Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 37, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 24, 2012, 3:44 PM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 26, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2012, 3:44 PM MDT (21:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 26, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 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 21:49 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 10:41 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 N Red Hill, NM | |
| May 26, 1:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
| May 26, 1:53 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
| May 26, 2:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 6 Nw Fruitland, NM | |
| May 26, 2:49 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 5 S Albuquerque, NM | KABQ ASOS. |
| May 26, 2:55 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO ASOS. |
| May 26, 6:45 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Wnw Hayden, NM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 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
- 3327 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
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. && $$
410 WWUS85 KABQ 251000 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 400 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TODAY 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... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM SWINGS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND INTO SOUTHERN COLORADO. AN AREA OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD BE FOCUSED OVER THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL SATURDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS THE STORM PASSES TO OUR NORTH. NMZ103-104-107-108-252130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0035.120527T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ 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- 400 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID DAY AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING...WITH SIMILAR TIMING FORECAST ON SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS INCREASING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-252130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 400 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID DAY. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHENING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
646 WWUS85 KABQ 252057 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 257 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. AN AREA OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD BE FOCUSED OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW RH LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST SUNDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS THE TROUGH ALOFT MOVES ACROSS NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-260300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0035.120527T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ 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- 257 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERRSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING...WITH SIMILAR TIMING FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS INCREASING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-260300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 257 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL ABOUT SUNSET FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHENING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
981 WWUS85 KABQ 260249 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 849 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH GUSTY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. AN AREA OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD BE FOCUSED OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW RH LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST SUNDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS THE TROUGH ALOFT MOVES ACROSS NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-261400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0035.120527T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ 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- 849 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING...WITH SIMILAR TIMING FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS INCREASING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-261400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 849 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL ABOUT SUNSET FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHENING SATURDAY TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 44
162 WWUS85 KABQ 261300 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 700 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AS STRONG TO VERY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WHILE VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE. IN ADDITION....OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY BE POOR. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. AN AREA OF EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE WINDS RELAX ACROSS THE WEST ON SUNDAY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN TO THE EASTERN PLAINS. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS ACROSS THE EAST...ALL COMBINING TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-262100- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0035.120527T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0038.120527T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ 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- 700 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING FIRST OVER AND JUST EAST OF THE HIGHEST TERRAIN THEN EXPAND IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ON SUNDAY... CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN...EXPAND IN COVERAGE EARLY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH TODAY. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 8 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY. ON SUNDAY...MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 9 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-262100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.120526T1600Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 700 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHENING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
728 WWUS85 KABQ 262101 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 301 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMPACTING MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AS STRONG TO VERY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING WHILE VERY DRY CONDITIONS PREVAIL. IN ADDITION....OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY BE POOR IN THE CENTRAL AND WEST. WHILE WINDS RELAX ACROSS THE WEST ON SUNDAY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN TO THE EASTERN PLAINS. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS ACROSS THE EAST...ALL COMBINING TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-270315- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0038.120527T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ 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- 301 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ON SUNDAY... CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN...EXPAND IN COVERAGE EARLY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH TODAY. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 8 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY. ON SUNDAY...MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 9 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-270300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 301 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHENING TO 25 TO40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
667 WWUS85 KABQ 270300 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 900 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .WHILE WINDS RELAX ACROSS THE WEST ON SUNDAY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN TO THE EASTERN PLAINS. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS ACROSS THE EAST...ALL COMBINING TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-271400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0038.120527T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ 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- 900 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. ON SUNDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN...THEN EXPAND IN COVERAGE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ON SUNDAY...MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 9 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-270400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120527T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 900 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE FOR THE MOST PART DIMINISHED BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS AND HUMIDITIES ARE RISING A BIT. $$ 43
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 3:56 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 12 hr |
| May 24, 3:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 29 hr |
| May 24, 4:02 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| May 24, 4:02 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 28 hr |
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Sources
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