Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 27, 2013, 3:55 AM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 28, 2013, 2:00 PM MDT. 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 27, 2013, 3:55 AM MDT (09:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 28, 2013, 2:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2013, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 38 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 5578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
183 WWUS85 KABQ 270955 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 355 AM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM MDT TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM MDT TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO CREATE MORE WIDESPREAD BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY AS THE CORE OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT MOVES OVER NEW MEXICO. EXTREMELY LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES...WIDESPREAD POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT...HIGH HAINES VALUES...AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL EXACERBATE THESE CRITICAL FIRE CONCERNS. NMZ103-104-108-272200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0023.130528T1800Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T1800Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.130527T1800Z-130528T0300Z/ 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 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 355 AM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY. ON TUESDAY...THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 8 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. && $$ NMZ107-272200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0023.130528T1800Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T1800Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0024.130527T1800Z-130528T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 355 AM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...THE SANDIA...MANZANO...AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ105-106-109-272200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0023.130528T1800Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T1800Z-130529T0300Z/ 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- 355 AM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 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. && $$ NMZ101-102-272200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T1800Z-130529T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 355 AM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
120 WWUS85 KABQ 272112 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 312 PM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MDT TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH MID EVENING TODAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GROW ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY. MARGINAL CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIRD OR SO DUE TO SOME PATCHY HIGHER CLOUD COVER WITH WORSE CONDITIONS TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS COULD CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING TUESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-280300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0024.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T2000Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-130528T0300Z/ 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- 312 PM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH MID EVENING TODAY. THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD WILL BE MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND SHIFT A BIT SOONER ON WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH REST OF TODAY AND TUESDAY. WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM/S BETWEEN 2 TO 8 PERCENT REST OF TODAY AND TUESDAY. SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ106-280300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0024.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T2000Z-130529T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 312 PM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TUESDAY PEAKING LATE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND PEAKING EARLIER ON WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TUESDAY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM/S 3 TO 10 PERCENT WITH LOWEST READINGS ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-109-280300- /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T2000Z-130529T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 312 PM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU TUESDAY MID AFTERNOON TO THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM/S BETWEEN 5 TO 10 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. && $$ 50
608 WWUS85 KABQ 280321 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 921 PM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MDT TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GROW ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY. MARGINAL CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIRD OR SO DUE TO SOME PATCHY HIGHER CLOUD COVER WITH WORSE CONDITIONS TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS COULD CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING TUESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-281400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-130528T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T2000Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0024.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ 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- 921 PM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE MOST CRITICAL PERIOD WILL BE MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY AND SHIFT A BIT SOONER ON WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TUESDAY. WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM/S BETWEEN 2 TO 8 PERCENT TUESDAY. SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ106-281400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T2000Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0024.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 921 PM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TUESDAY PEAKING LATEAFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND PEAKING EARLIER ON WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TUESDAY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM/S 3 TO 10 PERCENT WITH LOWEST READINGS 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-109-281400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T2000Z-130529T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 921 PM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS... NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU TUESDAY MID AFTERNOON TO THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM/S BETWEEN 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 40
