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Fire Weather Watch 21, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this fire weather watch at Apr 10, 2012, 3:20 PM MDT for 7 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 13, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2012, 3:20 PM MDT (21:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2012, 2:42 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 2256 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
240 WWUS85 KABQ 102120 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 320 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY ACROSS FAR WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE MID RIO GRANDE VALLEY... DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AREA-WIDE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND HIGHLANDS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM OFF THE PACIFIC COAST WILL MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY BRINGING INCREASED WINDS ALOFT TO WESTERN NEW MEXICO. THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. THIS COMBINATION WILL RESULT IN SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO. EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY...WITH CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES EXPECTED. THE FORECAST STRONG WINDS THURSDAY WILL TREND UP SLIGHTLY ON FRIDAY...BUT THE COMBINATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST. NMZ106-111400- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0023.120411T2000Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 320 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A SEPARATE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL BE AFFECTED BY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...A COUPLE HOURS LATER THAN THE ZONES TO THE WEST. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN AGAIN FRIDAY...BUT STARTING LATE MORNING AND LASTING WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE SIMILAR IN SPEED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT OUT OF THE WEST- SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER ON FRIDAY AND OUT OF THE WEST- SOUTHWEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7-10 PERCENT WEDNESDAY...8-11 PERCENT THURSDAY AND 10-13 PERCENT FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-105-109-111400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0023.120411T2000Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 320 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...WESTERN MOUNTAINS...HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAUS WEDNESDAY MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING....THEN AGAIN THURSDAY...BUT STARTING A COUPLE HOURS EARLIER. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INCREASING OUT OF THE WEST- SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT EXCEPT IN THE MID TO UPPER- TEENS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-108-111400- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ 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- 320 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A SEPARATE FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE NEW MEXICO/TEXAS STATE LINE. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT EXCEPT LOCALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-111400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 320 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN AND EASTERN SLOPES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT EXCEPT LOCALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
5 follow-up statements
770 WWUS85 KABQ 111151 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 551 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY... .A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE U.S. WEST COAST WILL CIRCULATE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. SURFACE WINDS WILL INTENSITY NEAR A COLD FRONT SWEEPING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE ON THURSDAY...WITH WINDS REMAINING STRONG OVER THE EAST ON FRIDAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS WILL PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT AND PERSISTENT PERIOD OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST SEVERE OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE TODAY...AND OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE STATE INTO THE WEEKEND BEFORE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND THE PACIFIC MOISTURE OVERSPREAD THE STATE THROUGH THE LAST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. NMZ106-120200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0023.120411T2000Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 551 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH EARLIER STARTS AND LONGER DURATIONS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND STRENGTHEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7-10 PERCENT WEDNESDAY...8-11 PERCENT THURSDAY AND 10-13 PERCENT FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-105-109-120200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0023.120411T2000Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 551 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU...AND THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS BY MID AFTERNOON...WITH CONDITIONS REDEVELOPING EARLIER AND WITH LONGER DURATION ON BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND INCREASE SPEED TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT EXCEPT IN THE MID TO UPPER- TEENS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-108-120200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ 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- 551 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS LIKELY BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL TURN CRITICAL BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN CRITICAL THROUGH SUNSET EACH DAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT EXCEPT LOCALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-120200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 551 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT SUMMITS AND EASTERN SLOPES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT EXCEPT LOCALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ SHY
