Red Flag Warning 24, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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-
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/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

124 
WWUS85 KABQ 130213
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
813 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

...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. 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 FIELD 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 WILL LIKELY BE
VERY STRONG ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS ON SATURDAY...
ALTHOUGH THE STABILITY OF THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD INCREASE SOME.

NMZ104-108-131400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120413T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.120413T1800Z-120414T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0023.120414T1500Z-120415T0200Z/
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-
813 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN
  PLAINS AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH CONTINUED CRITICAL
  CONDITIONS POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY. CONDITIONS COULD START
  EARLIER ON SATURDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40
  AND 50 MPH EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 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.

&&

$$

NMZ103-107-131400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120413T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.120413T1800Z-120414T0300Z/
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-
813 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE 
  NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND ESTANCIA BASIN AGAIN FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND
  50 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 9 AND 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.

&&

$$

NMZ106-131400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.120413T1800Z-120414T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
813 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY. 

* 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 AND 10 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ109-131400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0022.120413T1800Z-120414T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
813 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS 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 11 AND 15 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
938 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

.UPDATE...
INCREASED 1ST PERIOD POPS NORTHERN/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND RIO
GRANDE VALLEY TO INCLUDE A MENTION OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...AND ADJUSTED 1ST PERIOD SKY COVER ACCORDINGLY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE IS LINGERING IN THE LOWER BOUNDARY LAYER WEST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING PACIFIC DRY
SLOT. THE 12Z KABQ SOUNDING SHOWED A PWAT OF 0.57 WHICH IS ROUGHLY
250% OF NORMAL AND IS THE HIGHEST MEASURED PWAT OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF DAYS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS ALSO INDICATED IN THE LATEST
SURFACE DEWPOINT TEMPS...WHICH ARE RUNNING AN AVERAGE 3 DEGREES
HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME. COMBINE THIS MOISTURE WITH A
LITTLE DAYTIME HEATING AND WE'LL LIKELY SEE BUILD-UPS ALONG AND
EAST OF THE DIVIDE BY LATE MORNING. DRYING IS STILL ANTICIPATED
LATER TODAY FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...BUT UNTIL THEN ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

ELSEWHERE...FORECAST IS ON TRACK

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...256 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012...
MAIN FOCUS TODAY IS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS...THOUGH WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO CONCERNING ACROSS
THE WEST.

AS HAS BEEN ALLUDED TO FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS...DRYLINE WILL
SHARPEN UP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PLAINS...AS DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT INCREASES WITH ADVANCEMENT OF UPPER LEVEL WAVE AND MIXES TO
THE SURFACE.  LOOKS LIKE STORMS WILL INITIATE A BIT FURTHER WEST
THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED...NOW SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS.
LOCAL WRF IS FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE WITH ITS DEPICTION OF STORMS BY
21Z...WITH AT LEAST FOUR DISCRETE STORMS. HOWEVER...LATEST RUN OF
THE HRRR DEPICTS LESS ORGANIZED STORMS. NONETHELESS...SPEED AND
DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IS SUPPORTIVE OF AT LEAST A FEW DISCRETE STORMS.
OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM TEXAS PANHANDLE
STORMS THAT HAS INCHED INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO.  THIS CERTAINLY
MAY BE A FOCUS LATER FOR SEVERE STORMS. MAIN THREATS CONTINUE TO BE
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. WOULD LIKE TO SEE DEWPOINTS EAST OF
THE DRYLINE TO BE A BIT HIGHER FOR A TORNADO THREAT...BUT AT THESE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LOW TO MID 50 DEWPOINTS...A TORNADO CAN NOT
BE RULED OUT.  SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS GREATEST EAST OF A LINE FROM
A RATON...TO SANTA ROSA...TO JUST EAST OF ROSWELL. MEANWHILE...
ONGOING STORMS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE ARE MORE
RUN OF THE MILL TYPE STORMS...AND MAY ACTUALLY WEAKEN OR DIMINISH AS
SUNRISE NEARS.

