Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM

557 
WWUS85 KABQ 210946
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
346 AM MDT THU MAR 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT OVER
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS TO THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.WINDS ALOFT ARE STRENGTHENING...AND AS A SURFACE LOW TAKES SHAPE
OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO A SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE. EXPECT
STRONG SURFACE AND 20 FOOT WINDS FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH. IN
ADDITION...HUMIDITY WILL PLUMMET TO 9 TO 14 PERCENT BY
THE AFTERNOON WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A DRY AIRMASS IN
PLACE.

NMZ107-220200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0005.130321T1800Z-130322T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
346 AM MDT THU MAR 21 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...SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...AS
  WELL AS THE ADJACENT CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  THE EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH FROM THE WEST 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT BY MID
  AFTERNOON.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ108-220200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0005.130321T1800Z-130322T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
346 AM MDT THU MAR 21 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...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO FOR THIS 
  AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH FROM THE WEST 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON.

* 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.

&&

$$

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489 
WWUS85 KABQ 212058
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
258 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 8 PM MDT OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO EAST TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE IN PLACE...AND AS A SURFACE LOW CONTINUES
TO STRENGTHEN OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO A SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE
STATE THIS EVENING. EXPECT STRONG SURFACE AND 20 FOOT WINDS FROM THE
WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH. IN
ADDITION...HUMIDITY WILL PLUMMET TO 7 TO 14 PERCENT AROUND MID
AFTERNOON.

NMZ103-105-106-220200-
/O.EXB.KABQ.FW.W.0005.130321T2100Z-130322T0200Z/
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-
258 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

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

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS SOUTHWEST TO THE MIDDLE
  RIO GRANDE VALLEY THEN WEST TO THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
  NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH FROM THE WEST WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 7 AND 14 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

NMZ107-108-220200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130322T0200Z/
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-
258 PM MDT THU MAR 21 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...SANDIA/MANAZANO MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE EAST
  CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH FROM THE WEST WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON.

* 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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
324 PM MDT WED MAR 20 2013

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENTLY...BROAD WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS NEW MEXICO
IN UNDERCUTTING CIRCULATION BENEATH RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...AND PROPELLED BY TROUGH PENETRATING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND LARGE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN U.S. SURFACE DOME OF HIGH
PRESSURE DOMINATING THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WITH STALLED COLD FRONT
LYING FROM LAS VEGAS ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO TO THE TEXAS BIG BEND
COUNTRY. SET UP PRODUCING SOME AFTERNOON SURFACE GUSTS IN THE EAST
AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR MID TO LATE MARCH.

MODELS...IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH MID WEEK NEXT WEEK WITH
SOME DIFFERENCES EMERGING IN UPSTREAM PATTERN EVOLUTION AND
FEATURE TIMING AND PLACEMENT FROM THURSDAY ONWARD. ACCEPTABLE
CONSENSUS DIGS PACIFIC NORTHWEST TROUGH SOUTH AND EAST TO NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO BY THE WEEKEND...WITH STRENGTHENING FLOW AROUND THE
TROUGH BASE OVER THE STATE AND CHANCE FOR COLDER AIR TO INVADE
FROM THE NORTH. FLOW ALOFT VEERING TO NORTHWEST BY LATE IN THE
WEEKEND AS TROUGH BASE SHEARS EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST
U.S....AND UPSTREAM STRUGGLES TO BUILD FROM THE TROPICAL EAST
PACIFIC ALONG THE WEST COAST TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS RIDGE
WILL MAKE AGONIZINGLY SLOW PROGRESS TOWARD NEW MEXICO THROUGH
TUESDAY AS IT LOSES AMPLITUDE AND COLLAPSES AS UPSTREAM NORTH
PACIFIC DISTURBANCE COMES ASHORE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHERN OREGON. FLOW OVER NEW MEXICO BACKING TO ZONAL BY MIDWEEK
AS WEST COAST TROUGH DIGS TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. EUROPEAN
COLLEAGUES AT ECMWF BRING TROUGH INTO THE INLAND SOUTHWEST BY LATE
IN THE WORK WEEK...WHILE DOMESTIC GFS KEEPS TROUGH POSITIVELY
TILTED TILTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN U.S...AND MAINTAINS TROUGH BASE
WELL OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST. NEW MEXICO UPSHOT WILL LIE IN LATE
WEEK CLOUD COVER...WITH GENERAL CLOUDINESS OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S. UNDER
THE GFS SCENARIO...BUT CLOUD COVERAGE MUCH BETTER DEFINED WITH
ENHANCED CHANCES FOR SOME SHOWER COVERAGE FOR LATE WEEK UNDER THE
ECMWF SOLUTION. WILL BLEND THESE REASONABLY SIMILAR SOLUTIONS FOR
NOW...AND SEE IF A TIGHTER OR MORE AGGRESSIVE TROUGH STRUCTURE
EMERGES INTO THE CONSENSUS FOR THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE WORK WEEK.

