Red Flag Warning 69, NWS Albuquerque, NM

995 
WWUS85 KABQ 080302
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
902 PM MDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY
FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY
ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM LATE MORNING TO
MID EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ103-104-107-108-081115-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0069.110608T1700Z-110609T0200Z/
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-
902 PM MDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
  CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS ARE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 2
  AND 7 PM WEDNESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ105-106-109-080415-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110608T0300Z/
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-
902 PM MDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

$$

40

775 
WWUS85 KABQ 081015
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
415 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM TODAY FROM THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EAST TO THE TEXAS
STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM LATE MORNING TO MID
EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET. CRITICAL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AGAIN THURSDAY OVER THE SAME
AREA...ALTHOUGH THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE FAR NORTHERN AND
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS TO NOT SEE CRITICALLY LOW
HUMIDITIES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

NMZ103-104-107-108-082130-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0067.110609T1700Z-110610T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0069.110608T1700Z-110609T0200Z/
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-
415 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
  CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
  ARE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM TODAY...AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  40 MPH BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT BOTH TODAY 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.

&&

$$

355 
WWUS85 KABQ 081631
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1031 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011


...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM TODAY FOR THE 
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM TODAY FROM THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EAST TO THE
TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM LATE MORNING TO MID
EVENING. 3 TO 5 HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO WITH
EMPHASIS ON THE WEST HALF OF THIS AREA. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY
IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
AGAIN THURSDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...
ALTHOUGH THE FAR NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST
PLAINS MAY NOT SEE CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

NMZ105-109-090100-
/O.EXB.KABQ.FW.W.0069.110608T1900Z-110609T0100Z/
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-
1031 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND
  NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM TODAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ103-104-107-108-090100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0069.110608T1700Z-110609T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0067.110609T1700Z-110610T0200Z/
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-
1031 AM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVER THE CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST AND EAST 
  CENTRAL PLAINS ARE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM TODAY...AND 
  AGAIN ON THURSDAY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  40 MPH BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT BOTH TODAY 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.

&&

$$

453 
WWUS85 KABQ 082221
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
421 PM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING ALONG AND 
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM THURSDAY ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FOR TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. ON THURSDAY...EXPECT 3 TO 5 HOURS OF
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN. EXPECT THESE CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE LATER IN THE EVENING.

NMZ103-104-107-108-090100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0067.110609T1700Z-110610T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0070.110609T1700Z-110610T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110609T0200Z/
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-
421 PM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM 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...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
  CONDITIONS MOST CRITICAL BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  THURSDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ105-109-090100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110609T0100Z/
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-
421 PM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS.
  CONDITIONS MOST CRITICAL BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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552 
WWUS85 KABQ 090108
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
708 PM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM THURSDAY ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FOR TO STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES...

.AS THE SUN SETS WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE. CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO IN
SPOTS ALONG THE ARIZONA BORDER...AND MORE CONSISTENTLY FROM CLINES
CORNERS AND LAS VEGAS EASTWARD TO EASTERN QUAY COUNTY. THUS...THE
RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT...AND THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR
THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL 8 PM. 

AFTER POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
BECOME WINDY AGAIN ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN 
THURSDAY WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS DEVELOPING
FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

NMZ105-109-090215-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110609T0100Z/
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-
708 PM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY UNTIL SUNSET. AS A
RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN SPOTS
ALONG THE ARIZONA BORDER UNTIL ABOUT 830 PM MDT.

$$

NMZ103-104-107-108-090215-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110609T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0070.110609T1700Z-110610T0200Z/
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-
708 PM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
  CONDITIONS MOST CRITICAL BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM THURSDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH
  SUNSET...MAINLY FROM CLINES CORNERS AND LAS VEGAS EASTARD TO
  EASTERN QUAY COUNTY. AFTER SOUTHWEST WINDS GENERALLY 10 TO 20
  MPH OVERNIGHT...WINDS THURSDAY WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND
  WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT WITH MANY LOCATIONS
  REMAINING BELOW 15 PERCENT. CRATERING AT 4 TO 8 PERCENT THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

44

911 
WWUS85 KABQ 090202
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
802 PM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM THURSDAY ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FOR TO STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES...

