Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Jun 18, 2013, 3:20 PM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jun 19, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2013, 3:20 PM MDT (21:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 19, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2013, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, 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 21:20 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, 9.3 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
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -320 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902 WWUS85 KABQ 182120 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 320 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A PACIFIC TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND INCREASE THE SURFACE WIND FLOW. AT THE SAME TIME...A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL MOVER OVER THE AREA AND EVENTUALLY MIX MUCH DRIER AIR DOWN TO THE SURFACE. BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND TURBULENT MIXING WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY AS THE FLOW ALOFT REMAINS FAIRLY STRONG. NMZ101>103-105>107-109-191400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0029.130619T1800Z-130620T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0032.130619T1800Z-130620T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0030.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/ 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 320 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS...NORTHERN AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU NOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OVER THE SAME AREAS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST READINGS FOUND OVER THE HIGHEST RIDGES AND AREAS NEAR TO THE COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE LINES AS WELL AS TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 9 PCT WEDNESDAY AND 4 TO 15 PERCENT THURSDAY. LOWEST READINGS WEST. * 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. && $$ NMZ104-108-191400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0029.130619T1800Z-130620T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0032.130619T1800Z-130620T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 320 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 9 TO 15 PCT WITH LOWEST READINGS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ZONES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
4 follow-up statements
500 WWUS85 KABQ 191230 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 630 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A PACIFIC TROUGH WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY MID DAY. ADDITIONALLY...A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL MIX MUCH DRIER AIR DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THEREFORE...BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND TURBULENT MIXING WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY AS THE FLOW ALOFT REMAINS FAIRLY STRONG. BOTH DAYS... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE EXTREME EASTERN PLAINS NMZ101>103-105>107-109-192130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.130619T1800Z-130620T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0030.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/ 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 630 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS...NORTHERN AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU NOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OVER THE SAME AREAS IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHEST RIDGES AND AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE LINES AS WELL AS TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 9 PCT WEDNESDAY AND 4 TO 15 PERCENT THURSDAY. LOWEST READINGS WEST. * 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. && $$ NMZ104-108-192130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.130619T1800Z-130620T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 630 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 9 TO 15 PCT WITH LOWEST READINGS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ZONES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
010 WWUS85 KABQ 192134 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 334 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A SEMI PERSISTENT BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TURBULENT MIXING COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AS WELL. WINDS WILL ABATE SOME DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT REINVIGORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NMZ101-102-105-201400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0030.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0031.130621T1900Z-130622T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/ 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- 334 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON 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 AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOONS TO EARLY EVENINGS ON THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHEST RIDGES AND AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE LINES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 7 PCT LOWLANDS AND 5 TO 11 PCT HIGHLANDS. * 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. && $$ NMZ103-106-107-109-201400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0030.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 334 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL/NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE MANZANO/SANDIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING THURSDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH LIGHTER FLOWS FOUND WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 11 PCT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ104-108-200200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/ 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- 334 PM MDT WED JUN 19 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...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS MAINLY WEST OF THE CANADIAN RIVER VALLEY FAVORING AREAS ALONG A LINE FROM SANTA ROSA TO ROY LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PCT. * 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
