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Red Flag Warning 24, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 4, 2014, 3:22 PM MDT for 7 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 5, 2014, 10:00 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
- May 4, 2014, 3:22 PM MDT (21:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2014, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2014, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 3993 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
882 WWUS85 KABQ 042122 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 322 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .SUNNY SKIES...ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...HIGH HAINES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALL EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN AGAIN LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. LONG PERIODS OF SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE WARNED AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRENGTHENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS WILL ALSO BE NOTED. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE EXTENSIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-050200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0030.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0024.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0031.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140505T0200Z/ 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- 322 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRALPLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FROM LATE MORNING INTO MONDAY EVENING BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...THROUGH THIS EVENING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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. && $$ NMZ106-050200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0031.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0024.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 322 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 9 PERCENT...WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 40
5 follow-up statements
223 WWUS85 KABQ 042200 CCA RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 358 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .SUNNY SKIES...ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...HIGH HAINES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALL EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN AGAIN LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. LONG PERIODS OF SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE WARNED AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRENGTHENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS WILL ALSO BE NOTED. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE EXTENSIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-050245- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0030.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0024.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0031.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140505T0200Z/ 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- 358 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRALPLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FROM LATE MORNING INTO MONDAY EVENING BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...THROUGH THIS EVENING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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. && $$ NMZ106-050245- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0031.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0024.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 358 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 9 PERCENT...WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 40
231 WWUS85 KABQ 050204 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 804 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .SUNNY SKIES...ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...HIGH HAINES...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALL EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. LONG PERIODS OF SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE WARNED AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRENGTHENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS WILL ALSO BE NOTED. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE EXTENSIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. NMZ103-104-107-108-051400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140505T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ 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- 804 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRALPLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS LATE MORNING INTO MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 AND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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. && $$ NMZ106-051400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 804 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EVENING BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 9 PERCENT...WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
737 WWUS85 KABQ 051142 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 542 AM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...HIGH HAINES VALUES... LOTS OF SUN...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALL EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING TODAY AND TUESDAY. LONG DURATION SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED IN MUCH OF THE WARNED AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRENGTHENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE EXTENSIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE WARNED AREAS TODAY AND TUESDAY. NMZ105-052130- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 542 AM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 7 AND 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-106>108-052130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.140505T1600Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 542 AM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE MORNING INTO MONDAY EVENING AND THE SAME TIME PERIOD ON TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 43
