Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2016, 4:01 AM MDT. It took effect at Mar 21, 2016, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2016, 4:01 AM MDT (10:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2016, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
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494 WWUS85 KABQ 211001 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 401 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... CAUSING THE FLOW ALOFT TO STRENGTHEN WHILE A SURFACE LOW DEEPENS TO THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES. IN ADDITION...ABOVE NORMAL...AND EVEN NEAR- RECORD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL AS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A DRY AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE. THIS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...AND WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR AREAS BELOW SNOWPACK TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH A COOLER AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE WEDNESDAY...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ108-212200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0012.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0007.160321T1900Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 401 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... ...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 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AND TUESDAY...PERSISTING UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING BUT CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AROUND MIDDAY AND PERSIST UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY. MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 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 IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$ NMZ107-212200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0012.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS- 401 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING...AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY. NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AND RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-106-109-212200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0012.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 401 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM 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 11 AM 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. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY. NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AND RANGING FROM 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 IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-212200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0012.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST PLAINS- 401 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK...AND THE NORTHEAST PLAINS FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-212200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0012.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 401 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 5 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 IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
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675 WWUS85 KABQ 212206 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 406 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INLAND TODAY WILL DEVELOP A BROAD CLOSED LOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY...THEN PASS NORTH OF NM WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL STEER THE JET STREAM OVER NEW MEXICO WITH A STRONG SURFACE TROUGH IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ON TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...ABOVE NORMAL...AND EVEN NEAR- RECORD TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY WILL ACCOMPANY AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS. AS A RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AREAS INTO THIS EVENING. AFTER A BREAK WITH FAIR TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER ALL AREAS BELOW SNOWPACK TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH A COOLER AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE WEDNESDAY...STRONG WINDS COULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. NMZ108-220100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 406 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. THEY WILL REDEVELOP TUESDAY AND WILL PROBABLY RETURN WEDNESDAY. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY...AND FROM MID DAY UNTIL MID AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 12 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY. MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 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 IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$ NMZ107-220100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS- 406 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING...AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY. NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AND RANGING FROM 10 TO 17 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 IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-106-109-220100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 406 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY. NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AND RANGING FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ103-104-220100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST PLAINS- 406 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK...AND THE NORTHEAST PLAINS FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 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 IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-220100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 406 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 44
438 WWUS85 KABQ 220058 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 658 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK TUESDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A DEEP SURFACE LOW IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL RESULT IN STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS ON TUESDAY AND PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY. ABOVE NORMAL...AND EVEN NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL ACCOMPANY AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS. SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AS A RESULT...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND WILL PERSIST ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WELL INTO TUESDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH A COOLER AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE WEDNESDAY...STRONG WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS COULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. NMZ108-221400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160322T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 658 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP TUESDAY AND WILL PROBABLY RETURN WEDNESDAY. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY...AND FROM MID DAY UNTIL MID AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 12 PERCENT TUESDAY 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 IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$ NMZ107-221400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS- 658 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING...AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY. NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AND RANGING FROM 10 TO 17 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ105-106-109-221400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 658 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM 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 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY. NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AND RANGING FROM 7 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 IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-221400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST PLAINS- 658 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK...AND THE NORTHEAST PLAINS FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-221400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 658 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 5 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 IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:01 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more | 48 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:16 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 24 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:51 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 52 hr |
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