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Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Albuquerque, NM
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2:14 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
| May 7, 3:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 22 Se Bosque Del Apache, NM | WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - HARRY. |
| May 7, 3:55 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 21 Se Bosque Del Apache, NM | WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - STALLION WIT. |
| May 7, 7:08 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO 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.
- 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
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. && $$ 43
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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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.