Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
307 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY LATE MORNING UNTIL SUNSET ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...AND
NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING FOR
THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.AN VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF
NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY. STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO
THE SURFACE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE IN PLACE...LEADING TO CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO. AREAS IMPACTED ON THURSDAY WILL INCLUDE THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF THE STATE...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST TO WEST
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP TEMPERATURES BY 8 TO 15 DEGREES ON
FRIDAY...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE POTENTIAL EXISTS STRONG WINDS AND
CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY. AREAS THAT WILL SEE THE THREAT OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ON FRIDAY WILL PRIMARILY INCLUDE THE MIDDLE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.
NMZ108-031400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.131003T1700Z-131004T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0037.131004T1900Z-131005T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
307 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY 11 AM TO7
PM AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH THURSDAY. WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON FRIDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT THURSDAY AND 14 TO 19
PERCENT FRIDAY.
* 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 FOR THURSDAY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR FRIDAY.
&&
$$
Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
307 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY LATE MORNING UNTIL SUNSET ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...AND
NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING FOR
THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.AN VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF
NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY. STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO
THE SURFACE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE IN PLACE...LEADING TO CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO. AREAS IMPACTED ON THURSDAY WILL INCLUDE THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF THE STATE...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST TO WEST
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP TEMPERATURES BY 8 TO 15 DEGREES ON
FRIDAY...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE POTENTIAL EXISTS STRONG WINDS AND
CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY. AREAS THAT WILL SEE THE THREAT OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ON FRIDAY WILL PRIMARILY INCLUDE THE MIDDLE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.
NMZ106-031400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0037.131004T1900Z-131005T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
307 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
UNTIL EARLY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...14 TO 19 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
&&
$$
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
307 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING THURSDAY LATE MORNING UNTIL SUNSET ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...AND
NORTHWESTERN HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING FOR
THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.AN VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF
NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY. STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO
THE SURFACE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE IN PLACE...LEADING TO CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO. AREAS IMPACTED ON THURSDAY WILL INCLUDE THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF THE STATE...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST TO WEST
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL DROP TEMPERATURES BY 8 TO 15 DEGREES ON
FRIDAY...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE POTENTIAL EXISTS STRONG WINDS AND
CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY. AREAS THAT WILL SEE THE THREAT OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ON FRIDAY WILL PRIMARILY INCLUDE THE MIDDLE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.
NMZ108-031400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0039.131003T1700Z-131004T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0037.131004T1900Z-131005T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
307 PM MDT WED OCT 2 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THURSDAY 11 AM TO7
PM AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL EARLY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH THURSDAY. WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON FRIDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT THURSDAY AND 14 TO 19
PERCENT FRIDAY.
* 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 FOR THURSDAY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR FRIDAY.
&&
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
522 AM MDT WED OCT 2 2013
NMZ501>540-031200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
522 AM MDT WED OCT 2 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE
LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THIS
SAME AREA FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS.
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GUYER