Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Mar 16, 2012, 6:20 AM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Mar 16, 2012, 6:20 AM MDT (12:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 4355 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
893 WWUS85 KABQ 161220 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 620 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK EXCEPT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS... .A VERY DRY AND WARM AIRMASS WILL PRECEDE THE WEEKEND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD. THE MOST UNSTABLE DAY WILL BE FOUND ON SATURDAY AS HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR RECORDS IN THE EAST AND BETWEEN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WEST. THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY. THE PACIFIC TROUGH WILL DRAW CLOSER TO THE STATE ON SUNDAY AND ULTIMATELY BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MORE CLOUD COVER ALTHOUGH THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WIND SPEEDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. NMZ104-108-162130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0015.120317T1800Z-120318T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0016.120318T1700Z-120319T0200Z/ 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- 620 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL HAVE CRITICAL CONDITIONS DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY SATURDAY AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. ANOTHER ROUND IS EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH SATURDAY AND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 7 PERCENT SATURDAY AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT SUNDAY. 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. && $$ NMZ101-103-105>107-109-162130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0015.120317T1800Z-120318T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 620 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK EXCEPT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY SATURDAY AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 6 TO 15 PERCENT. LOWEST READINGS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 40
4 follow-up statements
476 WWUS85 KABQ 162203 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 403 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK EXCEPT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER GROWTH CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK ON SATURDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITY...AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL TRANSITION EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SOME AND HUMIDITIES WILL RISE. NMZ104-108-171400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0016.120318T1700Z-120319T0200Z/ 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- 403 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL HAVE CRITICAL CONDITIONS DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY SATURDAY AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. ANOTHER ROUND IS EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH SATURDAY AND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 7 PERCENT SATURDAY AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT SUNDAY. 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. && $$ NMZ101-103-105>107-109-171400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 403 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK EXCEPT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY SATURDAY AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN40 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 6 TO 15 PERCENT. LOWEST READINGS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
941 WWUS85 KABQ 171257 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 657 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS... .CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER GROWTH CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. VERY LOW HUMIDITY...WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES... AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AREA WIDE SUNDAY ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SOME AND HUMIDITIES WILL RISE. NMZ104-108-172130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0016.120318T1700Z-120319T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0017.120318T1700Z-120319T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0300Z/ 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- 657 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL HAVE CRITICAL TO EXTREME CONDITIONS DEVELOP BY MIDDAY TODAY AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. EXTREME CONDITIONS FROM AROUND SANTA ROSA TO CONCHAS...ROY AND CLAYTON. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING SUNDAY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH TODAY AND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 TO 8 PERCENT TODAY AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ102-172130- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 657 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK WILL HAVE CRITICAL CONDITIONS DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY TODAY AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 8 TO 15 PERCENT. LOWEST READINGS AROUND SANTA FE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-103-105>107-109-172130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND 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 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- 657 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY TODAY AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY MID AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. AN AREA OF EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 6 TO 15 PERCENT. LOWEST READINGS IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 40
647 WWUS85 KABQ 172037 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 237 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS... .CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER GROWTH CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. VERY LOW HUMIDITY...WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS AREA WIDE SATURDAY WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO THE EASTERN PLAINS SUNDAY. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED AREA WIDE SUNDAY BUT TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND HUMIDITIES RISE IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO. NMZ104-108-180400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0017.120318T1700Z-120319T0200Z/ 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- 237 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING AND BE IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL HAVE CRITICAL TO EXTREME CONDITIONS GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM AROUND SANTA ROSA TO CONCHAS...ROY AND CLAYTON. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH TODAY AND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 TO 8 PERCENT TODAY AND 8 TO 15 PERCENT SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NMZ101>103-105>107-109-180300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0300Z/ 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 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND 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 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- 237 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...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...MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. AN AREA OF EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 6 TO 15 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS IN THE MID RIO GRANDE VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
058 WWUS85 KABQ 180258 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 858 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS... .VERY LOW HUMIDITY...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SUNDAY BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE COOLER WITH RISING HUMIDITIES DUE TO INCREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. NMZ104-108-181400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0017.120318T1700Z-120319T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 858 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101>103-105>107-109-180400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0300Z/ 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 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND 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 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- 858 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ALTHOUGH THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN MILD AND WINDS START TO STRENGTHEN IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 3:50 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 36 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:50 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 28 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.