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Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2021, 2:12 PM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 8, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2021, 2:12 PM MDT (20:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, McKinley County, NM, San Juan County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 2628 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
256 WWUS85 KABQ 072012 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 212 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS, NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS, AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS BELOW SNOWPACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, SANDIA, MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOWPACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A windy, warm, moderately unstable and very dry fire growing pattern will persist through Thursday as an active jet stream continues over the southern Rockies. Northwest winds today will transition more westerly Thursday with several hours of single digit humidity areawide. NMZ105-107-080200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0014.210408T2000Z-210409T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0015.210408T1800Z-210409T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210408T0200Z/ Northwest Highlands-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- 212 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AREA AND TIMING...Through early this evening and again Thursday afternoon and early evening for the Northwest Highlands, Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains below significant snowpack. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northwest 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph today. West winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph Thursday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent today and 7 to 12 percent Thursday. * 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. && $$ NMZ109-080200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0014.210408T2000Z-210409T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0015.210408T1800Z-210409T0200Z/ West Central Highlands- 212 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AREA AND TIMING...The West Central Highlands Thursday afternoon and early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-108-080200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210408T0200Z/ Northwest Plateau-North Central Mountains- Middle Rio Grande Valley-East Central Plains- 212 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Through early this evening for the Northwest Plateau, Middle Rio Grande Valley, East Central Plains, and North Central Mountains below significant snowpack. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northwest 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
018 WWUS85 KABQ 080158 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 758 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021 UPDATED TO EXPIRE THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, SANDIA, MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOWPACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A windy, warm, moderately unstable and very dry fire growing pattern will persist through Thursday as an active jet stream continues over the southern Rockies. Northwest winds today will transition more westerly Thursday with several hours of single digit humidity areawide. NMZ105-107-081300- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210408T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0015.210408T1800Z-210409T0200Z/ Northwest Highlands-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- 758 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Thursday afternoon and early evening for the Northwest Highlands, Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains below significant snowpack. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph Thursday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ NMZ101-102-106-108-080300- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210408T0200Z/ Northwest Plateau-North Central Mountains- Middle Rio Grande Valley-East Central Plains- 758 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Winds are weakening, so the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire. $$ NMZ109-081300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0015.210408T1800Z-210409T0200Z/ West Central Highlands- 758 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... * AREA AND TIMING...The West Central Highlands Thursday afternoon and early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ 44
251 WWUS85 KABQ 080957 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 357 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, SANDIA, MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOWPACK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A windy, warm, moderately unstable and very dry fire growing pattern will persist today as an active jet stream continues over the Rockies. Dry, west winds today with several hours of single digit humidity areawide. NMZ106-108-082100- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0015.210408T1800Z-210409T0200Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley-East Central Plains- 357 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. * AREA AND TIMING...Thursday afternoon and early evening for the Middle Rio Grande Valley and East Central Plains * 20 FOOT WINDS...West winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 11 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. && $$ NMZ105-107-109-082100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0015.210408T1800Z-210409T0200Z/ Northwest Highlands-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- West Central Highlands- 357 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...The West Central Highlands; Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains and Northwest Highlands Thursday afternoon and early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 to 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$
882 WWUS85 KABQ 082032 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 232 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, SANDIA, MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA, SANDIA, MANZANO, AND GALLINA MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A windy, warm, unstable and very dry fire growing pattern will persist today and Friday as an active jet stream continues over the Rockies. Dry, west to northwest winds with several hours of single digit humidity today will transition to northwest winds Friday with several more hours of single digit humidity. NMZ106-107-090200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0015.210409T1700Z-210410T0000Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210409T0200Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- 232 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday afternoon. * AREA AND TIMING...Through early this evening for the Middle Rio Grande Valley, Sandia, Manzano, and Gallinas Mountains. Late Friday morning through Friday afternoon for the Albuquerque Metro Area, Sandia, Manzano, and Gallinas Mountains. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West-northwest winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph through early this evening. Northwest winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph Friday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch. && $$ NMZ105-108-109-090200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210409T0200Z/ Northwest Highlands-East Central Plains-West Central Highlands- 232 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Through early this evening for the Northwest and West Central Highlands and the East Central Plains. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West-northwest winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ NMZ101-090200- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0015.210409T1700Z-210410T0000Z/ Northwest Plateau- 232 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday afternoon. * AREA AND TIMING...Late Friday morning through Friday afternoon for the Northwest Plateau. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northwest 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-10 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. && $$
275 WWUS85 KABQ 090153 AAA RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 753 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 UPDATED TO EXPIRE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THURSDAY ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU, ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA, AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A windy, warm, unstable and very dry fire growing pattern will persist today and Friday as an active jet stream continues over the Rockies. Dry, west to northwest winds with several hours of single digit humidity today will transition to northwest winds Friday with several more hours of single digit humidity. NMZ106-107-091000- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210409T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0015.210409T1700Z-210410T0000Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- 753 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Late Friday morning through Friday afternoon for the Albuquerque Metro Area, and the Sandia, Manzano, and Gallinas Mountains. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West-northwest winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph through early this evening. Northwest winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph Friday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch. && $$ NMZ105-108-109-090300- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210409T0200Z/ Northwest Highlands-East Central Plains-West Central Highlands- 753 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Winds are weakening so the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire. $$ NMZ101-091000- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0015.210409T1700Z-210410T0000Z/ Northwest Plateau- 753 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * AREA AND TIMING...Late Friday morning through Friday afternoon for the Northwest Plateau. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Northwest 20-30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-10 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Fire Weather Watch. && $$ 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 8:45 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:50 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance | 17 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:10 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan, Socorro | 10 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.