514 WWUS85 KABQ 052131 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 331 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS... THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...HIGH HAINES VALUES...LOTS OF SUNSHINE...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE ALL EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. LONG DURATION SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED IN MUCH OF THE WARNED AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY AND IN THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE EXTENSIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE WARNED AREAS THIS EVENING...TUESDAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. NMZ109-060200- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 331 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 10 PERCENT OR LESS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-106>108-060200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0032.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ 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 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 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- 331 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 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 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING AND A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING TUESDAY AND LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...THROUGH THIS EVENING...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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. && $$ NMZ105-060200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 331 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 7 AND 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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. && $$ 40
557 WWUS85 KABQ 060206 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 806 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...HIGH HAINES VALUES...LOTS OF SUNSHINE...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG...GUSTY WINDS ARE ALL EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. LONG DURATION SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED IN MUCH OF THE WARNED AREAS TUESDAY AND IN THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE EXTENSIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE WARNED AREAS TUESDAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. NMZ103-104-106>108-061400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140506T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0032.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/ 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 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 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- 806 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 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 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...EAST CENTRALPLAINS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING AND LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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. && $$ NMZ105-109-061400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/ 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- 806 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 10 PERCENT OR LESS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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. && $$
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 May 4, 2:52 PM MDT, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 2:52 PM MDT, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 252 PM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST... .SYNOPSIS... AFTER A TOASTY SPRING DAY TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK. MEANWHILE...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RAMP UP. WIDESPREAD WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE WIND SPEEDS SLOWLY DECREASE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN STORE WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OCCURRING THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY... FAVORING THE EASTERN PLAINS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL RETURN TO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...BUT MUCH OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY. && .DISCUSSION... HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TUMBLING THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY STAY AT OR ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY...BEFORE DROPPING BELOW NORMAL CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS WEDNESDAY...AND NEARLY ALL AREAS ON THURSDAY. A SLOW WARM-UP IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. OTHER THAN THE FALLING TEMPERATURES...THE MAIN STORY THIS WEEK WILL BE WIND AND FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. WINDS ALREADY STARTING TO PICK UP TODAY AS THE UPPER RIDGE FLATTENS AND THE LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH STRENGTHENS. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER ON MONDAY AS UPPER LEVEL FLOW INCREASES AND BECOMES MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AHEAD OF THE NEXT TROUGH. THIS TROUGH WILL SLOWLY DIG OVER THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND EACH DAY WINDS WILL INCREASE JUST A BIT MORE AS THE TROUGH AXIS/SURFACE LOW NEARS THE FOUR CORNERS AND THE SURFACE LOW DEEPENS. THUS...WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE WINDIEST DAY...WITH WIND ADVISORIES POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...EVEN A FEW ZONES MAY WARRANT ADVISORIES ON TUESDAY AS WELL. THE MAIN PIECE OF ENERGY...IN THE FORM OF THE TROUGH...WILL CROSS COLORADO AND NORTHERN NM LATE WED AFTN THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT IS AT THIS TIME WHEN WE HAVE AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTH. PERHAPS A DUSTING OR SO OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MTS AS 700 MB TEMPS DROP BELOW 0 DEG C. LOOKS LIKE THURSDAY WILL REMAIN BREEZY ACROSS THE PLAINS...THOUGH MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE SECOND PIECE OF ENERGY DROPPING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FIRST SYSTEM. GFS IS MUCH LESS EXCITED ABOUT THIS ENERGY THAN THIS TIME YESTERDAY...BUT THE EC HAS MORE OF A PRONOUNCED...ALBEIT WEAK AND POSITIVELY TILTED...TROUGH. EITHER WAY...LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL COME ACROSS THE STATE AROUND FRIDAY...AND IT WILL DO LITTLE MORE THAN KEEP TEMPS COOLER AND PERHAPS PROVIDE A LITTLE PRECIP TO THE NORTHERN MTNS. 34 && .FIRE WEATHER... EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY...LESSER THREAT BUT STILL SOME CONCERN FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. VERY DRY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH ALL RH VALUES 15 PERCENT OR LESS EXCEPT SAN JUAN AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN PEAKS. MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS CRANKING UP AS WELL. A 54 MPH GUST IN LAS VEGAS. MANY LOCATIONS GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH. RED FLAG WARNING TO CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. POOR RH RECOVERY MOST AREAS TONIGHT ASIDE FROM THE WEST AND NORTH HIGH TERRAIN. WILL BE UPGRADING THE FIRE WEATHER WATCHES TO RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...FOR THE SAME AREAS. CONSIDERED ADDING ZONES 101 AND 105 FOR TUESDAY BUT HELD OFF. WILL NEED TO MONITOR ON FUTURE SHIFTS. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH 7 TO 13 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND 5 TO 11 HOURS TUESDAY IN THE WARNED AREAS. HIGH HAINES VALUES AND ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS OF LATE MAKE THIS A PARTICULARLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. FAIR TO POOR RH RECOVERIES MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL TREND TOWARD LESSER FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AS HAINES VALUES LOWER AND TEMPERATURES COOL. HAVING SAID THERE WILL LIKELY BE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EAST WEDNESDAY AND EAST THURSDAY. HAINES VALUES WILL BE MOSTLY MODERATE TO HIGH WEDNESDAY AND LOW TO MODERATE THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES ALSO DROP BELOW NORMAL WEDNESDAY OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL ZONES WITH NEAR NORMAL IN THE EAST. MOST AREAS BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES NOT AS LOW WITH VIRTUALLY NO SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES BY THURSDAY. SO NOT A SLAM DUNK SITUATION LATER IN THE WEEK COMPARED TO THE EARLY PORTION OF THE WEEK. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE WEST AND NORTH WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MODELS STILL AT ODDS FOR NEXT WEEKEND AND BEYOND. GFS SHOWS MOSTLY DRY WEATHER FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE EUROPEAN MAKES A MUCH BIGGER DEAL OF A SHORT WAVE TROUGH LATE NEXT WEEKEND AND BEYOND...DEVELOPING A CLOSED LOW ALOFT OVER COLORADO. CONFIDENCE PRETTY LOW BUT WILL CONTINUE THE TREND OF GFS WITH DRY WEATHER AND WARMING TEMPERATURES FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. CHJ && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 35 KNOTS THROUGH 02Z AT LVS AND TCC. MOSTLY 20 TO 25 KNOTS AT THE OTHER TAF SITES. 40 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 42 80 41 75 / 0 0 0 0 DULCE........................... 31 75 30 70 / 0 0 0 0 CUBA............................ 35 76 34 71 / 0 0 0 0 GALLUP.......................... 35 76 34 69 / 0 0 0 0 EL MORRO........................ 31 72 30 66 / 0 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 34 77 34 70 / 0 0 0 0 QUEMADO......................... 41 72 40 68 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 37 81 37 77 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 30 69 32 65 / 0 0 0 0 LOS ALAMOS...................... 48 75 46 71 / 0 0 0 0 PECOS........................... 45 74 43 70 / 0 0 0 0 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 34 75 34 71 / 0 0 0 0 RED RIVER....................... 33 64 33 60 / 0 0 0 0 ANGEL FIRE...................... 28 67 30 64 / 0 0 0 0 TAOS............................ 34 75 33 70 / 0 0 0 0 MORA............................ 44 74 42 71 / 0 0 0 0 ESPANOLA........................ 40 80 39 77 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA FE........................ 43 77 42 73 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 42 80 41 75 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 50 81 50 76 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 52 83 51 78 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 46 84 46 80 / 0 0 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 47 83 47 79 / 0 0 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 45 84 44 80 / 0 0 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 50 84 48 80 / 0 0 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 50 86 51 82 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 51 78 47 73 / 0 0 0 0 TIJERAS......................... 49 79 47 74 / 0 0 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 36 79 36 73 / 0 0 0 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 45 77 43 72 / 0 0 0 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 49 79 48 74 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 51 81 51 76 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 49 77 47 72 / 0 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 47 80 46 76 / 0 0 0 0 RATON........................... 41 84 41 81 / 0 0 0 0 SPRINGER........................ 42 82 43 78 / 0 0 0 0 LAS VEGAS....................... 46 79 44 74 / 0 0 0 0 CLAYTON......................... 54 90 52 85 / 0 0 0 0 ROY............................. 50 85 48 80 / 0 0 0 0 CONCHAS......................... 54 88 53 83 / 0 0 0 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 55 88 54 84 / 0 0 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 55 94 55 89 / 0 0 0 0 CLOVIS.......................... 54 91 52 86 / 0 0 0 0 PORTALES........................ 55 92 52 87 / 0 0 0 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 55 91 55 86 / 0 0 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 54 96 55 90 / 0 0 0 0 PICACHO......................... 55 87 54 81 / 0 0 0 0 ELK............................. 50 81 50 75 / 0 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108. && 34
Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 8:46 AM MDT, 6 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 846 AM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 NMZ501>540-051415- 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- 846 AM MDT SUN MAY 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY WHERE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER A MORE WIDESPREAD AREA OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY...THEN OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AGAIN FOR WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 41
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 6:42 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more | 9 hr |
| May 4, 6:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 13 hr |
| May 4, 3:22 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more | 54 hr |
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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.