.AS THE SUN SETS WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE. CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO IN
SPOTS ALONG THE ARIZONA BORDER...AND ACROSS THE PLAINS IN SPOTS FROM
CLINES CORNERS AND LAS VEGAS EASTWARD TO EASTERN QUAY COUNTY.
SINCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ABATED FOR THE NIGHT
ACROSS THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE WARNED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNINGS
FOR THIS EVENING HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

AFTER POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
BECOME WINDY AGAIN ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
THURSDAY WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS DEVELOPING
FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

NMZ103-104-107-108-091400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110609T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0070.110609T1700Z-110610T0200Z/
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-
802 PM MDT WED JUN 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
  CONDITIONS MOST CRITICAL FROM 1 TO 7 PM THURSDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
  OVERNIGHT...WINDS THURSDAY WILL STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND
  WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...POOR RECOVERIES TONIGHT WITH MANY 
  LOCATIONS REMAINING BELOW 15 PERCENT. CRATERING AT 4 TO 8 
  PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
326 PM MDT TUE JUN 7 2011

.DISCUSSION...
THE MASSIVE SMOKE PLUME FROM THE GARGANTUAN WALLOW FIRE COMPLEX
WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE AN OTHERWISE PRETTY SEDATE WEATHER
PATTERN. LATEST HYSPLIT MODEL PLUME TRAJECTORIES SEEM TO INDICATE
THAT THE CENTER OF THE PLUME MAY ACTUALLY SHIFT A LITTLE TO THE S
OF ABQ/BERNALILLO COUNTY LATER TONIGHT OR WED MORN. BUT THE PLUME
WOULD LIKELY REMAIN WIDE ENOUGH THAT IT STILL WILL STRONGLY IMPACT
ALL...OR NEARLY ALL...OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WITH
REDUCED...SOMETIMES SHARPLY SO...VISIBILITIES INTO TONIGHT AND
PERHAPS...DEPENDING ON THE ACTUAL FIRE BEHAVIOR...WED AND WED
NIGHT AS WELL. THIS TRAJECTORY WILL ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT MUCH
OF CIBOLA...SANDOVAL...SANTA FE AND PERHAPS TORRANCE COUNTIES. OF
COURSE MOST LIKELY THE NW THIRD TO HALF OF CATRON COUNTY WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT WITH THE LOWEST VISIBILTIES
AND GREATEST HEALTH CONCERNS FOR QUITE SOME TIME AHEAD. HYSPLIT
FOR THE LATE AFTN WED TO LATE AFTN THU PERIOD SEEMS TO PUT
CENTERLINE OF PLUME PRETTY MUCH RIGHT OVER ABQ METRO AREA. DUE TO
TOO MUCH UNCERTAINLY ABOUT FIRE BEHAVIOR...INCLUDING WHAT EFFECTS
FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS MAY HAVE ON THE FIRE...WILL ONLY DEPICT
SMOKE IN GRIDS THROUGH WED NIGHT FOR NOW. LATER SHIFTS MAY HAVE TO
EXTEND IT IN THE FUTURE AS FIRE/SMOKE BEHAVIOR DICTATES.

OTHERWISE...PCPN WILL BE ABSENT AREAWIDE THROUGH AT LEAST THU OR
THU NIGHT. WIND WILL BE A FACTOR FOR FIRE WX CONCERNS...SEE
DETAILS IN THE FIRE WX SECTION OF THE DISCUSSION...BUT FOR THE
MOST PART EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. MAY GET CLOSE
TO CRITERIA S AND E CENTRAL WED AND MAINLY E ON THU. SHOULD BE A
LITTLE LIGHTER AGAIN FRI OR SAT.

