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Red Flag Warning 36, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this red flag warning at Dec 14, 2021, 2:26 AM MST for Harding County, San Miguel County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 15, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report 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
- Dec 14, 2021, 2:26 AM MST (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 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 09:32 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 3:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 12 Ene Bell Ranch, NM |
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 00:00Z, 9.4 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
- 3763 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
024 WWUS85 KABQ 140926 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 226 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A fast moving but very dynamic storm system and associated cold front will pass over New Mexico tonight and Wednesday. Peak wind speeds in excess of 60 mph are possible over northeast and east central New Mexico Wednesday afternoon and will be combined with low humidities and above normal temperatures. Critical fire weather conditions will be most likely in the East Central Plains along and north of I-40. NMZ104-151230- /O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0033.211215T1800Z-211216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0036.211215T1800Z-211216T0000Z/ Northeast Plains- 226 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 5 PM MST Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Plains from midday Wednesday to around sunset early Wednesday evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...West 30 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will 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. && $$ NMZ108-151230- /O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0036.211215T1800Z-211216T0000Z/ East Central Plains- 226 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 5 PM MST Wednesday. * AREA AND TIMING...East Central Plains especially along and north of I-40 from midday Wednesday to around sunset early Wednesday evening. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest to west 30 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning. && $$
1 follow-up statement
536 WWUS85 KABQ 150911 RFWABQ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 211 AM MST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST TODAY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A fast moving but very dynamic storm system and associated cold front will pass from west to east over New Mexico today. Peak wind speeds in excess of 60 mph are likely over northeast and east central New Mexico from late this morning through much of the afternoon and will be combined with low humidities and above normal temperatures. NMZ104-108-160000- /O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0036.211215T1800Z-211216T0000Z/ Northeast Plains-East Central Plains- 211 AM MST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * AREA AND TIMING...Northeast and East Central Plains from midday today to around sunset. * 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest to west 30 to 50 mph with gusts to around 60 mph or greater. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2:02 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Taos | 11 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:40 PM MST | High Wind Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, Curry and 18 more | 28 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:40 PM MST | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Lincoln, McKinley and 9 more | 28 hr |
| Dec 14, 1:16 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | ABQ | Rio Arriba, Taos | 22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.