071 WWUS85 KABQ 112047 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 247 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE COUPLED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AS THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY PUSHES EASTWARD. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY LESSEN FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE PACIFIC SYSTEM DRAWS CLOSER TO THE STATE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND LESSENING WINDS PREVAIL. NMZ106-120200- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 247 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 9 TO 13 PERCENT TODAY AND 7 TO 12 PERCENT FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-105-109-120200- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120412T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 247 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 TO 14 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ102-112200- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 247 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE HUMIDITY VALUES LOOK TO BE A TAD TOO HIGH. LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP NEAR SANTA FE FOR 1 OR 2 HOURS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ NMZ103-104-107-108-120200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0024.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 247 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN PLAINS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING AND MOST LIKELY ONCE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE PLAINS AREAS ON THURSDAY AND 6 TO 11 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 50
111 WWUS85 KABQ 120200 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 800 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE COUPLED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AS THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY PUSHES EASTWARD. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY LESSEN FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE PACIFIC SYSTEM DRAWS CLOSER TO THE STATE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND WEAKENING WINDS TAKE HOLD. NMZ106-121400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 800 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 7 TO 12 PERCENT FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-105-109-120300- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120412T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 800 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS ARE SLOWLY DECREASING AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLOWLY INCREASING AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. $$ NMZ103-104-107-108-121400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ 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- 800 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN PLAINS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING AND MOST LIKELY ONCE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE PLAINS AREAS ON THURSDAY AND 6 TO 11 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. 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. && $$
212 WWUS85 KABQ 121250 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 650 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE COUPLED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AS THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY PUSHES EASTWARD. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY LESSEN FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE PACIFIC SYSTEM DRAWS CLOSER TO THE STATE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND WEAKENING WINDS TAKE HOLD. NMZ103-104-107-108-130200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ 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- 650 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN PLAINS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND MOST LIKELY ONCE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE PLAINS AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND 6 TO 11 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. 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. && $$ NMZ106-130200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 650 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 7 TO 12 PERCENT FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ SHY
869 WWUS85 KABQ 122042 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 242 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS... THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT ON SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE TEXAS BORDER DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WINDY AND LOW HUMIDITY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH SATURDAY. HUMIDITIES HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DROP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AS MIXING INCREASES. