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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 14, 2006

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Feb 14, 2006, 3:13 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2006, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2006, 3:13 PM MST (22:13 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2006, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 15, 2006, 9:00 PM MST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KABQ 142213
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
313 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

...STRONG WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A MODERATE TO STRONG FLOW ALOFT WILL TIGHTEN EVEN MORE WEDNESDAY
OVER NEW MEXICO. SOME OF THE WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE
SURFACE DURING THE DAY...RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS OVER THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN HIGH PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

NMZ002-004-005-008-010>012-014-016-017-026-151100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.060215T1900Z-060216T0400Z/
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...LAS VEGAS/RATON...GALLUP/GRANTS...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...
GLENWOOD...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO
313 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50
MPH BY NOON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...
AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL PAST DARK...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING 
AFTER 900 PM. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY OVER MUCH
OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

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 AROUND NEAR LAS VEGAS TO RATON.

$$

40
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KABQ 151057
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
357 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...STRONG WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS IN SOME
LOCATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT WILL PASS OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY BRINGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE
ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-151900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0001.060216T0400Z-060217T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.060215T1900Z-060216T0400Z/
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
357 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
50 MPH BY NOON TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...
AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. WHILE THERE COULD BE
A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...WINDS MAY BECOME EVEN STRONGER
OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 65
MPH 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 AROUND NEAR LAS VEGAS TO RATON.

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...THAT MAY INVOLVE CHAIN COLLISIONS AND CREATING MASSIVE
PILE UPS.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

$$

NMZ002-004-008-014-151900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.060215T1900Z-060216T0400Z/
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS...GLENWOOD
357 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST
THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
50 MPH BY NOON TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF
NEW MEXICO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL PAST DARK...
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER 900 PM.

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

$$

19
000 
WWUS75 KABQ 151834
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1134 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...STRONG WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS IN SOME
LOCATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT WILL PASS OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY BRINGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-152300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.060215T1900Z-060216T0400Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0001.060216T0400Z-060217T0000Z/
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
1134 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH BY
NOON TODAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... AS
WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. WHILE THERE COULD BE
A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...WINDS MAY BECOME EVEN STRONGER
OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 60
OR 65 MPH 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.

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 WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

$$

NMZ002-004-008-014-152300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.060215T1900Z-060216T0400Z/
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS...GLENWOOD
1134 AM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH
BY NOON TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NEW
MEXICO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL PAST DARK...GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING AFTER 900 PM.

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.

$$

40
000 
WWUS75 KABQ 151956
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1256 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...STRONG WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS IN SOME
LOCATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT WILL PASS OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY BRINGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE
ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

NMZ001-003-009-015-160300-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.060215T2000Z-060216T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...ESPANOLA...ALBUQUERQUE...
SOCORRO
1256 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH
THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE AND SAN JUAN RIVER VALLEYS.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL DARK...DIMINISHING BY 800 PM.

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.

$$

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-160400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0001.060216T0400Z-060217T0000Z/
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
1256 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50
MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS OF NEW
MEXICO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. WHILE
THERE COULD BE A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...WINDS MAY BECOME
EVEN STRONGER OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF
THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 60 OR 65 MPH 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.

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 WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

$$

NMZ002-004-008-014-160400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS...GLENWOOD
1256 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH
THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NEW
MEXICO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL PAST DARK...GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING AFTER 900 PM.

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.

$$

40
000 
WWUS75 KABQ 152219
NPWABQ

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

...STRONG WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS IN SOME
LOCATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT WILL PASS OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY BRINGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

NMZ006-007-013-018>021-160400-
/O.NEW.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
319 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH
THROUGH ABOUT 500 PM THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT BEFORE
INCREASING AGAIN EARLY 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.

$$

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-160400-
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.A.0001.060216T0400Z-060216T2300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/
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
319 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN HIGH PLAINS OF NEW
MEXICO. WHILE THERE COULD BE A BRIEF LULL LATE THIS EVENING...WINDS
MAY BECOME EVEN STRONGER OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF
THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 60 OR 65 MPH 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.

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 WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

$$

NMZ001-003-009-015-160300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060216T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...ESPANOLA...ALBUQUERQUE...
SOCORRO
319 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
45 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE AND SAN JUAN
RIVER VALLEYS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL DARK...
DIMINISHING BY 800 PM.

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.

$$

NMZ002-004-008-014-160400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS...GLENWOOD
319 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN
MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL PAST
DARK...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER 900 PM.

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.

$$

40
000 
WWUS75 KABQ 160228
NPWABQ

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

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT OVER 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.

