Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 10, 2012, 7:26 AM MDT for 9 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 11, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Apr 10, 2012, 7:26 AM MDT (13:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 11, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:31 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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 78 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.
993 WWUS85 KABQ 101326 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 726 AM 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 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AREAWIDE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW RH... .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 WESTERN NEW MEXICO...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY...WITH CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES EXPECTED. THE FORECAST STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL FOLLOW A MULTI-DAY PERIOD OF ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA FURTHER ELEVATING THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT. NMZ101-105-109-110200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0019.120411T2000Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0023.120411T2000Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.NEW.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- 726 AM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 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 HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MAINLY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE IN ZONES 101...105 AND 109 WEDNESDAY MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING....THEN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALL AREAS THURSDAY MIDDAY TO EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INCREASING TO 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102>104-106>108-110200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 726 AM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST TO THE NEW MEXICO/TEXAS STATE LINE. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 50 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT AREAS ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT EXCEPT LOCALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
4 follow-up statements
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. && $$ NMZ102-111400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 320 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE HIGHEST TERRAIN AND EASTERN SLOPES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT EXCEPT LOCALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 10, 3:36 AM MDT, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 3:36 AM MDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 336 AM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 CORRECTED FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CLEARED THE AREA LAST EVENING...LEAVING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL INCH JUST A BIT EAST TODAY...ALLOWING SOME DRIER MID LEVEL AIR INTO THE WEST. AFTER YESTERDAYS CONVECTION...NOT ENTIRELY CONVINCED THAT THERE WONT BE A FEW STORMS THAT DEVELOP ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND MOVE EASTWARD. SUPPORTING THAT...THE GFS...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT THE NAM...HAVE A WEAK DISTURBANCE ROUNDING THE RIDGE TODAY. SO HAVE RE-INSERTED SOME 10-POPS FOR DRY THUNDER WEST OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN. ACROSS THE EAST...BOUNDARY HAS MOVED INTO NORTHEAST NM AS EXPECTED. THIS BOUNDARY WILL BE SOMETHING TO WATCH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS INSTABILITY INCREASES WITH DAYTIME HEATING. HOWEVER...JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE EASTERN TIER OF COUNTIES COULD HAVE A STRONG OR SEVERE STORM. GREATEST THREATS CONTINUE TO BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE NORTHEAST BOUNDARY. WEDNESDAY CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE THE BETTER DAY FOR SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL. AS UPPER LEVEL WAVE LIFTS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...DRY MID LEVEL AIR WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND WEST. THIS WILL LEAD TO A WINDY DAY ACROSS THE WEST...BUT WILL ALSO ACT TO SHARPEN UP THE DRYLINE ACROSS THE EAST. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM RATON...TO FORT SUMNER...TO ELKINS. SEVERE WX LOOKS MORE FAVORABLE THIS DAY AS COMPARED TO TODAY DUE TO HIGHER LOW LEVEL DEWPOINTS...ADDITIONAL LIFT FROM THE UPPER WAVE...AND INCREASED SHEAR AND LOW LEVEL BACKING OF THE SURFACE WINDS LATE WED AFTN/EVE. WITH INCREASING LLJ WEDNESDAY NIGHT...STORMS SHOULD GROW INTO AN MCS...THOUGH THE AFFECTS OF THIS WILL LARGELY BE FELT EAST OF THE BORDER. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE USHERED OUT ON THURSDAY AS MID LEVEL DRY SLOT SLICES THE STATE. THUS...WINDY AND DRY LOOK TO BE THE RULE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A COUPLE PIECES OF ENERGY LOOK TO AFFECT THE STATE OVER THE WEEKEND. INITIALLY...IT LOOKS LIKE AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS SATURDAY AND THEN SLIDE EASTWARD...BRINGING PRECIP MAINLY TO THE NW AND STRONGER WINDS TO THE SOUTHEAST. THEN...PERHAPS SOME LAGGING ENERGY STRENGTHENS INTO A SECONDARY CLOSED LOW THAT CROSSES THE STATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY...THE DETAILS ARE STILL BEING IRONED OUT...BUT CERTAINLY LOOKS UNSETTLED. SECOND LOW MAY BE TIMED WELL WITH A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME WETTING PRECIP ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. STAY TUNED. 34 && .AVIATION... AREAS OF MVFR CIGS/VSBY IN LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NM THROUGH 15Z. LOW CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP AS FAR SOUTH AS KTCC THROUGH DAYBREAK. AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP AFTER NOON AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY SHORT-LIVED MVFR CONDITIONS AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH DURING THE PM HOURS. ISOLATED CONVECTION WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BUT EXPAND/DRIFT TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF THE DIVIDE AFTER 20Z. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR EAST AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. LATE DAY CONVECTION WILL BEGIN TO WANE AFTER 02Z. WILL CONTINUE TO FORECAST VCTS AT KLVS AND KTCC WITH VFR CONDITIONS AT REMAINING TERMINAL SITES GIVEN COVERAGE CONSIDERATIONS. KJ NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS THAT WAS POSITIONED WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ON MONDAY WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY FARTHER EAST TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW DRIER AIR TO SLOWLY ADVANCE EASTWARD INTO FAR WESTERN NEW MEXICO...ALONG/WEST OF THE DIVIDE. OTHERWISE...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BEHAVE VERY SIMILAR TO MONDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNALLY-DRIVEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO ALONG/EAST OF A STRENGTHENING DRYLINE WHERE THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ELEVATED. NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WEST OF THE DIVIDE. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT EVEN FARTHER EAST ON WEDNESDAY AS MID-LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW EXPANDS AND STRENGTHENS OVER THE REGION. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET SCRUBBED EASTWARD WITH THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHIFTING TO THE EASTERN PLAINS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY LATE IN THE DAY WEDNESDAY FOR ZONES 101...105 AND 109...ESPECIALLY WESTERN PORTIONS. UPGRADED PREVIOUS FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING...AS CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE. WETTING RAINS ARE A GOOD BET WEDNESDAY INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AS THE DRY LINE ADVANCES EASTWARD AND TOUCHES OFF STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE CONVECTION FOR A SECOND CONSECUTIVE DAY. STRENGTHENING WESTERLIES WILL OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE AREA ON THURSDAY RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE DRYING...WITH WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER LIKELY. HAVE HOISTED A WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE AREA WITH THE FOCUS FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN AND AREAS ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO EXTEND INTO FRIDAY...WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE ESPECIALLY CRITICAL FOLLOWING POCKETS OF DRIER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT WILL HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR A FEW DAYS. BEYOND FRIDAY... A TREND TOWARD LESS WIND AND COOLER TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AFFECTS THE REGION. LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE LATE WEEKEND/EARLY WEEK STORM SYSTEM BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LESS WIND WOULD DEFINITELY SPELL IMPROVED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY AND AREAWIDE SUNDAY. KJ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 80 45 77 42 / 0 0 0 0 DULCE........................... 75 34 75 30 / 5 10 5 0 CUBA............................ 78 42 78 37 / 10 5 5 0 GALLUP.......................... 76 35 72 36 / 0 0 0 0 EL MORRO........................ 73 34 71 32 / 0 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 77 36 76 35 / 5 0 0 0 QUEMADO......................... 75 41 72 38 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 81 44 76 39 / 5 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 70 37 71 37 / 10 20 10 5 LOS ALAMOS...................... 74 54 75 47 / 10 10 5 0 PECOS........................... 73 47 73 45 / 10 20 10 0 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 73 38 73 36 / 10 20 10 5 RED RIVER....................... 61 37 61 36 / 30 30 20 5 ANGEL FIRE...................... 64 34 63 34 / 30 30 20 5 TAOS............................ 74 41 74 36 / 10 20 10 0 MORA............................ 70 41 69 40 / 30 20 20 0 ESPANOLA........................ 80 40 82 37 / 10 5 5 0 SANTA FE........................ 73 48 74 44 / 10 10 5 0 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 77 45 78 41 / 10 5 5 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 78 52 79 47 / 10 5 5 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 79 54 80 49 / 10 5 5 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 81 51 82 45 / 10 5 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 80 48 81 47 / 10 5 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 82 47 82 44 / 10 5 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 80 48 81 46 / 10 5 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 84 51 84 47 / 10 5 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 76 43 79 41 / 10 10 5 0 TIJERAS......................... 80 47 81 44 / 10 10 5 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 76 46 76 42 / 10 10 5 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 74 46 74 41 / 20 20 10 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 77 49 77 45 / 10 10 5 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 80 43 80 42 / 10 10 10 0 RUIDOSO......................... 73 45 72 46 / 20 20 10 0 CAPULIN......................... 70 47 68 47 / 40 40 50 20 RATON........................... 77 44 74 41 / 40 30 40 20 SPRINGER........................ 76 43 74 41 / 40 20 30 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 74 44 72 42 / 20 20 20 0 CLAYTON......................... 68 51 68 49 / 50 50 50 30 ROY............................. 73 47 70 48 / 50 30 40 20 CONCHAS......................... 80 52 77 51 / 30 30 30 20 SANTA ROSA...................... 81 51 80 49 / 20 20 20 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 83 58 78 56 / 30 40 50 30 CLOVIS.......................... 79 55 74 53 / 30 50 50 30 PORTALES........................ 80 56 77 54 / 30 50 50 30 FORT SUMNER..................... 87 53 83 51 / 20 30 30 20 ROSWELL......................... 87 56 86 53 / 20 30 30 10 PICACHO......................... 82 49 82 49 / 20 20 20 5 ELK............................. 78 47 78 48 / 20 20 10 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-105-109. && 34/KJ
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 6:00 AM MDT, 1 hour 26 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, 3:20 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more | 47 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 31 min |
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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.