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Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 21, 2014, 3:00 PM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 22, 2014, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Apr 21, 2014, 3:00 PM MDT (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 22, 2014, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2014, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 2288 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
897 WWUS85 KABQ 212100 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 PM MDT MON APR 21 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...EXCLUDING AREAS WITH SNOW PACK...DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .AN APPROACHING PACIFIC SYSTEM WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVERHEAD AND AT THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE LOW TEENS...AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE HEART OF NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS RAPIDLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE...REDEVELOPING SOUTHWEST GUSTS AND CONTINUED DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. NMZ101-105-106-221400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0025.140422T1900Z-140423T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0019.140422T1900Z-140423T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ 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 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 300 PM MDT MON APR 21 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND 8 TO 12 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102>104-107>109-221400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 300 PM MDT MON APR 21 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... EXCLUDING AREAS WITH SNOW PACK. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 PERCENT AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT NORTHWEST AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ SHY
3 follow-up statements
707 WWUS85 KABQ 220946 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 346 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EXCLUDING AREAS WITH SNOW PACK...DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT...AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WEDNESDAY AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS RAPIDLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO...REDEVELOPING SOUTHWEST GUSTS AND CONTINUED DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. NMZ105-106-222130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0026.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0020.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.140422T1900Z-140423T0200Z/ 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- 346 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 8 TO 13 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ103-104-107>109-222130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0026.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0020.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 346 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 OR 50 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED FROM THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-222130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.140422T1900Z-140423T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 346 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU. CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 8 TO 13 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-222130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 346 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EXCLUDING AREAS WITH SNOW PACK. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
030 WWUS85 KABQ 222130 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 330 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... AND THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EXCLUDING AREAS WITH SNOW PACK...DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONALLY....HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT...AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE IN PLACE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. ON WEDNESDAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS RAPIDLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO...REDEVELOPING SOUTHWEST GUSTS AND CONTINUED DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...EXTENDING ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS REMAIN MARGINAL FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHTLY WETTER CONDITIONS. NMZ105-106-230200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140423T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0020.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ 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- 330 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 8 TO 13 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-230200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140423T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 330 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET TONIGHT. CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS EVENING AND 8 TO 13 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-104-107>109-230200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0020.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ 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- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 330 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED FROM THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS INTO THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 8 TO 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. && $$ NMZ102-230200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 330 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN PORTION OF ZONE AND EXCLUDING AREAS WITH SNOW PACK. CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
369 WWUS85 KABQ 230200 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 800 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE CEASED WITH THE SETTING SUN...SO TODAYS RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSES NORTH OF NEW MEXICO CAUSING WINDS ALOFT TO STRENGTHEN AND A SURFACE TROUGH TO DEEPEN IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. IN ADDITION A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY...SHIFTING WINDS OUT OF THE WEST IN LOCATIONS WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL AGAIN EXPERIENCE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH GENERALLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HAINES INDICES...SO A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL AREAS WEDNESDAY DUE TO SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WIND SPEED STRENGTH. NMZ105-106-231400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140423T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0020.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ 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- 800 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 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. && $$ NMZ101-231400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140423T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- 800 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-104-107>109-231400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0020.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ 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- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 800 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 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. && $$ NMZ102-231400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0026.140423T1700Z-140424T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 800 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 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 Apr 21, 11:44 AM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 11:44 AM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1144 AM MDT MON APR 21 2014 .