Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 77, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Jun 18, 2011, 3:34 PM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jun 20, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 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 18, 2011, 3:34 PM MDT (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 20, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 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
- 165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -720 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1493 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
457 WWUS85 KABQ 182134 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 334 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY FROM 10 AM THROUGH 10 PM FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY FROM 9 AM THROUGH 9 PM FOR THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AREA WIDE AND INTO MONDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE FOUR CORNERS AREA ON SUNDAY AND A STRONG SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO...UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD AND LONG DURATION CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE ON MONDAY...THOUGH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. NMZ103-104-107-108-190300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0075.110620T1500Z-110621T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0077.110620T1500Z-110621T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0076.110619T1600Z-110620T0400Z/ 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- 334 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. 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...THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY MID MORNING SUNDAY AND CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE LOCALLY TO MIDNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TODAY. ON SUNDAY...EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. ON MONDAY...EXPECT WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-190300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0076.110619T1600Z-110620T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 334 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE MAINLY OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD AND WILL START BY MID MORNING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST PAST SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TODAY. ON SUNDAY...EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 34
6 follow-up statements
461 WWUS85 KABQ 190237 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 837 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY FROM 10 AM THROUGH 10 PM FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY FROM 9 AM THROUGH 9 PM FOR THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AREA WIDE AND INTO MONDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE FOUR CORNERS AREA ON SUNDAY AND A STRONG SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO...UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD AND LONG DURATION CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE ON MONDAY...THOUGH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. NMZ103-104-107-108-191200- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0076.110619T1600Z-110620T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0077.110620T1500Z-110621T0300Z/ 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- 837 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... ...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 RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY MID MORNING SUNDAY AND CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE LOCALLY TO MIDNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. * 20 FOOT WINDS...ON SUNDAY...EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. ON MONDAY...EXPECT WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-191200- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0076.110619T1600Z-110620T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 837 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. ON SUNDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD AND WILL START BY MID MORNING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST PAST SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...ON SUNDAY...EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
948 WWUS85 KABQ 191105 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 505 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 10 AM THROUGH 10 PM FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY FROM 9 AM THROUGH 9 PM FOR THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AND WITH SOME NEW RECENT STARTS...THE POTENTIAL SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION TODAY WILL BE HARD TO OVERSTATE. MID AND UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES COLORADO LATER TODAY AND STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO...UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES PLUS THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD AND LONG DURATION CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE ON MONDAY...THOUGH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. NMZ103-104-107-108-192130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0076.110619T1600Z-110620T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0077.110620T1500Z-110621T0300Z/ 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- 505 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... A 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 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE LOCALLY TO MIDNIGHT OR A LITTLE BEYOND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOME DISTANCE EITHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. * 20 FOOT WINDS...TODAY...EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. ON MONDAY...EXPECT WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-192130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0076.110619T1600Z-110620T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 505 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN ON SATURDAY AND WILL START BY MID MORNING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST PAST SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...ON SUNDAY...EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 43
609 WWUS85 KABQ 192116 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 316 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY FROM 9 AM THROUGH 9 PM FOR THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS TIME DUE TO UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS...SINGLE DIGITS HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES INDEXES...AND NEAR RECORD HEAT ACROSS THE EAST. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE ON MONDAY...THOUGH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...FAVORING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. NMZ103-104-107-108-200400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110620T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0077.110620T1500Z-110621T0300Z/ 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- 316 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE LOCALLY TO MIDNIGHT OR A LITTLE BEYOND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP ON MONDAY... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOME DISTANCE EITHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. * 20 FOOT WINDS...EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. ON MONDAY... EXPECT WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-200400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110620T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 316 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 40
