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Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Apr 26, 2021, 2:57 PM MDT for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 27, 2021, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 5 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
- Apr 26, 2021, 2:57 PM MDT (20:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 27, 2021, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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 20:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 12:44 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO ASOS. |
| Apr 27, 1:18 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO ASOS. |
| Apr 27, 1:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO ASOS. |
| Apr 27, 2:03 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO ASOS. |
| Apr 27, 2:03 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Ene Clayton, NM | KCAO ASOS. |
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, 9.0 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
- 3630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
375 WWUS85 KABQ 262057 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 257 PM MDT Mon Apr 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS... .A Pacific storm system will continue to creep toward New Mexico through Tuesday. Strong winds aloft in advance of this system will help generate widespread windy conditions across northern and central New Mexico through this evening, in addition to warm temperatures and very dry conditions. Critical conditions will likely continue over the eastern plains Tuesday where low humidity and strong winds persist. NMZ104-108-270300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0022.210427T1700Z-210428T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0025.210427T1700Z-210428T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210427T0300Z/ Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 257 PM MDT Mon Apr 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast and East Central Plains from late this morning through early this evening. Critical conditions will likely redevelop late Tuesday morning and persist through early Tuesday evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph this afternoon and early evening and again on Tuesday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Ranging from about 5 to 7 percent this afternoon and evening and 10 to 15 percent Tuesday afternoon. Ten to 12 consecutive hours of single digit humidity are anticipated today. * 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. && $$ NMZ101>103-105>107-109-270300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210427T0300Z/ Northwest Plateau-North Central Mountains-Northeast Highlands- Northwest Highlands-Middle Rio Grande Valley- Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains-West Central Highlands- 257 PM MDT Mon Apr 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Northwest Plateau and Highlands, North Central Mountains, Middle Rio Grande Valley, Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains, West Central and Northeast Highlands below significant snowpack from late this morning through early this evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph today. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Ranging from about 5 to 10 percent this afternoon and evening. Five to 10 consecutive hours of single digit humidity are likely across the lower elevations of the west, over the Rio Grande Valley and Northeast Highlands. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly and will be hard to control. Long range spotting and extreme fire behavior will be possible. Outdoor burning should not be done. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$ 31
1 follow-up statement
103 WWUS85 KABQ 270853 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 253 AM MDT Tue Apr 27 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS... .Another round of critical fire weather conditions are expected across eastern New Mexico today. Southwest winds will rapidly increase late this morning as a surface low deepens in southeast Colorado. Minimum humidity values are not expected to be in the single digits like yesterday, however, will fall below 15 percent. Winds will decrease this evening, lessening the critical fire concerns. NMZ104-108-280200- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0025.210427T1700Z-210428T0200Z/ Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 253 AM MDT Tue Apr 27 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast and East Central Plains from late this morning through mid evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values ranging from 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. && $$ 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1:52 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 13 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:52 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, De Baca, Guadalupe and 10 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:17 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 13 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:54 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 18 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.