054 WWUS85 KABQ 200209 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 809 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A SEMI PERSISTENT BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TURBULENT MIXING COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AS WELL. WINDS WILL ABATE SOME DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT REINVIGORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NMZ101-102-105-201400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0031.130621T1900Z-130622T0200Z/ 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- 809 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DURING THE AFTERNOONS TO EARLY EVENINGS ON THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHEST RIDGES AND AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE LINES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 7 PERCENT LOWLANDS AND 5 TO 11 PERCENT HIGHLANDS. * 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. && $$ NMZ103-106-107-109-201400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 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 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 809 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH LIGHTER FLOWS FOUND WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 11 PCT. * 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. && $$ NMZ104-108-200315- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 809 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 34
238 WWUS85 KABQ 200233 CCA RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A SEMI PERSISTENT BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TURBULENT MIXING COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AS WELL. WINDS WILL ABATE SOME DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT REINVIGORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NMZ101-102-105-201400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0031.130621T1900Z-130622T0200Z/ 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- 832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DURING THE AFTERNOONS TO EARLY EVENINGS ON THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHEST RIDGES AND AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE LINES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 7 PERCENT LOWLANDS AND 5 TO 11 PERCENT HIGHLANDS. * 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. && $$ NMZ103-106-107-109-201400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH LIGHTER FLOWS FOUND WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 11 PCT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ104-108-200315- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/ 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- 832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 34
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 Jun 18, 3:07 PM MDT, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 3:07 PM MDT, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 307 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013 .DISCUSSION... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 325 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT... STORM COVERAGE IS MUCH MORE LIMITED TODAY AS POTENT DRY AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER THE REGION ON INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE DID MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE DIVIDE BUT IT IS SHALLOW AND WILL CONTINUE MIXING OUT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH AFTERNOON HEATING AND TOPOGRAPHIC FORCING WILL SET THE STAGE FOR SEVERE STORMS OVER THE NE PLAINS. LATEST RADAR TRENDS SHOW A POTENTIAL SEVERE STORM WEST OF RATON...AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE. RAISED POPS FOR THE NE AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND LOWERED A LITTLE FARTHER WEST. WEDNESDAY WILL BE AN UGLY FIRE DANGER DAY ACROSS THE REGION WITH DEEP MIXING TAPPING VERY DRY AIR LEADING TO HOT...BREEZY/WINDY... AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. 700MB TEMPS WILL BE NEAR +18C WHICH IS NOT AS WARM AS WHAT WE EXPERIENCED LAST WEEK HOWEVER IT IS STILL WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TOSSED IN SOME SYNOPTICALLY DRIVEN BLOWING DUST INTO THE GRIDS FOR A FEW CENTRAL AND WESTERN LOCALES. ANY STORMS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE PLAINS AND EVEN THERE EXPECT MOSTLY DRY AND GUSTY ACTIVITY. THURSDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY EXCEPT MORE MOISTURE WILL TRICKLE NORTH ACROSS THE SE HALF OF THE AREA. RAISED POPS JUST A TAD FARTHER NORTH AS THE 12Z NAM IS BULLISH ON DEVELOPING ACTIVITY UP TO THE I-40 CORRIDOR. TEMPS WILL REMAIN HOT AND WINDS ALOFT WILL STAY STRONG SO BREEZY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. ANY SHOWERS/STORMS THAT GET GOING WILL HAVE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. QUITE A LARGE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH MEDIUM/EXTENDED RANGE GUIDANCE FOR FRIDAY THRU EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE GFS ENSEMBLE PWAT SHOWS A LARGE SWATH OF 1-2 STDEV BELOW CLIMO VALUES FROM THE NORTHERN BAJA REGION ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN...WITH NEAR CLIMO VALUES FOR NM. THE ECMWF IS SIGNIFICANTLY DRIER THRU THIS PERIOD WITH THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS STRETCHING FROM WSW TO ENE ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO. THIS SHUTS OFF ANY STREAM OF MOISTURE SLIDING INTO OUR AREA THRU ALL OF NEXT WEEK WITH A 598DM RIDGE BUILDING RIGHT OVER NORTHERN NM AND SOUTHERN CO. THIS WOULD LEAD TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL SCORCHING TEMPS ONCE AGAIN. THE GFS HOWEVER DOES TAKE A PIECE OF THE CURRENT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO AND LIFTS IT NORTH WITH THE RIDGE FARTHER EAST. FOR NOW WILL SIDE WITH THE DRIER SOLUTION AND KEEP POPS VERY LOW IN THE EXTENDED. GUYER && .FIRE WEATHER... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD NEXT FEW DAYS... MODEL GUIDANCE HAS SUGGESTED A LITTLE STRONGER FLOW FOR PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY SO RAISED SPEEDS SLIGHTLY BUT PRETTY SIMILAR TO ORIGINAL LEVELS. THE HIGHER RIDGES AND AREAS NEAR THE AZ/CO STATE LINES AS WELL AS TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL BE FAVORED FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE ALSO SUGGEST THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY SO BUMPED UP WIND SPEEDS ACCORDINGLY. GETTING MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY. ONLY FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS THE 12Z NAM/S DEPICTION OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE FLOWING UP FROM MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OTHER MODELS NOT AS AGGRESSIVE. COULD BE A WILD AND WOOLLY DAY WITH A MIX OF STANDARD RED FLAG CONDITIONS PLUS DRY MICROBURST WINDS DUE TO DRIER STORMS. WILL MONITOR THAT TREND ACCORDINGLY. WILL UPGRADE WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO HIGHER RH THERE WEDNESDAY. WILL ISSUE A WATCH FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY. GOING TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE FOR BOTH DAYS. AS FAR AS REST OF TODAY...LOOKING AT SOME DRIER STORMS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS THE DRY AIR RAPIDLY PUSHES FROM WEST TO EAST. THESE STORMS WILL TEND TO BE FAST MOVING. THE WETTER STORMS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE NORTHEAST. UPPER FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AS THE UPPER RIDGE SLIDES SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL. THE MID LEVEL DRY INTRUSION WILL FILTER FURTHER OVER THE FORECAST AREA ALTHOUGH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL TRY TO PUSH BACK TO THE WEST SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT BUT NOT AS AGGRESSIVE. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE VERY POOR NEAR TO THE AZ STATE LINE...POOR BETWEEN THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TO RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THEN MODERATE TO GOOD FURTHER EAST. EVEN EXCELLENT NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE. WEDNESDAY WILL BE A HIGHER END CRITICAL DAY DUE TO THE TIME OF YEAR AND COMBO WIND/LOW RH/ABUNDANT TURBULENT MIXING AND QUITE A BIT OF SUNSHINE. SUN ANGLES ARE GETTING TO BE QUITE STEEP AND THE MID LEVEL DRY INTRUSION IS EXPECTED TO BE QUITE STRONG AS IT PUSHES FURTHER EASTWARD OVER THE STATE. SUPER HAINES VALUES ARE PROJECTED FOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE SURFACE WIND FLOW WILL BE HERKY JERKY OR PULSY DUE TO THE TURBULENT MIXING AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MIXING HEIGHTS ARE PROJECTED TO BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH SOME PRETTY STOUT SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT WINDS. SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND JUST TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MTNS WESTWARD TO ARIZONA. THE HEART OF THE SINGLE DIGIT AREA IN TERMS OF 10 TO 15 HOURS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. STORM POTENTIAL...MAINLY OF THE DRIER VARIETY WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND CANT RULE OUT A ROGUE DRY STORM ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRES BEFORE THE DRY AIR REALLY PUSHES IN. THE RIDGE WILL NUDGE A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE EAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE MID LEVEL DRY INTRUSION PROCEEDS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARMER THAN NORMAL WITH POOR TO VERY POOR RECOVERIES WESTERN TWO THIRDS OR SO. MUCH BETTER RECOVERIES WITH RESIDUAL HIGHER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE FOUND NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE. THE HIGHER RIDGES SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE STEADY WIND FLOWS AS THE UPPER FLOW STRENGTHENS SOME. THIS WILL LEAD INTO ANOTHER POTENTIALLY CRITICAL DAY ON THURSDAY. THE UPPER FLOW WILL REMAIN PRETTY STRONG AND FAVOR THE SAME AREAS AS MENTIONED DURING THE OPENING PARAGRAPH. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY VALUES COULD RISE SOME AS COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY/S READINGS. NAM MODEL A LITTLE JUMPY WITH ITS DEPICTION OF A MID LEVEL MOISTURE PUSH FROM MEXICO. THE 12Z MODEL WAS MORE MOIST WHILE THE 18Z IS COMING IN DRIER. IF STORMS DO FORM THEY WOULD BE DRIER AND FASTER MOVING LEADING TO AN ADDITIONAL IGNITION THREAT. EITHER WAY...GETTING ENOUGH CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL MIXING TO WARRANT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH. SEEING A SUPER HAINES SIGNATURE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIRD OR SO BUT LESS AREA THAN IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. EXTENDED MODELS SUCH AS THE GFS AND ECMWF POINT TOWARDS AN UPPER SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUING FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. DECIDED TO UP WIND SPEEDS SLIGHTLY FOR FRIDAY AND SEEING SOME LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS BUT DOESNT APPEAR TO BE AS STRONG OF A SIGNAL AS THE PREVIOUS DAYS. UPPER FLOW IS DEPICTED TO WEAKEN SOME AS THE PACIFIC TROUGH SHEARS OUT. EXPECTING SOME SORT OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE SEEPAGE FROM MEXICO DURING THIS PERIOD WITH MORE OF A MOISTURE RETURN FROM THE GULF ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE WETTER STORMS COULD BE POSSIBLE THERE WHILE THE DRIER VARIETY ELSEWHERE. TEMPERATURES WOULD BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL DURING THIS PERIOD WITH MUCH LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES WEST. CONFIDENCE IN THIS PERIOD IS MODERATE ALTHOUGH LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE MOISTURE PUSH. 50 && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE ANOTHER ROUND OF SCT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY INTO THE OVERNIGHT. EXPECTING THE DRIER VARIETY ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MTNS SO HAVE DRY MICROBURST WIND POTENTIAL AT SAF. THE WETTER STORMS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST THIRD OR SO. TCC COULD BE IMPACTED MOST BY THIS ACTIVITY WITH A SECONDARY LOCATION BEING LVS. EXPECTING ANOTHER WIND PUSH THROUGH THE CTRL MTNS TONIGHT BUT NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS OBSERVED LAST NIGHT. CANT RULE OUT LOW CIG DVLP AT TCC/LVS BUT LESS LIKELY AT LVS. TCC COULD VERY WELL SEE STRATIFORM RAIN DVLP AFTER THE CONVECTION ENDS LATER TONIGHT. HAVE THAT DEPICTED IN THE TERMINAL FORECAST. 