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Red Flag Warning 18, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 17, 2013, 3:23 AM MST for 4 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 17, 2013, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 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 17, 2013, 3:23 AM MST (10:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2013, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- May 17, 2013, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Cibola County, NM, McKinley County, NM, San Juan County, NM, Sandoval County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:24 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 134 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
- 6003 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
953 WWUS85 KABQ 171023 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 423 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CAUSE WINDS ALOFT AND A SURFACE LEE TROUGH TO STRENGTHEN TODAY...BEGINNING A DAILY TREND OF STRONGER SURFACE WINDS. WINDS NOW LOOK STIFF ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNSET FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...WHERE 10 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...TEMPERATURES UP TO 13 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...SUPER HAINES...AND VERY HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED. TO MAKE MATTERS MORE HAZARDOUS... THERE MAY ALSO BE A FEW DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDY...DRY...WARM AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND POTENTIALLY MONDAY AS A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS PASS NORTH OF NEW MEXICO STEERING THE POLAR JET STREAM OVERHEAD. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRIER THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. NMZ103-172130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0018.130517T1900Z-130518T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 423 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL SUNSET EACH DAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY...BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 MPH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY AND SATURDAY...THEN UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 6 AND 13 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. * 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. && $$ NMZ104-108-172130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 423 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SATURDAY. WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND EAST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ106-107-172130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0017.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/ 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- 423 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 4 AND 14 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60. * 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ109-172130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0017.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 423 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 44
3 follow-up statements
809 WWUS85 KABQ 172145 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY 11AM MDT TO 9PM MDT WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS FAVORING THE ARIZONA BORDER COUNTRY AS WELL AS AREAS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND ABUNDANT INSTABILITY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY AND PROVIDE CRITICAL CONDITIONS WITH LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY BUT CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD. NMZ106-107-180300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/ 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- 345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY UNTIL SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 4 AND 14 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60. * 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. && $$ NMZ109-180300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ105-180200- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130518T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE ARIZONA BORDER COUNTRY UNTIL SUNSET TODAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-180300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130518T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY...BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 MPH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY AND SATURDAY...THEN UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 6 AND 13 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS ALONG AND EAST OF I- 25. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ104-108-180300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 345 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 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 FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SATURDAY. WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND EAST. * 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. && $$ 50/21
305 WWUS85 KABQ 172154 CCA RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 353 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY 11AM MDT TO 9PM MDT WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS FAVORING THE ARIZONA BORDER COUNTRY AS WELL AS AREAS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND ABUNDANT INSTABILITY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY AND PROVIDE CRITICAL CONDITIONS WITH LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY BUT CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD. NMZ106-107-180315- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/ 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- 353 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY UNTIL SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 4 AND 14 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60. * 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. && $$ NMZ109-180315- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 353 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY FROM 10 TO 15 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. && $$ NMZ105-180200- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130518T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 353 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE ARIZONA BORDER COUNTRY UNTIL SUNSET TODAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-180315- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130518T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 353 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 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 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY...BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 MPH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY AND SATURDAY...THEN UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 6 AND 13 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS ALONG AND EAST OF I- 25. * 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. && $$ NMZ104-108-180315- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 353 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SATURDAY. WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND EAST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 50/21
