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Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 30, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Mar 30, 2014, 3:32 PM MDT. It took effect at Mar 31, 2014, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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
Mar 30, 2014, 3:32 PM MDT (21:32 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 31, 2014, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 31, 2014, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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
5 follow-up statements
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
442 
WWUS85 KABQ 311050
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
450 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT TODAY 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...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE
TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A MULTI DAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TODAY FAVORING INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN RATON TO LAS
VEGAS AND INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI. A FEW
HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEW
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE EASTERN PLAINS ON
TUESDAY. LESS INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND MUCH OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY...THOUGH
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED.

NMZ103-107-108-312130-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0013.140401T1700Z-140402T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0012.140331T1500Z-140401T0100Z/
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-
450 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MDT THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...
  SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...AND THE EAST CENTRAL
  PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
  CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
  TODAY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON TUESDAY.
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT ON TODAY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ104-106-312130-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1800Z-140402T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0013.140401T1700Z-140402T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
450 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AREA AND TIMING...RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.
  CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 6 TO 10 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.

&&

$$

NMZ102-312130-
/O.EXT.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1700Z-140402T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
450 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW ANTECEDENT
  WETNESS OR SNOWPACK. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
  TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH ON TUESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 10 AND 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

34
214 
WWUS85 KABQ 312124
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
324 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM MDT TODAY 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...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY ALONG
AND EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE
EXCLUDING THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH SNOW DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A MULTI DAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. EXPECT MARGINALLY STRONG WIND/VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND
HAINES 5 TO 6 VALUES ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THE REST OF TODAY.
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE LOOKS TO BE A LITTLE
MORE STABLE ACROSS THE WEST SO CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL EXIST
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE.
ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY.  

NMZ102-010100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0019.140401T1700Z-140402T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0013.140401T1700Z-140402T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
324 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW ANTECEDENT
  WETNESS OR SNOWPACK LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY 
  EVENING. THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL BE FAVORED.  

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 10 AND 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.

&&

$$

NMZ108-010100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0020.140402T1600Z-140403T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.140401T1700Z-140402T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
324 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING TUESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
  REST OF TODAY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON
  TUESDAY. WEST/SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  ON WEDNESDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS 5 TO 7 PERCENT REST OF TODAY.
  MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 6 PERCENT TUESDAY AND 7 TO 10
  PERCENT WEDNESDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ103-107-010100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.140401T1700Z-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-
324 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA/MANZANO
  MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY.
  ANOTHER ROUND EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TUESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
  REST OF TODAY. SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON
  TUESDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS FROM 3 TO 11 PERCENT REST OF TODAY.
  MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 7 TO 12 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.

&&

$$

NMZ104-010100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0020.140402T1600Z-140403T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.140401T1700Z-140402T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
324 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST PLAINS LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING TUESDAY AND CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 4 TO 9 PERCENT TUESDAY AND
  SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ106-010100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.140401T1700Z-140402T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
324 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DURING THE
  AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 5 TO 10 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
097 
WWUS85 KABQ 010040
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
640 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY
ALONG AND EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE
EXCLUDING THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH SNOW DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EASING OVERNIGHT WILL REDEVELOP ON
TUESDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON
TUESDAY...BUT INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY IN THE WEST WILL
FOCUS CRITICAL CONDITIONS FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO
THE TEXAS STATE LINE. ON WEDNESDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. 

NMZ108-011400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.140401T1700Z-140402T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.140402T1600Z-140403T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
640 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS LATE MORNING THROUGH 
  EARLY EVENING TUESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON
  TUESDAY. WEST/SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  ON WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 6 PERCENT
  TUESDAY AND 7 TO 10 PERCENT WEDNESDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ103-107-011400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140401T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.140401T1700Z-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-
640 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA/MANZANO
  MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING TUESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON
  TUESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 7 TO 12 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.

&&

$$

NMZ104-011400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.140401T1700Z-140402T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0020.140402T1600Z-140403T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
640 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST PLAINS LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY 
  EVENING TUESDAY AND CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO50 
  MPH BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 4 TO 9 PERCENT TUESDAY 
  AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ102-106-011400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.140401T1700Z-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-
640 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW ANTECEDENT 
  WETNESS OR SNOW PACK LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY 
  EVENING. THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL BE FAVORED. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 10 AND 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.

