Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Albuquerque, NM

893 
WWUS85 KABQ 082117
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
317 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS
AS WELL AS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY SUPPORTING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE GREATEST THREAT AREA
WILL FOCUS AROUND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR EAST OF CLINES
CORNERS TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. MARGINALLY CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS
ARE EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY AS WELL...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT AREA
EXTENDING FROM CLINES CORNERS TO THE QUAY COUNTY LINE. SEVERAL
HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED BOTH DAYS AFTER POOR
TO FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIODS.

NMZ108-091400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0022.140410T1800Z-140411T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0015.140409T1800Z-140410T0100Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
317 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...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.

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

&&

$$

NMZ107-091400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0022.140410T1800Z-140411T0100Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
317 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

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986 
WWUS85 KABQ 091146
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
546 AM MDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR
THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY
FOR THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY SUPPORTING CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS
FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE GREATEST THREAT AREA WILL FOCUS
AROUND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR EAST OF CLINES CORNERS TO THE
TEXAS STATE LINE. CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AS
WELL...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT AREA EXTENDING FROM NEAR CLINES
CORNERS TO THE QUAY COUNTY LINE. SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED BOTH DAYS AFTER POOR TO FAIR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIODS.

NMZ108-092130-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0022.140410T1800Z-140411T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0016.140410T1800Z-140411T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0015.140409T1800Z-140410T0100Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
546 AM MDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 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.

&&

$$

NMZ107-092130-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0022.140410T1800Z-140411T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0016.140410T1800Z-140411T0100Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
546 AM MDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AREA AND TIMING...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 9 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.

&&

$$

068 
WWUS85 KABQ 092110
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
310 PM MDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW
HUMIDITIES AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY.
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT AREA WILL FOCUS AROUND THE
INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR EAST OF CLINES CORNERS TO THE TEXAS STATE
LINE. CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AS WELL...WITH THE
GREATEST THREAT AREA EXTENDING FROM NEAR CLINES CORNERS TO THE
QUAY COUNTY LINE. SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED AFTER POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT.

NMZ108-100100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140410T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0016.140410T1800Z-140411T0100Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
310 PM MDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 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.

&&

$$

NMZ107-100100-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0016.140410T1800Z-140411T0100Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
310 PM MDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 9 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.

&&

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
522 AM MDT TUE APR 8 2014

.AVIATION...
12Z TAF CYCLE
VFR ALL AREAS THE NEXT 24 HRS. TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS WILL ALLOW
FOR SOME DRAINAGE BRIEFLY AT KSAF THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE...MUCH
LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED TODAY.

GUYER

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...325 AM MDT TUE APR 8 2014...
.SYNOPSIS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY SENDING
TEMPERATURES SOARING ABOVE NORMAL WITH NEAR RECORD HIGHS FROM THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EAST AND NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
ACROSS EASTERN AREAS WEDNESDAY WITH FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. A
COUPLE OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL CROSS THIS WEEKEND FROM THE
WEST...THEN NORTHWEST...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST SUNDAY NIGHT.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
TIME TO BREAK OUT THOSE AUTOMOBILE SUN SHADES AS TEMPERATURES
CLIMB ABOVE NORMAL TODAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. AFTER AN
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CROSSES FROM THE WEST TODAY AND
TONIGHT...HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH NEAR RECORD READINGS FROM
THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS EAST AND NORTHEASTWARD WEDNESDAY.
AN UPPER TROUGH CROSSING THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL CAUSE THE
RIDGE ALOFT TO FLATTEN AND A LEE SURFACE TROUGH TO DEVELOP
WEDNESDAY...INDUCING BREEZY/CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS PARTS OF THE PLAINS. A BACK BACK DOOR COOL FRONT IS PROGGED
TO SAG INTO NE AREAS THURSDAY MORNING COOLING TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES.
HOWEVER...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA VALLEY AND CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS MAY HAVE ANOTHER ROUND OF NEAR RECORD WARMTH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