AGAIN...THE OTHER STORY TODAY WILL BE THE WIND AND DRY WEATHER
ACROSS THE WEST. DRY SLOT IS ALREADY INCHING INTO WESTERN NEW
MEXICO. THOUGH THERE IS SOME VARIANCE IN THE MODELS...700 MB WINDS
LOOK TO BE AROUND 30 TO 40 KTS WITH 500 MB WINDS AROUND 60 TO 70 KTS.
SHOULD BE ABLE TO MIX SOME OF THIS MOMENTUM DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS
AFTERNOON.  THUS...WENT WITH A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST/SW FOUR
ZONES.

AS THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVES EAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY...STRONG AND DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE
SURFACE...AND ANY REMAINING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE SHUNTED INTO
TEXAS. SURFACE WINDS LOOK TO BE STRONGEST ON FRIDAY...AND THE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN MAY CONTINUE TO SEE VERY
STRONG WIND GUSTS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FRIDAY NIGHT...AS 700 MB
WINDS INCREASE TO 50-60KTS.

AS FOR THE WEEKEND STORM SYSTEM...MODELS CONTINUE TO WAFFLE BACK AND
FORTH WITH REGARDS TO HOW IT WILL PLAY OUT. STILL LOOKS LIKE THE
INITIAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN ON SATURDAY...BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO
THE NORTHWEST. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL...THUS THERE COULD BE SOME
HIGH TERRAIN SNOW. AS WE GO INTO SUNDAY...ANOTHER PIECE OF ENERGY
MAY DUMBBELL AROUND AND BRING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS TO THE STATE SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY.  THE ECMWF THEN BRINGS ANOTHER FAST MOVING SYSTEM ON
THIS ONES HEELS...BUT NOT SOLD ON THIS SCENARIO JUST YET.
REGARDLESS...LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO COOL BACK BELOW NORMAL FOR THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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.AVIATION...
THUNDERSTORMS UNDERWAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE STATE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS NEAR THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE MAY PRODUCE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...WITH STORMS
DECREASING AFTER 01Z THIS EVENING. EXPECT EXCURSIONS TO MVFR IN
HEAVIER SHOWERS...NEAR CAO...TCC...CVS/CVN...AND EAST OF ROW. TO THE
WEST...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 45 KTS NEAR THE ARIZONA WILL DEVELOP
BY MID AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. SOME MVFR
CIGS DEVELOPING NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER AFTER 06Z TONIGHT FOLLOWING
THE DAYTIME CONVECTION. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL MOVE CLOUD NORTHEAST
INTO TX AFTER 15Z THURSDAY MORNING.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. SHY

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK...DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO
AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON...STATEWIDE ON
THURSDAY...CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

MODELS...IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON BASIC STORY THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WORK WEEK WITH SOME MIDWEEK DIFFERENCES IN PATTERN
EVOLUTION. COHERENCE IMPROVES LATER IN THE WORK WEEK...AS MODELS
AGREE ON BROAD TIMING ON EJECTION OF UNSETTLED WEATHER. SHARP
AMPLITUDE TROUGH MOVING ONSHORE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING
WILL CARRY ADDITIONAL SHOT OF REINFORCING ENERGY PLUNGING SOUTHWEST
OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC. ACTION WILL SHEAR TROUGH BASE NORTH AND
EAST ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS THIS AFTERNOON...AS NEXT BLAST FROM THE
WEST MOVES INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
CLOSED LOW OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL MOVE TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY
FRIDAY...TO NORTHERN ARIZONA ON SATURDAY...AND ACROSS CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO ON SUNDAY. MODELS A LITTLE SHAKY ON ISSUING EXIT PASS FOR THE
SYSTEM...WITH GFS AND ECMWF AGREEING ON AN EJECTION TO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST BY MIDWEEK. TURBULENT NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
WORK IN OVER NEW MEXICO AS SYSTEM DEPARTS...WITH SOME DIFFERENCES IN
TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF SOME EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES. ZONAL FLOW
RETURNING OVER NEW MEXICO BY LATE THURSDAY AS THE WORK WEEK WRAPS UP.

