Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 28, 2013, 7:20 AM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 29, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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 28, 2013, 7:20 AM MDT (13:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 29, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 29, 2013, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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 13:24 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 12:00Z, 1.3 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
- 6015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
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
822 WWUS85 KABQ 290947 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 347 AM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT TO 8 PM MDT TODAY 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 TODAY. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE STRONGER TODAY AND WILL BE COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND HAINES OF 5 TO 6. THE STRONGER WIND FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY ALTHOUGH IT WILL BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY WITH SOME SLIGHT WARMING AND DRYING AS SINGLE DIGIT MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL BE WIDESPREAD. THEREFORE CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN ANTICIPATED THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. NMZ101>104-106>108-292130- /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- 347 AM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL CLOSE TO SUNSET BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH BOTH TODAY AND THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH WIND DIRECTION MAY TREND A LITTLE MORE NORTHWESTERLY THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 7 TO 13 PERCENT BOTH TODAY 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. && $$ NMZ105-109-292130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.130529T1700Z-130530T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 347 AM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH 9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
361 WWUS85 KABQ 292125 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 325 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL EAST WHILE NEAR NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL READINGS WEST. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ON THE LOWER SIDE THROUGH THE PERIOD ALTHOUGH HIGHEST READINGS WILL MOST LIKELY BE OBSERVED TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY. NMZ101>104-106>108-300200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0025.130530T1700Z-130531T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0027.130530T1700Z-130531T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0026.130531T1700Z-130601T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130530T0200Z/ 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- 325 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY 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...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE REST OF TODAY THROUGH SUNSET AS WELL AS SIMILAR TIMING FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SPEEDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH REST OF TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WESTERLY WINDS TODAY AND THURSDAY TURNING MORE WEST/NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 5 TO 10 PERCENT LOW COUNTRY AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT HIGH COUNTRY THROUGH FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ105-300200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0026.130531T1700Z-130601T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130530T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 325 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY. A RETURN TO CRITICAL CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH REST OF TODAY AND NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH 8 TO 15 PERCENT REST OF TODAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ109-300200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130530T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 325 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH 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. && $$ 50
822 WWUS85 KABQ 300156 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 756 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL EAST WHILE NEAR NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL READINGS WEST. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ON THE LOWER SIDE THROUGH THE PERIOD ALTHOUGH HIGHEST READINGS WILL MOST LIKELY BE OBSERVED TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY. NMZ101>104-106>108-301400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130530T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0027.130530T1700Z-130531T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.130531T1700Z-130601T0200Z/ 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- 756 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SPEEDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WESTERLY WINDS THURSDAY TURNING MORE WEST/NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 5 TO 10 PERCENT LOW COUNTRY AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT HIGH COUNTRY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ105-301400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130530T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.130531T1700Z-130601T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 756 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RH 8 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. && $$ NMZ109-300300- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130530T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 756 PM MDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE LOCALLY AS GUSTS CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...BUT WIDESPREAD FIRE DANGER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ 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 28, 5:57 AM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 5:57 AM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 557 AM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 .AVIATION... 12Z TAF CYCLE VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL MOST LOCATIONS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HIGH TERRAIN AS WELL AS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRYLINE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EXTREME EASTERN PLAINS. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KT AT ALL TAF WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 40 05 && .PREV DISCUSSION...336 AM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013... AT 09Z...THE DRYLINE WAS CREEPING BACK NORTH AND WEST INTO THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND HAD PUSHED THROUGH ROSWELL. GULF MOISTURE SOUTHEAST OF THE DRYLINE SENT DEWPOINT TEMPS FLYING INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S. VERY PRONOUNCED DRY SLOT SHOWING IN THE LATEST WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST MEXICO...ARIZONA AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. THIS DRY SLOT WILL SPREAD EAST TO THE ENTIRE STATE LATER TODAY AND REINFORCE THE DRYLINE...WHICH WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE EAST INTO TEXAS AS AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS THE LEE SIDE TROUGH. IN ADDITION TO THE WELL-ADVERTISED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY (SEE DISCUSSION BELOW)...THERE IS A SLIM SHOT AT DRYLINE INITIATED CONVECTION ACROSS OUR EASTERN-MOST ZONES. THE LATEST NAM12 SOLUTION SHOWS THE DRYLINE HOLDING OVER FAR EASTERN NM WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS... WITH SB CAPES APPROACHING 2500 J/KG AND LI/S AROUND -7C BY 03Z ALONG THE NM/TX BORDER. STORMS MAY INITIATE NEAR THE BORDER AND MOVE QUICKLY INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS...AND PERHAPS A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO. LITTLE TO NO MEASURABLE RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THE SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GIVEN THE EXTREMELY DRY ATMOSPHERE PRECEDING WHAT LITTLE MOISTURE COMES WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. ANOTHER WARM/HOT DAY FORECAST ON THE DRY SIDE WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. LOOKING FOR A HIGH OF 101 IN ROSWELL... ROUGHLY 12 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST AREA-WIDE WITH DEEP LAYER MIXING. ON WEDNESDAY...THE UPPER FLOW WILL BE MORE WESTERLY (VS. SW TODAY) AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS PUSHES OVERHEAD. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST ACROSS A GOOD CHUNK OF OUR AREA WEDNESDAY. THE 00Z GEFS ENSEMBLE MEAN 700MB WIND MAGNITUDE ANOMALIES ARE SHOWING +2 TO +3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL BY 00Z THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND DOWN WEDNESDAY BY AN AVERAGE 5 DEGREES THANKS TO SOME MILD COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH PASSAGE. TEMPS WARM BACK UP TO NEAR NORMAL WEST AND ABOVE NORMAL EAST BY THURSDAY...WITH MODERATE DOWNSLOPE WESTERLIES CONTINUING. ALTHOUGH FRIDAY WILL STILL BE BREEZY SOUTH AND WINDY NORTH...LOOK FOR AN OVERALL DOWNTREND IN WINDS COMPARED TO THURSDAY. 00Z MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SHOWING SOME RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH A FRIDAY/SATURDAY FRONT AND ASSOCIATED UPSLOPE/MOISTENING GOING INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE WESTERLIES RELAX AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER NORTHERN MEXICO AND THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. THE 00Z GFS IS PARTICULARLY BULLISH WITH QPF FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. AM CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC FOR WETTING RAINS LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 11 .FIRE WEATHER... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WORK WEEK WITH BREEZY TO WINDY AFTERNOONS AND LOW TO VERY LOW RH... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE EAST WITH DRY SLOT AHEAD OF THE TROUGH MOVING OVER NEW MEXICO. HIGH CLOUDS WHICH PREVAILED ON MONDAY ARE NOW EAST OF THE STATE WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF MID AND HIGH MOISTURE INCREASES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH ALREADY TO THE FOUR CORNERS. EARLY MORNING RH VALUES ARE VERY LOW...WITH POOR RECOVERIES ALL ZONES. A BIT WARMER TODAY WITH TEMPS NEAR NORMAL WESTERN ZONES AND ABOVE NORMAL CENTRAL AND ESPECIALLY EASTERN ZONES. VERY DEEP MIXING ACROSS THE EAST AND SUPER HAINES EXPECTED EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. RED FLAG WARNING WAS MAINTAINED FOR THE DAY WITH MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS EAST BUT EXPECTING TO REACH CRITERIA ALL ZONES AS SOUTHWEST WINDS STEADILY INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND RH TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHILE THE OVERNIGHT MOISTURE SURGE INTO THE SOUTHEAST SUPPORTS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY LINE THUNDERSTORMS EXTREME EAST. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES TO BE A LITTLE BETTER IN THESE AREAS...BUT POOR RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE CENTRAL AND EASTERN LOCATIONS. TROUGH TO CROSS THE STATE WEDNESDAY WITH WEST WINDS MOST LOCATIONS WHILE REMAINING SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE INCREASES EAST OF COLORADO. COOLER WITH ASSOCIATED MODEST INCREASES IN RH. MIXING NOT QUITE SO DEEP WITH NO SUPER HAINES EXPECTED. STILL...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP FIRST IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS THEN EXPAND ACROSS THE EAST. WITH A TIGHTENING GRADIENT ALOFT...INCREASED WINDS ACROSS THE WEST THUS CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THERE AS WELL THOUGH TEMPS SHOULD BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW NORMAL. UPGRADED THE WATCH TO A WARNING AND ADDED ZONES 105 AND 109 AS WELL. INITIAL TROUGH TO BE EAST OF THE STATE THURSDAY WITH BREEZY TO WINDY WEST WINDS ALL ZONES. TEMPS WARM A BIT BUT MIXING DECREASES AND STABILITY INCREASES A BIT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA IS MET ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST IN CURRENT GRIDS. WILL HOLD OFF ON A WATCH FOR NOW TO FOCUS ON THE MORE CRITICAL DAYS. UPPER LOW TO REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS WITH ANOTHER DISTURBANCE CROSSING NORTHERN ZONES ON FRIDAY. ONE MORE DAY OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST ON FRIDAY LOOKS FAIRLY CERTAIN. EXTENDED MODELS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING A FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHEAST LATE FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EAST ON SATURDAY...USHERING IN COOLER TEMPS AND HIGHER DEWPOINTS. REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON MOIST RETURN FLOW SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE. THUS AN END TO THE CRITICAL CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY SOME WETTING RAIN WITH CHANCES INCREASING ACROSS THE EAST LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AND INTO CENTRAL ZONES MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THAT SAID...SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY COULD BE IN THE FORM OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS. 05 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109. && 11
Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 5:36 AM MDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 536 AM MDT TUE MAY 28 2013 NMZ501>540-291200- 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- 536 AM MDT TUE MAY 28 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 FROM 2 PM MDT TO 9 PM MDT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE EAST...SO ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST ON THURSDAY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS. 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 3:22 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 4 more | 24 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.