OVERNIGHT...TURBULENT NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PUSH INCREASES IN
CLOUD COVER INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...AND TOUCHING OFF SOME
SPOTTY OVERNIGHT SHOWERS. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THE SAN
JUAN...SANGRE DE CRISTO...JEMEZ AND CHUSKA SUMMITS OVERNIGHT WITH A
COUPLE OF INCHES POSSIBLE LOCALLY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING
OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE WILL ALSO SUPPORT SOME BREEZY
WESTERLIES OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. MILDER TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WITH
SOME ADDED CLOUD COVER.

FOR THURSDAY...TURBULENT NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUING...WITH RAPID
DEEPENING OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND COLD
FRONT PLUNGING RAPIDLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE COLORADO LINE INTO THE
HEART OF THE STATE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. SHOWER COVERAGE MAINLY OVER
THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST...WITH SOME AFTERNOON THUNDER POSSIBLE AS
LIFTED INDICES DIP BELOW ZERO OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE
BUT MU CAPE REMAINS MODEST AT BEST. HIGH PEAKS WILL PICK UP
ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WESTERLY
SURFACE WINDS WILL GET AN EARLY START THURSDAY...WITH STRONGEST
SPEEDS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...ESPECIALLY ON THE
EASTERN SLOPES AND AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN. WILL HOIST WIND ADVISORY OVER STRONGEST WINDS FOR NOW AND
LET OVERNIGHT SHIFT ADJUST AS NEEDED. LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE FIRE
WEATHER PROBLEMS OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE WINDS EASE AND COOLER AIR MOVES IN THURSDAY EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY...TURBULENT FLOW ALOFT BACKING TO THE WEST AS WEST
COAST TROUGH DRAWS EVER CLOSER TO NORTHERN BORDER OF NEW
MEXICO...AND MUCH COLDER AIR PACKED BEHIND COLD FRONT DROPS OUT OF
THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. SHOWER FOCUS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
DAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO SUMMITS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA BORDERS...AND
AS FAR SOUTH AS INTERSTATE 40. STILL COLD ENOUGH FOR SOME HIGH
COUNTRY SNOWS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS MODEST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER BREEZY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
STATE...BUT SPEEDS SHOULD BE REDUCED OVER THOSE OBSERVED THURSDAY.
STRONG COOLING TREND IN COLDER AIR...WITH THE NORTHEAST DIVING
BACK BELOW LATE MARCH NORMALS...AND NEAR NORMAL ELSEWHERE BRINGING
END TO A RUN OF WARM TEMPERATURES OUT ON THE EASTERN PLAINS.

FOR SATURDAY...BLUSTERY COLD FRONT DIVING SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS
NEW MEXICO AS TROUGH BASE PASSES SQUARELY THROUGH THE STATE EN
ROUTE TO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. TEMPERATURES FLOPPING SOLIDLY
INTO COLD COUNTRY...AND RUNNING 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW LATE MARCH
NORMALS...AND RAIN CHANGES OVER TO SNOW OVER THE NORTHEAST
QUADRANT OF THE STATE. ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL EXPAND FROM THE
MOUNTAINS INTO THE ADJACENT NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...AND
REACH INTERSTATE 40 NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. NORTHWEST WINDS STRONG
STATEWIDE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON RAMMING COLD AIR INTO THE
STATE...AND WILL LEAVE SATURDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS
NORTH AND WEST...IN THE 20S AND SOUTH AND EAST...AND FREEZES
POSSIBLE DOWN TO VALLEY LEVELS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.

OUTLOOK...SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...NORTHWEST FLOW IN WAKE OF
DEPARTING TROUGH SUNDAY BACKING TO ZONAL BY TUESDAY...AS UPSTREAM
RIDGE FAILS TO STAY INTACT AS IT LIMPS TOWARD NEW MEXICO. MODEST
WARM UP THROUGH THE PERIOD AS COLDER AIR MOVES OFF TO THE
EAST...BUT EASTERN TEMPERATURES STILL IN DOUBLE DIGITS BELOW
NORMAL AS PULSES OF COLD AIR PENETRATING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS
SLOP OVER THE STATE LINE INTO NEW MEXICO. LINGERING SPOTTY DAYTIME RAIN
AND OVERNIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND
NORTHEAST HIGH COUNTRY THROUGH TUESDAY. SUNDAY BREEZES DECREASING
FOR A SOMEWHAT LESS WINDY START TO THE WORK WEEK.

