Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 40, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Jun 16, 2014, 6:09 AM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jun 17, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report 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
- Jun 16, 2014, 6:09 AM MDT (12:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2014, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Valencia County, NM
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 5:11 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 Ese Contreras, NM | SEVILLETA RAWS. |
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 74 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3821 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
964 WWUS85 KABQ 161209 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 609 AM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH INSTABILITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WARNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH INSTABILITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS WEDNESDAY... .A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY CROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK CAUSING WINDS TO STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO. A PERSISTENT LEE TROUGH WILL ALSO DEVELOP MONDAY...HELPING SURFACE WINDS TO STRENGTHEN. IN ADDITION...LOW HUMIDITIES AND A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ101-105-170300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0045.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0040.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0046.140618T1800Z-140619T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.140616T1600Z-140617T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 609 AM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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...NORTHWEST PLATEAU MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY AND TUESDAY...THEN POSSIBLY AGAIN WEDNESDAY. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY AND 7 TO 18 PERCENT TUESDAY. 8 TO 18 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. 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. && $$ NMZ106-170300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.140616T1600Z-140617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0045.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 609 AM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE MORNING TO MID EVENING TODAY. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 13 PERCENT TODAY AND 6 TO 18 PERCENT TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-107-108-170300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.140616T1600Z-140617T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 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- 609 AM MDT MON JUN 16 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...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE WEAKER WINDS SHOULD OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FORT SUMNER TO TEXACO. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 18 PERCENT...EXCEPT FOR SOME HIGHER READINGS EAST AND SOUTH OF CLOVIS AND PORTALES. * 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
431 WWUS85 KABQ 162029 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 229 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH INSTABILITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL AND SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH INSTABILITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS... .A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY STRETCHED ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL GRADUALLY TRACK THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WEDNESDAY. A PERSISTENT LEE SURFACE TROUGH WILL ALSO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...LOW HUMIDITIES AND A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ106-170300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0045.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0040.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- 229 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 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. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AND WILL REDEVELOP BY MIDDAY TUESDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT BEFORE 9 PM THIS EVENING...AND 9 TO 14 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ102-107-108-170300- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0040.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- 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- 229 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL..SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT WILL REDEVELOP BY MIDDAY TUESDAY...THEN PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 10 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. EIGHT TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-105-170300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.140618T1800Z-140619T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 229 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS PERSISTING THROUGH MID EVENING...THEN REDEVELOPING BY MIDDAY TUESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH MID EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 10 PERCENT THROUGH MID EVENING. SIX TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND 8 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$
338 WWUS85 KABQ 170237 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 837 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL AND SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH INSTABILITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY...AND HIGH INSTABILITY... .A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY STRETCHED ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL GRADUALLY TRACK THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WEDNESDAY. A PERSISTENT LEE SURFACE TROUGH WILL ALSO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION... LOW HUMIDITIES AND A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ101-105-171400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.140618T1800Z-140619T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 837 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS REDEVELOPING BY MIDDAY TUESDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH MID EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND 8 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-106>108-171400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 837 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL..SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP BY MIDDAY TUESDAY...THEN PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ SHY
878 WWUS85 KABQ 171315 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 715 AM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL AND SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH INSTABILITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY...AND HIGH INSTABILITY... .A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY STRETCHED ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL GRADUALLY TRACK THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WEDNESDAY. A PERSISTENT LEE SURFACE TROUGH WILL ALSO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION... LOW HUMIDITIES AND A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL CREATE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ101-105-172130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.140618T1800Z-140619T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 715 AM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 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 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS REDEVELOPING BY MIDDAY TODAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH MID EVENING. MARGINALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-106>108-172130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 715 AM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL..SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. MARGINALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
243 WWUS85 KABQ 172117 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 317 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...NORTH CENTRAL AND SANDIA... MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH INSTABILITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY...AND HIGH INSTABILITY... .A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY STRETCHED ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WEDNESDAY. A PERSISTENT LEE SURFACE TROUGH WILL SUPPORT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOW HUMIDITIES AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL LINGER OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND CENTRAL UNTIL AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING. NMZ101-105-180300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.140618T1800Z-140619T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 317 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 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 AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING. MARGINALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH MID EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-106>108-180300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140618T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 317 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL..SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. MARGINALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