289 WWUS85 KABQ 180141 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 741 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY 11AM MDT TO 9PM MDT WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF ARIZONA INTO NEW MEXICO SATURDAY WILL RETURN GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM EXPANDS COVERAGE OVER NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN WITH CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER. NMZ103-181400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130518T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 741 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY 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 SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SATURDAY...THEN UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY. EXPECT STRONGEST GUSTS ALONG AND EAST OF I-25. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 6 AND 13 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS ALONG AND EAST OF I- 25. * 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. && $$ NMZ105-180245- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130518T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 741 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... LOCAL GUSTS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IN SPOTS THROUGH MID EVENING. WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED AS HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 20 PCT THROUGH LATE EVENING. $$ NMZ104-106>108-181400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.130519T1600Z-130520T0300Z/ 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- 741 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 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 FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS UNTIL SUNSET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SATURDAY. WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY BETWEEN 6 AND 10 PERCENT WITH THE LOWEST READINGS SOUTH AND EAST. * 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. && $$ NMZ109-181400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.130518T1700Z-130519T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 741 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MOSTLY FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ SHY
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 May 17, 2:14 AM MST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 2:14 AM MST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 314 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013 .DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTING NE TOWARD NM ON INCREASING SW FLOW WILL HELP DEVELOP SOME MORE OF THOSE PESKY AFTERNOON GUSTY SPRINKLES AND STORMS TODAY. GRIDDED POP VALUES FROM NEARLY ALL 00Z MODELS WERE BELOW MENTION. SURFACE DEWPOINTS ARE ALSO VERY DRY WITH TEENS AND EVEN SINGLE DIGITS EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...MODELS DO MOISTEN UP THE MID AND LOW LEVELS...WEAK INSTABILITY IS THERE... AND THE TREND HAS BEEN FOR VIRGA TO DEVELOP QUITE PROLIFICALLY DESPITE VERY DRY AIR SO DID LEAVE IN MENTION TODAY. AN AREA OF CRITICAL FIRE WX ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MTS INTO THE NE HIGHLANDS HAS BECOME MORE OF A CONCERN WITH SEVERAL FACTORS LEANING US IN DIRECTION TO RAISE THE RED FLAGS THERE TODAY. SEE FIRE WX DISCUSSION FOR MORE DETAILS. TEMPS WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...ESPECIALLY FOR THE EAST WHERE HIGHS WILL BE 10 TO 15F ABOVE CLIMO. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE BREEZY SIDE FOR MOST AREAS...AND WINDY OVER THE NE HIGHLANDS. THE LARGE SCALE TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING A COOL DOWN ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM FOR SATURDAY...WHILE THE EAST WILL REMAIN HOT UNDER DRY DOWNSLOPE FLOW. WINDS WILL BE MORE ON THE WINDY SIDE FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NM. MODELS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE 00Z NAM AND EVEN THE LATEST 06Z NAM ARE TRENDING WETTER WITH THE QPF VALUES FOR THE NW AND WESTERN MTS...SO HAVE RAISED POPS AND QPF A LITTLE IN THE HIGH TERRAIN. SOME AREAS MAY SEE WETTING PRECIP VALUES ALONG THE DIVIDE. TEMPS WILL TREND 10F COOLER FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM WITH READINGS ACTUALLY NEAR 5F BELOW NORMAL. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE EAST AGAIN. ANY SHOWERS LINGERING INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING WILL TAPER OFF QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET. COLD ADVECTION WILL TAKE SHAPE BEHIND A PACIFIC FRONT MOVING ESE THRU THE AREA...TRENDING TEMPS SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. A 30-50KT 700-500MB JET CORE WILL EJECT THRU THE BASE OF THE SHEARING TROUGH SUNDAY AND CREATE ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE EAST AND MORE CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS. TEMPS WILL TREND DOWN ANOTHER COUPLE DEGREES FOR THE NORTH WITH PRECIP CHANCES CONTINUING FOR THE FAR NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN. THE ECMWF SOLUTION IS AGGRESSIVE WITH DEVELOPING ANOTHER WAVE WITHIN THE TROUGH AND KEEPING THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN MTS INTO MONDAY. TEMPS WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL EITHER WAY AS 700MB TEMPS AVERAGE 4-6C OVER NORTHERN NM... WHICH IS QUITE COOL FOR LATE MAY. THE EASTERN PLAINS HOWEVER WILL REMAIN BREEZY/WINDY WITH MORE CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS. BEYOND MONDAY THE MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A QUICKLY PASSING SHORT WAVE RIDGE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING SOUTH TO SW FLOW AND WARM ADVECTION FOR MID WEEK. THE AVERAGE FIRST DATE OF 90F AT THE ABQ SUNPORT IS MAY 27TH...AND WE HAVE 89F ON MAY 23RD SO THE HEAT IS GETTING CLOSER. THE GFS AND ECMWF SOLUTION WANT TO DEVELOP DRYLINE STORMS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS BEGINNING THURSDAY/FRIDAY NEXT WEEK BUT WE SHALL SEE. GUYER && .FIRE WEATHER... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD TODAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH LOW HUMIDITY/HIGH HAINES AND GUSTY WINDS... A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS WILL GRADUALLY PASS NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...KEEPING WINDS ALOFT STRONG. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE A PERSISTENT LEE TROUGH TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY ADDING ANOTHER INGREDIENT FOR BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS. DAILY ROUNDS OF WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES INDICES IN THE 5 TO 6 RANGE...