Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Albuquerque, NM

Issued

Feb 29, 2012, 3:51 AM MST (10:51 UTC)

In effect from

Feb 29, 2012, 12:00 PM MST

Expired

Feb 29, 2012, 7:00 PM MST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Albuquerque, NM

064 
WWUS85 KABQ 291051
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
351 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR
THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING FROM THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER
AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND THE
EASTERN PLAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES...

.A FAIRLY STRONG ZONAL FLOW ALOFT THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE COMBINED
WITH LOW HUMIDITIES TO CREATE CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAINLY OVER THE
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. MARGINAL CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR
SURROUNDING THIS AREA INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AND THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. ON THURSDAY ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH A WARMING TREND AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS NORTH AND EAST
ACROSS THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN PLAINS.

NMZ108-010200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0009.120229T1900Z-120301T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0010.120229T1900Z-120301T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0010.120301T1700Z-120302T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0011.120301T1700Z-120302T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
351 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO
8 PM MST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON THURSDAY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL
  BEGIN LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON. WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8-15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 5-12 PERCENT
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ103-104-106-107-010200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0010.120301T1700Z-120302T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0011.120301T1700Z-120302T0300Z/
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 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
351 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY
  FROM LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-12 PERCENT LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ109-010200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0011.120301T1700Z-120302T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
351 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY
  FROM LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-12 PERCENT LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

410 
WWUS85 KABQ 010140
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
640 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING FROM THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER
AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND THE
EASTERN PLAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES...

.WHILE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY DIMINISHING AND HUMIDITY IS INCREASING
OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
APPROACHES NEW MEXICO. STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP AND COMBINE
WITH A WARMING TREND AND LOWER HUMIDITY FROM THE WEST CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN PLAINS. AREAS
THAT WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK.

NMZ108-011500-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120301T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.120301T1700Z-120302T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
640 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
THURSDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
THURSDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...ON THURSDAY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN
  LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ103-104-106-107-109-011500-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.120301T1700Z-120302T0300Z/
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 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
640 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
THURSDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
THURSDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY 
  FROM LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOME BRIEF AND LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS MAY BE
  POSSIBLE. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-12 PERCENT LATE THURSDAY MORNING 
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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