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Red Flag Warning 18, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 14, 2021, 2:41 PM MDT for 9 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 15, 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 14, 2021, 2:41 PM MDT (20:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 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, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 1865 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
243 WWUS85 KABQ 142041 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 241 PM MDT Wed Apr 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Single digit humidity and occasional gusts of 35 mph over areas along and west of the Continental Divide will continue through this evening. Combined with an unstable atmosphere, critical fire weather conditions are expected across western New Mexico through this evening. These conditions will redevelop Thursday and spread farther east to include much of central New Mexico. Several hours of single digit humidities, westerly wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph, and an unstable atmosphere will result in another round of critical fire weather conditions for much of western and central New Mexico below significant snowpack on Thursday. NMZ101-105-109-150200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.210415T1800Z-210416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0018.210415T1800Z-210416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210415T0200Z/ Northwest Plateau-Northwest Highlands-West Central Highlands- 241 PM MDT Wed Apr 14 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...For the Northwest Plateau, Northwest Highlands and the West Central Highlands from noon to 8 PM MDT today and again on Thursday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with occasional gusts to 40 mph. Winds will become westerly on Thursday with occasional gusts of 45 to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Dropping to 6 to 15 percent each afternoon. * 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. && $$ NMZ102-106-107-150200- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0017.210415T1800Z-210416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0018.210415T1800Z-210416T0200Z/ North Central Mountains-Middle Rio Grande Valley- Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- 241 PM MDT Wed Apr 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AREA AND TIMING...North Central Mountains, Middle Rio Grande Valley and the Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains from noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with occasional gusts to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Dropping to 6 to 15 percent Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$
3 follow-up statements
839 WWUS85 KABQ 150205 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 805 PM MDT Wed Apr 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Critical fire weather conditions will redevelop Thursday and spread farther east to include much of central New Mexico. Several hours of single digit humidities, westerly wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph, and an unstable atmosphere will result in another round of critical fire weather conditions for much of western and central New Mexico below significant snowpack on Thursday. NMZ101-105-109-151200- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210415T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0018.210415T1800Z-210416T0200Z/ Northwest Plateau-Northwest Highlands-West Central Highlands- 805 PM MDT Wed Apr 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * AREA AND TIMING...For the Northwest Plateau, Northwest Highlands and the West Central Highlands from noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest becoming west 25 to 35 mph with occasional gusts of 40 to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Dropping to 6 to 15 percent Thursday afternoon. * 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. && $$ NMZ102-106-107-151200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0018.210415T1800Z-210416T0200Z/ North Central Mountains-Middle Rio Grande Valley- Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- 805 PM MDT Wed Apr 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY... * AREA AND TIMING...North Central Mountains, Middle Rio Grande Valley and the Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains from noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with occasional gusts to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Dropping to 6 to 15 percent Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$
139 WWUS85 KABQ 151045 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 445 AM MDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN, WESTERN, AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .Critical fire weather conditions will develop today with several hours of single digit relative humidity, strong southwest to west winds, and an unstable airmass. Widespread critical fire weather conditions will impact much of northern, western, and central New Mexico below significant snowpack. NMZ101-102-105>107-109-160200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0018.210415T1800Z-210416T0200Z/ Northwest Plateau-North Central Mountains-Northwest Highlands- Middle Rio Grande Valley-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- West Central Highlands- 445 AM MDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...For the Northwest Plateau, Northwest Highlands, West Central Highlands, North Central Mountains, Middle Rio Grande Valley, Sandia, Manzano, and Gallinas Mountains from noon to 8 PM MDT today. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest to west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 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. && $$
558 WWUS85 KABQ 160150 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 750 PM MDT Thu Apr 15 2021 NMZ101-102-105>107-109-160300- /O.EXP.KABQ.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210416T0200Z/ Northwest Plateau-North Central Mountains-Northwest Highlands- Middle Rio Grande Valley-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- West Central Highlands- 750 PM MDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Winds are diminishing over the warning area, reducing the threat for further Red Flag Warning criteria. There will be small areas that could still reach criteria over the next hour or two. 40 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 3:06 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Cibola, McKinley, San Juan | 17 hr |
| Apr 14, 2:55 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Lincoln, Los Alamos, McKinley and 8 more | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.