Red Flag Warning 35, NWS Albuquerque, NM

402 
WWUS85 KABQ 220158
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
758 PM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM SATURDAY FOR THE
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...
SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF
THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.PERSISTENT SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY SURFACE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...VERY DEEP
VERTICAL MIXING...TEMPERATURES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS...HIGH
HAINES...AND LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED. THESE
INGREDIENTS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BOTH
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

NMZ102>104-221400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-130622T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.130622T1900Z-130623T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0033.130623T1900Z-130624T0200Z/
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-
758 PM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
  AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND
  40 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 2 AND 8 PERCENT
  LOWLANDS AND 6 TO 11 PERCENT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ101-105-220300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-130622T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
758 PM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THOUGH HUMIDITIES REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ107-108-221400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.130622T1900Z-130623T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0033.130623T1900Z-130624T0200Z/
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-
758 PM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS MAINLY
  IN GUADALUPE COUNTY...NORTHWEST DE BACA COUNTY AND WESTERN QUAY
  COUNTY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 7 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.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

34

163 
WWUS85 KABQ 220941
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
341 AM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM TODAY FOR ALL
AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF
THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.PERSISTENT SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY SURFACE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION...ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...HIGH HAINES...AND
SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED. THESE
INGREDIENTS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS SATURDAY
AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY.

NMZ105-106-109-222130-
/O.EXB.KABQ.FW.W.0035.130622T1800Z-130623T0200Z/
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-
341 AM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. GREATEST CONCERN EXISTS NEAR GALLUP...THE SAN MATEO AND
  MAGDALENA MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RIO GRANDE
  VALLEY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PERCENT 
  LOWLANDS AND 5 TO 10 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.

&&

$$

NMZ102>104-107-108-222130-
/O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0035.130622T1800Z-130623T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0033.130623T1900Z-130624T0200Z/
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 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-
341 AM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...INCLUDING ALL OF THE NORTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. IN
  THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL MAINLY BE
  FOUND ACROSS QUAY...GUADALUPE...AND DE BACA COUNTIES. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 3 TO 7 PERCENT LOWLANDS
  AND 6 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.

&&

$$

34

822 
WWUS85 KABQ 222054
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
254 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF
THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND
PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.TURBULENT SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT COMBINED WITH DEEPENING SURFACE
TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS EACH
AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. SURFACE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RED
FLAG CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO EACH
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. REDUCED WIND SPEEDS BUT CONTINUED LOW
HUMIDITIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL EASE THESE DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NMZ102>104-107-108-230200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0033.130623T1900Z-130624T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0036.130623T1900Z-130624T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0034.130624T1900Z-130625T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-130623T0200Z/
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 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-
254 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY 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...THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE 
  CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...INCLUDING ALL OF THE NORTH CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 
  IN THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL MAINLY 
  BE FOUND ACROSS QUAY...GUADALUPE...AND DE BACA COUNTIES. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 
  MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST 
  PLAINS. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 3 TO 7 PERCENT LOWLANDS 
  AND 6 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.

&&

$$

NMZ105-106-109-230200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-130623T0200Z/
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-
254 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 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...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. GREATEST CONCERN EXISTS NEAR GALLUP... THE SAN MATEO 
  AND MAGDALENA MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RIO 
  GRANDE VALLEY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PERCENT 
  LOWLANDS AND 5 TO 10 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.

&&

$$

SHY

509 
WWUS85 KABQ 230206
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
806 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...
SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS
AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY...

.MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT COMBINED WITH DEEPENING SURFACE
TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS EACH
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. SURFACE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER
MUCH OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AND MONDAY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...THE
AFTERNOONS WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HAINES.

NMZ102>104-107-108-231400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-130623T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.130623T1900Z-130624T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0034.130624T1900Z-130625T0200Z/
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 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-
806 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...INCLUDING ALL OF THE NORTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS...SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. IN
  THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL MAINLY BE
  FOUND ACROSS QUAY...GUADALUPE...AND DE BACA COUNTIES.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH.
  WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS ON
  MONDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 3 TO 7 PERCENT LOWLANDS 
  AND 6 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.

&&

$$

NMZ105-106-109-230315-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-130623T0200Z/
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-
806 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THOUGH HUMIDITY READINGS REMAIN LARGELY IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

34

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
321 PM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

.DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY STEADY STATE WX PATTERN INTO SUN OR MON MEANING VERY WARM
TO HOT AFTN TEMPS AND TERRIBLY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING ACROSS THE
NW THREE QUARTERS OF OUR N AND CENTRAL NM FCST AREA. DO EXPECT THE
DRYLINE TO WAFT BACK WESTWARD SOME AGAIN OVERNIGHT AND AT LEAST
THE NEXT 2 OR 3 NIGHTS THEREAFTER...BUT AT LEAST TONIGHT AND SAT
NIGHT PROBABLY NOT QUITE AS FAR WEST AS LAST NIGHT...ESPECIALLY
AREAS NEAR AND N OF INTERSTATE 40. MEANWHILE THE MOISTURE COMING
IN FROM THE W AND SHOWING UP AS JUST SOME PATCHY AND RATHER THIN
HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE TOO THIN A MOIST LAYER TO BRING ANY HOPE OF
PCPN TO THE ULTRA DRY NW THREE QUARTERS OF FCST AREA. NEARER TERM
HAVE BEEN WATCHING CONVECTION ROLLING INTO AND THROUGH CHAVES
COUNTY AREA AND CURIOUSLY HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE KEEPING ITS
INTENSITY UP. WHILE THERMODYNAMICALLY THERE IS SUPPORT FOR SOME
LOCALLY STRONGER STORMS TO DEVELOP WITHIN OR...MORE LIKELY...
AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE ASSOCIATED CLOUD MASS LATE THIS
AFTN...THE DYNAMIC SUPPORT IS A BIT LACKING COMPARED TO PAST
COUPLE OF DAYS.

OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS DO NOT EXPECT ANY SIGNIFICANT WESTWARD OR
NORTHWARD EXPANSION OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS FCST AREA. IN
FACT THEY MAY BE SQUEEZED SLIGHTLY FARTHER STILL TO THE SE AND
E...BUT BY SUN OR MON ENOUGH LOW LVL MOISTURE MAY SEEP NORTHWARD
UP THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ADJACENT HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE
W THAT A FEW MOSTLY DRY STORMS IN THOSE AREAS WOULD NOT BE
COMPLETELY OUT OF THE QUESTION.

SLOWLY EVOLVING PATTERN CHANGE DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK
HAS THE UPPER RIDGE BECOMING CENTERED OVER NEW MEXICO...THEN
SLOWLY MIGRATING TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE IN THE WEEK.
THIS MAY ALLOW A BACK DOOR FRONT TO PUSH INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO
TOWARD THE END OF NEXT WEEK. BUT EXTENDED MODELS HAVE BEEN PLAYING
MUSICAL CHAIRS WITH JUST HOW FAR N THROUGH W OF NM THE CENTER OF
THIS MASSIVE HIGH WILL MIGRATE. SO WHILE A SLIGHT TO MODERATE
UPTICK IN SHOWERS AND STORMS WOULD NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION IN
SOME PARTS OF THE STATE...NOT ENOUGH COVERAGE IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP
DURING THIS FCST PERIOD TO PROVIDE ANY SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT RELIEF.

43

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
...CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT
THE WEEKEND...

WEATHER PATTERN TODAY VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAYS. HAVE CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY ONGOING IN EASTERN AREAS. ALL ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO WANE AND
MOVE INTO NEIGHBORING STATES BY LATE EVENING. ASIDE FROM A BATCH OF
HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST...AND THE BUILDING STORMS IN THE
SOUTHEAST...SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLEAR AREAWIDE.

CLOSED LOW OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL KEEP SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
OVER THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY MORNING WILL START OFF
WITH TEMPERATURES VERY SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS NIGHT. OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR CENTRAL AND WEST WITH GOOD TO EXCELLENT
RECOVERIES FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD. SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. THESE INCREASED WINDS
ALONG WITH MIN RH VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER
DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THESE AREAS. NO
SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE EXPECTED. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME DRY STORMS IN
THE FAR SOUTHEAST. HAINES VALUES WILL BE 5 TO 6 WITH EXCELLENT
VENTILATION RATES. SUNDAY WILL BE PRETTY CLOSE TO SATURDAY WITH
OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN STAYING UNCHANGED. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES
WILL BE POOR AREAWIDE SAVE FOR RIGHT ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER WHERE RH
RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD. DAYTIME HIGHS CONTINUING ABOVE
NORMAL...AGAIN VERY SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS DAYS READINGS. SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW WILL CONTINUE AS A SECOND LOW OFF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC COAST
KEEPS TROUGHING TO OUR WEST. MIN RH VALUES REMAINING IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN...EXPECTED
FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS OF THE STATE. ANY PRECIPITATION WILL
BE CONFINED TO THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA.

MONDAY IS ALSO VERY SIMILAR TO THE WEEKEND WITH THE UPPER LOW
KEEPING ELONGATED TROUGH OUT TO OUR WEST AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ACROSS THE AREA. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES AGAIN POOR MOST LOCALES
EXCEPT ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER WHERE GOOD RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL AGAIN PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN NORTH
AND EASTERN AREAS. ANY PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE STATE...AND CHANCES ARE VERY LIGHT AT THE MOMENT. VENTILATION
RATES WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXCELLENT. MIN RH VALUES EXPECTED TO
BOTTOM OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS AREAWIDE.