SHY

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE PRETTY WIDESPREAD ACROSS N AND
CENTRAL NM OVERNIGHT AND WITH SOME ADDITIONAL TOP DOWN MOISTENING...
THERE IS STILL SOME DECENT POTENTIAL RAIN AND HIGHER MOUNTAIN SNOW
POTENTIAL FOR MAINLY THE NW MTNS REGION. BUT AMTS LOOK TO BE PRETTY
MEAGER...ONE TO THREE INCHES OR LESS OF SNOW WITH TWO TENTHS LIQUID
OR LESS. OTHER THAN THAT THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SPRINKLES
AND HIGH MTN FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS SURROUNDING THE NW MTNS.
ELSEWHERE DRY AND PRETTY QUIET. WIND SPEEDS ALOFT LATER TONIGHT AND
THU MORN WILL TREND UPWARD AS ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE APPROACHES
AND BRUSHES NORTHERN AREAS AND THE LATEST GFS MODEL INDICATES 45 TO
55 KT 700 MB LVL WINDS NEAR TO A LITTLE BEFORE MIDDAY THU...SOMEWHAT
HIGHER THAN THE NAM MODEL. CLOUDS SHOULD BE DECREASING LATE MORN AND
AFTN AND MID LVL LAPSE RATES INCREASING ENOUGH TO ALLOW PRETTY GOOD
VERTICAL MIXING. SO DECIDED TO UPGRADE PREVIOUS FIRE WX WATCH FOR
FIRE WX ZONE 108 TO A RED FLAG WARNING. HAINES VALUES ARE NOT THAT
IMPRESSIVE...BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE TO
THE UPGRADE. A RELATIVELY SMALL BUT NOT INSIGNIFICANT PORTION OF NE
HIGHLANDS AND NE PLAINS ZONES...FWZ103 AND FWZ104...ALSO SHOW UP
WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS AS WELL...BUT THESE AREAS WILL BE LEFT OUT
OF HIGHLIGHT STATUS DUE TO THE RELATIVELY SMALL IMPACTED PORTION AND
THE FACT THAT THOSE AREAS HAVE HAD A LITTLE MORE MOISTURE IN FAIRLY
RECENT PAST. A FEW SHOWERS WILL ALSO REMAIN A POSSIBILITY IN THE N
CENTRAL TO NW ZONES THU WITH PERHAPS A DRY LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO
IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

THE PATTERN STILL IS AN ACTIVE ONE INTO FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND...
MORE SO FOR WIND THAN PRECIP AS DISTURBANCES CONTINUE TO BRUSH THE N
CENTRAL OR NE BORDER AREAS. THE BULK OF ANY WETTING PRECIPITATION AT
THIS TIME LOOKS LIKELY TO STAY N AND NE OF NM...SOME MAY IMPACT THE
NE CORNER. OVERALL THOUGH...STRONGER WINDS AND COOLER TO COLDER
TEMPS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. STRONGEST WINDS OF THE
FRIDAY THROUGH WEEKEND PERIOD MOST LIKELY FOR SAT...BUT TEMPS WILL
HAVE CRATERED TO WELL BELOW NORMAL BY THEN. WHILE WINDS AND RH MAY
BOTH REACH CRITICAL VALUES SAT...MAINLY NEAR AND S OF INTERSTATE
40...THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL FIRE WX GROWTH PATTERN...SO CONFIDENCE IN
ANY KIND OF UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS FOR SATURDAY IS LOW TO AT MOST
MODERATE.