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS ALL POINT TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BEGIN TO CONGEAL TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...WHERE A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHWESTERLY FETCH OF THE POLAR JET STREAM PASSES OVERHEAD CAUSING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS EASTERN AREAS AND POTENTIALLY ALSO SOUTHERN AREAS. WITH THIS MORNINGS FORECAST PACKAGE...WE WILL REPLACE FIRE WEATHER WATCHES WITH RED FLAG WARNINGS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS FOR SATURDAY. HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE COVERAGE OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS FROM QUEMADO TO CLINES CORNERS IS HIGH ENOUGH TO KEEP WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR THOSE ZONES. WILL ALSO CONTINUE WITH THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALONG AND E OF I-25 ON SUNDAY...WHEN THE NORTHWESTERLY FETCH OF THE POLAR JET STREAM MOVES OVERHEAD. A WEAK PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL PASS FROM THE WEST SATURDAY RESULTING IN SLIGHT COOLING BY SUNDAY...BUT TEMPERATURES SHOULD STILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST WITH CONTINUED HIGH HAINES AND LOW HUMIDITY CONCERNS. TO MAKE MATTERS MORE HAZARDOUS...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF DRIER THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL AREAS SATURDAY...AND ALONG MUCH OF THE CO BORDER ON SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH THE COOLING TREND WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY...WIDESPREAD BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AS THE NORTHWESTERLY FETCH OF THE POLAR JET STREAM BECOMES MORE WESTERLY OVER NM IN RESPONSE TO THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSING THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES. THUS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVERHEAD TUESDAY...RESULTING IN A RESPITE FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ON TUESDAY. WINDS ALOFT AND SEASONABLY GOOD MIXING SHOULD RESULT IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT VENTILATION AND A NICE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS. WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE COMING WORK WEEK SHOULD BRING ANOTHER ACTIVE PERIOD OF FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AS A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MEANDERS SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTHWEST US AND CAUSES SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS TO STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO. THIS PATTERN ALSO SHOWS PROMISE FOR MAKING THE DRY LINE BECOME ACTIVE...WHICH WILL SEEM UNUSUAL GIVEN THE LACK OF DRY LINE ACTIVITY IN EASTERN NM OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. 44 && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF CYCLE VFR CIGS AND VIZ FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS. FLOW ALOFT STRENGTHENING AND BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN ADVANCE OF LARGE SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE CALIFORNIA COAST. SURFACE TROUGH DEEPENING FROM EASTERN COLORADO INTO CENTRAL TX WILL HELP BOOST FRI AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO 25 KTS FROM 19Z ONWARD AND CONTINUING THROUGH 02Z SUNSET FRI EVENING. SOME CLOUD AOA BKN150 WILL WORK IN OVER EASTERN NM AFTER 03Z FRI EVENING. SHY && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 83 49 76 44 / 0 0 20 10 DULCE........................... 78 37 71 34 / 0 0 20 20 CUBA............................ 81 40 73 38 / 0 0 20 20 GALLUP.......................... 80 43 72 40 / 0 0 10 10 EL MORRO........................ 76 36 70 34 / 0 0 10 10 GRANTS.......................... 83 47 75 45 / 0 0 20 10 QUEMADO......................... 79 45 74 42 / 0 0 5 0 GLENWOOD........................ 82 40 79 40 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 71 39 66 37 / 5 5 30 30 LOS ALAMOS...................... 77 50 73 47 / 0 0 20 20 PECOS........................... 75 50 70 46 / 0 0 5 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 77 43 72 39 / 5 5 10 10 RED RIVER....................... 66 38 62 35 / 5 5 20 20 ANGEL FIRE...................... 71 29 67 26 / 0 0 10 20 TAOS............................ 78 40 73 36 / 0 0 10 20 MORA............................ 77 45 71 41 / 0 0 5 5 ESPANOLA........................ 83 45 78 43 / 0 0 5 5 SANTA FE........................ 77 51 73 48 / 0 0 10 10 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 82 48 77 45 / 0 0 10 10 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 83 61 79 53 / 0 0 5 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 86 57 82 55 / 0 0 5 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 87 56 83 53 / 0 0 5 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 89 53 83 52 / 0 0 5 5 LOS LUNAS....................... 87 54 83 52 / 0 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 88 53 82 51 / 0 0 5 5 SOCORRO......................... 92 59 87 57 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 80 51 76 47 / 5 5 10 10 TIJERAS......................... 82 51 78 49 / 0 0 10 10 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 81 49 75 46 / 0 0 0 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 81 49 75 45 / 5 5 0 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 82 52 77 49 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 85 55 81 53 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 78 53 72 49 / 5 5 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 83 51 80 45 / 0 0 0 10 RATON........................... 86 45 83 42 / 0 0 5 10 SPRINGER........................ 86 45 82 42 / 0 0 0 5 LAS VEGAS....................... 81 48 77 44 / 0 0 0 5 CLAYTON......................... 92 56 90 52 / 0 0 0 5 ROY............................. 87 51 83 48 / 0 0 0 5 CONCHAS......................... 94 57 90 53 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 93 58 89 54 / 0 0 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 98 63 95 60 / 0 0 0 0 CLOVIS.......................... 94 59 92 56 / 0 0 0 0 PORTALES........................ 95 62 93 59 / 0 0 0 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 94 59 93 56 / 0 0 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 97 60 96 58 / 0 0 0 0 PICACHO......................... 91 58 87 55 / 0 0 0 0 ELK............................. 85 56 80 52 / 5 5 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ106-107-109. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 16, 4:39 AM MST, 22 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 539 AM MDT THU MAY 16 2013 NMZ501>540-171200- 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- 539 AM MDT THU MAY 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY IMPACT EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SATURDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THIS SAME AREA ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GUYER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:23 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro and 2 more | 41 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.