Red Flag Warning 29, NWS Albuquerque, NM

Issued

Apr 26, 2012, 3:25 PM MDT (21:25 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 27, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT

Expired

Apr 27, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Albuquerque, NM

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FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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

070 
WWUS85 KABQ 270930
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
330 AM MDT FRI APR 27 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES...ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS IN THE WAKE OF A
DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING AS
WINDS DECREASE AND HUMIDIITES INCREASE.

NMZ108-280200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0029.120427T1800Z-120428T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
330 AM MDT FRI APR 27 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY IN THE EVENING. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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