Alert archive / New Mexico / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 26, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this red flag warning at Jun 4, 2021, 2:18 PM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jun 5, 2021, 12:00 PM 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
- Jun 4, 2021, 2:18 PM MDT (20:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 5, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2021, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Catron County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Sierra County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 2650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
820 WWUS84 KEPZ 042018 RFWEPZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 218 PM MDT Fri Jun 4 2021 ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions for Southwest New Mexico on Saturday... .Min RH values will be in the single digits to lower teens with winds increasing to 20 to 25 mph, which will lead to critical fire weather conditions on Saturday afternoon and early evening. The northern half of zone 110 will likely have lighter winds and below critical conditions, but areas into Grant County will likely have strong enough winds to meet criteria. NMZ110-111-051230- /O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0016.210605T1800Z-210606T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0026.210605T1800Z-210606T0400Z/ NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 110 SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/GILA NF/APACHE NF/GLZ- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 111 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ- 218 PM MDT Fri Jun 4 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 10 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 110(south). Fire weather zone 111. * WIND...Northwest winds 20 to 25 with gust up to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...7 to 13 percent. * THUNDERSTORMS...Slight chance, greatest over the Gila Wilderness. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ 26
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 6:08 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra | 8 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.