 0 0 5 CLAYTON......................... 53 93 56 92 / 5 5 5 5 ROY............................. 53 90 60 87 / 5 5 5 5 CONCHAS......................... 57 96 61 96 / 5 0 5 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 59 96 59 94 / 0 0 0 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 58 99 60 98 / 5 0 5 5 CLOVIS.......................... 56 97 57 95 / 5 0 5 5 PORTALES........................ 57 98 58 96 / 5 0 5 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 60 99 59 97 / 0 0 0 5 ROSWELL......................... 62 105 62 101 / 0 0 5 5 PICACHO......................... 57 96 61 93 / 0 0 5 0 ELK............................. 58 91 59 87 / 0 0 5 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-107-108. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>105-107>109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. && 40/50
Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 5:22 AM MDT, 9 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 522 AM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011 NMZ501>540-281200- 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- 522 AM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...AND OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO ON MEMORIAL DAY. GUSTY WINDS STATEWIDE ON SATURDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE ON SUNDAY...AND SHIFT TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE ON MEMORIAL DAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING LATE MEMORIAL DAY WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE TO ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY...AND TO CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WILDFIRE STARTS...MEASURED WIND SPEEDS...OR OBSERVED WIND IMPACTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637...OR VIA AMATEUR RADIO. SHY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 4:54 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 3 more | 10 hr |
| May 27, 4:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 15 hr | |
| May 27, 3:14 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 15 hr |
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Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.