&&

$$

SHY

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 30, 3:27 PM MDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 3:27 PM MDT, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
327 PM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHERN UTAH
AND COLORADO TONIGHT. THE MAINLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE
THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AS ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM
MOVES NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. A
THIRD STORM SYSTEM ANTICIPATED FOR LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY,
THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO KEEP STRONG WINDS IN THE FORECAST ALONG WITH
A CHANCE FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN SHOWERS OVER WESTERN
AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
COLD CORE ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY SLIDING NEWD
THROUGH CENTRAL UTAH AS EVIDENCED BY THE CONVECTION/C-G LIGHTNING
STRIKES. AS THE SFC LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WITH THIS
FEATURE PUSH EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE THE RULE. VERY STRONG TO HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED
BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING. SIMILAR CRITICAL LAYER AT CREST LEVEL FROM
THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD WILL INDUCE MOUNTAIN WAVE
ACTIVITY BUT SPEEDS NOT QUITE THERE FOR HIGH WINDS SO WILL GO WITH
WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THESE AREAS.

VERY SIMILAR UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TAKES NEARLY THE SAME TRACK FOR
TUESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH NOT
EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG AS TONIGHT/MONDAY FORENOON.
TRAILING CLOSED UPPER LOW THEN DROPS INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW LIKELY TO
CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NM WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
BETTER CHANCES FOR RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED THURSDAY AS GFS PROGS A -27C COLD CORE MOVING INTO NWRN
NM. ECMWF...HOWEVER IS FASTER AND NOT AS DEEP WITH THE UPPER
TROUGH. ECMWF ALSO FARTHER NWWD WITH PRECIP...KEEPING IT CONFINED
TO FAR NWRN NM. CANADIAN/CMC MODEL INTRODUCES MORE UNCERTAINTY
WITH A RATHER SYMMETRICAL CLOSED LOW MUCH FARTHER NORTH CENTERED
OVER UTAH. AS A RESULT...LOW CONFIDENCE IN PRECIP FORECAST REMAINS
DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. THE ONE METEOROLOGICAL
PARAMETER THE MODELS AGREE UPON IS STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE
WINDS ALONG WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IMPACTS APPEAR AT THIS
POINT TO BE THE MAIN IMPACT. GFS AND ECMWF BOTH BRING IN A WEAK
OPEN WAVE THROUGH THE REGION NEXT WEEKEND ALONG WITH PERHAPS
ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
LEFT RED FLAG AS IS FOR TODAY/THIS EVENING. DESPITE THE HIGH
CLOUDS...WINDS PICKING UP AND THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH LOW TO VERY
LOW HUMIDITY. HIGH CLOUDS ALSO THINNING BASED ON LATEST SATELLITE
IMAGERY. CLASSIC CRITICAL GROWTH DAY TODAY. HAVE LOCALIZED STRONG
WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT THE NEXT ROUND OF CRITICAL
CONDITIONS BECOMES MORE APPARENT MID MORNING MONDAY. AFTER REVIEWING
TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES AND HAINES VALUES DECIDED BETTER GO WITH A
WARNING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN PLAINS OF ZONE 107 AND
THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. EXCLUDED ZONE 104 FOR NOW SINCE A SMALL
AREA IS IMPACTED THERE. NOT A PROTOTYPICAL RED FLAG DAY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MTNS EASTWARD MONDAY BUT A VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT
TONIGHT THROUGH PORTIONS OF MONDAY WILL MAKE THINGS INTERESTING.
LASTLY...DECIDED TO ISSUE A WATCH FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
EASTWARD. ANOTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EVENT IS BREWING FOR THAT
DAY ALTHOUGH STABILITY LOOKS TO BE AN ISSUE ACROSS THE WEST SO LEFT
OUT THOSE ZONES FOR NOW. CAN ADD THEM AS TIME GETS CLOSER.

