Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2017, 3:39 PM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 23, 2017, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 4 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 22, 2017, 3:39 PM MDT (21:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2017, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2017, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Harding County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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 23, 2:39 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 55 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
| Mar 23, 2:40 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 6 Ne Las Vegas, NM | KLVS ASOS. |
| Mar 23, 3:10 PM MDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO ASOS. |
| Mar 23, 3:21 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Des Moines, NM | SCHOOLNET SITE RELAYED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 225 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 922 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
556 WWUS85 KABQ 222139 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 339 PM MDT Wed Mar 22 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE SANDIA...MANZANO...AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS...AND THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS... LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT BETWEEN NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE... .Gusty winds combined with low humidity and a very warm atmosphere will affect southwest and central portions of the forecast area through the early evening hours today. The critical conditions will move eastward on Thursday and affect the plains. Strong to very strong wind gusts combined with unusually high mixing heights...well above normal temperatures and low humidity will impact the east. NMZ103-104-108-230100- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0013.170323T1900Z-170324T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0013.170323T1900Z-170324T0100Z/ Northeast Highlands-Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 339 PM MDT Wed Mar 22 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 1 PM to 7 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AREA AND TIMING...The East Central Plains, Northeast Plains, and Northeast Highlands Thursday afternoon through early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be done. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ NMZ106-107-109-230100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170323T0100Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley-Sandia...Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- West Central Highlands- 339 PM MDT Wed Mar 22 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...The West Central Highlands, Middle Rio Grande Valley, and the Sandia, Manzano, and Gallinas Mountains this afternoon and early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ 50
3 follow-up statements
135 WWUS85 KABQ 230101 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 701 PM MDT Wed Mar 22 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT BETWEEN 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS AND THE PLAINS PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE... .Gusty winds observed earlier will continue to lower this evening thus diminishing the critical fire weather threat. The wind will significantly increase on Thursday with gusts up to 65 mph possible. The drier airmass will shift eastward and affect the eastern plains with humidity values expected to fall below 15 percent. The atmosphere will also be very unstable across the eastern third or so due to unusually high mixing heights...well above normal temperatures and some sunshine. A cold frontal passage will sweep across northern and central New Mexico from west to east during the late morning to afternoon ours with wind directions starting out southerly and becoming westerly by late afternoon. NMZ106-107-109-230215- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170323T0100Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley-Sandia...Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- West Central Highlands- 701 PM MDT Wed Mar 22 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Sporadic strong wind and low humidity observations will remain across the lower and middle Rio Grande Valley as well as portions of the Estancia Valley through 8 pm MDT. Otherwise the critical fire weather conditions observed earlier will diminish as the evening progresses. $$ NMZ103-104-108-231200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.170323T1900Z-170324T0100Z/ Northeast Highlands-Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 701 PM MDT Wed Mar 22 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY... * AREA AND TIMING...The East Central Plains, Northeast Plains, and the plains portion of the Northeast Highlands much of Thursday afternoon through early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...South to Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts 55 to to 65 mph. Turning westerly by late afternoon. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be done. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ 50
258 WWUS85 KABQ 231011 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 411 AM MDT Thu Mar 23 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .The wind will significantly increase today with gusts up to 65 mph possible. A drier airmass will also shift eastward and affect the eastern plains with humidity values expected to fall below 15 percent. The atmosphere will also be very unstable. All these elements will combine to create critical to extreme fire weather conditions over much of eastern New Mexico today. Strong to severe winds will redevelop on Friday with the driest conditions focused in the middle Rio Grande valley of New Mexico where critical fire weather conditions will be possible. NMZ103-104-108-240100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0013.170323T1900Z-170324T0100Z/ Northeast Highlands-Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 411 AM MDT Thu Mar 23 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Much of the eastern plains of New Mexico this afternoon through early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...South to Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts 55 to to 65 mph. Turning westerly by late afternoon. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be done. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ NMZ106-240100- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0014.170324T1900Z-170325T0100Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley- 411 AM MDT Thu Mar 23 2017 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * AREA AND TIMING...Middle Rio Grande Valley, including Albuquerque Friday afternoon and early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northwest at 20 to 30 mph with occasional gusts to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch. && $$
528 WWUS85 KABQ 240116 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 716 PM MDT Thu Mar 23 2017 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .The significant fire weather conditions observed earlier are starting to wind down across the plains. Localized strong wind and low humidity alignment will remain across the northeast plains during the next hour...otherwise...humidity values have rapidly risen. Another round of strong wind...low humidity and abundant sunshine will affect portions of the lower and middle Rio Grande Valley Friday afternoon. NMZ103-104-108-240230- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170324T0100Z/ Northeast Highlands-Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 716 PM MDT Thu Mar 23 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Localized critical fire weather conditions will continue through 8 pm MDT across the far northeast plains. Otherwise...humidity values have risen sharply the past couple of hours. $$ NMZ106-241200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0014.170324T1900Z-170325T0100Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley- 716 PM MDT Thu Mar 23 2017 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Middle Rio Grande Valley, including Albuquerque Friday afternoon and early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northwest at 20 to 30 mph with occasional gusts to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch. && $$ 50
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:40 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia | 15 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:32 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 12 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.