FOR TODAY...FAST MOVING SHORTWAVE BURST ROUNDING BASE OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA TROUGH WILL PUSH TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS AND NORTHWEST
PLATEAU DURING THE DAY TODAY. COPIOUS MOMENTUM ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE
SURFACE TO PUSH WIND SPEEDS UP OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE.
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO THE LOW TEENS IN FROM THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD TO THE ARIZONA LINE WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
RED FLAG CONDITIONS...WITH LOCAL CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ON
THE MARGINS OF THE MAIN RED FLAG WARNING AREA. TO THE
EAST...SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER
WITH HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE CHIEF THREAT. FAIR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT...WITH GOOD RECOVERIES NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER IN
THE WAKE OF WIDESPREAD CONVECTION. NO VENTILATION ISSUES.

FOR THURSDAY...DEEPENING SURFACE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT STRENGTHENS ANOTHER NOTCH DURING THE DAY.
CONVECTION AXIS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD WITH STATE LINE THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING RAPIDLY INTO TEXAS DURING THE DAY. THURSDAY WIND FOCUS
SHIFTING EAST IN TURN WITH WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SETTING UP BROADLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40...AND
ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25...WITH LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE ELSE AS HUMIDITIES FALL
INTO THE TEENS STATEWIDE. COOLER AIR WILL INVADE FROM THE WEST WITH
COLD FRONT STRUNG OUT ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SUMMITS BY
MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. NO VENTILATION ISSUES...WITH FAIR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY...CLOSED LOW CENTERING TROUGH MOVING OVER SAN FRANCISCO
CIRCULATING STRONG SHORTWAVE INTO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND
MAINTAINS STRONG TURBULENT SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS NEW MEXICO. SURFACE
TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WITH ANOTHER WINDY
DAY ON TAP FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE.
HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS PCT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WILL SET UP ANOTHER DAY OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN
THIRD OF THE STATE. COOLER AIR WORKING IN FROM THE WEST WILL DROP
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL FOR ALL BUT THE EASTERN TIER OF
THE STATE WITH SOME SHOWERS DEVELOPING NORTH AND WEST FEATURING SOME
HIGH COUNTRY SNOW BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. NO VENTILATION ISSUES...WITH
EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES NORTH AND WEST...AND CONTINUED FAIR
RECOVERIES TO THE EAST.

OUTLOOK...WEEKEND THROUGH MONDAY...COOLING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WILL START TO MINIMUM HUMIDITIES HIGHER...BUT ENOUGH DRYNESS IN
PLACE SATURDAY FOR ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF RED FLAGS FOR THE EAST.
EASTERN HUMIDITIES WILL SQUEAK ABOVE RED FLAG THRESHOLDS FOR
SUNDAY...AND BOTTOM ONLY IN THE 20S PCT FOR MONDAY TO EASE THIS
PROTRACTED ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER. SATURDAY WINDS WILL
REMAIN STRONG OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES AND AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AS
CLOSED LOW MOVES INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA...BUT SPEEDS WILL DROP OFF
SHARPLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS THE CLOSED LOW DRIFTS ACROSS NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHERN COLORADO. SOME DETERIORATION IN VENTILATION
CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTH AS THE CLOSED LOW SWINGS BY...BUT
REMAINING FAVORABLE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. SHOWER COVERAGE WITH HIGH
COUNTRY SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND WILL BE SLOW TO LEAVE WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF
WETTING RAINS.

