Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 14, 2013, 4:25 AM MDT for 11 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 15, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT. 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
- Apr 14, 2013, 4:25 AM MDT (10:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2013, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley 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), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:23 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 4366 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
074 WWUS85 KABQ 141025 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 425 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL BUT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR ALL BUT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .A LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL SAG SOUTHWARD...ALLOWING FOR STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO LINGER OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES WILL ALLOW FOR MINIMUM RH VALUES RANGING FROM AROUND 7 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THEREFORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO BE WIDESPREAD OVER AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. NMZ103-104-106>109-150200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0011.130415T1800Z-130416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0011.130415T1800Z-130416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0010.130414T1800Z-130415T0200Z/ 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 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- 425 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENINGS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS TUESDAY WILL DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 55 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 OR 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM AROUND 8 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY...AND 7 TO 13 PERCENT TUESDAY. PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER MAY SEE MIN RH VALUES GREATER THAN 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-150200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0011.130415T1800Z-130416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0010.130414T1800Z-130415T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 425 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND LATE MORNING TO MIDDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...VARYING FROM 12 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY AND RANGING FROM 9 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-150200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0010.130414T1800Z-130415T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 425 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON TUESDAY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING...AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 50 MPH TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 12 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
4 follow-up statements
882 WWUS85 KABQ 150211 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 811 PM MDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL LOCATIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WILL SAG SOUTHWARD EARLY IN THE WORK WEEK CAUSING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO RETURN TO MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY REACHING ALL LOCATIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS ALLOWING FOR MINIMUM HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM AROUND 7 TO 16 PERCENT BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK MONDAY...WITH EVEN MORE WIDESPREAD AND DRIER CONDITIONS TUESDAY. NMZ103>109-151400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130415T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.130415T1800Z-130416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ 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- 811 PM MDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...EASTERN PLAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY MONDAY AND BY LATE MORNING TUESDAY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BOTH DAYS...A LITTLE LATER TUESDAY THAN MONDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. THE WEAKER WINDS WILL BE FELT NEAR NEW MEXICOS EASTERN BORDER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 8 TO 16 PERCENT MONDAY...AND 7 TO 13 PERCENT TUESDAY. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MAY KEEP HUMIDITIES FROM DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST AREAS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. 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. && $$ NMZ101-151400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130415T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 811 PM MDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DURING LATE MORNING OR MID DAY TUESDAY...THEN PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-151400- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 811 PM MDT SUN APR 14 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING OR MIDDAY TUESDAY...THEN LAST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM AROUND 8 TO 15 PERCENT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES IN AREAS WITH SNOW PACK. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 44
