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Red Flag Warning 31, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 18, 2014, 3:16 PM MDT for 11 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 20, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 18, 2014, 3:16 PM MDT (21:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 20, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 20, 2014, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 4407 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
595 WWUS85 KABQ 182116 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 316 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...MANY HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...AND EXTREMELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BE COMMON. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MOSTLY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL AGGRAVATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. NMZ103>109-190200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0037.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 316 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...AND AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH TODAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-190200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 316 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT. ABOVE 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 40
7 follow-up statements
914 WWUS85 KABQ 190159 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 759 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...MANY HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...AND EXTREMELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. NMZ103>109-191400- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140519T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 759 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...AND AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ON BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-191400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 759 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT. ABOVE 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ SHY
998 WWUS85 KABQ 191244 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 644 AM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM TODAY FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND STRENGTHEN DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. ADDITIONALLY...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES... SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES...POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES AND AN EXTREMELY DRY AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH DAYS. NMZ103>109-192130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ 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 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 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- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 644 AM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-192130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.140519T1700Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 644 AM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW ANY REMAINING SNOWPACK LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 OR 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT. ABOVE 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
661 WWUS85 KABQ 192115 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 315 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM TODAY FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE THE PRECURSOR FOR ANOTHER DAY OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG IN THE NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO THE STATE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AS A RESULT OF THE WINDS...AS WELL AS A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. NMZ103-200200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0038.140521T1900Z-140522T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 315 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS WHERE CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BOTH THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY. WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY. MINIMUMS BETWEEN 9 AND 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ104>109-200200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 315 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BOTH THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 3 AND 10 PERCENT WITH LONG DURATIONS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-200200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 315 PM MDT MON MAY 19 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...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHCENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW ANY REMAINING SNOW PACK THROUGH THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BELOW 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PERCENT. ABOVE 8000 FEET...MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
707 WWUS85 KABQ 200151 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 751 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TUESDAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS TAPER OFF AND HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE THE PRECURSOR FOR ANOTHER DAY OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY WITH VERY UNSTABLE...DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD RETURN ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER ROUND OF DRY...WARM AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS RETURN. NMZ103-201400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0038.140521T1900Z-140522T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 751 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS AGAIN TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...WITH ANOTHER ROUND POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TUESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 AND 10 PERCENT TUESDAY. 9 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ104>109-201400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 751 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TUESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-200300- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140520T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 751 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... AN ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS LIKELY THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS TAPER OFF AND HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE. THE MAIN PERIOD OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS HOWEVER HAS PASSED. $$
658 WWUS85 KABQ 201319 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 719 AM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TODAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .EARLY MORNING HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WERE POOR...WITH RH VALUES ALREADY BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL VALLEYS AND EASTERN PLAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL AND THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ103-202130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0038.140521T1900Z-140522T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 719 AM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BY NOON NEAR LAS VEGAS AND EXPANDING IN AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 7 PERCENT TODAY. 9 TO 15 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ104>109-202130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.140520T1800Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 719 AM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN HIGHER TERRAIN AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS BY NOON...THEN EXPAND IN AREA TO THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