710 WWUS85 KABQ 180255 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 855 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY...AND HIGH INSTABILITY... .A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY STRETCHED ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WEDNESDAY. LOW HUMIDITIES AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL LINGER OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY. NMZ101-105-181400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0046.140618T1800Z-140619T0200Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- 855 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS. MARGINALLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE DONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-106>108-180400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140618T0300Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106 MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107 SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108 EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ- 855 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WITH SOME LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PERSIST IN SPOTS THROUGH LATE EVENING...BUT WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ 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 Jun 16, 5:48 AM MDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 5:48 AM MDT, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 548 AM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 .AVIATION... 12Z TAF CYCLE SURFACE WINDS ARE RAMPING OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN ALREADY EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT A WINDY DAY FOR MOST LOCALES...PARTICULARLY NORTH AND WEST WHERE GUSTS UP TO 35 AND 40 KTS ARE POSSIBLE. SMOKE FROM THE ASAAYI FIRE NORTH OF GALLUP MAY BECOME A CONCERN FOR AVIATION AROUND KFMN BUT HAVE NOT INCLUDED ANY IMPACTS TO VSBY AT THIS TIME. A COUPLE WEAK VIRGA SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY MID/LATE DAY AROUND CATRON...SOCORRO...AND LINCOLN COUNTIES WITH EVEN GUSTIER WINDS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF SLOWLY AFTER SUNSET ALL AREAS. GUYER && .PREV DISCUSSION...330 AM MDT MON JUN 16 2014... ...LONG DURATION CRITICAL FIRE GROWING PATTERN CONTINUES THIS WEEK... .SYNOPSIS... A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL U.S. TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT KEEPING WINDS STRONG OVER NEW MEXICO. STRONG SURFACE WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THE UPPER LOW WILL DRAW ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE NORTHWESTWARD FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST AREAS TODAY...THEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TUESDAY. SOME DRY CELLS COULD REDEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY...WHILE DRY LINE THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST ON THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS. WEAKER WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES MAY IMPROVE FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD STARTING FRIDAY AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO SEEP NORTHWARD OUT OF MEXICO. && .DISCUSSION... THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT HOW MUCH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE DRAWN NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...AND ALSO ABOUT HOW FAR IT WILL PROGRESS. MODELS SEEM TO BE PICKING UP ON SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE TOO...WHICH JUSTIFIES A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TO AROUND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN MAINLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE OF ANY WETTING PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE FOUND EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE THE BIG CONCERN WILL BE WIND AND FIRE WEATHER TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS LOOK TO BE MOST WIDESPREAD TODAY DUE TO LOWER HUMIDITIES...STRETCHING EVEN ACROSS PARTS OF THE PLAINS. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND AROUND GALLUP. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY THERE FOR TODAY. THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE BOTH TRENDING TOWARD A WETTER WEEKEND AHEAD...THOUGH THERE IS STILL SIGNIFICANT DISAGREEMENT ON THE SOURCE OF THE MOISTURE. THE ECMWF IS SHOWING MOISTURE SEEPING NORTHWARD UNDER AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AHEAD OF A WEAK UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THIS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS FRIDAY. HOWEVER...THE GFS DELAYS IMPROVED MOISTURE AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE UNTIL A MOIST BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MAKES A STRONG SOUTHWESTWARD PUSH LATE SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ECMWF SHOWS THIS MOIST FRONT ARRIVING TOO...SO THE LATTER PART OF THE COMING WEEKEND COULD BE QUITE WET...AT LEAST IN THE EAST. 44 && .FIRE WEATHER... A POTENT DRY SLOT NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE REGION IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LATE SEASON LARGE SCALE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. RECOVERIES EARLY THIS MORNING ARE SERIOUSLY BAD...WITH MANY AREAS STILL IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AT 3AM. FARMINGTON HAS SEEN 21 CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT RH AND GALLUP AND ABQ ARE NOT FAR BEHIND. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER THAN SUNDAY FOR MANY AREAS AND WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FROM THE CHUSKAS TO GALLUP AND ZUNI. WARM TEMPS AND HIGH HAINES WILL ACCOMPANY STRONG WINDS AND SINGLE DIGIT RH TO MAKE FOR A CHALLENGING DAY AT THE ASAAYI FIRE. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN RH WILL OCCUR FOR AREAS WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN PLAINS... HOWEVER IT WILL STILL BE DRY AND TREND WINDIER THAN SUNDAY. THE EAST WILL SEE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS AS WELL BUT GREEN-UP WILL MITIGATE FIRE CONCERNS FOR THE NE PLAINS. A COUPLE DRY VIRGA SHOWERS ARE ON TAP AS WELL FOR CATRON...SOCORRO...AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. TONIGHT WILL SEE A BIG IMPROVEMENT IN RH RECOVERIES FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM HOWEVER THEY WILL STILL AVERAGE POOR TO FAIR. THIS WILL LEAD INTO A SLIGHT TREND UP WITH RH VALUES TUESDAY HOWEVER WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY FOR THE NORTHWEST. HAVE UPGRADED TO RED FLAG WARNINGS THERE...BUT KEPT RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN A WATCH. SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE SEEPAGE FROM THE SOUTH MAY MITIGATE SEVERAL HOURS OF THE CRITICAL CONDITIONS. HAINES REMAIN HIGH MOST AREAS AND TEMPS ARE STILL ABOVE NORMAL. WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FOR THE CHUSKAS TO GALLUP AND ZUNI. MORE VIRGA IS POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTH AND EAST. CRITICAL CONDITIONS CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AS THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH CROSSES NM. THIS WILL KEEP WINDS STRONG WITH DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THE NORTHWEST. ISSUED FIRE WEATHER WATCH. MORE VIRGA TYPE ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE AGAIN FOR AREAS AROUND THE HIGH TERRAIN AS JUST ENOUGH MID LEVEL MOISTURE SEEPS NORTH AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AXIS. ANOTHER BLAST OF DRIER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THEN SURGES ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE FOR THURSDAY BEHIND THE DEPARTING UPPER TROUGH. THIS WILL LIKELY PROVIDE ONE LAST DAY OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHWEST...DESPITE TEMPS TRENDING COOLER. BEYOND THURSDAY...MODEL GUIDANCE IS A MESS WITH REGARD TO THE OVERALL PATTERN. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS DEPENDING ON WHICH MODEL RUN WE ANALYZE THAT MOISTURE MAY SURGE INTO THE STATE BY THE WEEKEND. GUYER && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-102-105>108. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-105. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-105. WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-505. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ106. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 5:45 AM MDT, 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 545 AM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 NMZ501>540-171200- 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- 545 AM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TUESDAY...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM LATE MORNING UNTIL SUNSET ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...AS WELL AS THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. TUESDAY...RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO BECOME EVEN MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THIS PERIOD. WEDNESDAY...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS A BROAD AREA OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. IN ADDITION... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT MANY AREAS WITH THE GREATEST CONCERN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU. THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED. TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THE DRYLINE WILL TRIGGER SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE CELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY WHEN THE WIND SHEAR PROFILE MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE ROTATING UPDRAFTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED WEDNESDAY FOR COUNTIES NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE DRYLINE. 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 4:09 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| Jun 16, 6:09 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan | 46 hr |
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