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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2016, 4:01 AM MDT for 12 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 22, 2016, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 12 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 21, 2016, 4:01 AM MDT (10:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2016, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2016, 12:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 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 22, 1:23 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 10 Sse Magdalena, NM | ELEVATION 10634. |
| Mar 22, 2:11 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Wnw Gallup, NM | KGUP ASOS. |
| Mar 22, 2:48 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 2 W Farmington, NM | KFMN ASOS. |
| Mar 22, 3:12 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 E Bernalillo, NM | |
| Mar 22, 3:38 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 3 Wnw Gallup, NM | KGUP ASOS. |
| Mar 22, 3:38 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 3 Wnw Gallup, NM | KGUP ASOS. |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 6 Nw Fruitland, NM | |
| Mar 22, 4:09 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 6 Wnw Sandia Park, NM | TOP OF SANDIA PEAK TRAM. |
| Mar 22, 4:57 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 E Bernalillo, NM | |
| Mar 22, 5:24 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 5 S Albuquerque, NM | KABQ ASOS. |
| Mar 22, 6:08 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Frijoles, NM | TOWER RAWS. |
| Mar 22, 9:29 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 2956 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
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
219 WWUS85 KABQ 220936 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 336 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS 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... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WELL ABOVE NORMAL TO NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL COINCIDE WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS ALONG WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. AS A RESULT...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 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. NMZ107-108-222200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 336 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND POTENTIALLY REDEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...PERSISTING UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY 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. && $$ NMZ105-106-109-222200- /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- 336 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING 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 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 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 THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS 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 TODAY AND THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 11 PERCENT TODAY 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-222200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0600Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST PLAINS- 336 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK...AND THE NORTHEAST PLAINS FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-222200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.160322T1700Z-160323T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 336 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH THIS 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. && $$
818 WWUS85 KABQ 222155 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 355 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK THROUGH MUCH TO ALL OF THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH STILL IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR AREAS NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WELL ABOVE NORMAL TO NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL COINCIDE WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS ALONG WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. AS A RESULT... WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 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. NMZ107-108-230300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS-EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 355 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO MID EVENING...DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND POTENTIALLY REDEVELOP AROUND LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY AND GENERALLY 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. && $$ NMZ105-106-109-230300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 355 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 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. * AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH TODAY AND THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 12 PERCENT TODAY AND RANGING FROM 6 TO 14 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. && $$ NMZ103-104-230300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST PLAINS- 355 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK...AND THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO JUST OVER 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ101-102-230300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 355 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 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...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK THROUGH MID EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING FROM 6 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. && $$ 43
680 WWUS85 KABQ 230308 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 908 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS UNTIL MIDNIGHT DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH STILL IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR AREAS NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FROM THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU WITH COOLER AIR THAT WILL INCREASE HUMIDITIES THERE...THOUGH SPOTTY CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. SURFACE WINDS DECOUPLED EARLY ON THE EASTERN PLAINS...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING IS BEING CANCELLED THERE. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF NEW MEXICO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITION ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ108-231115- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 908 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ENDED EARLY AS WINDS DIED DOWN THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THEY MAY REDEVELOP AROUND LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ101-230415- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 908 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT CROSSING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU SHOULD GRADUALLY BRING AN END TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY. $$ NMZ104-230415- /O.CAN.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PLAINS- 908 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. STRONG WINDS HAVE ENDED FOR THE EVENING SO THE RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ NMZ105-106-109-231115- /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 908 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 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 THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 16 PERCENT THIS EVENING AND 6 TO 14 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. && $$ NMZ102-230600- /O.EXT.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 908 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 6 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NMZ107-231115- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS- 908 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AREA AND TIMING...SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN POTENTIALLY REDEVELOP AROUND LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTING UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 16 PERCENT THIS EVENING AND BOTTOMING OUT 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. && $$ NMZ103-230600- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 908 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AREA AND TIMING...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO JUST OVER 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 16 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 44
560 WWUS85 KABQ 230552 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1152 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH STILL IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR AREAS NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .HUMIDITIES HAVE COME UP AND/OR WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS IN MOST LOCATIONS...SO TUESDAYS RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF NEW MEXICO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITION ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. NMZ105>107-109-231400- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY- SANDIA...MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 1152 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... 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...SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 7 AND 17 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ NMZ102-103-230700- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160323T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 1152 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... WINDS ARE STILL STRONG BUT HUMIDITIES HAVE COME UP...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT. $$ NMZ108-231400- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0013.160323T1800Z-160324T0200Z/ EAST CENTRAL PLAINS- 1152 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016 ...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...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP AROUND LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * 20 FOOT WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 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 IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ 44
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 | 15 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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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.