Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 30, 2012, 2:36 PM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at May 1, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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 30, 2012, 2:36 PM MDT (20:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 1602 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 894 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
147 WWUS85 KABQ 302036 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 236 PM MDT MON APR 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOON TO 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL CONDITIONS DUE TO SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL AREA WILL BE FOUND ALONG A LINE FROM LAS VEGAS TO TUCUMCARI AND BACK EASTWARD ALONG INTERSTATE 40 TO CLINES CORNERS. NMZ103-104-107-108-011400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0027.120501T1800Z-120502T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0030.120501T1800Z-120502T0100Z/ 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- 236 PM MDT MON APR 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 TO 6 PM BETWEEN LAS VEGAS TO TUCUMCARI BACK ALONG INTERSTATE 40 TO NEAR CLINES CORNERS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 5 TO 11 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
3 follow-up statements
365 WWUS85 KABQ 010938 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 338 AM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THOUGH WINDS MAY BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER. THE MOST PROLONGED CRITICAL CONDITIONS TODAY ARE EXPECTED IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY LAS VEGAS...TUCUMCARI AND CLINES CORNERS. A LARGER AREA OF PROLONGED CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-012130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0028.120502T1800Z-120503T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.120501T1800Z-120502T0100Z/ 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- 338 AM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. FOR TODAY...THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM 3 TO 6 PM BETWEEN LAS VEGAS...TUCUMCARI AND CLINES CORNERS. MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 5 TO 11 PERCENT. 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. && $$ 34
312 WWUS85 KABQ 012029 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 229 PM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM MDT TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 12 PM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL LESSEN THIS EVENING BUT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TONIGHT AND COMBINE WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL LOW TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL EVENT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. HUMIDITIES WILL BE BONE DRY WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL OVERALL BE A LITTLE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-020430- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0028.120502T1800Z-120503T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0031.120502T1800Z-120503T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120502T0100Z/ 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- 229 PM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS REST OF THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 3 TO 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
352 WWUS85 KABQ 020038 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 638 PM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 12 PM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TONIGHT AND COMBINE WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL LOW TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL EVENT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. HUMIDITIES WILL BE VERY LOW WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGITS. OVERALL WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-021400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120502T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.120502T1800Z-120503T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 638 PM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 6:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 23 min |
| Apr 29, 6:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 7:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 7:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 8:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 29 min |
| Apr 29, 8:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Union | 30 min |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.