Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 25, 2012, 4:18 AM MDT for 7 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 26, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2012, 4:18 AM MDT (10:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 26, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 3:13 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 Sw Albuquerque, NM | CENTRAL AND 2ND STREET. |
| Apr 26, 3:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 10 Wnw Albuquerque, NM | KAEG AWOS. |
| Apr 26, 3:58 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
| Apr 26, 5:16 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Se Albuquerque, NM | CENTRAL AND SAN MATEO. |
| Apr 26, 5:42 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 5 S Albuquerque, NM | KABQ ASOS. |
| Apr 26, 5:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Wsw Belen, NM | KE80 AWOS. |
| Apr 26, 6:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 10 Sse Magdalena, NM | ELEVATION 10634 FEET. |
| Apr 26, 7:21 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Frijoles, NM | TOWER RAWS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 4328 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
312 WWUS85 KABQ 251018 AAA RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 418 AM MDT WED APR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER ON THURSDAY AND COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD STRONG TO HIGH WINDS ALONG AND EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES LEADING INTO THURSDAY WILL BE POOR AND THIS EVENT WILL FOLLOW A COUPLE VERY WARM DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR RECORD VALUES. NMZ103-104-107-108-261030- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0025.120426T1700Z-120427T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0028.120426T1700Z-120427T0300Z/ 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- 418 AM MDT WED APR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS. BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT ACROSS THE PLAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-261030- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0028.120426T1700Z-120427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 418 AM MDT WED APR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH...BECOMING WEST MID AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
4 follow-up statements
840 WWUS85 KABQ 252152 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 352 PM MDT WED APR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH OF NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AND COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND EASTERN PLAINS. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES LEADING INTO THURSDAY WILL BE POOR AND THIS EVENT WILL FOLLOW A COUPLE VERY WARM DAYS AND NIGHTS. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER RIDGETOPS THURSDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AGAIN FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. NMZ108-261400- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0026.120427T1800Z-120428T0000Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0028.120426T1700Z-120427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 352 PM MDT WED APR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH THURSDAY. WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS 5 TO 10 PERCENT THURSDAY AND 8 TO 13 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-106-107-261400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0028.120426T1700Z-120427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 352 PM MDT WED APR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS 8 TO 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
271 WWUS85 KABQ 261202 AAC RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 602 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS AREA TODAY AND COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND EASTERN PLAINS. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES LEADING INTO THIS EVENT ARE POOR AND WILL FOLLOW A COUPLE VERY WARM DAYS AND NIGHTS. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER RIDGETOPS TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AGAIN FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. NMZ108-262130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0028.120426T1700Z-120427T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.120427T1800Z-120428T0000Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 602 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS 7 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 8 TO 13 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-104-106-107-262130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0028.120426T1700Z-120427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 602 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSISTING INTO THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS 8 TO 13 PERCENT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
859 WWUS85 KABQ 262125 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 325 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM MDT FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS AREA AND COMBINE WITH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY... CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND EASTERN PLAINS. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES LEADING INTO THIS EVENT WERE POOR AND FOLLOW SEVERAL WARM DAYS AND NIGHTS. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER RIDGETOPS TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AGAIN FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. NMZ108-270300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0026.120427T1800Z-120428T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0029.120427T1800Z-120428T0000Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 325 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS 7 TO 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-104-106-107-270300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 325 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS INTO THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST IN THE EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS 8 TO 13 PERCENT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
234 WWUS85 KABQ 270258 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 858 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO IN THE WAKE OF THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM DEPARTING THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE LEADING INTO THIS EVENT AND HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. THUS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. NMZ108-271100- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120427T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.120427T1800Z-120428T0000Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 858 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS 7 TO 13 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-104-106-107-270400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120427T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 858 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... COOLER CONDITIONS HAVE OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THIS HAS ALLOWED RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO INCREASE ABOVE 20 PERCENT. THOUGH BRIEF HIGH WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...HUMIDITIES WILL QUICKLY CLIMB BEHIND IT. THUS..THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 4:06 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 25 hr | |
| Apr 25, 3:52 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.