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Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Feb 29, 2012, 3:51 AM MST for 8 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 1, 2012, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2012, 3:51 AM MST (10:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2012, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron 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), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | 10 Sse Magdalena, NM | ELEVATION 10634 FEET. |
| Mar 1, 3:35 PM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 3 Wsw Belen, NM | KE80 AWOS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 2759 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
410 WWUS85 KABQ 010140 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 640 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING FROM THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND THE EASTERN PLAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .WHILE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY DIMINISHING AND HUMIDITY IS INCREASING OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES NEW MEXICO. STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP AND COMBINE WITH A WARMING TREND AND LOWER HUMIDITY FROM THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN PLAINS. AREAS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. NMZ108-011500- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120301T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.120301T1700Z-120302T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 640 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...ON THURSDAY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 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. && $$ 52
604 WWUS85 KABQ 011209 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 509 AM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND THE EASTERN PLAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND VIGOROUS COLD FRONT APPROACH NEW MEXICO. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP 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. ON FRIDAY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...BUT LOW HUMIDITIES COULD LEAD TO CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVER THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. NMZ106-108-020300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0011.120302T1700Z-120303T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.120301T1700Z-120302T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 509 AM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. ON FRIDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP LATE IN THE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINIMUM RH RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-109-020300- /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 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- 509 AM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE OVER RIDGETOPS AND PEAKS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-12 PERCENT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
934 WWUS85 KABQ 012152 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 252 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND THE EASTERN PLAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM FRIDAY FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN GUSTY ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. ON FRIDAY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...BUT A DRIER AIR MASS WILL LEAD TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVER THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. AREAS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. NMZ106-108-020300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0011.120302T1700Z-120303T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0012.120302T1700Z-120303T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120302T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 252 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON FRIDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP LATE IN THE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL AROUND SUNSET THEN DIMINISHING. NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MINIMUM RH RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-109-020300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-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 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- 252 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-12 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
423 WWUS85 KABQ 020242 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 742 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM FRIDAY FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WERE OBSERVED TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...BUT THESE ARE DECREASING SOME IN MANY VALLEY AND LOWER ELEVATION AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN GUSTY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. ON FRIDAY...WIDESPREAD STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP...USHERING IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. A DRIER AIR MASS WILL STILL BE PRESENT...LEADING TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. AREAS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. NMZ106-108-021500- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120302T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0012.120302T1700Z-120303T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 742 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE NOW ENDING AS WINDS DECREASE IN SPEED AND HUMIDITY INCREASES. ON FRIDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP LATE IN THE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. THIS WILL INCLUDE AREAS IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-109-020345- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-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 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- 742 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... WIND SPEEDS ARE DECREASING THIS EVENING...AND AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO COOL THE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE...ALLOWING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO WANE. $$ 52
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 3:51 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 15 hr | |
| Feb 29, 4:18 AM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 11 hr | |
| Feb 29, 3:35 PM MST | High Wind Warning | ABQ | 48 hr | |
| Feb 29, 3:35 PM MST | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 29 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.