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Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 6, 20147 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 6, 2014, 6:11 AM MDT for 7 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 7, 2014, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2014, 6:11 AM MDT (12:11 UTC)
In effect from
May 7, 2014, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 7, 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 12:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 7, 2:14 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 676 Ne Las Vegas, NMKLVS ASOS.
May 7, 3:15 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5822 Se Bosque Del Apache, NMWHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - HARRY.
May 7, 3:55 PM MDTHIGH SUST WINDS 4221 Se Bosque Del Apache, NMWHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - STALLION WIT.
May 7, 7:08 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 672 Ene Clayton, NMKCAO ASOS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2014-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2014-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3149 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

159 
WWUS85 KABQ 061211
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
611 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY 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...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...
SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS...ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...HIGH HAINES VALUES AND LOTS OF SUNSHINE ARE ALL
EXPECTED TODAY AND...MAINLY EAST...ON WEDNESDAY. LONG DURATION
SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED IN MUCH OF THE
WARNED AREAS TODAY AND IN THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY. ALL OF THESE
CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE EXTENSIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN THE WARNED AREAS TODAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY.

NMZ104-108-062130-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0032.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0026.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
611 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST PLAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS LATE
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 40 MPH TODAY AND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH 
  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.

&&

$$

NMZ103-106-107-062130-
/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 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-
611 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND
  GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE MORNING
  MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING TODAY AND LATE MORNING THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10 
  PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. THE LOWEST
  VALUES AND LONGEST DURATION GENERALLY TODAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ105-109-062130-
/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-
611 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST 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 NEAR 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.

&&

$$

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5 follow-up statements
816 
WWUS85 KABQ 061359 CCA
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
756 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

CORRECTION TO CHANGE EXPIRATION TIME TO 8 PM IN WEDNESDAY RED FLAG
HEADLINE BELOW.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY 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...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...
SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS...ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...HIGH HAINES VALUES AND LOTS OF SUNSHINE ARE ALL
EXPECTED TODAY AND...MAINLY EAST...ON WEDNESDAY. LONG DURATION
SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED IN MUCH OF THE
WARNED AREAS TODAY AND IN THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY. ALL OF THESE
CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE EXTENSIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN THE WARNED AREAS TODAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY.

NMZ104-108-062330-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0032.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0026.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.140506T1600Z-140507T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
756 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST PLAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS LATE
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 40 MPH TODAY AND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH 
  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.

&&

$$

NMZ103-106-107-062330-
/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 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-
756 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND
  GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE MORNING
  MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING TODAY AND LATE MORNING THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10 
  PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES. THE LOWEST
  VALUES AND LONGEST DURATION GENERALLY TODAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ105-109-062330-
/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-
756 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST 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 NEAR 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.

&&

$$

43
864 
WWUS85 KABQ 062106
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
306 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM MDT TODAY 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...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...THE EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG...GUSTY WINDS...ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...UNSTABLE AIR AND LOTS OF SUNSHINE WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AND IN THE
EASTERN AREAS WEDNESDAY. LONG DURATION SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE IN MUCH OF THE WARNED AREAS TODAY AND IN
THE FAR EAST ON WEDNESDAY. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO
CREATE EXTENSIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE WARNED
AREAS. 

NMZ103-107-070300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0032.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0026.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140507T0300Z/
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-
306 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND THE SANDIA...MANZANO
  AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID EVENING TODAY AND LATE MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH MID EVENING AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST
  AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10
  PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 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.

&&

$$

NMZ104-108-070300-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140507T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
306 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST PLAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
  THROUGH MID EVENING...THEN LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
  WEDNESDAY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 40 MPH INTO THIS EVENING AND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45
  TO 55 MPH 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.

&&

$$

NMZ106-070300-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140507T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0032.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
306 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

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

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH MID EVENING
  THEN LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH MID EVENING AND WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 10
  PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT VALUES INTO THIS
  EVENING. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES 8 TO 12 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ105-109-070300-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-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-
306 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 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...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS THROUGH
  MID 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 NEAR 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.