576 WWUS85 KABQ 281320 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 720 AM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MDT TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS ALREADY IN PLACE. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ALL ZONES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LESS EXTREME ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIRD OR OF NEW MEXICO WITH THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS EXPECTED EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WHERE CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD CONTINUE WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ103-104-106>108-282200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0024.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0026.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T2000Z-130529T0300Z/ 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- 720 AM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS TODAY WILL OCCUR FROM MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS TODAY. ON WEDNESDAY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TUESDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH BETWEEN 2 TO 8 PERCENT TUESDAY AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ105-109-282200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0026.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T2000Z-130529T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 720 AM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY BEGINNING AROUND NOON. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH TODAY. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH BETWEEN 5 TO 9 PERCENT TODAY AND 10 TO 13 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-282200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.130528T2000Z-130529T0300Z/ 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- 720 AM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MID AFTERNOON TO THE EARLY THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH BETWEEN 5 TO 11 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. && $$
431 WWUS85 KABQ 282122 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 322 PM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND WILL FILTER BACK INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. HUMIDITY VALUES ARE QUITE LOW WITH QUITE A FEW SINGLE DIGITS. THE HAINES INDEX IS A 6 ALTHOUGH CIRRUS CLOUDS HAVE TAKEN THE LUSTER OFF THE EVENT. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER WITH LESS OF A CLOUD INFLUENCE OVERALL. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL THUS HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RISE SOME BUT THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND A HAINES OF 5 INDICATES CRITICAL CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN. LASTLY...THE STRONGER WIND FLOW WILL REMAIN INTO THURSDAY WITH SOME SLIGHT WARMING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN ANTICIPATED ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. NMZ101-102-290300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0025.130530T1700Z-130531T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0026.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130529T0300Z/ 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- 322 PM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AS WELL AS BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TUESDAY. WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH BETWEEN 5 TO 9 PERCENT TODAY AND 8 TO 15 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-106>108-290300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0025.130530T1700Z-130531T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ 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- 322 PM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD THROUGH REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AS WELL AS BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH MPH ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH BETWEEN 3 TO 7 PERCENT WITH LOWER TEENS ACROSS PORTIONS OF ROOSEVELT COUNTY REST OF TODAY. MINIMUMS BETWEEN 7 TO 13 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ105-109-290300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 322 PM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY. WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH BETWEEN 4 TO 9 PERCENT TODAY AND 9 TO 15 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
106 WWUS85 KABQ 290250 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 850 PM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER WITH LESS OF A CLOUD INFLUENCE OVERALL. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL THUS HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RISE SOME BUT THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND A HAINES OF 5 INDICATES CRITICAL CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN. LASTLY...THE STRONGER WIND FLOW WILL REMAIN INTO THURSDAY WITH SOME SLIGHT WARMING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN ANTICIPATED THURSDAY ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. NMZ101>104-106>108-291400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0025.130530T1700Z-130531T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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- 850 PM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH MPH BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 7 TO 13 PERCENT BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ105-109-291400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 850 PM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH 9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 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 27, 3:23 AM MDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 27, 3:23 AM MDT, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 323 AM MDT MON MAY 27 2013 .DISCUSSION... WESTERLIES IN FULL CONTROL SUNDAY EVENING AND NIGHT...DROPPING DEWPOINTS DRASTICALLY OVER THE ERN PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SHALLOW LOW LEVEL GULF MOISTURE HAS MADE A RETURN EARLY THIS MORNING TO THE SE PLAINS AS SURFACE WINDS BACKED JUST ENOUGH. THIS MOISTURE WILL MIX OUT AND/OR BE PUSHED EWD INTO TX BY LATE MORNING. WEAK WAVE IN THE UPPER FLOW OVER AZ EVIDENT ON IR SATELLITE IMAGERY EARLY THIS MORNING. ALL MODELS INDICATE THAT THE CIRRUS SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE WILL EXPAND AS IT TRAVERSES FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY...AHEAD OF AN UNSEASONABLY DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN. WINDS...BLOWING DUST AND FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER HEADLINE FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS FLIRTING WITH ADVISORY CRITERIA CENTRAL AND EAST BUT WILL LET DAY SHIFT HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT THINGS BEFORE DECIDING ON AN ADVISORY. ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT IS STILL ON TRACK TO MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NM TUESDAY NIGHT. TROUGH AXIS SLIDES THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND WITH APPRECIABLE COOLING ALOFT...A FEW HIGH BASED SHOWERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP. MODELS...HOWEVER...REMAIN ON THE VERY STINGY SIDE REGARDING QPF PRODUCTION. WITH BOTH PACIFIC AND GULF MOISTURE TAPS UNAVAILABLE GIVEN THE TROUGH ORIENTATION...AGREE WITH THE MODELS THAT NOT MORE THAN A FEW SHOWERS OR VIRGA SHAFTS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. QUASI-ZONAL FLOW MOVES IN FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH MODERATE TO STRONG W-SW WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS CONTINUING TO COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ONCE AGAIN. GFS AND ECMWF REMAIN IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...BRINGING A STRONG BACKDOOR FRONT DOWN THE PLAINS...WESTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS CHAIN CANYONS. CONTINUED TREND OF LOWERING TEMPS FOR NEXT WEEKEND AS A RESULT. 33 && .FIRE WEATHER... ...EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WX FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK... A BATCH OF HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE AREA TODAY AND WILL LIKELY BE THICKER THAN YESTERDAY'S BATCH...LEADING TO HIGH TEMPERATURES 2 TO 3 DEGREES COOLER CENTRAL AND WEST. OTHERWISE... TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH NO WELL DEFINED TRENDS. AFTER A NIGHT OF POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES...SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUMS ARE EXPECTED ALMOST AREA-WIDE. FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS...10-18 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND HAVE ADDED ZONE 107...WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THAT ZONE MOST LIKELY TO EXCEED THRESHOLDS. ON TUESDAY...INCREASING WINDS ALOFT AND A DEEPENING LEE SIDE TROUGH ...BOTH ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. HAVE UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY TO A RED FLAG WARNING AND ADDED ZONES 101 AND 102 SO THAT THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA IS NOW IN THE WARNING. TUESDAY'S EVENT MAY EXTEND BEYOND THE 9 PM END TIME ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. MOISTURE ADVECTION AND COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSAGE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY IS LOOKING LESS SUBSTANTIAL WITH EACH PASSING MODEL RUN. WE'LL LIKELY SEE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG/EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS...AND PERHAPS AN HOUR OR TWO ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY BY LATE AFTERNOON. MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...WITH MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOWING UP BY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. FORECAST CONFIDENCE LOWERS ON FRIDAY...BUT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG/EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WITH A MODERATE WNW FLOW ALOFT CONTINUING. THE 00Z MEDIUM RANGE MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE SHOWING SOME RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IN EASING WINDS ALOFT OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN MEXICO AND THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. 11 && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF CYCLE WINDS HAVE LARGELY DIMINISHED THIS EVENING...HOWEVER WILL RAMP BACK UP MONDAY MORNING. ONCE AGAIN...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN. GUSTS TO 35KT WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLDU WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AROUND KTCC AND KCVS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 81 47 82 45 / 0 0 5 20 DULCE........................... 76 35 77 34 / 0 0 5 20 CUBA............................ 78 40 80 36 / 0 0 0 10 GALLUP.......................... 77 36 77 36 / 0 0 5 10 EL MORRO........................ 73 32 73 31 / 0 0 0 10 GRANTS.......................... 79 41 79 40 / 0 0 0 10 QUEMADO......................... 79 42 79 41 / 0 0 0 5 GLENWOOD........................ 85 38 82 39 / 0 0 0 5 CHAMA........................... 70 38 71 36 / 0 0 5 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 75 54 77 51 / 0 0 0 10 PECOS........................... 74 49 77 45 / 0 0 0 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 76 44 76 40 / 0 0 0 10 RED RIVER....................... 66 39 67 36 / 0 0 0 10 ANGEL FIRE...................... 69 31 70 28 / 0 0 0 5 TAOS............................ 79 39 80 37 / 0 0 0 10 MORA............................ 76 46 77 44 / 0 0 0 5 ESPANOLA........................ 82 47 83 45 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA FE........................ 74 50 76 47 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 80 48 83 46 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 82 55 84 56 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 84 57 86 55 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 86 51 88 50 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 85 53 87 52 / 0 0 0 5 LOS LUNAS....................... 87 53 89 53 / 0 0 0 5 RIO RANCHO...................... 86 53 88 52 / 0 0 0 5 SOCORRO......................... 93 55 94 55 / 0 0 0 5 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 78 49 79 46 / 0 0 0 5 TIJERAS......................... 80 52 82 49 / 0 0 0 5 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 78 46 84 44 / 0 0 0 5 CLINES CORNERS.................. 79 49 81 46 / 0 0 0 5 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 81 53 82 51 / 0 0 0 5 CARRIZOZO....................... 86 55 86 52 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 80 53 79 48 / 0 0 0 5 CAPULIN......................... 80 51 79 49 / 0 5 5 10 RATON........................... 84 47 83 47 / 0 5 0 5 SPRINGER........................ 83 49 83 48 / 0 0 0 5 LAS VEGAS....................... 80 49 81 47 / 0 0 0 5 CLAYTON......................... 90 57 89 55 / 0 5 5 10 ROY............................. 85 53 84 52 / 0 0 5 10 CONCHAS......................... 89 57 90 58 / 0 0 0 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 89 57 90 61 / 0 0 0 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 97 62 97 63 / 5 5 5 10 CLOVIS.......................... 93 60 93 57 / 5 5 5 10 PORTALES........................ 95 62 94 60 / 5 5 5 20 FORT SUMNER..................... 93 61 94 62 / 5 5 5 10 ROSWELL......................... 100 64 99 63 / 5 5 0 10 PICACHO......................... 91 60 91 58 / 0 5 0 5 ELK............................. 86 58 86 54 / 0 5 0 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-108. && 33
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 5:42 AM MDT, 22 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 542 AM MDT SUN MAY 26 2013 NMZ501>540-271200- 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- 542 AM MDT SUN MAY 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 33
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 3:12 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more | 16 hr |
Nearby
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.