AFTER A WEAK RIDGE CROSSES FRIDAY...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL
THEN INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS ONE UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM CROSSES FROM THE WEST AND ANOTHER FOLLOWS IMMEDIATELY ON
ITS HEELS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST AS TEMPERATURES TREND DOWNWARD
BEGINNING SATURDAY. THEN...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE MOST WIDESPREAD
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT
AND EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW ARE EXPECTED AS THE COOLER OF THE TWO
SYSTEMS DROPS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. LOW
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT SHOULD REACH THE 20S AND LOW 30S FROM
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EASTWARD...WHERE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE. SOME SHOWERS MAY THEN LINGER ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE CROSSES EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
EXCEPTIONALLY DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE ON TAP FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS ARE MARGINAL SO THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED. CONFIDENCE HIGH
ENOUGH FOR UPGRADE TO RED FLAG WEDNESDAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

CLEAR SKIES AND POOR TO GOOD RECOVERIES EARLY THIS MORNING ARE A
SIGN OF THINGS TO COME FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TODAY WILL BE OUR
TRANSITION DAY AS NW FLOW ALOFT WEAKENS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
STRONG UPPER RIDGE. TEMPS WILL TREND BACK NEAR NORMAL AND WINDS WILL
BE GENERALLY LIGHT MOST AREAS. MIN RH VALUES WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 20
PCT WITH IMPROVING VENT RATES AND INCREASING HAINES. RH RECOVERIES
TONIGHT WILL TREND EVEN LOWER WITH MORE WIDESPREAD POOR TO BORDERLINE
GOOD VALUES.

THE UPPER RIDGE WILL FLATTEN TO THE WEST OF NM WEDNESDAY ALLOWING
FOR FASTER ZONAL FLOW TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE DAY. A STRENGTHENING
LEE TROUGH OVER THE PLAINS WILL PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT GRADIENT TO
INCREASE WINDS INTO THE WINDY CATEGORY. WIDESPREAD 5 AND 6 HAINES
VALUES WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES AND WELL ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPS WILL FOCUS CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVER THE EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL SURROUNDING THIS
AREA BUT COVERAGE IS LIMITED MAINLY TO THE EDGES OF THE FIRE WEATHER
ZONES. IF WINDS WERE TO INCREASE OVER A LARGER AREA THEN MUCH MORE
OF THE EAST WILL NEED EXPANSION OF RED FLAGS. RECOVERIES INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL TREND EVEN WORSE WITH NEARLY THE ENTIRE REGION
BELOW 25 PCT. CONDITIONS WILL BE EVEN DRIER THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

WIDESPREAD MIN RH VALUES THURSDAY IN THE 5 TO 10 PCT RANGE WILL
COINCIDE WITH STRONG INSTABILITY AND WIDESPREAD HAINES AND EVEN
SUPER HAINES. WINDS TRENDED SLIGHTLY STRONGER WITH THE LATEST
GUIDANCE BUT AGAIN LOOK MARGINAL. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL EASILY PUSH
500MB SO ANY INCREASE IN WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR A CRITICAL DAY...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDOR OF EASTERN CATRON...
SOCORRO...AND TORRANCE COUNTIES. AT THIS TIME GREATEST CONFIDENCE
FOR A WATCH WOULD BE THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS HOWEVER WILL HOLD OFF
FOR ONE MORE FORECAST CYCLE. FRIDAY WILL BE A SIMILAR STORY BUT
YET AGAIN WINDS LOOKS TOO LIGHT.

THE FLATTENED UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST AND ALLOW SOUTHWEST FLOW
TO DEVELOP OVER NM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS WILL INTRODUCE BETTER
RETURN MOISTURE AS WELL AS INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR SOME PRECIP
THROUGH MONDAY. EXTENDED MODELS ARE HINTING AT A STRONG BACK DOOR
FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE EAST WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPS
AND EVEN SOME SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN.

GUYER

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ108.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
524 AM MDT TUE APR 8 2014

NMZ501>540-091200-
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-
524 AM MDT TUE APR 8 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNSET DUE TO STRONG
WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE.

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS AS A
STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PRODUCE
EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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