Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Feb 26, 2021, 2:46 PM MST for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 27, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 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
- Feb 26, 2021, 2:46 PM MST (21:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 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 21:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 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
- 1663 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
147 WWUS85 KABQ 262146 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 246 PM MST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER... .West and southwest winds will become strong on Saturday and gust up to 45 mph as a strong system crosses the region. These strong winds will couple with above normal temperatures, moderate to high Haines, and relative humidities in the single digits to around 15 percent. In fact, some locations in the east central plains could experience single digit humidities for a 4 to 7 hour period on Saturday afternoon. NMZ108-271400- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0002.210227T1800Z-210228T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0002.210227T1800Z-210228T0100Z/ East Central Plains- 246 PM MST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM MST Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AREA AND TIMING...East Central Plains from late morning through the afternoon. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. The strongest winds will be north of Highway 60. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent. Several hours of single digit humidities can be expected during the 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. && $$ NMZ104-107-271400- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0002.210227T1800Z-210228T0100Z/ Northeast Plains-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- 246 PM MST Fri Feb 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM MST Saturday. * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains and Central Highlands from late morning through the afternoon. This does not include the Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ 12
1 follow-up statement
590 WWUS85 KABQ 271028 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 328 AM MST Sat Feb 27 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST TODAY FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES, AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS... .Westerly winds will become strong today with gusts up to 45 mph likely as a strong system approaches from the west. These strong winds will couple with above normal temperatures, moderate to high Haines, and several hours of single digit relative humidity for parts of the area. Winds will taper off quickly after sunset. NMZ103-280100- /O.EXA.KABQ.FW.W.0002.210227T1800Z-210228T0100Z/ Northeast Highlands- 328 AM MST Sat Feb 27 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 6 PM MST this evening. * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Highlands from late morning through the afternoon. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up 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 Red Flag Warning. && $$ NMZ104-107-108-280100- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0002.210227T1800Z-210228T0100Z/ Northeast Plains-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- East Central Plains- 328 AM MST Sat Feb 27 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Estancia Basin and adjacent highlands to the Northeast and East Central Plains from late morning through the afternoon. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West and southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. The strongest winds will be north of Highway 60. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent. Several hours of single digit humidity can be expected this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 5:01 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 10 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:46 PM MST | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos and 2 more | 26 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.