Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 35, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 23, 2012, 4:07 AM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 24, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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 23, 2012, 4:07 AM MDT (10:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 24, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:10 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
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 6266 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
574 WWUS85 KABQ 231008 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 407 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MDT TODAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM THURSDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDIITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR ALL EXCEPT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL RESULT IN SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS. SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMMON TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE ARIZONA BORDER ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THURSDAY WILL SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG AS TODAY. POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS CONTINUES FRIDAY OVER ALL BUT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. NMZ101-103>109-232130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0032.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0035.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.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 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 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- 407 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SIMILAR TIMING FOR FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY...THURSDAY AND 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. && $$ NMZ102-232130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0032.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0035.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.120523T1600Z-120524T0500Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 407 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 TODAY AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
224 WWUS85 KABQ 232117 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 317 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT TODAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM THURSDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR ALL EXCEPT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL RESULT IN SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS. SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE COMMON TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE ARIZONA BORDER ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THURSDAY WILL SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG AS TODAY. POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS CONTINUES FRIDAY OVER ALL BUT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. NMZ101-103>109-240530- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ 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 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 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- 317 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING... WITH SIMILAR TIMING FOR FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY...THURSDAY AND 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. && $$ NMZ102-240530- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 317 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 TODAY AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
504 WWUS85 KABQ 240458 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1058 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM THURSDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR ALL EXCEPT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...POCKETS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AS HUMIDITIES SLOWLY INCREASE AND WIND SPEEDS GRADUALLY DECREASE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN BY LATE MORNING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS HUMIDITIES PLUMMET. ALTHOUGH STRONG...WIND SPEEDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL GENERALLY BE WEAKER THAN THOSE FELT WEDNESDAY. NMZ101-103>109-241400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ 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 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 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- 1058 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO PEAK AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 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. && $$ NMZ102-241400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 1058 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL PEAK AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 44
330 WWUS85 KABQ 240956 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 356 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM THURSDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THROUGH SATURDAY. WHILE OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY MAINLY ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...WINDS OVERALL WILL STRENGTHEN FRIDAY AND EVEN MORE SO SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ORGANIZES OVER THE GREAT BASIN. NMZ101-103>109-242130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0034.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ 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 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 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- 356 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 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 FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET TODAY AND FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLIER IN THE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 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. && $$ NMZ102-242130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0034.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.120524T1700Z-120525T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 356 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
818 WWUS85 KABQ 242144 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 344 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...DRY CONDITIONS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ALL IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY. AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY THEN EVEN MORE SO SATURDAY WHEN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER MAJORITY OF THE AREA. NMZ101>109-250300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0036.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0034.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 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- 344 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCHES FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN REDEVELOP BY MID DAY ON FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR THE REMAINDER TODAY...MOSTLY WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH TODAY. ON FRIDAY... SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. BY SATURDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
724 WWUS85 KABQ 250300 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 900 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL TREND STRONGER ON FRIDAY AND EVEN FURTHER ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. NMZ101>109-251400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- 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- 900 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY MID DAY ON FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. BY SATURDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 4:07 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 36 hr |
| May 23, 4:37 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| May 23, 4:37 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 16 hr |
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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.