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Red Flag Warning 43, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 3, 2013

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Dec 3, 2013, 3:49 AM MST. It took effect at Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 5 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: Dec 3, 2013, 3:49 AM MST (10:49 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 PM MST
Expired: Dec 3, 2013, 5:00 PM MST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

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 Dec 3, 3:41 AM MST, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 3:41 AM MST, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 2, 5:41 AM MST, 22 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
541 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013

NMZ501>540-031300-
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-
541 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOME PATCHY FREEZING FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING IN PORTIONS
OF NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. IN ADDITION TO
REDUCING VISIBILITY...FREEZING FOG CAN DEPOSIT A THIN GLAZE OF ICE
ON PAVEMENT AND ROADWAYS...CREATING SLICK AND TREACHEROUS SPOTS
FOR DRIVERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND
ADJACENT HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. THERE
WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH IN
THESE CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN AREAS.

AREAS OF STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY...NAMELY OVER
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. IN ADDITION...AN APPROACHING UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL INVADE NEW
MEXICO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
WORK SOUTHWARD INTO THE STATE WITH AREAS OF SNOW EXPANDING FROM
WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. PARTS OF NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO MAY UNDERGO A FEW DAYS OF CONTINUOUS SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WHILE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IMPACT THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 3, 4:32 AM MST	Winter Storm Watch	ABQ		25 hr

Nearby

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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.