Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 63, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 28, 2011, 5:45 AM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 29, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2011, 5:45 AM MDT (11:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 29, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 29, 2011, 9:58 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2:55 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO ASOS. |
| May 29, 4:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO ASOS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 38 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 5779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
5 follow-up statements
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. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-291400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0063.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 843 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...ACROSS THE ENTIRE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUNDAY INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU. THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD WILL BE FOUND BETWEEN 4 PM TO 7 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOW/MID MID TEENS ABOVE 8800 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
468 WWUS85 KABQ 291113 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 513 AM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT TODAY ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT 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 NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS OF THE PERIOD IS EXPECTED TODAY. THIS WILL BE COUPLED WITH ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS SHOULD OCCUR ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO PRIOR 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 LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD OUT OVER THE ROCKIES. NMZ103-104-107-108-292130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0061.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0064.110530T1600Z-110531T0100Z/ /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- 513 AM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH EXTREME CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY MONDAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE...PRIMARILY FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS WITH LOW TO 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-292130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0063.110529T1600Z-110530T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 513 AM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY OVER THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO... ESPECIALLY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 6 AND 12 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND LOW/MID TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 43
634 WWUS85 KABQ 292114 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 314 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE LOWERING SOME. A FEW SPOTTY LOCATIONS MAY SEE RED FLAG CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ALONG AND TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BUT WOULD BE SPORADIC IN NATURE. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RAMP UP BY MID MORNING MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. THE FLOW ON MONDAY WONT BE QUITE AS TURBULENT AS OBSERVED TODAY BUT MOUNTAIN WAVES COULD ADD A TWIST DURING THE MORNING HOURS TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. NMZ103-104-107-108-300400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0064.110530T1600Z-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- 314 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL TO EVEN SOMETIMES EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING ON MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH REST OF TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS WITH LOW TO 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-300400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 314 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...ONGOING CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS TODAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH FAVORING THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND AREAS ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 10 ALTHOUGH LOWER TO MID TEENS WOULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER AS WELL AS NEAR THE ARIZONA STATE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
247 WWUS85 KABQ 300358 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 958 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT MEMORIAL DAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING MEMORIAL DAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 20 MPH WITH STRONG GUSTS AND LOW HUMIDITY MEMORIAL DAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-301200- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0064.110530T1600Z-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- 958 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT MEMORIAL DAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT MEMORIAL DAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS STARTING MID MORNING ON MEMORIAL DAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH ON MEMORIAL DAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST AREAS WITH LOW TO MID TEENS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SANDIA MOUNTAINS AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING FOR MEMORIAL DAY. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-300500- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 958 PM MDT SUN MAY 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY EXPIRED AT 10 PM... THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FOR SUNDAY HAS EXPIRED AT 10 PM. $$
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Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 4:48 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 15 hr | |
| May 28, 3:17 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 14 hr |
| May 28, 3:54 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 50 hr |
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