&&

$$
586 
WWUS85 KABQ 070245
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
845 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
CENTRAL TO EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.WHILE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY DECREASING IN SPEED AND HUMIDITY IS
RISING...WEDNESDAY WILL OBSERVE ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN INTO THE LATE MORNING
WITH SOME GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL HASTEN THE DROP IN HUMIDITY
FURTHER AS TEMPERATURES WARM WEDNESDAY.

NMZ106-071400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140507T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0032.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0026.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
845 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF NEW MEXICO FROM
  LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40
  AND 50 MPH WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 8 TO 12 PERCENT WEDNESDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ103-104-107-108-071400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140507T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.140507T1600Z-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 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-
845 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
  45 TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 7 AND 12
  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.

&&

$$

NMZ105-109-070345-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-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-
845 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR THE NORTHWEST
TO WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO AS WINDS ARE
DIMINISHING AND HUMIDITY IS RISING. SOME WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED AGAIN WEDNESDAY...BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER
HUMIDITY SHOULD PRECLUDE ANY WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER FOR
THESE AREAS.

$$
552 
WWUS85 KABQ 070945
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
345 AM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM TODAY FOR
CENTRAL TO EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN
BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY THIS MORNING WILL ONLY HASTEN THE DRYNESS AND RAPID DROP
IN HUMIDITY FURTHER AS TEMPERATURES WARM.  WE DO HAVE CONCERNS FOR 
EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FROM THE 
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS TO THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS WHERE 
SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES EXPECTED FOR 9 TO 12 HOURS AND WILL COINCIDE 
WITH THE GREATEST SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS.

NMZ106-072130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.140507T1600Z-140508T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
345 AM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

...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 THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF NEW MEXICO FROM 
  LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND
  50 MPH FROM MIDDAY THROUGH ABOUT SUNSET.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 8 TO 12 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.

&&

$$

NMZ103-104-107-108-072130-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.140507T1600Z-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 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-
345 AM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

...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 THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
  LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  NEAR 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 6 AND 11 
   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.

&&

$$
142 
WWUS85 KABQ 071931
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
131 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY AND SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

.RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY 
EVENING...AS GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES
CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH THE EVENING AS HUMIDITIES RECOVER TO NEAR 
20 PCT TO EASE THE FIRE DANGER AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ106-080200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-140508T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
131 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING. 

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 8 TO 12 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.

&&

$$

NMZ103-104-107-108-080200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-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 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-
131 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 6 TO 11 PCT.

* 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.

&&

$$

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 May 6, 6:07 AM MDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 6:07 AM MDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
607 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

.AVIATION...
12Z TAF CYCLE
NEAR SFC WINDS SLIGHTLY TO MODERATELY STRONGER TODAY THAN MON MOST
AREAS AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN
NEVADA HEADS EAST TOWARD THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTH NM. GUSTS
TO BETWEEN 34 AND 38KTS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON THIS AFTERNOON AT
GUP...LVS...TCC AND ROW. MAJOR DUST IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR
THIS AFTN AS IT CURRENTLY APPEARS...BUT SOME MODEST VSBY
RESTRICTIONS ARE NOT ENTIRELY OUT OF THE QUESTION...ESPEC AT TCC
AND ROW...BETWEEN 19Z AND 02Z TODAY. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST TO PERSIST.

43

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...357 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014...
...TRANSITION TO A CRITICAL IF NOT EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
PATTERN MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY...

