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Red Flag Warning 38, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 26, 2012Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 26, 2012, 7:00 AM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at May 27, 2012, 10:00 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 26, 2012, 7:00 AM MDT (13:00 UTC)
In effect from
May 27, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 27, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:00 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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 225 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2012-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2012-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -37 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2498 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
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
109 
WWUS85 KABQ 271258
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
658 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...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...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY THIS MORNING AND WILL
PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH
TERRAIN AND THE EASTERN PLAINS. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS AND IN THE EXTREME EAST WHERE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE SEEPED IN YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT...THE DRY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SCOUR OUT THE MOISTURE. ADDITIONALLY...
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TODAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
SEASONAL LEVELS. AS A RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP BEFORE NOON TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND SUNSET
FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

NMZ103-104-107-108-280200-
/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-
658 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL
  CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL
  HIGH TERRAIN...THEN EXPAND IN COVERAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 45
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 8:12 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningABQ32 hr
May 26, 4:35 AM MDTWind AdvisoryABQ17 hr
May 26, 5:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQHarding30 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.