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Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at May 1, 2021, 1:27 PM MDT for 11 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 2, 2021, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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
- May 1, 2021, 1:27 PM MDT (19:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2021, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Harding County, NM, McKinley County, NM, San Juan County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 2324 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 324 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
876 WWUS85 KABQ 011927 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 127 PM MDT Sat May 1 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, THE SANDIA, MANZANO, AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW ANY SNOWPACK, AND ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .The combination of strong west winds, low humidity, above normal temperatures, and a very unstable airmass will generate several hours of widespread critical fire weather conditions Sunday. The most significant critical conditions will be found along and south of the Interstate 40 corridor where west winds gusts up to 50 mph will occur with several hours of single digit relative humidity. NMZ103>109-021300- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0023.210502T1700Z-210503T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0026.210502T1700Z-210503T0300Z/ Northeast Highlands-Northeast Plains-Northwest Highlands- Middle Rio Grande Valley-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- East Central Plains-West Central Highlands- 127 PM MDT Sat May 1 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AREA AND TIMING...Northwest and West Central Highlands, Middle Rio Grande Valley, Sandia, Manzano, and Gallinas mountains below any snowpack, and all of eastern New Mexico Sunday afternoon and early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West at 20 to 30 mph with gusts from 35 to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 9 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
622 WWUS85 KABQ 020902 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 302 AM MDT Sun May 2 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, THE SANDIA, MANZANO, AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW ANY SNOWPACK, AND ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .The combination of strong west winds, low humidity, above normal temperatures, and a very unstable airmass will generate several hours of widespread critical fire weather conditions today. The most significant critical conditions will be found along and south of the Interstate 40 corridor where west winds gusts up to 50 mph will occur with several hours of single digit relative humidity. NMZ103>109-022130- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.210502T1700Z-210503T0300Z/ Northeast Highlands-Northeast Plains-Northwest Highlands- Middle Rio Grande Valley-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- East Central Plains-West Central Highlands- 302 AM MDT Sun May 2 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Northwest and West Central Highlands, Middle Rio Grande Valley, Sandia, Manzano, and Gallinas Mountains below any snowpack, and all of eastern New Mexico Sunday afternoon and early evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West at 20 to 30 mph with gusts from 35 to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$
406 WWUS85 KABQ 021952 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 152 PM MDT Sun May 2 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM MDT FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, THE SANDIA, MANZANO, AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS BELOW ANY SNOWPACK, AND ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .The combination of strong west winds, low humidity, above normal temperatures, and a very unstable airmass will continue to create widespread critical fire weather conditions through this evening. The most significant critical conditions will be found along and south of the Interstate 40 corridor where west winds gusts up to 45 mph will occur with several hours of single digit humidity. NMZ103>109-030300- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210503T0300Z/ Northeast Highlands-Northeast Plains-Northwest Highlands- Middle Rio Grande Valley-Sandia, Manzano and Gallinas Mountains- East Central Plains-West Central Highlands- 152 PM MDT Sun May 2 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * AREA AND TIMING...Northwest and West Central Highlands, Middle Rio Grande Valley, Sandia, Manzano, and Gallinas Mountains below any snowpack, and all of eastern New Mexico through early this evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West at 20 to 30 mph with gusts from 35 to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 9 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 12:47 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, Lincoln, McKinley and 6 more | 38 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.