603 WWUS85 KABQ 151352 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 752 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE TODAY WHILE AN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURE REGIME PERSISTS WITH DRY CONDITIONS. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO CRITICAL LEVELS OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...EXCLUDING THE NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SPEED SOME THIS EVENING...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WILL THEN BECOME EVEN MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY REACHING ALL LOCATIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. NMZ103>109-160200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.130415T1800Z-130416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ 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- 752 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...EASTERN PLAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON TODAY AND LAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WILL REDEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. THE WEAKER WINDS WILL BE FELT NEAR THE EASTERN BORDER OF NEW MEXICO. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 8 TO 16 PERCENT TODAY...AND 6 TO 13 PERCENT TUESDAY. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MAY KEEP HUMIDITIES FROM DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST AREAS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-160200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 752 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU FOR AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING TUESDAY...LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM AROUND 8 TO 15 PERCENT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES IN AREAS WITH SNOW PACK. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
222 WWUS85 KABQ 152110 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 310 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .GUSTY UPPER ATMOSPHERE WINDS COMBINED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER OF NEW MEXICO WILL SET UP GUSTY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WITH PERSISTENT LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITIES...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOME WIDESPREAD ON TUESDAY...AND REDEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-161400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0013.130417T1700Z-130418T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130416T0200Z/ 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- 310 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...EASTERN PLAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WILL REDEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WILL REDEVELOP ONCE AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. THE WEAKER WINDS WILL BE FELT NEAR THE EASTERN BORDER OF NEW MEXICO. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 8 TO 16 PERCENT TODAY...AND 6 TO 13 PERCENT TUESDAY. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MAY KEEP HUMIDITIES FROM DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST AREAS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. ON WEDNESDAY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 7 TO 4 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-106-109-161400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130416T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 310 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...EASTERN PLAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WILL REDEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. THE WEAKER WINDS WILL BE FELT NEAR THE EASTERN BORDER OF NEW MEXICO. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 8 TO 16 PERCENT TODAY...AND 6 TO 13 PERCENT TUESDAY. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MAY KEEP HUMIDITIES FROM DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST AREAS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-161400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ 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- 310 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU FOR AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING TUESDAY...LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM AROUND 8 TO 15 PERCENT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES IN AREAS WITH SNOW PACK. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ SHY
186 WWUS85 KABQ 160156 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 756 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .GUSTY UPPER ATMOSPHERIC WINDS COMBINED WITH A TROUGH OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER OF NEW MEXICO WILL SET UP GUSTY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...PERSISTENT LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AND POOR RECOVERIES...WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS TUESDAY...AND POTENTIALLY AGAIN OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-161400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.130417T1700Z-130418T0300Z/ 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- 756 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...EASTERN PLAINS...AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WILL REDEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH TUESDAY. THE WEAKER WINDS WILL BE FELT ALONG THE EASTERN BORDER OF NEW MEXICO. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MAY KEEP HUMIDITIES FROM DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST AREAS NEAR THE OKLAHOMA BORDER. ON WEDNESDAY... MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 6 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ NMZ105-106-109-161400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ 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- 756 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. STRONG WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY WILL REDEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-161400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0012.130416T1700Z-130417T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 756 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU FOR AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. THE WEAKER WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER VALUES IN AREAS WITH SNOW PACK TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 14, 3:39 AM MDT, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 3:39 AM MDT, 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 339 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013 .DISCUSSION... ...WINDY AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A STOUT BELT OF WESTERLY FLOW IS CURRENTLY BUFFETING NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO EARLY THIS MORNING. RIDGE TOPS AND PEAKS ARE SEEING THE HIGHEST IMPACT WITH SOME SEVERE GUSTS BEING RECORDED IN A FEW LOCALES. WILL LET WIND HIGHLIGHTS STAND AS IS...ALTHOUGH A FEW ADJACENT MOUNTAIN/HIGHLAND ZONES MAY BRIEFLY FLIRT WITH ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WHERE NO STATEMENT EXISTS. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT THE H7-H5 FLOW RELAXING SOME INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IT WILL STILL BE QUITE STRONG...BUT LESS THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY ONGOING. ALSO THE SURFACE LOW IS GOING TO BE IN PLACE OVER NORTHEAST NM...BUT THE OVERALL SURFACE GRADIENT IS LOOKING TO BE WEAKER THAN WHAT CAN COMMONLY OCCUR IN MID APRIL. OTHER ASPECTS OF THE FORECAST HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED MUCH...SLIGHTLY HIGHER TEMPERATURES IN THE EAST DUE TO DOWNSLOPING AND LESS OVERALL SHOWER/STORM POTENTIAL DUE TO WEAKER LAPSE RATES. THIS EVENING...SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDUCE IN SPEED DRAMATICALLY...BUT STILL BREEZY AND GUSTY IN MUCH OF THE HIGHLANDS AND MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A WEAK BACK DOOR FRONT WILL ATTEMPT TO SNEAK INTO THE NORTHEAST...BUT WILL BE UNABLE TO PROPAGATE MUCH BEYOND OR WEST OF I-25 OR SOUTH OF I-40. ON MONDAY...THE SURFACE LOW QUICKLY RE-ESTABLISHES ITSELF IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE...AND 30 TO 60KT IN THE H7-H5 LAYER WILL STEADILY OVERLAY THE FORECAST AREA. WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR MANY HIGH TERRAIN ZONES ON MONDAY...BUT TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE WILL CROSS THIS BRIDGE ONCE TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS ARE OUT OF THE WAY. BY TUESDAY A TRAILING TROUGH WILL DEEPEN OVER THE WESTERN U.S. ALLOWING WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE TO BACK SOME IN DIRECTION WHILE STRONG SPEEDS PERSIST. THE SURFACE LOW WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE IN A HIGHLY FAVORABLE POSITION FOR ANY KIND OF OUTRAGEOUS SURFACE GRADIENT...BUT DEEP MIXING SHOULD STILL KEEP THE OVERALL WIND MACHINE CRANKING. LITTLE CHANGE TO TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TUESDAY...WITH THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING IN THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE WHERE THE BACK DOOR WILL SLUGGISHLY SEEP IN. TIMING OF THE LOW IS STILL ON TRACK FOR THE MOST PART...WORKING INTO NM TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE MODELS HAVE ADJUSTED THE TRACK SLIGHTLY MORE TO THE NORTH...BUT THEY HAVE ALSO PULLED THE DRY SLOT FARTHER NORTH WHICH WOULD LIMIT SOME PRECIPITATION CHANCES...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-40. ALSO THE ECMWF IS NOW A BIT FASTER WITH THE BACK DOOR SEGMENT OF THE FRONT...BLASTING THE BOUNDARY THROUGH EASTERN NM BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THEREAFTER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN FAIRLY PERTURBED AND SLOW TO RELAX THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. AFTER THE ABRUPT CHANGE TO BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...A WARM-UP WILL BE GRADUAL. 52 && .FIRE WEATHER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MIDDAY TODAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR ALL BUT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR ALL BUT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... STRONG WINDS AT MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL HAVE DESCENDED INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING. GUST TO 59 MPH RECORDED AT THE RATON AIRPORT RECENTLY. THESE STRONG WINDS LIKELY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS TO THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR IN NE NM THROUGH MID MORNING OR MIDDAY AS THE CORE OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT SHIFT SOUTHWARD TO THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. WINDS HAVE BEEN BREEZY DURING THE OVERNIGHT ELSEWHERE...NOT ALLOWING RH VALUES TO RECOVER MUCH...PRESENTLY IN THE 20S OVER A LARGE CHUNK OF THE CENTRAL AND WEST...WHILE ALONG THE FAR EASTERN BORDER WHERE HIGHER DEWPOINTS EXIST...RH/S RANGE FROM THE 40S UPWARD. CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY MORE OR LESS ON TRACK ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS IN THE CENTRAL AND WEST MAY SEE CRITICAL CONDITIONS EARLIER THAN THE START TIME OF NOON...WHILE PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU CLOSER TO THE COLORADO BORDER MAY NOT MEET THE WIND/LOW RH CRITERIA. MODELS STILL PUSH OUT THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE NOTED IN THE EAST LATER TODAY. RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL REMAIN FAIR TO POOR OVER THE MAJORITY OF WESTERN...CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. ANOTHER SFC BOUNDARY TO DROP INTO THE NE...ALLOWING FOR BETTER RECOVERIES THERE. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT STARTS WINDING UP IN THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY...AND WINDS ALOFT START TO STRENGTHEN AGAIN. HAVE GONE AHEAD AND REPLACED MONDAY/S FIRE WX WATCH WITH A WARNING AND ADDED ZONE 105. APPEARS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SLOSH BACK EASTWARD AGAIN AND SINGLE DIGIT RH/S POSSIBLE OVER THE EAST CENTRAL AND IN THE MIDDLE RGV. ISSUED A FIRE WX WATCH FOR TUESDAY FOR ALL BUT THE NORTH CENTRAL MTS AS DEWPOINTS CRATER...SW WINDS ALOFT STRENGTHEN OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL AND MODELS IN BETTER AGREEMENT THAT THE SFC FRONT WILL MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS INTO THE NORTHEAST/EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. RH RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TO FAIR AGAIN OVER A WIDESPREAD PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA EXCEPT BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE FAR NE AND SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES FORECAST FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PLAINS...