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Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Mar 29, 2014, 8:37 AM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 30, 2014, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2014, 8:37 AM MDT (14:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2014, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2014, 12:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 13 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 14:42 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 W Farmington, NM | KFMN ASOS. |
| Mar 30, 5:22 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Wnw Gallup, NM | KGUP ASOS. |
| Mar 30, 5:53 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 3 Wnw Gallup, NM | KGUP ASOS. |
| Mar 30, 7:12 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 38 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2707 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
803 WWUS85 KABQ 291437 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 837 AM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM MDT SUNDAY TO 12 AM MDT MONDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS STATE BORDER DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WESTWARD TO THE ARIZONA STATE BORDER EXCLUDING HIGHER RIDGES WITH SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EVENT ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOW TO VERY LOW. THE LOWLAND AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SINGLE DIGITS DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG TO VERY STRONG ESPECIALLY AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO BE UNSTABLE TO VERY UNSTABLE. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE EAST AND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE WEST. HAINES VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 5 TO 6 DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL ALSO BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL. THE ONLY CAVEAT TO INSTABILITY OF THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL BE SKY COVER. LOOK FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ALTHOUGH A BAND OF HIGHER CLOUDS COULD IMPACT NORTHERN AND PERHAPS CENTRAL AREAS DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON PERIOD. THE DURATION OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL EXTEND WELL INTO THE EVENING ACROSS EASTERN AREAS DUE TO AN EXPECTED DOWNSLOPE WIND SCENARIO WHICH WOULD MAKE FOR POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND LOCALLY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. NMZ103-104-107-108-292130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.140330T1700Z-140331T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0011.140330T1700Z-140331T0600Z/ 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- 837 AM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...AREAS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS...MANZANO/SANDIA/GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR MID AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM/S RANGING BETWEEN 6 TO 11 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND 8 TO 14 PERCENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-292130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.140330T1700Z-140331T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0011.140330T1800Z-140331T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 837 AM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE ARIZONA STATE LINE. THIS WOULD EXCLUDE THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN AREAS THAT EITHER HAS SNOWPACK OR HAS RESIDUAL WETNESS FROM MELTING SNOW. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDILY DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND PEAK LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING BETWEEN 6 TO 11 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
5 follow-up statements
628 WWUS85 KABQ 292126 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 326 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM MDT SUNDAY TO 12 AM MDT MONDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS STATE BORDER DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WESTWARD TO THE ARIZONA STATE BORDER EXCLUDING HIGHER RIDGES WITH SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EVENT ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOW TO VERY LOW. THE LOWLAND AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SINGLE DIGITS DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STRONG TO VERY STRONG ESPECIALLY AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO BE UNSTABLE TO VERY UNSTABLE. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE EAST AND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE WEST. HAINES VALUES WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 5 TO 6 DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL ALSO BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL. STILL LOOKING FOR A BAND OF HIGHER CLOUDS MOVING OVER THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY PERIOD BUT SUSPECT THERE WILL BE PLENTY ENOUGH SUN MOST AREAS DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD. THE DURATION OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL EXTEND WELL INTO THE EVENING ACROSS EASTERN AREAS DUE TO AN EXPECTED DOWNSLOPE WIND SCENARIO. THE STRONGER WINDS WOULD BE LOCALIZED BUT THE ENTIRE AREA SHOULD SEE POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. NMZ103-104-107-108-301400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.140330T1700Z-140331T0600Z/ 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- 326 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...AREAS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS... MANZANO/SANDIA/GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR MID AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM/S RANGING BETWEEN 7 TO 11 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND 8 TO 14 PERCENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-301400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.140330T1800Z-140331T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 326 PM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE ARIZONA STATE LINE. THIS WOULD EXCLUDE THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN AREAS THAT EITHER HAS SNOWPACK OR HAS RESIDUAL WETNESS FROM MELTING SNOW. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND PEAK LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