633 WWUS85 KABQ 200413 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1013 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY FROM 9 AM THROUGH 9 PM FOR THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON MONDAY. THE FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND DRY HUMIDITIES TO AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. WINDS AND HUMIDITIES WILL NOT BE AS CRITICAL AS SUNDAY BUT STILL ENOUGH TO CREATE A HAZARD. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING WITH HUMIDITIES RECOVERING. NMZ103-104-107-108-201400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110620T0400Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0077.110620T1500Z-110621T0300Z/ 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- 1013 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOME DISTANCE EITHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. * 20 FOOT WINDS...EXPECT WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-200515- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110620T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 1013 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$
096 WWUS85 KABQ 201106 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 506 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 9 AM THROUGH 9 PM FOR THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A SIGNIFICANT SURFACE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE ACROSS NEW MEXICO WILL GENERATE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ONE MORE TIME IN AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. WINDS AND HUMIDITIES WILL NOT BE QUITE AS CRITICAL AS SUNDAY BUT STILL ENOUGH TO CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING WITH HUMIDITIES RECOVERING SOMEWHAT. NMZ103-104-107-108-202130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0077.110620T1500Z-110621T0300Z/ 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- 506 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP TODAY... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND UP TO ABOUT 90 MILES EITHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE 40. * 20 FOOT WINDS...FROM THE WEST AND OCCASIONALLY NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 43
738 WWUS85 KABQ 202055 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 255 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM FOR THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A SIGNIFICANT SURFACE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE ACROSS NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE LESS LIKELY OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS WHERE HUMIDITIES MAY REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET WITH HUMIDITIES RECOVERING SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. NMZ103-104-107-108-210300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110621T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 255 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...AS WELL AS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET AS WINDS WEAKEN. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST AND OCCASIONALLY NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 44 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
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 Jun 18, 3:00 PM MDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 3:00 PM MDT, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 ...WINDY...VERY DRY AND VERY WARM TO HOT WITH CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY... .DISCUSSION...SURFACE BOUNDARY PLUNGED INTO EASTERN NM OVERNIGHT...AND STALLED BY EARLY MORNING. DEW POINTS ROSE EVEN AS FAR WEST AS KLVS...BUT MIXED OUT RAPIDLY THIS MORNING. THE MOISTURE HAS BEEN MORE STUBBORN IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER AND ALONG THE EASTERN BORDER WITH TX...BUT RUC SHOWS IT WILL STILL MIX OUT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. IN ADDITION...EPZ MORNING SOUNDING INDICATED A DECENT INCREASE IN MID LEVEL MOISTURE...AND DEWPOINTS EVEN CLIMBED INTO THE 40S BRIEFLY IN THE BOOTHEEL BEFORE DRYING OUT. HUNG ONTO THE ISOLD SPRINKLES WITH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE CWA AND ALSO THE ISOLD DRY TSTMS IN THE NE...BUT THIS MAY BE OVERDONE. SUNDAY FORECAST STILL ON TRACK. HAVE PUT ALL ZONES IN A WIND ADVISORY STARTING AT 10 AM. CURRENT THINKING IS FOR WINDS TO STRENGTHEN IN THE MORNING OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN...WITH CENTRAL VALLEYS AND EASTERN PLAINS AREAS NOT REACHING ADVY CRITERIA UNTIL AFTERNOON. THE STRIP FROM CLINES CORNERS TO RUIDOSO COULD SEE ISOLD HIGH WIND REPORTS...AND THIS AREA MAY NEED AN UPGRADE IF TRENDS CONTINUE. OTHERWISE...MORNING MOS GUIDANCE FORECASTS WHAT WOULD BE RECORD HEAT FOR ROSWELL...AS WELL AS NEAR RECORD HEAT FOR SOME OF THE EASTERN BORDER COUNTIES. WENT AHEAD AND EXPANDED THAT HIGHLIGHT IN THE GRIDS. THE MAIN UPPER LOW DOESN/T TRACK THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CO UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY...WITH NAM FORECASTING A 988 MB SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHWEST KS SUNDAY NIGHT. SUSPECT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE INTO MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON...SO THE WIND ADVY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED/REISSUED INTO MONDAY. WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHTER OVERALL TUESDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING AFTER A COOLDOWN MONDAY. SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MAY SURVIVE TO PRODUCE ISOLD CONVECTION TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY BUT THE GFS HOLDS ONTO IT/S TREND OF DRY WESTERLIES DOMINATING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. IT NOW APPEARS ANY SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE WILL NOT BE FOUND OVER NEW MEXICO UNTIL POSSIBLY THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING AREA WIDE. SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25KT WITH GUSTS BTW 35 AND 40KT WILL BE COMMON. A FEW HIGH BASED SHOWERS OR STORMS WITH GUSTY DRY MICROBURST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NE NM THIS AFTN AND EVE. GUSTS MAY REACH 50KT WITH THESE MICROBURSTS. OTHERWISE...SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN ACROSS CATRON COUNTY THIS EVENING... OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY...THOUGH SMOKE CONCENTRATIONS HAVE DECREASED OVERALL. DENSEST SMOKE WILL BE ACROSS W CENTRAL OR NW CATRON COUNTY WHERE VSBYS MAY OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED TO 5 MILES OR LESS. WIND SPEEDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY RAMP UP DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. BY AFTN...SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 45KT WILL BE LIKELY AREA WIDE. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. && .FIRE WEATHER...HOT...DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS HAVE PREVAILED THIS AFTERNOON...AND THESE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AREAWIDE ON SUNDAY AND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON MONDAY. SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE PLUMMETED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS...AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT IN SOME AREAS. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT...BUT CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AREA WIDE. IN ADDITION...A FEW SHOWERS OR STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NE NM THIS AFTN AND EVENING. GUSTY WINDS... PERHAPS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH...DUE TO DRY MICROBURSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A SPRINGER TO CLAYTON LINE. AFOREMENTIONED POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL SET THE STATE FOR SUNDAY. UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NEARS THE FOUR CORNERS AND A STRONG SURFACE LOW SETS UP IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO. AS A SIGNIFICANT DRY SLOT BISECTS THE STATE FROM SW TO NE...STRONG MIXING WILL HELP TRANSPORT THE DRY AIR AND THE 35 TO 45KT 700MB WIND FLOW TO THE SURFACE. EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DEVELOP. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN BY 9 AM AND LOCALLY MAY LAST UNTIL MIDNIGHT OR 1 AM ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH RECORDS FOR THE DATE ACROSS THE PLAINS AS TEMPS SOAR TO 8 TO 12 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL IMPROVE SOME ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES EAST ACROSS COLORADO AND THE ASSOCIATED PACIFIC FRONT USHERS IN SOME MEAGER MOISTURE AT LOW LEVELS. HOWEVER...I-40 SOUTHWARD...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL PREVAIL ONCE AGAIN. AS THE UPPER LOW SHIFTS INTO KANSAS AND NEBRASKA ON MONDAY...FLOW WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY ACROSS NM. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE AREA FROM SUNDAYS VALUES...THOUGH IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 7 TO 14 DEGREES COOLER THAN SUNDAYS READINGS. DESPITE THE COOLER TEMPS...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL AGAIN FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE PLAINS...CENTERED ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR. THEREFORE...WILL UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. BACK DOOR FRONT WILL USHER IN SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR STORM ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER STILL ACROSS THE PLAINS DUE TO THE FRONT. MOST AREAS WILL BE 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE...LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL VEER AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST... PULLING SOME GULF MOISTURE INTO SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. LATEST MODEL RUNS NOT AS BULLISH ON MOISTURE RETURN... THUS...CHANCES OF SHOWERS OR STORMS REMAIN IN QUESTION. AT THIS TIME...IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE MOISTURE WILL MAKE IT MUCH FARTHER WEST THAN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. NONETHELESS...LIGHTNING WILL BECOME AN INCREASING CONCERN DURING THE MID TO LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 54 91 50 78 / 0 5 20 10 DULCE........................... 39 82 39 71 / 0 5 20 10 CUBA............................ 48 84 47 74 / 0 0 5 5 GALLUP.......................... 51 84 46 71 / 0 0 5 5 EL MORRO........................ 45 84 48 70 / 0 0 5 0 GRANTS.......................... 45 87 51 73 / 0 0 5 5 QUEMADO......................... 49 87 50 74 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 54 91 53 88 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 40 74 38 67 / 0 5 20 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 51 84 49 75 / 0 0 0 5 PECOS........................... 50 84 50 76 / 0 0 0 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 43 80 45 70 / 0 0 5 10 RED RIVER....................... 39 71 35 61 / 0 0 10 20 ANGEL FIRE...................... 42 77 46 66 / 0 0 5 10 TAOS............................ 43 84 42 73 / 0 0 0 10 MORA............................ 48 82 46 74 / 0 0 0 5 ESPANOLA........................ 47 89 49 80 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA FE........................ 51 85 50 77 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 53 88 51 80 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 60 90 57 81 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 63 93 60 83 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 58 94 53 85 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 55 93 51 84 / 0 0 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 60 94 59 86 / 0 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 61 92 58 83 / 0 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 66 97 65 88 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 57 86 53 76 / 0 0 0 5 TIJERAS......................... 58 89 56 80 / 0 0 0 5 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 55 90 53 82 / 0 0 0 5 CLINES CORNERS.................. 54 86 51 77 / 0 0 0 5 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 61 91 60 84 / 0 0 0 5 CARRIZOZO....................... 65 94 61 88 / 0 0 0 5 RUIDOSO......................... 64 92 61 86 / 5 0 0 5 CAPULIN......................... 49 87 49 75 / 5 0 5 10 RATON........................... 50 90 50 80 / 5 0 5 10 SPRINGER........................ 52 89 51 79 / 0 0 5 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 54 87 52 78 / 0 0 0 5 CLAYTON......................... 57 97 57 84 / 10 0 5 10 ROY............................. 54 93 55 81 / 5 0 5 5 CONCHAS......................... 60 98 62 89 / 5 0 0 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 62 98 63 89 / 5 0 0 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 65 102 64 92 / 5 0 0 5 CLOVIS.......................... 63 99 63 92 / 5 0 5 5 PORTALES........................ 64 101 64 93 / 5 0 5 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 66 101 65 93 / 5 0 0 5 ROSWELL......................... 69 107 69 100 / 5 0 0 5 PICACHO......................... 63 97 62 91 / 5 0 0 5 ELK............................. 60 93 59 87 / 5 0 0 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501>540. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 6:03 AM MDT, 9 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 603 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011 NMZ501>540-191200- 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- 603 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 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 10 AM THROUGH 9 PM FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THROUGH 10 PM SUNDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATELY LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY EVENING FOR AREAS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ESPECIALLY NEAR I-40...WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS. DPORTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 8:58 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 19 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:42 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 30 hr |
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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.