SHY

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS UPDATE...
FARMINGTON......................  77  40  61  32 /   0   0   0   0
DULCE...........................  73  29  59  23 /  10   5   5   5
CUBA............................  76  34  63  28 /   5   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  71  31  58  26 /   0   0   0   0
EL MORRO........................  67  29  55  23 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  72  33  62  27 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  69  35  61  30 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  75  38  68  31 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  68  34  55  27 /  20   5   5   5
LOS ALAMOS......................  72  44  62  38 /  10   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  70  42  62  35 /  10   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  71  34  61  26 /  10   5   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  59  33  51  28 /  20   5   0   0
ANGEL FIRE......................  62  29  55  27 /  20   5   0   0
TAOS............................  72  35  62  27 /  10   0   0   0
MORA............................  66  38  62  31 /  20   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  79  35  70  31 /  10   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  71  43  61  37 /  10   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  76  40  65  34 /  10   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  76  46  68  41 /  10   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  78  47  69  42 /  10   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  80  44  71  38 /  10   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  79  44  70  39 /  10   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  81  42  72  37 /  10   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  79  44  69  39 /  10   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  84  45  77  40 /  10   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  77  39  66  34 /  20   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  77  42  68  37 /  10   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  74  40  64  34 /  10   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  72  40  62  34 /  20   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  75  43  67  37 /  10   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  79  40  71  36 /  10   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  72  43  63  38 /  20   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  67  43  67  37 /  50  30   0   0
RATON...........................  74  39  71  35 /  50  20   0   0
SPRINGER........................  73  39  70  34 /  50  20   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  70  40  66  34 /  30   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  72  49  77  43 /  60  30   0   0
ROY.............................  70  46  72  39 /  50  20   0   0
CONCHAS.........................  79  49  77  42 /  50  20   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  79  47  76  43 /  40  10   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  81  54  82  47 /  60  30   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  79  52  80  46 /  50  30   0   0
PORTALES........................  80  52  81  45 /  50  30   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  85  50  85  44 /  40  20   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  86  51  85  47 /  30  10   0   0
PICACHO.........................  83  46  78  41 /  20   5   0   0
ELK.............................  77  46  72  41 /  20   5   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
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.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ502-505-506-508.

&&

11

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

NMZ501>540-121200-
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 WED APR 11 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM RATON...TO SANTA ROSA...TO
JUST EAST OF ROSWELL. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN
THREATS...THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. SEVERE
WEATHER IS MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM.

ADDITIONALLY...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
WESTERN NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON. LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY...FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES
AND STRONG WINDS. HOWEVER...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT MAY BE MITIGATED
SOMEWHAT BASED ON RAINFALL THAT OCCURS TODAY. REGARDLESS...WIND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ALONG AND
JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

34

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
123 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

NMZ512-513-515-516-112000-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS
ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST SLOPES SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
123 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL TAOS AND EXTREME WESTERN
COLFAX COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM MDT...

AT 118 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TAOS PUEBLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...ARROYO SECO AND VALDEZ.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3673 10554 3662 10529 3633 10552 3641 10572
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 208DEG 17KT 3645 10556

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
127 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

NMZ520-524-112000-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
127 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SOCORRO COUNTY THROUGH
200 PM MDT...

AT 124 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES EAST OF SAN ANTONIO...OR ABOUT 20 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SOCORRO...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL
SOCORRO COUNTY.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3400 10676 3414 10672 3408 10638 3394 10643
      3377 10656 3382 10677
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 197DEG 18KT 3388 10663

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
133 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

NMZ522>524-112000-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
133 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL TORRANCE COUNTY THROUGH
200 PM MDT...

AT 130 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLARD...OR ABOUT 16 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ESTANCIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 60 JUST EAST OF
WILLARD.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3470 10600 3481 10589 3467 10563 3458 10569
      3444 10591 3454 10608
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 216DEG 17KT 3456 10593

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
202 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

NMZ524>526-112030-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UPPER TULAROSA
VALLEY-
202 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN LINCOLN AND EASTERN
SOCORRO COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM MDT...

AT 158 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARRIZOZO...MOVING NORTH AT
20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 380 BETWEEN BINGHAM
AND CARRIZOZO.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3405 10602 3399 10576 3365 10590 3369 10611
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 195DEG 19KT 3376 10598

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
238 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

NMZ523-533-112100-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
238 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN SAN
MIGUEL...NORTHEASTERN TORRANCE AND EXTREME WESTERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES
THROUGH 300 PM MDT...

AT 236 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLINES CORNERS...OR ABOUT
25 MILES NORTHWEST OF VAUGHN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...STATE ROAD 3 BEWTEEN
INTERSTATE 40 AND ENCINO.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3493 10567 3506 10559 3502 10527 3487 10533
      3472 10549 3480 10569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 206DEG 20KT 3484 10554