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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 15, 2006

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Feb 15, 2006, 9:06 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2006, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 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
Feb 15, 2006, 9:06 PM MST (04:06 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2006, 12:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 16, 2006, 11:56 AM MST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KABQ 160406
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
906 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE
   MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS...

.STRONG WINDS HAVE TEMPORARILY TAPERED OFF THIS EVENING WITH
EXCEPTION TO THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE HOWEVER
EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT EASTERN SLOPES AND HIGHLANDS AROUND OR
AFTER MIDNIGHT AS ANOTHER MID LEVEL JET MAXIMUM APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST. THESE ANTICIPATED WINDS COULD BRING ABOUT WIND GUSTS
NEARING 60 MPH.

NMZ008-160515-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALLUP/GRANTS
906 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-161215-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-060216T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0002.060216T0700Z-060216T2300Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...
CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO
906 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE
ANTICIPATED THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. THEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL
BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS
WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. WINDS
SHOULD INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY THURSDAY MORNING PERSISTING
THROUGH MID DAY. GUSTS OF 60 OR 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL
OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS
INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM NEAR LAS VEGAS TO RATON AND I
40 FROM TIJERAS CANYON TO TUCUMCARI.

BLOWING DUST WILL BE A PROBLEM. IF YOU SEE AN ADVANCING WALL OF
DUST...DO NOT DRIVE INTO IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST CAN
QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...CAUSING ACCIDENTS.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

$$

NMZ006-007-013-018>021-161215-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.060216T1100Z-060216T2300Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...TUCUMCARI...
FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...PORTALES...CLOVIS
906 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM MST
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING AND PAST MIDNIGHT. THEN SOUTHWEST TO
WEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE BEFORE SUNRISE THURSDAY
MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH MUCH OF THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON.

LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE PLOWED OR BARE FIELDS
EXIST. STRONG WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$

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2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KABQ 161131
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
431 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...STRONG WEST WINDS TO CONTINUE TODAY OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE...

.STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT...COUPLED WITH A SOUTH AND EASTWARD
MOVING COLD FRONT...WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN GUSTY WEST
WINDS TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS.

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-161900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060216T2300Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...
CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO
431 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS INCLUDING THE ESTANCIA VALLEY...GUADALUPE
AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF
CHAVES COUNTY.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO
TAPER OFF BY MIDAFTERNOON.

SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.
EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS ON NORTH TO SOUTH
ORIENTED HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE LAS VEGAS
VICINITY NORTHWARD...AND HIGHWAY 285 THROUGH CLINES CORNERS TO NEAR
RAMON. 

BLOWING DUST CAN SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. IF
YOU SEE AN ADVANCING WALL OF DUST...DO NOT DRIVE INTO IT IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE. 


$$

NMZ006-007-013-018>021-161900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060216T2300Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...TUCUMCARI...
FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...PORTALES...CLOVIS
431 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE WIND IS ANTICIPATED TO
BEGIN TAPERING OFF BY MIDAFTERNOON. 

LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS
CAN RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR TRAILERS AND OTHER
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KABQ 161856
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1156 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE TODAY OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE...

.THE STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT...WHILE DIMINISHING SLOWLY THIS
AFTERNOON...WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN GUSTY WEST WINDS
TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD ACROSS
MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS REGION.

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-162300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060216T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060216T2300Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...
CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO
1156 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...TORRANCE...
GUADALUPE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF
CHAVEZ COUNTY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING EARLIER IN EFFECT FOR THE
SAME AREA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. THE WIND FURTHER TAPER OFF BY MID OR
LATE AFTERNOON.

LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
A MILE OR LESS. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS
CAN RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR TRAILERS AND OTHER
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL
OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

$$

NMZ007-162000-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060216T2300Z/
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON
1156 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

$$

NMZ006-013-018>021-162300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060216T2300Z/
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...TUCUMCARI...FORT SUMNER...
ROSWELL...PORTALES...CLOVIS
1156 AM MST THU FEB 16 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE WIND IS ANTICIPATED TO TAPER OFF BY
MID OR LATE AFTERNOON.

LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
A MILE OR LESS. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS
CAN RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR TRAILERS AND OTHER
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$

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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.