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&&

.AVIATION...
QUIET WEATHER PATTERN TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
THE MAIN WEATHER STORY CONTINUES TO BE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN
SMOKE FROM THE MASSIVE WALLOW FIRE IN EASTERN ARIZONA. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD VSBY IN THE 3 TO 5SM RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LOCALIZED
RESTRICTIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3SM ESPECIALLY FROM GRANTS EAST TO
ALBUQUERQUE AND POSSIBLY SANTA FE. SOUTHWEST PART OF THE STATE WILL
EXPERIENCE WIDESPREAD LOW VSBYS BELOW 2SM...CLOSEST TO THE FIRE. ON
WEDNESDAY...SMOKE WILL DISPERSE FOR A TIME OVER THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY BUT REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 30 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. KW

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL AND EAST WITH MORE SPORADIC CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE
WEST AND WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. WILL
ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE ON TIME THIS EVENING AND
DECIDED TO UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR
WEDNESDAY. DID INCREASE WINDS A NOTCH WHICH MAY CREATE A ONE TO
THREE HOUR PERIOD OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST. EVENING
AND MID SHIFT MAY NEED TO CONSIDER EXPANDING THE WARNING.

AN EXTENSIVE PLUME OF SMOKE FROM THE WALLOW FIRE WILL PERSIST WITHIN
SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
REMAIN SOUTHWEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY SHIFTING TO THE WEST BY THURSDAY.
THE WESTERLY TRANSITION MAY HELP SHIFT THE SMOKE PLUME FURTHER SOUTH
AND AWAY FROM THE SAF/ABQ METRO AREAS. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BOTH
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE FAIR TO POOR WITH AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES MIXING DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 10 PERCENT
OVER MUCH OF THE STATE.

A LEE SIDE SURFACE PRESSURE TROUGH WILL ONCE AGAIN TAKE SHAPE OVER
THE OK/TX PANHANDLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH AMPLE DOWNSLOPE AND
GUSTY WINDS TAKING SHAPE. THERE COULD BE TWO TO FOUR HOURS OF
CRITICAL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. FUTURE SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER A FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE THROUGH THE EAST ON FRIDAY
BRINGING A MUCH NEEDED MOISTURE SURGE. THE FRONT WILL HANG AROUND
THE VICINITY OF THE EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THE UPCOMING WEATHER
PATTERN DOES NOT LOOK CONDUCIVE FOR PRECIPITATION CHANCES THROUGH AT
LEAST THE NEXT 7 DAYS AS MODELS KEEP THE PERSISTENT WESTERLY FLOW IN
PLACE WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

KW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  46  86  46  83 /   0   0   0   0
DULCE...........................  33  79  34  76 /   0   0   0   0
CUBA............................  39  84  38  82 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  41  81  39  80 /   0   0   0   0
EL MORRO........................  36  78  36  78 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  40  83  41  82 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  47  83  47  83 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  51  89  48  89 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  35  74  33  73 /   0   0   0   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  50  83  46  81 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  47  80  43  79 /   0   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  41  78  40  75 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  40  71  37  70 /   0   0   0   0
ANGEL FIRE......................  38  75  37  72 /   0   0   0   0
TAOS............................  40  82  38  80 /   0   0   0   0
MORA............................  43  81  44  80 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  42  88  40  85 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  48  84  46  82 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  49  87  47  85 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  57  87  57  87 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  59  89  59  88 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  56  90  56  89 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  56  91  56  89 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  54  91  56  90 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  56  90  56  89 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  60  94  60  93 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  51  87  50  87 /   0   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  52  87  51  88 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  47  86  47  84 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  52  83  52  81 /   0   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  56  88  53  88 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  62  92  59  92 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  56  84  57  85 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  52  85  50  83 /   0   0   5   5
RATON...........................  47  89  46  88 /   0   0   0   0
SPRINGER........................  48  89  49  87 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  50  85  49  84 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  58  93  56  90 /   0   0   0   5
ROY.............................  56  88  57  87 /   0   0   0   0
CONCHAS.........................  62  96  58  96 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  60  94  58  94 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  62 100  59  99 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  61  98  59  97 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  61  99  61  98 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  62  98  57  99 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  63 104  63 104 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  62  98  59  97 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  59  92  57  92 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103>109.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108.

&&

43/17

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
526 AM MDT TUE JUN 7 2011

NMZ501>540-081200-
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-
526 AM MDT TUE JUN 7 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 NOON UNTIL 9 PM TODAY FOR
LOCALES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 WHERE LOW
HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. SMOKE FROM SEVERAL FIRES BURNING IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
WILL CREATE POOR AIR QUALITY OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO
THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO THE TEXAS BORDER DUE TO STRONG
WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY. SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE POOR AIR
QUALITY OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY...
AND FRIDAY.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS.

GUYER