.SYNOPSIS...
STRENGTHENING WINDS AND WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO PLAGUE THE STATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WINDIEST
DAY OF THE WEEK WILL BE WEDNESDAY WHEN GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND MUCH OF EASTERN NEW
MEXICO. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND DOWNWARD BEGINNING TODAY WITH BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES FORECAST FOR THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY AND ALL AREAS
ON THURSDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM THAT IS BRINGING THE WINDS AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES TO THE STATE MAY ALSO BRING A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHERN AREAS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THOUGH
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE MINIMAL.  TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY
REBOUND FRIDAY WITH LIGHTER WINDS.  BREEZY IF NOT WINDY LOOK TO
RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND BUT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL TREND BACK
ABOVE AVERAGE.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LOW CROSSING THE SIERRA NEVADA FORECAST TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE
VICINITY OF KLAS TONIGHT BEFORE LIFTING NEWD WEDNESDAY. NOSE OF
100+ KT SUB-TROPICAL JET THAT GRADUALLY BOWED NORTHWARD PAST 12
HOURS WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EASTWARD THIS MORNING. WE THEN AWAIT
THE ARRIVAL OF MID-LEVEL SPEED MAX/MAIN BELT OF FAST SWLY WINDS
ALOFT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING TROUGH LATER TODAY AND ESPECIALLY
TONIGHT/WEDNESDAY. VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS NW HALF OF AREA EARLY
TODAY TO THIN WITH TIME EXCEPT FOR MTN WAVE ENHANCEMENT TO LEE OF
WRN HIGH TERRAIN. CLEAR OR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT WITH CLOUDS
INCREASING AGAIN WED NORTH AND WEST.

WIND IMPACTS: PEAK LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING ALONG/WEST OF THE DIVIDE...AND
FROM THE CENTRAL/SC HIGH TERRAIN TO THE EC PLAINS WHERE LOCALIZED
ADVISORY SPEEDS POSSIBLE. MAX MIXING HEIGHTS HAVE BEEN VERY
IMPRESSIVE THE PAST TWO DAYS AND 700-500MB LAYER WIND SPEEDS ARE A
GOOD GAUGE OF GUST POTENTIAL. VALUES GENERALLY IN THE 30-40 KT
RANGE TODAY BUT INCREASING TO 40-50KT AND EXPANDING FROM SW TO NE
ACROSS AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE
REQUIRED BY A LATER SHIFT.

PRECIP IMPACTS: MINIMAL. WE WILL MAINTAIN LOW CHC POPS ACROSS THE
NORTH WEDNESDAY PM THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LOW GRADE POTENTIAL FOR
AN ISOLATED TSTM NW/FOUR CORNERS REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD POOL ALOFT SHIFTS EASTWARD. POST-FRONTAL
ENVIRONMENT/BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT WEDNESDAY PM INTO THURSDAY
SHOULD YIELD AT LEAST SMALL WETTING FOOTPRINTS ACROSS MAINLY THE
NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN AND SAN JUAN BASIN REGION. LAPSE RATES WILL
BE FAVORABLE BUT MOISTURE PROFILES LEAVE A LOT TO BE DESIRED...SO
NOT TOO BULLISH.

TEMP IMPACTS: MAX TEMPS TRENDING DOWN BEGINNING TODAY BUT STILL
ABOVE/WELL ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES WITH READINGS BACK BELOW SEASONAL
AVERAGES ACROSS THE WEST TOMORROW AND AREAWIDE THURSDAY.

NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES BEYOND THURSDAY. TEMPS FRIDAY TO REBOUND
WITH LIGHTER WINDS. NWLY FLOW MAY BRING ISOLATED PRECIP NEAR THE
NM/CO LINE BUT COVERAGE TOO SMALL TO MENTION. FLOW ALOFT THEN
BACKS AND STRENGTHENS THIS WEEKEND...WITH BREEZY IF NOT WINDY
CONDITIONS RETURNING BY MOTHERS DAY. CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE ECMWF STILL MUCH STRONGER WITH A BACKDOOR
FRONT SUN PM/MON WITH A SHARPER TROUGH PASSAGE. GFS DRIER/LESS
AMPLIFIED. KJ