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND RGV. ALSO DIFFERENT ON TUESDAY FROM TODAY AND MONDAY IS THAT FORECAST HAINES IS 5 TO 6 FROM THE RGV TO THE TEXAS BORDER. ON WEDNESDAY THE TROUGH ALOFT MOVES OVER NEW MEXICO...DESPITE DEWPOINTS REMAINING IN THE TEENS TO 20S IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHS FALL TO 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE...WHICH HELPS REDUCE THE CRITICAL THREAT ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS MAY BE GUSTY. AN EVEN DRIER AIRMASS IS FORECAST FOR THURSDAY WITH HIGHS 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. WHILE THERE WILL BE SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AS THE TROUGH PASSES OVERHEAD...WETTING PCPN AMOUNTS DON/T APPEAR THAT WIDESPREAD AND AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 WILL REMAIN DRY. && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF CYCLE FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES WHILE THE POLAR JET STREAM CROSSES CO AND NORTHERN NM. WESTERLY 700 MB WINDS WILL PEAK FROM 45-65 KT FROM 06-15Z WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MTNS AROUND SUNRISE. WSW SFC WINDS SHOULD BRIEFLY WEAKEN IN MOST LOCATIONS FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET...THEN RESTRENGTHEN AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS WINDS ALOFT STRENGTHEN. SFC WINDS WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH SUNDAY FROM 30-50 KT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FAVORING THE NORTHERN MTNS AND THE NE AND E CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. AN AVIATION WEATHER WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS OVER 34 KT IS LOOKING MORE PROBABLE AT KABQ. ALSO...THERE COULD BE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS IN THE N MTNS NEAR THE CO BORDER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. 44 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 66 46 69 46 / 5 5 10 5 DULCE........................... 59 33 62 34 / 20 10 20 10 CUBA............................ 64 36 65 37 / 5 5 10 5 GALLUP.......................... 68 44 65 44 / 0 0 5 5 EL MORRO........................ 66 36 65 37 / 0 0 5 5 GRANTS.......................... 68 43 69 43 / 0 0 5 0 QUEMADO......................... 68 40 72 40 / 0 0 5 0 GLENWOOD........................ 76 42 76 41 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 57 32 59 32 / 20 20 30 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 66 39 64 40 / 0 5 5 0 PECOS........................... 69 39 68 39 / 0 0 5 0 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 61 33 62 33 / 5 10 10 10 RED RIVER....................... 51 31 53 31 / 10 20 20 10 ANGEL FIRE...................... 57 36 59 32 / 10 10 10 5 TAOS............................ 62 35 64 33 / 5 10 10 5 MORA............................ 62 35 63 36 / 0 5 5 5 ESPANOLA........................ 71 37 71 37 / 0 5 5 0 SANTA FE........................ 69 39 69 39 / 0 0 5 0 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 72 40 72 40 / 0 0 5 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 74 48 74 47 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 76 50 76 49 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 78 46 78 46 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 78 47 78 46 / 0 0 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 79 47 79 46 / 0 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 76 47 76 46 / 0 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 82 52 81 51 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 67 39 68 37 / 0 0 5 0 TIJERAS......................... 71 42 73 43 / 0 0 5 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 73 39 71 38 / 0 0 0 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 71 40 69 39 / 0 0 5 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 73 44 72 45 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 78 46 76 46 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 71 46 71 45 / 0 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 68 32 70 36 / 5 5 10 10 RATON........................... 70 34 72 35 / 5 10 10 5 SPRINGER........................ 72 36 71 37 / 0 5 5 5 LAS VEGAS....................... 69 39 69 39 / 0 0 5 0 CLAYTON......................... 76 36 73 41 / 0 0 5 10 ROY............................. 74 36 72 39 / 0 0 5 0 CONCHAS......................... 81 44 81 47 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 81 45 80 47 / 0 0 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 83 43 82 48 / 0 0 0 0 CLOVIS.......................... 80 42 80 47 / 0 0 0 0 PORTALES........................ 81 46 81 48 / 0 0 0 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 82 48 82 49 / 0 0 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 87 52 87 51 / 0 0 0 0 PICACHO......................... 79 51 80 51 / 0 0 0 0 ELK............................. 74 49 76 50 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-103>109. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-103>109. WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ506-518-521-522-524-528-532-534. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ523-529-533. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ510-527. && 52
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 5:21 AM MDT, 23 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 521 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 NMZ501>540-141200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 521 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS AND NORTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FEW STRAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY BRIEF AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TODAY...MOSTLY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A PERIOD OF WINDY AND DRY WEATHER WILL QUICKLY UNFOLD SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EACH DAY WITH PERIODIC BOUTS OF LOW HUMIDITY CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SOME STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ON SUNDAY...AND PERHAPS AGAIN ON MONDAY. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WINDS OF 50 MPH OR GREATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ. 52
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:25 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 35 hr |
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Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2013Every red flag warning in 2013
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.