Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 71, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Jun 11, 2011, 6:11 AM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jun 12, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Jun 11, 2011, 6:11 AM MDT (12:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 12, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:17 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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 225 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 329 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -297 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1448 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
760 WWUS85 KABQ 111211 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 611 AM MDT SAT JUN 11 2011 ...A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER SUNDAY OVER NORTHEAST AND PERHAPS EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WEST OF NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY WILL CREATE INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT. THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...AND PERHAPS PORTIONS OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SCOUR OUT ANY REMNANT MOISTURE...AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT. NMZ103-104-112130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0068.110612T1900Z-110613T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0071.110612T1900Z-110613T0100Z/ 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- 611 AM MDT SAT JUN 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WILL HAVE A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM THE EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 4 TO 8 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ107-108-112130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0069.110612T1900Z-110613T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 611 AM MDT SAT JUN 11 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE MAIN FOCUS WILL BE FROM CLINES CORNERS TO SANTA ROSA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 4 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 40
3 follow-up statements
705 WWUS85 KABQ 112139 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 339 PM MDT SAT JUN 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WEST OF NEW MEXICO WILL CREATE INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE STATE ON SUNDAY. THESE WINDS SHOULD MIX TO THE SURFACE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM CLINES CORNERS TO RATON EASTWARD TO CLAYTON. WINDS COUPLED WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL ALLOW WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. EVEN A COUPLE HOURS OF FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP WITHIN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DURING PEAK HEATING. ALTHOUGH IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING... POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL PLAGUE THE STATE SUNDAY NIGHT. NMZ107-121400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0069.110612T1900Z-110613T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0071.110612T1900Z-110613T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 339 PM MDT SAT JUN 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN TORRANCE COUNTY FROM EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-104-121400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0071.110612T1900Z-110613T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 339 PM MDT SAT JUN 11 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS FROM EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ108-121400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0069.110612T1900Z-110613T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 339 PM MDT SAT JUN 11 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO... PARTICULARLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE FROM EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 4 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ DPORTER
584 WWUS85 KABQ 121221 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 621 AM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WEST OF NEW MEXICO WILL CREATE INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE STATE ON SUNDAY. THESE WINDS SHOULD MIX TO THE SURFACE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM CLINES CORNERS TO RATON EASTWARD TO CLAYTON. WINDS COUPLED WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL ALLOW WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP. EVEN A COUPLE HOURS OF FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP WITHIN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DURING PEAK HEATING. ALTHOUGH IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING... POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL PLAGUE THE STATE SUNDAY NIGHT. NMZ108-122130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0069.110612T1900Z-110613T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0070.110613T1900Z-110614T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KABQ.FW.W.0071.110612T1900Z-110613T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 621 AM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO... PARTICULARLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM MDT TODAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BOTH DAYS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 4 TO 10 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-122130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0070.110613T1900Z-110614T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0071.110612T1900Z-110613T0200Z/ 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- 621 AM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MOST CRITICAL PERIOD TODAY WILL BE FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH BOTH DAYS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. 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. && $$ 40
776 WWUS85 KABQ 122115 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 315 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING AS UN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TRACKS WEST ACROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM CLINES CORNERS TO RATON EASTWARD TO CLAYTON. WINDS COUPLED WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITHIN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH. HOWEVER...POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL PLAGUE THE STATE TONIGHT. NMZ103-104-107-108-130400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0071.000000T0000Z-110613T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0070.110613T1900Z-110614T0100Z/ 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- 315 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MOST CRITICAL PERIOD TODAY WILL BE FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM MDT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH BOTH DAYS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 6:11 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr | |
| Jun 11, 12:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 19 min |
| Jun 11, 1:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 1:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 2:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 29 min |
| Jun 11, 3:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 4:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 33 min |
Nearby
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.