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE MORN THROUGH MID EVE
TODAY. NO CHANGES MADE TO ALREADY ISSUED RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR
TODAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BE EVEN MORE WIDESPREAD
WED...BUT COOLER TEMPS TO OVERSPREAD ALL OF FCST AREA...MAKING MAX
TEMPS IN WESTERN PORTION OF EARLIER ISSUED FIRE WX WATCH AREA BELOW
SEASONAL NORMS. THIS BELOW NORMAL AREA IS REALLY THE ONLY WEAK LINK
IN CURRENT OFFICE RED FLAG WARNING POLICY. AS THIS AREA WILL JUST BE
A FEW DEGREES BELOW THE NORM...WILL LEAVE THIS AREA....FIRE WX ZONES
103...106 AND 107 AS A WATCH AND UPGRADE 104 AND 108 TO A RED FLAG
WARNING.

TODAY TO BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE WITH SLIGHTLY TO MODERATELY MORE WIND
MOST AREA WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT. MOST OF EAST
THIRD OF NM AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL SEE NEAR OR EVEN A BIT
MORE THAN 10 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. WED WILL REMAIN
MONOTONOUSLY DRY IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ALL OF THE EAST
WITH MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS...MODERATELY BELOW SEASONAL NORMS IN
MAX TEMPS WEST...SLIGHTLY BELOW CENTRAL AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE STILL IN
EAST...THE LATTER OF WHICH HELPED THE DECISION TO UPGRADE THAT AREA
TO WARNING. HAINES VALUES TO DROP AT LEAST A BIT ACROSS MOST OF FCST
AREA. THEN BY THU...WHILE THERE STILL WILL BE SOME CRITICAL WIND AND
HUMIDITY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE EAST...MAX TEMPS TO BE AT
LEAST A LITTLE SUB NORMAL FOR THE SEASON AND HAINES IN 4 RANGE...
BORDERING OB LOW END 5 IN FAR N PORTION OF CRITICAL AREA. THUS
DECISION MADE TO NOT ISSUE FIRE WX WATCH FOR ANY PART OF FCST AREA
FOR THU WITH THIS FCST PACKAGE.

SIGNIFICANT PRECIP STILL LOOKS PRETTY SPARSE AND PATHETIC...WITH A
FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST WED ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL AREAS...THOUGH POPS STILL HELD PRETTY
LOW. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST WED NIGHT...THURSDAY BEING A
COOLER AND MORE STABLE DAY IN THE EAST. HAINES VALUES ONLY COMING UP
LOW TO MODERATE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL. A FEW RAIN
AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTH.
FRIDAY SHOULD BE DRY WITH LESS WIND AND MOSTLY BELOW NORMAL HIGH
TEMPERATURES.

FCST MODELS AT ODDS AGAIN WITH EARLY NEXT WEEK FORECAST. THE
EUROPEAN STILL MUCH STRONGER AND SLOWER THAN GFS WITH INCOMING
TROUGH AND STILL DEVELOPS A CLOSED LOW NEAR THE UT...CO BORDER LATE
SUN...BUT DOES NOT HOLD ON TO THIS SYSTEM NEAR AS LONG AS IT DID
PREVIOUSLY. STILL GOING MORE WITH GFS SOLUTION THAN THE EURO FOR
NOW.  43

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-106-107.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ104-108.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 6:05 AM MDT, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
605 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014

NMZ501>540-071200-
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-
605 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 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
ALL BUT NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO WHERE
LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL IF
NOT EXTREMELY FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WIDESPREAD WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PEAK ON WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL BE
THE WINDIEST DAY OF THE WEEK. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE EAST AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO.THE
COMBINATION OF STRONGER WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN
PERSISTENT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW IN WAKE OF WEDNESDAY/S COLD
FRONT. NEAR FREEZING OR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE
SAN JUAN BASIN...ESPANOLA VALLEY...ESTANCIA BASIN...SANTA FE AREA...LAS
VEGAS...AND RATON.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRES.

41

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.