991 WWUS85 KABQ 300955 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 355 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO THE TEXAS BORDER DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD TO THE ARIZONA STATE BORDER EXCLUDING HIGHER RIDGES WITH SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .WINDS STRENGTHEN TODAY AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE TRACKS INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND WELL ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET OVER MUCH OF THE WEST BUT WILL CONTINUE FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO THE TEXAS BORDER UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT DUE TO DOWNSLOPING WINDS...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND HIGH HAINES PLAGUING THIS REGION. POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REDEVELOP LATE MONDAY MORNING OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AS WINDS REMAIN GUSTY DUE TO THE EXITING DISTURBANCE...HUMIDITIES CRATER INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND HAINES REMAINS HIGH. NMZ108-302130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0018.140331T1700Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.140330T1700Z-140331T0600Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 355 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. TODAYS CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PEAK FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT WITH MAXIMUM VALUES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT. MONDAY AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 6 TO 8 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-107-302130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.140330T1700Z-140331T0600Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 355 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INCLUDING THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO... MANZANO...SANDIA AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PEAK FROM THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING HOURS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING FROM 6 TO 10 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND 8 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-105-106-109-302130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.140330T1800Z-140331T0300Z/ 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- 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- 355 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE ARIZONA STATE LINE. THIS EXCLUDES THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN AREAS THAT HAVE SNOWPACK OR RESIDUAL WETNESS FROM MELTING SNOW. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND PEAK LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING FROM 6 TO 12 PERCENT ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * 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. && $$
917 WWUS85 KABQ 302132 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 332 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO THE TEXAS BORDER DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WESTWARD TO THE ARIZONA STATE BORDER EXCLUDING HIGHER RIDGES WITH SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING 9 AM MDT TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AS WELL AS THE HIGH PLAINS TO THE EAST OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .MULTI DAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS/LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INTO THE THE EVENING HOURS TODAY. A BRIEF RESPITE ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES AND STRONG TO VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COUPLED WITH POOR RECOVERIES. MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON FAVORING INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN RATON TO LAS VEGAS AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS TUESDAY. NMZ108-310300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0018.140331T1700Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140331T0600Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 332 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. TODAYS CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PEAK MID AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH MID EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP LATE MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FOUND POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH REST OF TODAY. WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ON MONDAY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM/S BETWEEN 6 TO 14 PERCENT TODAY AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ103-107-310300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140331T0600Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 332 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS REST OF TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. ANOTHER FOUND EXPECTED MID MORNING MONDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING FAVORING INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN RATON TO LAS VEGAS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE MANZANO/SANDIA MOUNTAINS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH REST OF TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. WEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ON MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING FROM 6 TO 11 PERCENT REST OF TODAY. MINIMUMS BETWEEN 6 TO 14 PERCENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ104-310300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140331T0600Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 332 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ANOTHER POSSIBILITY EXISTS TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH REST OF TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. SIMILAR SPEEDS FOR TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING FROM 6 TO 9 PERCENT REST OF TODAY. MINIMUMS BETWEEN 5 TO 8 PERCENT TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-106-310300- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140331T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 332 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAIN RIDGES THAT DONT HAVE ANTECEDENT WETNESS OR SNOWPACK. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH REST OF TODAY. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PERCENT LOWLANDS BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. HIGHLANDS SHOULD SEE VALUES BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON TUESDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ101-105-109-310300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140331T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 332 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS THROUGH MID EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING BETWEEN 7 TO 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
