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Red Flag Warning 33, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 21, 2012, 2:29 PM MST for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 22, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 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 21, 2012, 2:29 PM MST (21:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 22, 2012, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Cibola County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, Sandoval County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -229 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1679 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
922 WWUS85 KABQ 212129 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 329 PM MDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOON TO 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA AND MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...HIGH HAINES AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD POOR RH RECOVERIES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. NMZ101-103-105-107-221400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0030.120522T1800Z-120523T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0033.120522T1800Z-120523T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0031.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 329 PM MDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA AND MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY TUESDAY... DIMINISHING NEAR SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY...BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 OR 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FIVE TO 10 PERCENT BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ102-104-106-108-109-221400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0031.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 329 PM MDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT AREA WIDE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THOUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 43
3 follow-up statements
613 WWUS85 KABQ 221005 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 405 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOON TO 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA AND MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL BUT NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...HIGH HAINES AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD POOR RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AGAIN THURSDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. NMZ103-105-107-222130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0032.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.120522T1800Z-120523T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 405 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA AND MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY TODAY...THEN DIMINISH NEAR SUNSET THIS EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. ON THURSDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY...THEN DIMINISH BY SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY...BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 OR 60 MPH. WEST WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES FALL TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING. FIVE TO 10 PERCENT MINIMUM RH EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NMZ101-222130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.120522T1800Z-120523T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 405 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY TODAY...THEN DIMINISH NEAR SUNSET THIS EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY...BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 OR 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES FALLING TO FIVE TO 10 PERCENT BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ104-106-108-109-222130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0032.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ 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 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 405 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT AREA WIDE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THOUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. MINIMUM HUMIDIITES RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NMZ102-222130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 405 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT AREA WIDE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THOUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
982 WWUS85 KABQ 222136 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 336 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA AND MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...HIGH HAINES...WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INTO MID EVENING. WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD POOR RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AGAIN THURSDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. NMZ103-105-107-230200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120523T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0032.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 336 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS... SANDIA AND MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AN HOUR OR SO EITHER SIDE OF SUNSET... DIMINISHING THEREAFTER. ON WEDNESDAY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. ON THURSDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY...THEN DIMINISH BY SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH INTO EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY...BECOMING SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. WEST WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 OR 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES FALL TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING. FIVE TO 10 PERCENT MINIMUM RH EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NMZ101-230200- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0032.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120523T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 336 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY EVENING TODAY...DEVELOPING AGAIN MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 15 TO NEARLY 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH INTO EARLY THIS EVENING....THEN INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 OR 60 MPH. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT INTO EARLY EVENING. FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT AREA WIDE AGAIN BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THOUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ104-106-108-109-230200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0032.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ 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 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 336 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT AREA WIDE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THOUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NMZ102-230200- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0032.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 336 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT AREA WIDE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING THOUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 43
999 WWUS85 KABQ 230158 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 758 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL LEAD INTO HOT...UNSTABLE...AND WINDY CONDITIONS WITH SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH AN AREA OF EXTREME CONDITIONS ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND POOR TO FAIR RECOVERIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD WITH SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS AGAIN THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY BETTER RECOVERIES ARE ANTICIPATED THURSDAY NIGHT HOWEVER MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AGAIN ON FRIDAY. NMZ101-103-105-107-231400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120523T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0032.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 758 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS... SANDIA AND MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. ON WEDNESDAY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. AN AREA OF EXTREME CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. ON THURSDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY FOR THIS SAME AREA BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 OR 50 MPH THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. 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. && $$ NMZ102-104-106-108-109-231400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0032.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 758 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 12:48 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 27 min |
| May 21, 1:18 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Chaves | 27 min |
| May 21, 1:33 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Chaves | 42 min |
| May 21, 3:36 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan | 11 hr |
| May 21, 3:36 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 11 hr |
| May 21, 11:26 AM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln | 34 min |
| May 21, 12:02 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Los Alamos | 28 min |
| May 21, 12:07 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Lincoln | 38 min |
| May 21, 12:30 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe | 60 min |
| May 21, 12:48 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 42 min |
| May 21, 1:01 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 59 min |
| May 21, 1:15 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 60 min |
| May 21, 1:24 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Torrance | 36 min |
| May 21, 1:38 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Mora | 37 min |
| May 21, 2:00 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 60 min |
| May 21, 2:03 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | 27 min | |
| May 21, 2:06 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 24 min |
| May 21, 2:11 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | De Baca, Guadalupe | 64 min |
| May 21, 2:14 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 61 min |
| May 21, 2:29 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 56 hr |
| May 21, 2:31 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Lincoln, Torrance | 59 min |
| May 21, 3:02 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 43 min |
| May 21, 3:04 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | San Miguel | 41 min |
| May 21, 3:09 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe, San Miguel | 51 min |
| May 21, 3:11 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Mora | 64 min |
| May 21, 3:11 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Guadalupe | 34 min |
| May 21, 3:40 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Harding, Mora | 65 min |
| May 21, 3:44 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Mora, San Miguel | 48 min |
| May 21, 4:06 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | San Miguel | 54 min |
| May 21, 4:42 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 48 min |
| May 21, 4:47 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 28 min |
| May 21, 4:48 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Guadalupe, Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 117 min |
| May 21, 4:54 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 51 min |
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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.