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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Mar 28, 2016, 5:35 AM MDT for 7 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 29, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2016, 5:35 AM MDT (11:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 12:15 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 10 Sw Bingham, NM | WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - MINE. |
| Mar 29, 12:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 14 E Bosque Del Apache, NM | WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - STALLION RUNWAY. |
| Mar 29, 12:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 22 Se Bosque Del Apache, NM | WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - HARRY. |
| Mar 29, 1:15 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 11 Se Bosque Del Apache, NM | WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - SULF |
| Mar 29, 1:20 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 22 Se Bosque Del Apache, NM | WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - HARRY. |
| Mar 29, 1:25 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 10 Sw Bingham, NM | WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - MINE. |
| Mar 29, 1:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 11 Se Bosque Del Apache, NM | WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - SULF |
| Mar 29, 3:10 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 10 Sw Bingham, NM | WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - MINE. |
| Mar 29, 3:17 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 E Bernalillo, NM | |
| Mar 29, 3:47 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 10 Sse Magdalena, NM | ELEVATION 10634. |
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 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 94 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3850 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
738 WWUS85 KABQ 281135 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 535 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM WILL MOVE OVER THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TUESDAY. WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL STRENGTHEN STEADILY TODAY AND PEAK ON TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIRMASS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY... STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO. NMZ107-108-282130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0016.160328T1900Z-160329T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0012.160328T1900Z-160329T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0018.160330T1800Z-160331T0200Z/ SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 535 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 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 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THOUGH CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY NOT REACH THE TEXAS BORDER TODAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 TODAY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH TUESDAY. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY...8 TO 14 PERCENT TUESDAY...AND 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 AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ104-282130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0012.160328T1900Z-160329T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0018.160330T1800Z-160331T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLAINS- 535 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH OF RECENT SNOW COVER TODAY...WITH GREATER COVERAGE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS FUELS DRY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH TODAY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH TUESDAY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTHERN HARDING AND EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES TODAY...10 TO 14 PERCENT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AREA-WIDE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-282130- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0012.160328T1900Z-160329T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0018.160330T1800Z-160331T0200Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 535 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 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 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 BUT LIKELY REMAINING SOUTH OF SPRINGER TODAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 TODAY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH TUESDAY...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY. * 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. && $$ NMZ106-282130- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 535 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND EXPANDING IN COVERAGE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS SOCORRO COUNTY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
694 WWUS85 KABQ 282120 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 320 PM MDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TUESDAY. WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL STRENGTHEN STEADILY TODAY AND PEAK ON TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIRMASS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY... STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-290200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160329T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.160330T1800Z-160331T0200Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST PLAINS- SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 320 PM MDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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 8 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...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF NEW MEXICO EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA BORDERS. A COUPLE MORE HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET TODAY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 TODAY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY. WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HOVERING NEAR 15 PERCENT LATE TODAY. ON TUESDAY HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT. ON WEDNESDAY THE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 12 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. && $$ NMZ106-290200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 320 PM MDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS SOCORRO COUNTY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
057 WWUS85 KABQ 290237 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 837 PM MDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A UNUSUALLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS SET UP OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND WILL SLOWLY EDGE EAST AND SOUTH DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WHILE A LOW PRESSURE AREA DEVELOPS NEAR THE SURFACE. STRONG WIND WILL RESULT ON TUESDAY WITH LASTING IMPACTS ACROSS THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINED WITH A DRY AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY... STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-291400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.160330T1800Z-160331T0200Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST PLAINS- SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 837 PM MDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...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 FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY. WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ON TUESDAY HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT. ON WEDNESDAY THE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 12 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. && $$ NMZ106-291400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 837 PM MDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS SOCORRO COUNTY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 50
665 WWUS85 KABQ 291258 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 658 AM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN UNUSUALLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL STEADILY INCREASE AND MIX TO THE SURFACE. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALL ZONES TODAY...WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND IN AREAS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THUS...THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH A DRY AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO. NMZ103-104-107-108-292130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.160330T1800Z-160331T0200Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST PLAINS- SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 658 AM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING 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...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH ON TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS JUST OVER AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN. WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ON TUESDAY HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 8 TO 12 PERCENT. ON WEDNESDAY THE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 12 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. && $$ NMZ106-292130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0300Z/ MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 658 AM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS SOCORRO COUNTY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
099 WWUS85 KABQ 292107 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 307 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN UNUSUALLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST. STRONG SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND IN AREAS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ103-107-300300- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.A.0018.160330T1800Z-160331T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160330T0300Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS- 307 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY IS CANCELLED... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK AND THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS TO THE EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA BORDERS THROUGH THE EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT FARTHER EAST AND OUT OF THE AREA. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH THROUGH SUNSET. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE 12 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH SUNSET. HUMIDITY WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BY 9 PM MDT. * 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. && $$ NMZ104-108-300300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160330T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.160330T1800Z-160331T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLAINS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 307 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE EVENING TODAY. ON WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...FOR TODAY EXPECT CONTINUED SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE 8 TO 12 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH SUNSET. ON WEDNESDAY THE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 12 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ106-300300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160330T0300Z/ MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 307 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...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...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS SOCORRO COUNTY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 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. && $$
995 WWUS85 KABQ 300324 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 924 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .WIND SPEEDS HAVE LESSENED AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LOW SPINS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. STRONG WIND WILL RAMP BACK UP ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AND BE COUPLED WITH LOW HUMIDITY. NMZ104-108-301400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160330T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0018.160330T1800Z-160331T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PLAINS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 924 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 12 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-106-107-300430- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160330T0300Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS- 924 PM MDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE LESSENED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ACROSS THE AREA AND HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NEAR 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 50
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 3:46 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 11 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:35 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 46 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 14 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:05 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | ABQ | 29 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:05 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 29 hr |
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