Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 31, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 1, 2012, 2:29 PM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at May 2, 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
- May 1, 2012, 2:29 PM MDT (20:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 2, 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 20:29 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, 8.5 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
- 106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -372 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2134 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 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 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. && $$ 50
2 follow-up statements
352 WWUS85 KABQ 020038 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 638 PM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 12 PM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TONIGHT AND COMBINE WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL LOW TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL EVENT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. HUMIDITIES WILL BE VERY LOW WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGITS. OVERALL WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-021400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120502T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.120502T1800Z-120503T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 638 PM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
491 WWUS85 KABQ 020953 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 353 AM MDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .AFTER POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THIS MORNING DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL LOW TEMPERATURES...VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO SOAR UP TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THUS...SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMMON. THESE DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH STRONG INSTABILITY AND WIND SPEEDS SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ103-104-107-108-030100- /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- 353 AM MDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS 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. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 3:38 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.