AS MENTIONED...HIGHER CIRRUS THINNING BASED ON LATEST SATELLITE
LOOP. THIS WILL ONLY ADD TO THE MIXING AS A STRONG ENVELOPE OF JET STREAM
ENERGY MOVES OVER THE STATE. THE CRESCENDO OF WIND WILL OCCUR TONIGHT
AS VERY STRONG FLOWS WILL BE FOUND ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MTNS. NAM MODELS IS NOW SHOWING WHAT THE GFS HAS BEEN
PREDICTING AT 10000 FEET FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. LOOKING AT 50 MPH
PLUS WINDS AT THAT LEVEL OUT OF THE WEST. FORECAST SOUNDINGS REVEAL
A STABLE LAYER JUST ABOVE THE CENTRAL MTN CREST. THIS MEANS SOME
STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS...ESPECIALLY TO THE LEE OF THE SANGRE DE
CRISTOS BUT ALSO THE OTHER MOUNTAINS RANGES ALONG THE FRONT RANGE.
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TO VERY POOR AND NOT SURE THE
CURRENT DEWPOINTS GRIDS FOR LATE NIGHT PERIOD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
TOTALLY REFLECT THE STRONG DOWNWARD MOTION AND THUS MIXING CREATED
BY THE MTN WAVE OR DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT. EITHER WAY...TRIED TO GO
BELOW MODEL GUIDANCE THERE. WINDS ELSEWHERE WILL DECOUPLE OR LOWER
FOLLOWING SUNSET. THE HIGHEST RIDGES ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL
AREAS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT WILL BE
LOCALIZED AND PROVIDE ERRATIC DURATIONS OF STRONG WINDS.

STILL LOOKING AT A VERY DRY AIRMASS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO ON MONDAY. A LITTLE BIT OF RECOVERY WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE FAR
NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST...OTHERWISE POOR TO FAIR. HAINES VALUES LOOK
TO BE 5 TO 6 ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA ALTHOUGH SURFACE TEMPS WILL
COOL SOME COMPARED TO TODAY. ABOVE NORMAL READINGS WILL BE FELT
ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD TO HALF WHILE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
READINGS WILL BE OBSERVED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS. MOST
CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN RATON
TO LAS VEGAS AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS TO
TUCUMCARI. ALSO LOOKING AT SPOTTY STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY AREAS
FOR THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

WEAK BACK DOOR FRONT WILL SPILL INTO THE NORTHEAST THIRD OF THE
STATE MONDAY NIGHT. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE HIGHER THERE.
OTHERWISE...DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND PROVIDE GENERALLY
POOR RECOVERIES.

THE STAGE IS STILL SET FOR TUESDAY. HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR A CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER GROWTH EVENT ACROSS THE EAST. SLIGHTLY LESS CONFIDENCE FOR
CENTRAL AREAS BUT DECIDED TO THROW THEM INTO THE WATCH. MAIN LIMITER
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS WOULD BE STABILITY.
OTHERWISE...EXPECT LONG DURATION STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES. TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN WHAT THEY WILL BE FOR
TODAY. LOOKING AT NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL READINGS WESTERN
HALF AND ABOVE NORMAL READINGS BETWEEN 5 TO 15 DEGREES ACROSS THE
EAST. HAINES VALUES CURRENTLY PROJECTED TO BE 5 OR 6 ACROSS THE
EASTERN HALF. IF THE SYSTEM TIMING CHANGES SLIGHTLY...THIS COULD
IMPACT STABILITY AND HAINES VALUES. STRONGEST FOCUS FOR HIGH CIRRUS
APPEARS TO BE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH AND NORTH LEAVING A DRY SLOT
ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. AGAIN...DEPENDING ON THE
TROUGH PASSAGE ORIENTATION AND TIMING...HIGH CLOUDS COULD BE LESS OR
MORE. WILL MONITOR THAT.

RESIDUAL CRITICAL CONDITIONS VERY POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN
AND EASTERN AREAS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL SOME SO BELOW NORMAL
TEMPS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WEST WITH RESIDUAL ABOVE NORMAL READINGS
EAST. POSSIBLE WATCH IN THE COMING DAYS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS.

THE GFS MODEL STILL APPEARS BULLISH FOR PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS A TROUGH
PASSES OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. ECMWF IS LESS BULLISH. BOTH MODELS
CONTINUE TO HOLD THEIR GROUND SO CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE AT BEST. EITHER
WAY...TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES RISE SOME. WIND
COULD CONTINUE TO BE A FACTOR ACROSS THE SOUTH AND EAST.