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING VALID FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE OVERALL WIND GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS MORE OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT. THUS CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL EXPAND IN SIZE AND DURATION ON FRIDAY. NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL AREAS WHILE THEY WILL BE 7 TO 12 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE EAST. THUS...THE MOST UNSTABLE AIRMASS SHOULD BE FOUND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. AS THE PACIFIC TROUGH PUSHES FURTHER INTO NEW MEXICO...A STRONG WIND ENVELOPE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF IT AND AFFECT SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HUMIDITIES SHOULD FALL LOW ENOUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TO SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER GROWTH CONDITIONS. THE WINDS COULD BE SCREAMING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS ON SATURDAY ALTHOUGH THE STABILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD INCREASE SOME. NMZ104-108-130200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.120413T1800Z-120414T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0023.120414T1500Z-120415T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120413T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 242 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND IS EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH CONTINUED CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY. CONDITIONS COULD START EARLIER ON SATURDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH REST OF THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 11 TO 15 PERCENT REST OF TODAY AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. 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. && $$ NMZ103-107-130200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.120413T1800Z-120414T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120413T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 242 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND ESTANCIA BASIN A LITTLER LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. ANOTHER MORE PROLIFIC ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 13 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE PLAINS AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND LOWERING TO 9 TO 15 PERCENT ALL AREAS ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-130200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0021.120413T1600Z-120414T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.120413T1800Z-120414T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 242 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING PERIOD. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 7 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ109-130200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0022.120413T1800Z-120414T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 242 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE SAN AUGUSTIN PLAIN. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 12 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 50
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this fire weather watch 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 fire weather watch went out at Apr 10, 2:49 PM MDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 2:49 PM MDT, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 249 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 .DISCUSSION... NOT A LOT OF CHANGES MADE TO THE GRIDDED FORECAST. ALTHOUGH EXPECT THE DRYLINE TO INITIATE STORMS FURTHER WEST THAN EXPECTED SO ADJUSTED THE SEVERE WORDING ACCORDINGLY FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STILL LOOKS LIKE A SOLID EVENT. STILL WOULD NEED TO HAVE A SHARPER DEWPOINT LINE FOR MORE POTENTIAL BUT AS OF THIS TIME...ALL OF THE OTHER INGREDIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE SUCH AS DIRECTIONAL AND SPEED SHEAR. DID DECIDE TO ADD SEVERE WORDING FOR THIS EVENING ACROSS THE EAST ALTHOUGH EXPECT MORE ISOLATED POTENTIAL. DECIDED TO ADD SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST AS THE INITIAL PACIFIC DIVES INTO THE ROCKIES. MODELS HAVE BEEN SHOWING THIS UPSLOPE PRECIPITATION AREA THE PAST 3 DAYS. COULD SEE SOME WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FAR WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO ISSUE A 2ND PERIOD ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS WERE INCREASED ACROSS SOME AREAS FOR WEDNESDAY. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS COULD BE SEEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST ON THURSDAY BUT SUSPECT THAT STRONGEST WIND DAY ACROSS THE EAST WILL BE FRIDAY. STILL EXPECTING A SECONDARY PIECE OF ENERGY TO DIVE INTO THE PARENT PACIFIC TROUGH DURING THE WEEKEND AND CREATE UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE STATE. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO VARY ON THEIR SOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM RUN TO RUN. THUS CONFIDENCE REMAINS FAIRLY LOW AT THIS TIME. THE LATEST GFS IS A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH TAKING THE CLOSED LOW OUT OF THE STATE SUNDAY NIGHT. ECMWF IS ALSO SHOWING THIS AND THE ECMWF AS A WHOLE HAS BEEN A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THIS SYSTEM THAN THE GFS. EITHER WAY...SOME PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND BUT UNSURE WHERE THE HEAVIEST WILL OCCUR. ONE THING THAT IS MORE CERTAIN IS THAT THERE WOULD BE A BUNCH OF CLOUD COVER DURING THE AFTERNOON AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. 50 && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PREVAIL AT TERMINALS THROUGH THE NEXT 24H WITH TWO POSSIBLE EXCEPTIONS. LOW STRATUS AND/OR FOG IS POSSIBLE AT BOTH KROW AND KTCC EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN TAFS. IN ADDITION...BRIEF MVFR CIGS/VSBYS ARE POSSIBLE AT KABQ...KSAF... KLVS...KTCC...AND KROW IN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 22 AND 02Z THIS EVENING. CONFIDENCE IS TO LOW TO INCLUDE THIS AS PREVAILING...WITH SHRA/TS FAVORING THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY MOVING EAST NEAR THE MENTIONED TERMINALS THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO POSSIBLE MVFR CONDITIONS WITH SHRA/TS...WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35-45 MPH AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 11 && .FIRE WEATHER... ..EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INITIATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY AND WILL GENERALLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST OVER ADJACENT HIGHLANDS/VALLEYS WITH SPOTTY WETTING RAINS. AS OF 3 PM...LIGHTNING HAS BEEN LIMITED...BUT WOULD BE MORE CONCERNING ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN WHERE WETTING RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED AND WHERE A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST WEDNESDAY...