017 WWUS85 KABQ 310257 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 857 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO THE TEXAS BORDER DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING 9 AM MDT TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AS WELL AS THE HIGH PLAINS TO THE EAST OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A MULTI DAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS/LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF RESPITE LATE TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES...STRONG TO VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS AND POOR RECOVERIES. MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON FAVORING INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN RATON TO LAS VEGAS AND INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS TUESDAY. NMZ102-106-310600- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140331T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 857 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAIN RIDGES THAT DONT HAVE ANTECEDENT WETNESS OR SNOWPACK. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PERCENT LOWLANDS. HIGHLANDS SHOULD SEE VALUES BETWEEN 10 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-105-109-310400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140331T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 857 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WIND SPEEDS ARE BEGINNING TO TREND DOWNWARD AND HUMIDITIES ARE COMING UP NOW THAT THE SUN HAS SET. ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE EVENING...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE FINISHED...SO THIS RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NMZ103-107-108-310600- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140331T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 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- 857 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. TODAYS CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH MID EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP LATE MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FOUND POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH REST OF THIS EVENING. WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ON MONDAY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM/S BETWEEN 6 TO 14 PERCENT TODAY AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ104-310600- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140331T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 857 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ANOTHER POSSIBILITY EXISTS TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH REST OF TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. SIMILAR SPEEDS FOR TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS RANGING FROM 6 TO 9 PERCENT REST OF TODAY. MINIMUMS BETWEEN 5 TO 8 PERCENT TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 44
903 WWUS85 KABQ 310544 AAB RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1144 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 UPDATED TO EXPIRE THIS EVENINGS RED FLAG WARNING ...RED FLAG WARNING 9 AM MDT TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AS WELL AS THE HIGH PLAINS TO THE EAST OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A MULTI DAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF RESPITE IN STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO A MOUNTAIN WAVE...DOWNSLOPE WINDS AND POOR RECOVERIES. MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON FAVORING INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN RATON TO LAS VEGAS AND INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS TUESDAY. NMZ103-107-108-311400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140331T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 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- 1144 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. LOCALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY LINGER ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT BEFORE CRITICAL CONDITIONS BECOME WIDESPREAD AGAIN LATE MONDAY MORNING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET MONDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ON MONDAY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS FROM 5 TO 9 PERCENT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ104-311400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140331T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- 1144 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 5 TO 8 PERCENT TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-106-311400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 1144 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAIN RIDGES THAT DONT HAVE ANTECEDENT WETNESS OR SNOWPACK. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PERCENT LOWLANDS. HIGHLANDS SHOULD SEE VALUES BETWEEN 10 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 44
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 Mar 29, 5:34 AM MDT, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 5:34 AM MDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 534 AM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 .AVIATION... 12Z TAF CYCLE AOA FEW-SCT140 SCT-BKN250. DEEPENING SFC LEE TROF TO RESULT IN SW WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35KT FROM THE KCQC VCNTY NEWD TO KRTN AND KCAO AFT 18Z. AFT 30/00Z MTN TP LVL WINDS TO STRENGTHEN OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NM AS UPR TROF MOVES INTO GREAT BASIN. && .PREV DISCUSSION...328 AM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014... .SYNOPSIS... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM UP A FEW DEGREES ABOVE YESTERDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF THE STATE. A WARMER...BUT MUCH WINDIER...DAY IS EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DUE TO THE DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON MONDAY...AND TEMPERATURES WILL COOL CLOSER TO SEASONAL VALUES. ANOTHER DRY AND WINDY DAY IS THEN EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. && .DISCUSSION... NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY'S SHORT WAVE CONTINUES TO BE IN PLACE OVER NM...HOWEVER THIS FLOW WILL BE BACKING MORE ZONAL TODAY AS A RIDGE ALOFT FLATTENS OVER THE STATE. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM 5 TO 10 DEGREES IN MOST ZONES...AND AS A LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH IS RENDERED THE SURFACE WINDS WILL TURN STRONGER FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITHIN PROXIMITY OF THE FEATURE. THESE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE NORTHEAST MAY GUST TO 35 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. FORECAST MODELS INDICATE AN EASTERN PACIFIC SHORT WAVE WILL THEN MOVE INLAND OVERNIGHT...PERHAPS ABOUT 6 HOURS SLOWER THAN WHAT EARLIER RUNS WERE SHOWING. WINDS ALOFT WILL TURN SOUTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT...BUT THEIR STRENGTH MAY BE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY INDICATED DUE TO THE SLOWER APPROACH OF THE UPPER WAVE. A BATCH OF HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS WILL ALSO BEGIN WORKING INTO NM OVERNIGHT...BUT AGAIN SLIGHTLY SLOWER THAN WHAT EARLIER PROGNOSES REVEALED. ANY WARMING EFFECTS TO OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES DUE TO THE CLOUDS AND STRONGER WINDS WILL BE MOST PRONOUNCED IN WESTERN ZONES...AND FORECAST WAS TWEAKED SOME TO REFLECT THIS. BY THE DAYTIME SUNDAY...THE LEE SIDE SURFACE LOW WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 994 MB IN EASTERN CO...PROVIDING A HEALTHY SURFACE GRADIENT TO HELP DRIVE MOMENTUM ALOFT TO THE GROUND. CIRRUS CLOUDS WILL BE QUITE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY WITH EVEN SOME ALTOCU/STRATUS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL ZONES...BUT MIXING DEPTHS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE QUITE HIGH AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW 600-550MB HEIGHTS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST MID LEVEL WINDS WILL NOT FULLY MAKE INTO THE STATE UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT...SO THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN ZONES MAY SEE THE HIGHEST GUSTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH PROLONGED WINDINESS SHIFTING INTO THE EASTERN ZONES OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD WIND ADVISORIES LOOK IN ORDER FOR SUNDAY AND INTO THE EVENING WITH A THREAT OF BLOWING DUST...BUT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO THE LOW HUMIDITY MAY TAKE CENTER STAGE. THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE BEYOND THE FRONT RANGE OF CO SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS OF THE NATION BY MONDAY...LEAVING SHORT WAVE RIDGING OVER NM. WINDS ALOFT WILL RELAX SOME...BUT WILL STILL BE SOMEWHAT STIFF AT 20 TO 50 KT IN THE H7-H5 LAYER. THE SURFACE GRADIENT WILL NOT BE AS STOUT SINCE THE LOW WILL HAVE FILLED IN SUBSTANTIALLY WITH A SURFACE FRONT STALLING NEAR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE. ALL THAT TO SAY THAT SOME BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN MONDAY...MOSTLY ALONG AND NEAR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...BUT ALSO OVER SOME HIGHER WESTERN TERRAIN WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING 5 TO 10 DEGREES COOLER. THE NEXT UPSTREAM WAVE WILL MOVE INTO CO ON TUESDAY...MUCH LIKE THE SUNDAY FEATURE. WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS SEEM INEVITABLE...AND BLOWING DUST AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL AGAIN BE A CONCERN. MODELS WERE SHOWING A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE AREA UPSTREAM OF THIS WAVE THAT MIGHT POTENTIALLY IMPACT NM WED-THU..AND THE GFS HAS CERTAINLY LATCHED ONTO A BULLISH SCENARIO WITH THIS WHILE THE LESS ENTHUSED ECMWF ABSORBS THE FEATURE FARTHER NORTH. THE ECMWF SOLUTION WAITS TO BRING A DEEP CLOSED LOW INTO NM UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND. 52 && .FIRE WEATHER... WINDS TO START INCREASING TODAY AS LEE TROUGH AND MORE ZONAL FLOW/FLAT RIDGE DEVELOP. SOMEWHAT HIGHER DEWPOINTS HAVE SEEPED INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS BUT THIS SHOULD...AT LEAST ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY...MIX OUT THIS AFTERNOON. FORECAST HAINES FOR TODAY HAS DROPPED FROM HIGH TO LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST...WITH A STRIP OF CRITICAL WINDS/HUMIDITIES EXTENDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM LAS VEGAS TO RATON FOR A 2-3 HOUR PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE HAVE DECIDED TO DROP THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS STILL APPEAR LIKELY SUNDAY AS WINDS INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY OVER THE FORECAST AREA. SOME CONCERN THE INCREASE IN MID/HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE FOR A PORTION OF SUNDAY MIGHT HELP SUPPRESS THE WIND BUT FORECAST MIXING HEIGHTS STILL WELL ABOVE H7 AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL. RH RECOVERIES SUNDAY NIGHT ARE PATHETICALLY POOR...WITH MAXES RANGING FROM AROUND 25 TO 35 PERCENT AT BEST OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS AND SOME OF THE NORTHEAST/CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. RECOVERIES IN THE WEST ARE SOMEWHAT BETTER WHERE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SOONER IN THE EVENING. UPSHOT IS WILL KEEP THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH GOING AS CURRENTLY CONFIGURED. GETTING AN AREA OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOWING UP MONDAY FROM THE LAS VEGAS AREA THROUGH CLINES CORNERS AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY WHERE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE STRONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY INDICATED. HIGH HAINES OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA AS WELL AS DEWPOINTS CRATER IN THE WAKE OF SUNDAY/S WINDS. HIGHS ARE COOLER THOUGH AND WILL KEEP MONITORING TRENDS. TUESDAY STILL LOOKING LIKE ANOTHER WIDESPREAD CRITICAL DAY BUT NOT QUITE COMPARABLE TO SUNDAY AS MIXING HEIGHTS NOT AS FAVORABLE. MODELS SHOWING QUITE A BIT OF VARIABILITY WITH THE STORM SYSTEMS NEXT WEEK. DEPENDING ON YOUR MODEL OF CHOICE THE EAST CENTRAL COULD SEE CRITICAL CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY IF A DEEPER TROUGH DEVELOPS TO OUR WEST. THERE COULD EVEN BE SOME SPOTTY WETTING PRECIPITATION THURSDAY...OR OVER THE COMING WEEKEND IF THE SLOWER ECMWF IS RIGHT. VENT RATES REMAIN GOOD TO EXCELLENT TODAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-102-105-106-109. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 5:04 AM MDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 504 AM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 NMZ501>540-301200- 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- 504 AM MDT SAT MAR 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COUPLE HOURS OF LOCALIZED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY WITH MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AND BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY. 52
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| Mar 29, 3:50 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 44 hr |
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