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&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
SIGNIFICANT TROUGH PASSAGE WILL OCCUR NEXT 24 HRS. STRONG WIND
AND SOME BLDU WILL BE THE MAIN AVIATION HAZARD. BLDU IMPACTS ARE
MOST LIKELY AT FMN AFTER 22Z. BLDU OR RAISED DUST WILL BE LIKELY
AT GUP/AEG/ABQ/SAF/TCC LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.
UNSURE HOW LOW VIS WILL BE AT THOSE SITES BUT USED 6SM AND SCT LOWER
CIGS TO INDICATE THE POSSIBILITY. SUSPECT MOST WILL STAY IN THE 7
TO 8SM RANGE. WIND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OR LOWER AROUND SUNSET
WITH ANOTHER LOWERING MID/LATE EVENING. STRONG TO VERY STRONG BUT
LOCALIZED MTN WAVES WILL IMPACT AREAS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MTNS OVERNIGHT. LVS WOULD BE IMPACTED BUT EXPECT LOTS OF
VARIABILITY...BOTH IN SPEED AND DIRECTION DUE TO ROTORS DEVELOPING
OFF THE HIGHER CRESTS OF THE CNTRL MTNS. MODELS ARE GETTING MORE
BULLISH FOR THIS RESULT. HIGHER CLOUDS WILL CLEAR LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  29  58  32  63 /   0   0   0   0
DULCE...........................  25  54  24  59 /   5   0   0   0
CUBA............................  26  57  27  62 /   5   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  22  60  28  60 /   0   0   0   0
EL MORRO........................  23  55  26  57 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  24  61  28  63 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  29  59  31  61 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  27  68  28  69 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  21  48  23  53 /  10   0   0   5
LOS ALAMOS......................  33  55  34  62 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  30  54  31  60 /   0   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  23  55  24  61 /   5   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  27  43  25  48 /  10   0   5   0
ANGEL FIRE......................  23  47  23  53 /   5   0   5   0
TAOS............................  27  54  25  61 /   0   0   0   0
MORA............................  32  53  30  60 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  30  62  32  69 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  31  56  32  62 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  31  60  31  67 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  42  62  41  68 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  39  65  38  70 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  37  67  37  72 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  38  66  38  71 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  34  70  33  74 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  37  66  38  71 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  42  74  41  76 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  34  59  35  65 /   0   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  36  61  37  66 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  30  62  26  67 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  34  59  33  64 /   0   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  39  63  39  67 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  44  67  43  69 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  40  61  41  62 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  33  59  25  62 /   5   0   0   0
RATON...........................  31  62  25  67 /   0   0   0   0
SPRINGER........................  34  62  26  68 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  36  60  30  66 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  42  70  25  74 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  38  64  26  69 /   0   0   0   0
CONCHAS.........................  43  72  36  78 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  41  69  38  77 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  44  75  35  82 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  45  74  40  79 /   5   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  46  75  40  80 /   5   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  46  74  42  79 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  46  81  42  84 /   5   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  47  73  44  75 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  46  68  45  69 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-107-108.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ102>104-106>108.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ521>524-526-539.

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ101-102-105-106-109.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ501>508-510>512-516>519-525-530>534.

BLOWING DUST ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ501-502-504>506.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MDT MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ513>515-527>529.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ513>515-527>529.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ540.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 6:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT SUN MAR 30 2014

NMZ501>540-311200-
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 SUN MAR 30 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55
MPH CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. BLOWING DUST WILL BE MOST
PROLONGED IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT OF THE STATE WHERE REDUCED
VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 1 MILE WILL OCCUR.

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW
HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SOME STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN ON MONDAY ALONG AND EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WHERE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST YET AGAIN ON TUESDAY OVER A WIDESPREAD
MAJORITY OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
AND REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN ON TUESDAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WIND GUSTS OR AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
ALBUQUERQUE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ.
SPOTTERS CAN ALSO VOLUNTEER THEIR REPORTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR
ON TWITTER USING THE HASHTAG N M W X.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 3:54 AM MDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryABQ16 hr
Mar 30, 3:55 AM MDTFire Weather WatchABQ12 hr
Mar 30, 3:27 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningABQ21 hr
Mar 30, 3:32 PM MDTFire Weather WatchABQBernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more24 hr

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Sources

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