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. LIGHTNING WILL TREND UP OUT EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS DEEPER CONVECTION IS EXPECTED ALONG/EAST OF THE DRY LINE. HOWEVER...WETTING RAINS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THOSE STORMS. VENTILATION WILL TREND UP WEDENSDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS EAST AND THE PACIFIC DRY SLOT OVERTAKES WESTERN AREAS. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ZONE 106...WHICH IS FORECAST TO EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS LATE (4-8PM) AS THE CLOUD SHIELD SHIFTS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LATE DAY MIXING IS MAXIMIZED. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL TREND DOWN WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMPARED TO TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE PACIFIC DRY SLOT PROGRESSES EAST. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL TREND DOWN THURSDAY ACROSS THE EAST AS THE DRY LINE EXITS AND STAYS EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN PLACE FOR THURSDAY STILL LOOKS ON TRACK AND WILL NOT MAKE CHANGES AT THIS TIME. FRIDAY IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE THE WINDIEST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...BUT THE PACIFIC DRY SLOT WILL BE SHIFTING SOUTH AND EAST...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. DECIDED TO GO WITH A HIGH CONFIDENCE WATCH FOR FRIDAY FOR ZONES 103...104...106-108. THE WATCH WILL START EARLY AND END AT 9 PM...BUT THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO EXTEND BEYOND 9 PM ACROSS ZONES 107 AND 108. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH THE APPROACH OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS THE EAST...MAINLY ZONE 108. BEYOND SATURDAY...12Z CYCLE OF THE MEDIUM RANGE MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE LESS BULLISH ON A WETTING EVENT FOR SUNDAY/MONDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER LOW...WHICH NOW MAINLY FAVORS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MODERATE CONFIDENCE ON A RELATIVE COOL-DOWN WITH AN UPTREND IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LESS WIND SUNDAY/MONDAY. 11 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 46 78 42 63 / 0 0 0 0 DULCE........................... 35 74 32 61 / 10 5 0 5 CUBA............................ 43 77 38 63 / 5 5 0 0 GALLUP.......................... 36 72 37 60 / 0 0 0 0 EL MORRO........................ 35 69 34 57 / 10 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 37 75 36 61 / 0 0 0 0 QUEMADO......................... 42 72 38 61 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 45 77 40 68 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 38 70 38 56 / 20 10 5 5 LOS ALAMOS...................... 55 73 48 62 / 10 5 0 0 PECOS........................... 48 71 45 62 / 20 10 0 0 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 39 72 37 62 / 20 10 5 0 RED RIVER....................... 38 60 38 52 / 30 20 5 0 ANGEL FIRE...................... 35 62 35 55 / 30 20 5 0 TAOS............................ 42 73 37 62 / 20 10 0 0 MORA............................ 42 67 41 62 / 20 20 0 0 ESPANOLA........................ 41 81 38 70 / 5 5 0 0 SANTA FE........................ 49 72 46 62 / 10 5 0 0 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 46 77 43 66 / 5 5 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 53 79 51 68 / 5 5 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 55 80 51 69 / 5 5 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 52 82 48 71 / 5 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 49 81 48 70 / 5 0 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 48 82 46 72 / 5 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 49 80 48 69 / 5 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 52 85 49 77 / 5 5 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 44 78 42 67 / 10 5 0 0 TIJERAS......................... 48 81 44 70 / 10 5 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 47 76 43 65 / 10 10 0 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 47 74 43 64 / 20 20 0 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 50 77 45 68 / 10 10 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 44 81 42 72 / 10 10 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 46 73 47 64 / 20 10 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 48 67 48 66 / 40 50 20 0 RATON........................... 45 74 43 72 / 30 40 20 0 SPRINGER........................ 44 74 42 70 / 30 30 10 0 LAS VEGAS....................... 45 71 43 66 / 20 30 0 0 CLAYTON......................... 52 70 51 75 / 50 60 30 0 ROY............................. 48 70 48 70 / 30 40 20 0 CONCHAS......................... 53 78 51 77 / 30 40 20 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 52 80 49 76 / 20 30 10 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 59 80 57 82 / 40 50 30 0 CLOVIS.......................... 56 77 54 79 / 50 60 30 0 PORTALES........................ 57 79 55 81 / 50 60 30 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 54 84 51 85 / 30 30 20 0 ROSWELL......................... 57 87 54 85 / 30 30 10 0 PICACHO......................... 50 83 50 79 / 20 20 5 0 ELK............................. 48 79 49 73 / 20 20 5 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-105-106-109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108. && 50/11
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 6:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 NMZ501>540-111200- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 600 AM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CAPULIN...TO TUCUMCARI...TO ELIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM RATON...TO FORT SUMNER...TO ELKINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Roosevelt | 47 min |
| Apr 10, 7:26 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:26 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 37 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min |
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