50 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 52 94 51 92 / 0 0 0 0 DULCE........................... 40 89 39 87 / 0 0 0 0 CUBA............................ 50 91 48 90 / 0 0 0 0 GALLUP.......................... 45 90 44 90 / 0 0 0 0 EL MORRO........................ 43 87 41 86 / 0 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 48 92 49 91 / 0 0 0 0 QUEMADO......................... 53 89 52 89 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 51 95 52 95 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 46 81 45 81 / 10 0 0 0 LOS ALAMOS...................... 59 87 59 85 / 10 0 0 5 PECOS........................... 56 83 59 83 / 20 5 5 10 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 52 79 51 79 / 20 5 0 0 RED RIVER....................... 46 73 44 74 / 30 5 5 5 ANGEL FIRE...................... 38 79 36 78 / 30 5 5 10 TAOS............................ 49 85 47 86 / 10 5 0 0 MORA............................ 52 83 54 81 / 30 5 5 10 ESPANOLA........................ 57 89 56 91 / 10 5 0 0 SANTA FE........................ 59 86 61 87 / 10 5 5 10 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 57 90 57 91 / 10 5 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 66 93 68 92 / 5 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 66 95 67 95 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 64 98 65 97 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 62 98 62 98 / 0 0 0 5 LOS LUNAS....................... 60 97 61 97 / 0 0 0 5 RIO RANCHO...................... 62 97 60 98 / 0 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 62 103 63 102 / 0 0 0 10 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 57 90 59 90 / 5 5 5 10 TIJERAS......................... 59 92 59 92 / 10 5 5 10 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 55 91 57 90 / 10 5 5 10 CLINES CORNERS.................. 55 88 58 87 / 10 5 5 10 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 59 90 61 90 / 10 5 5 20 CARRIZOZO....................... 62 91 63 93 / 5 5 5 20 RUIDOSO......................... 57 84 58 85 / 10 10 10 30 CAPULIN......................... 57 84 57 85 / 40 10 5 5 RATON........................... 55 90 54 90 / 30 10 5 5 SPRINGER........................ 53 92 53 91 / 30 10 5 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 52 89 54 88 / 30 5 5 10 CLAYTON......................... 60 92 64 94 / 50 10 10 5 ROY............................. 59 90 61 89 / 50 10 5 10 CONCHAS......................... 64 97 66 95 / 40 10 10 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 64 97 65 95 / 30 10 10 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 67 101 70 99 / 30 10 10 20 CLOVIS.......................... 63 96 63 92 / 30 20 20 20 PORTALES........................ 64 96 65 93 / 30 20 20 20 FORT SUMNER..................... 66 97 67 94 / 30 10 10 20 ROSWELL......................... 67 102 69 97 / 10 10 10 20 PICACHO......................... 60 96 62 92 / 10 10 10 20 ELK............................. 59 89 60 87 / 10 10 10 30 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>103-105>107-109. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 5:48 AM MDT, 9 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 548 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013 NMZ501>540-191200- 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- 548 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ...EAST TO THE TEXAS BORDER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WELL...BUT ACROSS A SMALLER PORTION OF THE AREA. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. 11
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 18, 11:27 AM MDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1127 AM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0716 PM TSTM WND GST 7 ENE TUCUMCARI 35.21N 103.61W
06/17/2013 M77 MPH QUAY NM ASOS
KTCC ASOS.
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EVENT NUMBER ABQ1301166
GUYERSpecial weather statement, Jun 18, 1:48 PM MDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
148 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013
NMZ527-182015-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
148 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN COLFAX COUNTY THROUGH
215 PM MDT...
AT 148 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES WEST OF RATON...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
COLFAX COUNTY.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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LAT...LON 3700 10451 3688 10452 3678 10470 3699 10504
3701 10500 3700 10463 3701 10458
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 285DEG 11KT 3694 10479
44Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:18 PM MDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
218 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013
NMZ527-528-182045-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
218 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN COLFAX COUNTY THROUGH
245 PM MDT...
AT 218 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19 MILES WEST OF RATON...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
COLFAX COUNTY.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO.
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LAT...LON 3688 10453 3678 10465 3693 10489 3700 10488
3701 10461 3700 10457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 282DEG 9KT 3694 10478
44The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 6:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Chaves, Roosevelt | 111 min |
| Jun 17, 6:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 7:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 7:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABQ | Curry, Harding, Quay, San Miguel | 109 min |
| Jun 18, 1:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 2:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 27 min |
| Jun 18, 2:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 3:20 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Colfax | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Colfax | 36 min |
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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.