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE CONVECTION INITIATING BY 20Z OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MTS WITH CLOUD DECK AOA BKN/OVC050 DEVELOPING. CLOUD COVER AOA BKN/OVC100 CONTINUING THROUGH 03Z..WITH CONVECTION CONTINUING BROADLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NM THROUGH 02Z SUNSET. IN TAFS...VCSH PLACEHOLDER SIGNIFIES NEARBY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM GREATEST LIKELIHOOD...WITH VCTS FOR THE BRIEF PERIOD OF GREATEST THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. CLOUD COVER DISSIPATING AROUND 15Z TUE MORNING. EXCEPT BRIEFLY IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...VFR CIGS AND VIZ FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS. SHY && .PREV DISCUSSION...334 AM MDT MON APR 21 2014... .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER NEW MEXICO TODAY WHILE A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS INTO EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY...PRIMARILY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE DEPARTS THE STATE...BUT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS...AND PRECIPITATION WILL POTENTIALLY IMPACT NEW MEXICO BY THE WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION... THE SURFACE FRONT THAT MODELS HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING. PROGNOSES SUGGEST THAT THE FRONT WILL BECOME BETTER DEFINED AFTER DAY BREAK WITH NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS VEERING MORE EASTERLY AND CONSEQUENTLY INDUCING SOME UP SLOPE FORCING TOWARD THE SANGRES AND REMAINDER OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. DEW POINTS IN THE 30S AND 40S ARE STILL IN PLACE IN THIS REGION AND NO DRYING IS EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN HALF OF NM TODAY AS THE SURFACE BOUNDARY ARRIVES. THUS...SCATTERED TO LIKELY POPS ARE IN THE FORECAST TODAY NEAR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WITH MORE ISOLATED CELLS EXPECTED FARTHER EAST ON THE PLAINS. A FEW STRAY CELLS MAY EVEN POP WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE...BUT SHOULD BE RATHER WEAK AND HIGH BASED. TONIGHT MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW DEW POINTS INCREASING WESTWARD. SOME LOW CLOUDS AND PERHAPS EVEN SOME PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP IN THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS CLOSE TO THE TX BORDER TUESDAY MORNING. UPPER 30S DEW POINTS ARE SHOWN TO PROGRESS INTO THE RIO GRANDE AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND THIS MOISTURE INCREASE IS EXPECTED TO SET THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME MIXING OF THE MOISTURE BACK EAST IS ANTICIPATED BY AFTERNOON...SO SOME CELLS WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE WILL BE HIGH BASED AND PRODUCING MORE WIND THAN WETTING RAINFALL. THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WILL THEN BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE AND BREEZES WILL BE GETTING STRONGER FROM THE SOUTH AS THE WINDS ALOFT STRENGTHEN AND LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH DEEPENS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN INTO WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE FAR NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH AN EXTENSION OF PRESSURE FALLS LEADING FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD CO/NM. THE LEE SIDE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN IN EASTERN CO WITH 35-55KT OF FLOW IN THE H7 TO H5 LAYER. THIS WILL PUT A FEW ZONES WITHIN REACH OF WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AS A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT MIXES DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND SCOURS OUT OUR MOISTURE. SOME SUBTLE COOLING ALOFT WILL FOLLOW A BRIEF STINT OF WEST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL LEAN MORE ZONAL BY THE DAYTIME THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THINGS DRY WITH ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING NM/CO BY THE WEEKEND. LOTS OF WIND...COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND SOME PRECIPITATION IN NORTHERN ZONES ARE CURRENTLY INDICATED. 52 && .FIRE WEATHER... LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO SLOSH BACK AND FORTH OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO PUSH INTO THE PLAINS TODAY WILL SHOVE HIGHER DEW POINTS WESTWARD...AND INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT ON A RELATIVELY WEAK EASTERLY WIND. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...LINGERING MOISTURE FROM THE WEEKEND ACTIVITY AND LOW LEVEL UP SLOPE WINDS WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING CENTRAL AND EAST WITH ISOLATED CONVECTION OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WEST. VENT RATES WILL BE GOOD OR BETTER WITH HIGHS ABOVE AVERAGE TODAY. TUESDAY WILL SEE A DRYING TREND IN THE WEST IN THE LOWER LEVELS. THINK ANY HIGHER HUMIDITIES THAT MAKE IT INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT WILL MIX OUT. SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES INDICATED AND CAN/T RULE OUT POTENTIAL FOR A FEW DRY SHOWERS/STORMS WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS START TO INCREASE IN THE WEST...COMBINED WITH HAINES OF 5 AND HIGHS WELL ABOVE CLIMO...LEADS TO SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST/WEST CENTRAL AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MIN RH MAY BE MARGINAL IF THE MIX OUT DOESN/T OCCUR AS STRONGLY AS FORECAST BUT DECIDED TO GO WITH A WATCH FOR ZONES 101...105 AND 106. WEDNESDAY STILL LOOKS LIKE CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE CENTRAL AND EAST...WHILE POSSIBLY A LITTLE MORE MARGINAL IN THE FAR WEST AS TEMPERATURES COOL TO NEAR OR EVEN A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE. HIGH HAINES TO DOMINATE ALONG WITH LOWERING DEW POINTS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS SHOULD SHUNT INTO TEXAS ANY LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. VENT RATES BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE EXCELLENT. A FRONT IN THE WAKE OF THE EXITING TROUGH EARLY THURSDAY WILL PUSH HIGHER DEW POINTS INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS...BUT SHOULD MIX OUT IN THE AFTERNOON...LEAVING MOST AREAS UNDER SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH HIGH HAINES FORECAST FOR MOST OF THE REGION...WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP...AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSER TO AVERAGE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF APRIL. ANOTHER FRONT WILL AGAIN BRING SOME HIGHER DEW POINTS INTO THE PLAINS FRIDAY AS WINDS START TO STRENGTHEN IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY SATURDAY WITH A SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST SUNDAY. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 SATURDAY WHILE REMAINING OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL SUNDAY. && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-105-106. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. && 52
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 21, 5:53 AM MDT, 9 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 553 AM MDT MON APR 21 2014 NMZ501>540-221200- 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- 553 AM MDT MON APR 21 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON TUESDAY. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL TO NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO WIDESPREAD LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ. YOU CAN ALSO POST RAINFALL REPORTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR VIA TWITTER USING THE HASHTAG NMWX. 52
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 3:56 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:56 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 48 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 26 min |
| Apr 21, 5:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Santa Fe | 29 min |
| Apr 21, 5:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Taos | 27 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.