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&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
SOME LOW CLOUDS LINGERING ALONG AND
JUST A BIT EAST OF THE MID AND LOWER PECOS VALLEY OF NM THIS AFTN
WITH CIGS GENERALLY JUST ABOVE MVFR LVLS...BUT THESE SHOULD BREAK
UP AT LEAST TO SOME DEGREE THIS AFTN. THE HIGH AND MID CLOUDS
CURRENTLY THICKENING OVER THE STATE WILL TEND TO LOWER FURTHER
LATER THIS AFTN AND EVE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS W HALF TO TWO THIRDS
OF NM. BROKEN CIGS OF 8000-10000 FEET WILL BE COMMON OVER WEST
THIRD TO HALF OF NM BY EARLY OR MID EVE. A FEW LIGHT
SHOWERS...MORE VIRGA THOUGH THAN SHOWERS....WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
IN THE N CENTRAL TO NW SECTIONS OF THE STATE AFTER ROUGHLY
23Z...OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH AT
LEAST 06Z. THEREAFTER THOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME OCCASIONAL HIGHER
MTN PEAK OBSCURATION ACROSS N CENTRAL AND NW NM AND PERHAPS SOME
PATCHES OF MVFR CIGS NEAR AND ESPECIALLY EAST OF A ROW TO TCC
LINE. AS FOR WINDS BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT GUSTS WILL GENERALLY STAY AT OR BELOW 30 KT AT THE
SURFACE.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  41  66  31  61 /  10  10   5   5
DULCE...........................  29  56  23  52 /  20  30  10   5
CUBA............................  36  60  27  56 /  20  20   5   5
GALLUP..........................  37  65  27  61 /   5  10   5   5
EL MORRO........................  36  63  29  59 /   5   5   5  10
GRANTS..........................  39  66  28  63 /   5   5   5   5
QUEMADO.........................  39  65  32  62 /   5   5   5   5
GLENWOOD........................  43  71  40  69 /   5   5   5   5
CHAMA...........................  24  52  20  47 /  30  40  20  10
LOS ALAMOS......................  37  62  29  57 /  10  20   5   5
PECOS...........................  37  64  29  57 /  10  10   5  10
CERRO/QUESTA....................  29  57  23  52 /  20  20  20  10
RED RIVER.......................  27  46  21  41 /  20  20  30  20
ANGEL FIRE......................  29  55  23  50 /  20  20  30  20
TAOS............................  34  60  27  54 /  10  10  10  10
MORA............................  36  63  28  55 /  10  10  20  10
ESPANOLA........................  38  67  31  62 /  10  10   5   5
SANTA FE........................  37  64  29  58 /   5  10   5   5
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  38  66  32  61 /   5  10   5   5
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  40  67  33  63 /   5   5   5   5
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  46  72  42  66 /   5   5   5   5
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  48  74  43  68 /   5   5   5   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  46  72  41  66 /   5   5   5   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  48  75  44  69 /   5   5   5   0
RIO RANCHO......................  45  71  40  65 /   5   5   5   0
SOCORRO.........................  47  77  46  72 /   5   5   5   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  38  64  34  59 /   5  10   5   5
TIJERAS.........................  41  66  34  62 /   5  10   5   5
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  40  66  34  61 /   5  10   5   5
CLINES CORNERS..................  37  61  33  57 /   5   5   5   5
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  43  66  38  62 /   5   5   5   5
CARRIZOZO.......................  45  69  44  66 /   5   5   5   5
RUIDOSO.........................  47  63  44  60 /   5   5   5   5
CAPULIN.........................  38  67  25  53 /   5  20  30  20
RATON...........................  34  68  28  56 /   5  10  20  20
SPRINGER........................  36  69  31  58 /   5  10  10  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  39  67  31  56 /   5  10  10  10
CLAYTON.........................  41  70  32  56 /   5   5  10  20
ROY.............................  40  71  32  58 /   5   5   5  10
CONCHAS.........................  44  76  39  65 /   5   5   5  10
SANTA ROSA......................  45  75  41  66 /   5   5   5  10
TUCUMCARI.......................  45  78  40  64 /   5   5   5  10
CLOVIS..........................  43  80  40  66 /   5   5   5   5
PORTALES........................  43  80  42  68 /   5   5   5   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  45  79  44  69 /   5   5   5   5
ROSWELL.........................  45  84  47  78 /   5   5   5   5
PICACHO.........................  46  76  48  70 /   5   5   5   5
ELK.............................  49  72  47  67 /   5   5   5   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ108.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ521>523-526-533-535>539.

&&

SHY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT WED MAR 20 2013

NMZ501>540-211200-
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 WED MAR 20 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE
REGION ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 SATURDAY. IN
ADDITION...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PLUNGE INTO THE STATE...WITH
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT RANGING FROM
AROUND 5 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. ACTION MAY BE NECESSARY TO
PROTECT TENDER AND EARLY BLOOMING VEGETATION FROM FREEZING.
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
215 PM MDT WED MAR 20 2013

NMZ501>540-211100-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
215 PM MDT WED MAR 20 2013

...A STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER THIS
WEEKEND ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

A STRONG EARLY SPRING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH ON SATURDAY...
BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THIS WILL
BE A RATHER ABRUPT CHANGE GIVEN TEMPERATURES OVER THE PAST TEN DAYS
HAVE GENERALLY BEEN ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL.

BELOW TO WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST BEHIND THE
FRONT ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHTS WILL BE BELOW FREEZING MOST AREAS...EVEN DOWN INTO
THE LOWER SINGLE DIGITS AT A FEW NORTHERN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. AT
LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS...SUCH AS THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL DIP TO READINGS NOT OBSERVED SINCE LATE FEBRUARY.
AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF COLD CONDITIONS...A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN
ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. IN
ADDITION TO WINDY AND COLD CONDITIONS...SNOW IS FORECAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. ANY
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN
NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER.

THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS...OR PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NEW MEXICO
OVER THE WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER
STATEMENTS. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION TUNE IN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...GO ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...AND STAY INFORMED WITH YOUR
LOCAL BROADCAST AND PRINT MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

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