ONCE INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THE RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN HANGING OUT
TO OUR SOUTH MOVES SLIGHTLY NORTH AND WESTWARD BECOMING MORE
PRONOUNCED AND CENTERED OVER THE STATE. FLOW ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO
CHANGE FROM STRICTLY SOUTHWEST TO MORE WESTERLY DURING THIS TIME. AS
THE HIGH STAYS OVER US ANY CHANCE OF WETTING PRECIPITATION WILL BE
MINIMAL...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY MOSTLY LIGHT WITH SOME GUSTS
ALONG THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE IN
THE PERSISTENCE PATTERN WITH DAYTIME HIGHS VARYING ONLY A DEGREE OR
TWO FROM DAY TO DAY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BEGINNING TO IMPROVE
TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. DAILY MIN RH VALUES WILL ALSO BEING TO
INCREASE DURING THIS TIME. VENTILATION RATES DETERIORATING SLIGHTLY
TO THE GOOD CATEGORY AS THE RIDGE IS OVERHEAD.

MODELS CURRENTLY KEEPING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PARKED OVER THE STATE
INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
SKIES ACROSS MAJORITY OF THE STATE WILL BE CLEAR THROUGHOUT THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. BATCH OF HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE
WEST. WILL BE AFFECTING KGUP AND KFMN IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS AND
ALL OTHER LOCATIONS SOMETIME IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY
EVENING. HAVE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN AT ALL LOCATIONS. KGUP AND
KLVS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO GUST INTO THE MID TWENTY KT RANGE.
THESE TWO LOCATIONS LOOK TO GET INTO THE THIRTY KT RANGE
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS. STILL HAVE AMPLE MOISTURE IN AREAS
OF EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTER NM. CURRENTLY HAVE STORMS BUILDING
ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. EXPECT THESE STORMS TO MAKE IT
TO KROW BY 19Z WITH STORMS FORMING AROUND KTCC BY 22Z. ACTIVITY
WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...EXPECT ALL CONVECTION TO BE
OUT OF THE AREA BY 02Z. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT MOST LOCATIONS.
EXPECT WINDS TO PICK UP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AT
KGUP...KLVS...KTCC AND KROW...MUCH LIKE THEY DID THIS MORNING

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  52  92  51  91 /   0   0   0   0
DULCE...........................  42  86  39  85 /   0   0   0   0
CUBA............................  47  88  46  87 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  46  88  44  88 /   0   0   0   0
EL MORRO........................  40  85  41  85 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  47  90  46  90 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  51  88  49  87 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  47  94  47  94 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  39  82  40  80 /   0   0   0   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  57  86  57  87 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  56  85  55  85 /   5   5   5   5
CERRO/QUESTA....................  51  83  47  84 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  42  76  39  77 /   0   5   0   0
ANGEL FIRE......................  37  80  36  79 /   0   5   0   0
TAOS............................  44  86  42  86 /   0   0   0   0
MORA............................  51  84  50  84 /   5   5   5   5
ESPANOLA........................  54  92  53  91 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  55  89  55  88 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  53  92  54  91 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  64  92  63  91 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  65  95  64  94 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  60  97  59  97 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  61  96  61  96 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  57  96  55  96 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  62  95  62  95 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  63 100  61 101 /   0   5   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  57  90  56  88 /   5   5   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  58  91  58  90 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  51  92  52  91 /   5   5   5   5
CLINES CORNERS..................  55  89  54  88 /   5   5   5   5
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  60  92  59  90 /   5   5   5   5
CARRIZOZO.......................  62  93  62  92 /  10   5   5   5
RUIDOSO.........................  57  87  58  86 /  20  20  10  10
CAPULIN.........................  54  88  52  88 /   5   5   5   5
RATON...........................  52  94  51  92 /   5   5   5   5
SPRINGER........................  53  93  52  91 /   5   5   5   5
LAS VEGAS.......................  53  90  53  89 /   5   5   5   5
CLAYTON.........................  63  98  62  96 /  10   5   5   0
ROY.............................  60  94  59  92 /  10   5   5   5
CONCHAS.........................  66  98  64  97 /  10   5   5   0
SANTA ROSA......................  65  98  63  97 /  10  10   5   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  68 102  65 102 /  20  10  10   0
CLOVIS..........................  64  96  63  95 /  30  20  20  20
PORTALES........................  65  97  64  96 /  30  20  20  20
FORT SUMNER.....................  66  99  65  98 /  20  20  10  10
ROSWELL.........................  67 103  66 102 /  30  20  20  20
PICACHO.........................  63  95  63  95 /  20  20  20  20
ELK.............................  61  90  61  89 /  20  20  20  20

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ102>104-107-108.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ102>104-107-108.

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ101>105.

&&

43

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

NMZ501>540-221200-
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-
600 AM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL
RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. A RED
FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE EAST TODAY AND
EARLY THIS EVENING...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A CLAYTON TO
RUIDOSO LINE. HAIL...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THE VICINITY OF ANY STRONG STORM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN CONDUCIVE TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY
THROUGH MONDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO MAINLY
THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WILL PERSIST.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO ARE URGED TO REPORT STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT
WEATHER.GOV/ABQ.