186 WWUS85 KABQ 202123 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 323 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM TODAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .HIGH CLOUDS SLOW THE START OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY...BUT CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. INCREASING SURFACE MOISTURE WILL IMPROVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT...TEMPERING CONDITIONS A BIT HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM INCREASES MOISTURE AREA WIDE AND WEAKENS WINDS ALOFT. NMZ103-210200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0038.140521T1900Z-140522T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0032.140521T1800Z-140522T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103 NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 323 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 7 PERCENT TODAY. 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ107-210200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0032.140521T1800Z-140522T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 323 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS THIS EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY NOON WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 8 PERCENT THIS EVENING. 6 TO 12 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-210200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0032.140521T1800Z-140522T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 323 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY NOON WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 8 PERCENT THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 5 TO 9 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ104-105-108-109-210200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 323 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING OVER THE WESTERN HIGHER TERRAIN AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
976 WWUS85 KABQ 210205 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 805 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM INCREASES MOISTURE AREA WIDE AND WEAKENS WINDS ALOFT. NMZ103-107-211400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.140521T1800Z-140522T0200Z/ 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- 805 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT MINIMUM ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-211400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140521T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0032.140521T1800Z-140522T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 805 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY OR NOT LONG AFTER NOON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...MAINLY SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 5 TO 9 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ104-105-108-109-210315- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-140521T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109 WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ- GLZ- 805 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW CRITICAL VALUES ACROSS ALMOST ALL OF THE WARNED AREAS AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. HUMIDITIES WILL MORE SLOWLY TREND BACK ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES BY LATE EVENING OR BY AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ 43
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 18, 3:13 PM MDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 3:13 PM MDT, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 313 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS... SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH CLOUDS TO THE REGION OVERNIGHT. VERY SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY BUT LESS IN THE WAY OF HIGH CLOUDS...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A DEGREE OR TWO HIGHER AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER. AS AN UNSEASONABLY DEEP UPPER LOW APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT MORE. BY WEDNESDAY...THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO CENTRAL NEVADA AND A MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE FLOW DEVELOPS IN THE EASTERN PLAINS. THIS FLOW WILL BRING IN GULF OF MEXICO MOISTURE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. GULF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN THE EAST WEDNESDAY AS A SFC AND NEAR SFC DRY-LINE TAKES SHAPE. MEANWHILE...UPPER LEVEL PACIFIC MOISTURE INCREASES OVER THE WEST. BEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...REMAIN EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGH BASED VIRGA PRODUCERS OVER THE WEST. WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL WILL TRANSPORT DEEPER MOISTURE AND BETTER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION... PLENTY OF CIRRUS STREAMING THROUGH NM/AZ TODAY...HELPING TO KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES SOMEWHAT IN CHECK. SATELLITE TRENDS AGREE WITH MODELS FOR LATE TONIGHT...PUSHING THE CIRRUS EAST AND SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SIMILAR WEATHER SCENARIO ON TAP FOR MONDAY AS THE FLOW AND TEMPS ALOFT CHANGE LITTLE. MAIN DIFFERENCE MONDAY WILL BE THE LACK OF CIRRUS...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB A DEGREE OR THREE HIGHER AND WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN A BIT MORE EFFICIENTLY. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS IN THE FORM OF RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENINGS. MODELS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SETTLE IN ON A SIMILAR SOLUTION WITH REGARD TO THE CLOSED UPPER LOW FOR WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND. GFS AND ECMWF MOVE THE LOW CENTER OVER CENTRAL NEVADA 12Z WEDNESDAY. MODERATE SFC SELY FLOW OVER EASTERN PLAINS DEVELOPS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. DRYLINE SETS UP ALONG/NEAR THE TX BORDER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY FIRING NEAR THE BORDER DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND PROPAGATING NEWD THROUGH THE EVENING. GULF MOISTURE SURGES FARTHER WWD TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OR SO BY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH BETTER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ERN PLAINS...POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW FROM THE SFC-3KM LIKELY TO KEEP STORMS IN CHECK WITH HAIL BEING THE MAIN CONCERN. VIRGA BOMBS MAY ALSO BECOME A CONCERN OVER THE WEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASE BUT THE LOW LEVELS REMAIN QUITE DRY. THE CLOSED UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO BOTTOM OUT NEAR GILA BEND AZ FRIDAY. GFS AND ECMWF BOTH INDICATING MID AND UPPER LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL MOVE UP INTO WRN AND CENTRAL NM FRIDAY...LIMITING CONVECTION WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...PERHAPS ENHANCING INSTABILITY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS AS THE DRY AIR ALOFT MOVES OVER THE LESS DENSE MOIST AIRMASS AT/NEAR THE SFC. DETAILS ARE LOST FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE A GOOD DEAL. ECMWF MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THE UPPER LOW...ALLOWING IT TO DRIFT NORTH AND NORTHEASTWARD...WHEREAS THE GFS IS KEEPS IT HANGING AROUND THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY. LEANING TOWARD THE MORE INTUITIVE GFS SOLUTION GIVEN THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN AND THE FACT THAT THE WESTERLIES ARE LESS LIKELY TO INFLUENCE THIS SYSTEM AS WE APPROACH THE END OF THE MONTH. MAIN SENSIBLE WEATHER DIFFERENCE IS NOT ALL THAT GREAT ANYHOW AS ECMWF KEEPING PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AROUND FOR ROUNDS OF AFTERNOON CONVECTION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. 33 && .FIRE WEATHER... EXTREMELY DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK FOLLOWED BY A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN MOISTURE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN PROLONGED AND WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. HAVE UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TUESDAY. OTHERWISE NO CHANGES TO THE CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS KEEPING WINDS DOWN AND HAVING TROUBLE MIXING OUT THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS. HAVE RAISED DEWPOINTS AND RESULTING RH VALUES FOR THIS EVENING...BUT STILL 20 DEGREE LOWER DEWPOINTS ALONG THE TX BORDER COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. SOME SLOSHING BACK OF THE DEWPOINTS TONIGHT IN ZONE 108 OTHERWISE POOR RH RECOVERY...