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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 22, 2015Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2015, 7:28 AM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 23, 2015, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
Mar 22, 2015, 7:28 AM MDT (13:28 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2015, 1:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 23, 2015, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:28 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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 225 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2015-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2015-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1368 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

808 
WWUS85 KABQ 221328
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
728 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE
EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS
BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.VIGOROUS ATMOSPHERIC MIXING AND A LEE TROUGH WILL INDUCE STRONG
DOWNSLOPE SURFACE WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON WHILE HUMIDITIES PLUMMET
NEAR AND BELOW 15 PERCENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES 10 TO 18 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL AND UNSTABLE HAINES INDICES VARYING FROM 4 TO 6 WILL
EXACERBATE THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT. THE PLAINS HAVE A HIGH
PROBABILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...BUT THERE IS
STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT HOW LOW THE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

NMZ104-108-231400-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0002.150323T1800Z-150324T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0002.150323T1900Z-150324T0200Z/
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-
728 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. WINDS
  WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND HUMIDITY WILL PLUMMET
  INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
  EASTERN SAN MIGUEL...GUADALUPE AND WESTERN QUAY COUNTIES.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 30
  TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 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.

&&

$$

NMZ103-107-231400-
/O.EXT.KABQ.FW.A.0002.150323T1900Z-150324T0200Z/
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-
728 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND
  GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. WINDS WILL
  STRENGTHEN EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND HUMIDITY WILL PLUMMET INTO
  THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LAS
  VEGAS TO CORONA.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 30
  TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

44
3 follow-up statements
772 
WWUS85 KABQ 222112
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
312 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE
EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS
BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO
STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MIXING AND A LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH WILL INDUCE
STRONG DOWNSLOPE SURFACE WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON WHILE HUMIDITY
PLUMMETS NEAR AND BELOW 15 PERCENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES 10 TO 18
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND UNSTABLE HAINES INDICES VARYING FROM 4 TO
6 WILL EXACERBATE THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT. THE PLAINS HAVE A HIGH
PROBABILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...BUT THERE IS
STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT HOW LOW THE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ON MONDAY. IN
ADDITION...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
AGAIN ON TUESDAY...MOSTLY IMPACTING AREAS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF NEW MEXICO.

NMZ104-108-231400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0003.150324T1800Z-150325T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0002.150323T1900Z-150324T0200Z/
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-
312 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
MONDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY.
ALSO...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW
  MEXICO. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
  HUMIDITY WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN EASTERN SAN MIGUEL...GUADALUPE AND WESTERN
  QUAY COUNTIES. AFTER DECREASING IN SPEED MONDAY EVENING...WINDS
  WILL LIKELY RESTRENGTHEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS HUMIDITY PLUMMETS
  AGAIN. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 30
  TO 40 MPH ON MONDAY. ON TUESDAY WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS
  ON MONDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST SPEEDS REMAINING NEAR AND WEST OF A
  ROY TO SANTA ROSA LINE WHERE SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
  15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 13 PERCENT ON MONDAY...DROPPING AGAIN
  ON TUESDAY TO 9 TO 12 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.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

NMZ103-107-231400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0003.150324T1800Z-150325T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0002.150323T1900Z-150324T0200Z/
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-
312 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
ALBUQUERQUE HAS ALSO ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND
  GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. WINDS WILL
  STRENGTHEN EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND HUMIDITY WILL PLUMMET INTO
  THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LAS
  VEGAS TO CORONA. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL POTENTIALLY REDEVELOP
  OVER THE SAME AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 30
  TO 45 MPH. AFTER DECREASING SOME IN SPEED MONDAY NIGHT...WEST
  WINDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO
  25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT ON MONDAY...FALLING AGAIN
  ON TUESDAY TO 10 TO 17 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$
547 
WWUS85 KABQ 230948
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
348 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE
EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO
STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DEEP ATMOSPHERIC MIXING AND A LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH WILL INDUCE
DOWNSLOPE SURFACE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WHILE HUMIDITY FALLS NEAR
AND BELOW 15 PERCENT. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND UNSTABLE HAINES
INDICES OF 4 TO 6 WILL EXACERBATE THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT. IN
ADDITION...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
AGAIN ON TUESDAY...MOSTLY IMPACTING AREAS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF NEW MEXICO.

NMZ103-107-240200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0002.150323T1900Z-150324T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0003.150324T1800Z-150325T0100Z/
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-
348 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND
  GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK TUESDAY.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON
  WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 17 PERCENT TUESDAY.

* 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

NMZ104-108-240200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0002.150323T1900Z-150324T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0003.150324T1800Z-150325T0100Z/
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-
348 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW
  MEXICO. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND HUMIDITY
  WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED IN EASTERN SAN MIGUEL...GUADALUPE AND WESTERN QUAY
  COUNTIES. AFTER DECREASING IN SPEED MONDAY EVENING...WINDS WILL
  LIKELY RESTRENGTHEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS HUMIDITY PLUMMETS
  AGAIN.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 30
  TO 40 MPH TODAY. ON TUESDAY WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS
  TODAY...WITH THE HIGHEST SPEEDS REMAINING NEAR AND WEST OF A ROY
  TO SANTA ROSA LINE WHERE SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO
  20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 13 PERCENT TODAY...DROPPING AGAIN ON
  TUESDAY TO 9 TO 12 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.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$
711 
WWUS85 KABQ 240153
RFWABQ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
753 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO
STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.AN HOUR OR TWO OF LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...BUT OVERALL THREAT HAS DIMINISHED FOR TODAY. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO RETURN TUESDAY
FOR AREAS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON...WITH WIND POTENTIALLY BEING THE LIMITING FACTOR AS
WINDS ALOFT DECREASE AND THE LEE SIDE TROUGH MOVES FARTHER EAST.

NMZ104-108-241400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150324T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0003.150324T1800Z-150325T0100Z/
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-
753 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW
  MEXICO. WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY STRENGTHEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS
  HUMIDITY VALUES PLUMMET. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 12 PERCENT TUESDAY 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

NMZ103-107-241400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0003.150324T1800Z-150325T0100Z/
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-
753 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO 
  AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK TUESDAY. 

* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TUESDAY AFTERNOON 
  WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 17 PERCENT TUESDAY.

* 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 3:12 PM MDTFire Weather WatchABQHarding, San Miguel, Union36 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2015Every red flag warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.