Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Feb 19, 2012, 4:01 PM MST for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 20, 2012, 10:00 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
- Feb 19, 2012, 4:01 PM MST (23:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2012, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 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 23:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
585 WWUS85 KABQ 192301 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 401 PM MST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 56 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSING NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT CROSSING NEW MEXICO TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS ON MONDAY. SPEEDS WILL PEAK AROUND MID DAY WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 60 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE PLAINS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 56 WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT...WITH HIGHER READINGS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL EXIT MONDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...A PERSISTENT LEE TROUGH AND BRISK WINDS ALOFT MAY RETURN 15 TO 35 MPH WEST WINDS TO THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY. CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO PERSIST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ108-201500- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0004.120220T1700Z-120221T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0005.120220T1700Z-120221T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0005.120221T1800Z-120222T0000Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 401 PM MST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 3 PM. ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS PEAKING AROUND MID AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...MONDAY...WINDS WILL BLOW OUT OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BLOW OUT OF THE WEST WITH SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM AROUND 10 TO 20 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. 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. && $$ NMZ104-201500- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0004.120220T1700Z-120221T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0005.120220T1700Z-120221T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 401 PM MST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 56 ACROSS NEW MEXICOS NORTHEAST PLAINS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK FROM 10 AM TO 1 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 14 TO 20 PERCENT...WITH READINGS NEAR 30 PERCENT ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 44
3 follow-up statements
121 WWUS85 KABQ 201048 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 348 AM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 10 AM THROUGH 8 PM TODAY ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 56 DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSING NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT CROSSING NEW MEXICO TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY. SPEEDS WILL PEAK AROUND THE NOON HOUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE PLAINS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 56 WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT...WITH HIGHER READINGS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL EXIT THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...A PERSISTENT LEE TROUGH AND BRISK WINDS ALOFT MAY RETURN 15 TO 25 MPH WEST WINDS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR ON TUESDAY. HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL ALSO CONTINUE WHICH MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ108-202230- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0005.120220T1700Z-120221T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0005.120221T1800Z-120222T0000Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 348 AM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. ON TUESDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR NEAR SANTA ROSA. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH SPEEDS PEAKING AROUND THE NOON HOUR. ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BLOW OUT OF THE WEST WITH SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM AROUND 10 TO 18 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. 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. && $$ NMZ104-202230- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0005.120220T1700Z-120221T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 348 AM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 56. THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3 PM. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT...WITH READINGS NEAR 30 PERCENT ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 34
530 WWUS85 KABQ 202221 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 321 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TODAY ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .RED FLAG CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD BE DIMINISHING AS WINDS DECREASE THIS EVENING. ON TUESDAY ANOTHER WEAKER DISTURBANCE ALOFT COMBINED WITH A LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH COULD ALLOW WINDY CONDITIONS TO REDEVELOP ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ALSO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...AND THIS COULD LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...PRIMARILY OVER GUADALUPE COUNTY. NMZ108-210100- /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0005.120221T1800Z-120222T0000Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 321 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. ON TUESDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR NEAR SANTA ROSA. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS DECREASING NEAR SUNSET. ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BLOW OUT OF THE WEST WITH SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM AROUND 10 TO 18 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY. && $$ NMZ104-210100- /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 321 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 56 THROUGH 6 PM MST. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT...WITH READINGS NEAR 30 PERCENT ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 52
978 WWUS85 KABQ 210058 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 558 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .ON TUESDAY ANOTHER WEAKER DISTURBANCE ALOFT COMBINED WITH A LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH COULD ALLOW WINDY CONDITIONS TO REDEVELOP ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ALSO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...AND THIS MAY LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR A FEW HOURS...PRIMARILY OVER GUADALUPE COUNTY. NMZ108-211500- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0005.120221T1800Z-120222T0000Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 558 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AREA AND TIMING...ON TUESDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR IN THE VICINITY OF GUADALUPE COUNTY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BLOW OUT OF THE WEST WITH SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM AROUND 10 TO 18 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY. && $$ NMZ104-210200- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120221T0100Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 558 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL SOON RISE ABOVE THRESHOLD VALUES...THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE AT 6 PM MST. $$ 43
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 4:12 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 12 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:49 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | ABQ | 30 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:49 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 30 hr | |
| Feb 19, 5:01 AM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 24 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:01 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 35 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.