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...EXCEPTIONALLY DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND STRONGER WINDS WILL BE THE WEATHER STORY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A STORM SYSTEM DIVING SOUTH OVER CALIFORNIA WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ALOFT OVER NM WITH A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAY. WITH INCREASING WINDS ALOFT AND A MODEST SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO EACH DAY...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS. HAINES VALUES OF 6 WILL BE WIDESPREAD BOTH DAYS AND AREAS OF SUPERHAINES WILL EXIST OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NM ON MONDAY...WITH A LITTLE LESS COVERAGE ON TUESDAY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...MOST AREAS WILL SEE BETWEEN 12 AND 18 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MONDAY...AND BETWEEN 8 AND 16 HOURS ON TUESDAY. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL PREVAIL BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHTS. EXCEPTIONS MAY BE THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF ZONE 108 WHERE SOME GULF MOISTURE MAY CREEP IN DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...BEFORE GETTING SCOURED OUT DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM FOR LATER IN THE WEEK THEN THE EUROPEAN CONTINUES TO BE QUICKLY LIFTING THE CLOSED LOW OUT OF NM FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BE CENTERED NEAR LAS VEGAS NEVADA WEDNESDAY WITH DRY...BREEZY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS PERSISTING OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. COULD SEE A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE AREAS. MEANWHILE...GULF MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO BE PULLED UP INTO EASTERN NM...MITIGATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS IN ZONES 104 AND 108 WEDNESDAY AND FARTHER WEST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES FINALLY GET A BIG BOOST WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE PLAINS...THOUGH MOSTLY POOR RECOVERIES WILL PERSIST ALONG AND WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE CLOSED LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THURSDAY...AND THE GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM IN ACROSS THE EAST PLAINS. THOUGH WE MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...STORMS LOOK TO BE MORE PROBABLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WETTING RAIN AMOUNTS APPEAR TO BE LIKELY WITH ANY STORM AS PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES INCREASE TO OVER ONE INCH. AT LEAST FOR NOW...LOOKS LIKE WESTERN AREAS WILL STAY DRY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...BUT MAY SEE A FEW STORMS IN THE EVENING. MODELS DIVERGE ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE CLOSED LOW FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WILL PRETTY MUCH SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE IN TIMING ISSUES. THIS STILL PUTS NM IN THE SWEET SPOT FOR MOISTURE RETURN...DYNAMIC FORCING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THERE STILL LOOKS TO BE SOME DRY AIR PUNCHES ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND /SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE STATE...THUS THESE AREAS MAY MISS OUT ON THE BEST RAINS...BUT COULD SEE SOME DRY STORMS OVER THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE...THE MOISTURE ACROSS THE EAST SHOULD SEEP INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND INTO NW NM MAKING FOR A DAMP HOLIDAY FOR A MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA. CHJ && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTN WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 KTS AREA WIDE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET AND DARK. OTHERWISE...MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS OVERHEAD TODAY...THINNING TONIGHT. COULD ALSO SEE SOME SMOKE OVER CATRON COUNTY THIS AFTN/EVE DUE TO A WILDFIRE IN ARIZONA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 46 84 43 83 / 0 0 0 5 DULCE........................... 35 79 33 79 / 0 0 0 5 CUBA............................ 41 80 38 80 / 0 0 0 5 GALLUP.......................... 41 81 37 79 / 0 0 0 5 EL MORRO........................ 32 75 31 74 / 0 0 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 34 80 32 78 / 0 0 0 5 QUEMADO......................... 43 78 40 75 / 0 0 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 39 83 39 82 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 37 70 34 71 / 0 0 0 5 LOS ALAMOS...................... 52 79 48 77 / 0 0 0 5 PECOS........................... 48 76 46 76 / 0 0 0 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 37 76 34 76 / 0 0 0 5 RED RIVER....................... 42 67 40 66 / 0 0 0 5 ANGEL FIRE...................... 32 71 31 71 / 0 0 0 5 TAOS............................ 38 77 35 77 / 0 0 0 5 MORA............................ 47 77 44 77 / 0 0 0 5 ESPANOLA........................ 44 85 42 83 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA FE........................ 49 78 47 77 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 46 83 43 82 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 52 85 53 84 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 54 87 56 87 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 49 89 51 89 / 0 0 0 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 52 88 53 88 / 0 0 0 5 LOS LUNAS....................... 48 89 46 87 / 0 0 0 5 RIO RANCHO...................... 52 88 52 88 / 0 0 0 5 SOCORRO......................... 53 91 53 89 / 0 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 47 81 48 81 / 0 0 0 5 TIJERAS......................... 50 82 48 82 / 0 0 0 5 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 38 83 37 83 / 0 0 0 5 CLINES CORNERS.................. 46 80 46 79 / 0 0 0 5 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 53 83 51 81 / 0 0 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 56 86 54 84 / 0 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 54 80 53 79 / 0 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 48 80 47 80 / 5 5 5 5 RATON........................... 44 85 42 85 / 5 5 5 5 SPRINGER........................ 47 85 43 84 / 0 0 0 5 LAS VEGAS....................... 48 81 44 80 / 0 0 0 5 CLAYTON......................... 56 92 54 90 / 5 5 5 5 ROY............................. 54 85 51 84 / 0 0 0 5 CONCHAS......................... 57 91 53 90 / 0 0 0 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 58 89 56 88 / 0 0 0 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 59 97 57 96 / 0 0 0 5 CLOVIS.......................... 56 93 56 93 / 0 0 0 5 PORTALES........................ 58 95 57 94 / 0 0 0 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 59 93 58 92 / 0 0 0 5 ROSWELL......................... 56 99 57 98 / 0 0 0 5 PICACHO......................... 60 90 57 89 / 0 0 0 5 ELK............................. 58 84 56 84 / 0 0 0 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>109. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109. && 33
Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 6:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 NMZ501>540-191200- 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- 600 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 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 BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY FOR ALL AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORECAST TO DEVELOP TO OUR WEST MAY DRAW MOISTURE INTO THE STATE...LEADING TO INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...FIRST OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THEN SPREADING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO NEXT WEEKEND. 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 WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 3:57 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more | 11 hr |
| May 18, 3:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 40 hr |
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