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-161030-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0001.060216T0400Z-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
728 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO 40
MPH ARE ANTICIPATED THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. THEN WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE PAST 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 COULD 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 WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

$$

NMZ001-003-009-015-160330-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060216T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...ESPANOLA...ALBUQUERQUE...
SOCORRO
728 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

NMZ002-004-014-160330-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GLENWOOD
728 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

NMZ008-160400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060216T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALLUP/GRANTS
728 PM MST WED FEB 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
40 MPH THROUGH ABOUT 900 PM ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF
NEW MEXICO. AFTER 900 PM WINDS WILL LOWER TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

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.

$$

NMZ006-007-013-018>021-161030-
/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
728 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 AGAIN 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.

$$

GB
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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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 14, 1:57 PM MST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 1:57 PM MST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
157 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

.DISCUSSION...STRONG WINDS AND FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS DOMINATE THE
SHORT TERM...WHILE TEMP AND PRECIP CHANCES WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS
IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

CIRRUS CLOUDS SPREADING ACROSS THE STATE TODAY HAVE HELPED TO KEEP
WINDS DOWN SO FAR IN THE VALLEYS. BUT BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
REMAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ERN PLAINS. SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE
BREEZES SHOULD MIX INTO THE CNTRL AND NW VALLEYS FOR A COUPLE OF
HOURS LATE THIS PM. THE HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL THIN TONIGHT FROM
W TO E. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME...BUT A 10 MPH BREEZE WILL REMAIN
IN MANY MOUNTAIN AND ERN PLAIN LOCATIONS LATER TONIGHT.

A MODERATE TO STRONG ZONAL FLOW ALOFT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINDS
THE PAST TWO DAYS. THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN EVEN MORE WED INTO THU
RESULTING IN EVEN STRONGER WINDS AT THE SURFACE. AS A RESULT...A
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WED PM AND EVE...AS WELL AS A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR LATE WED AM THROUGH THE PM. A BRIEF WIND
SHIFT MAY SNEAK INTO THE FAR NE EARLY WED...BUT SHOULD GET SCOURED
OUT QUICKLY. IT WILL BE ANOTHER WARM DAY ACROSS NM.

A STORM OVER THE PACIFIC NW WILL DROP SE TONIGHT...THEN TURN E WED
AND PASS N OF NM LATER WED NIGHT AND EARLY THU. A 160 KNOT UPPER
LEVEL JET STREAK WILL CROSS THE STATE DURING THIS TIME. WINDS WILL
HOLD UP MUCH OF THE NIGHT WED NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA...WITH MORE
STRONG OR EVEN HIGH WINDS ON THU. A WIND ADVISORY IS LIKELY ONCE
AGAIN FOR MUCH OF THE E...WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING POSSIBLE FOR A
FEW LOCATIONS. MEANWHILE IT WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY...ASIDE FROM A
FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NW WED NIGHT AND INTO THU AM. THU WILL
BE COOLER ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA PREVENTING ANOTHER RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THE W...BUT MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN FOR MUCH OF THE E.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN INVADE THE E...STARTING LATE THU IN
THE NE AND SPREADING RAPIDLY S THU NIGHT. AN E WIND IS POSSIBLE
INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE THU NIGHT. UPSLOPE FLOW OVER THE
E WILL LIKELY CREATE AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF LOW CLOUDS...PERHAPS A
DEEP ENOUGH LAYER TO PRODUCE SOME FLURRIES OR A BIT OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE.

FRI WILL BE COLDER OVER THE E ESPECIALLY IF LOW CLOUDS HANG IN ALL
DAY. THE W MAY ACTUALLY WARM A FEW DEGREES OVER THU IN THE FAR W...
WITH SOME COOLING IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. WILL CONTINUE WITH A
DRY FORECAST. BUT AFTER FRI THAT MAY CHANGE AS PACIFIC MOISTURE
MAY GET DRAWN NE ACROSS THE STATE FROM FRI NIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF
THE WEEKEND. WITH THE MODELS DIFFERING ON THE TIMING AND EXTENT OF
THE PRECIP...AND EVEN FROM RUN TO RUN OF THE SAME MODEL...WILL
CONTINUE WITH ONLY LOW CHANCE POPS OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA
FROM FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN. AS FOR TEMPS WILL CONTINUE WITH BELOW
GUIDANCE VALUES IN THE E DURING THE DAYTIME FRI...SAT AND SUN. A
COUPLE OF BACK DOOR COLD FRONTS COULD AFFECT THE NE OR E...ONE SUN
NIGHT INTO MON AND YET ANOTHER ON TUE. TRENDED TEMPS DOWN ON MON
AND TUE FOR BETTER AGREEMENT WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES. CHJ

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  27  61  28  45 /   0   0  20  10
GALLUP..........................  19  61  22  46 /   0   0  10   0
GRANTS..........................  21  63  26  49 /   0   0  10   0
GLENWOOD........................  30  69  33  59 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  12  52  14  31 /   0   0  30  20
LOS ALAMOS......................  24  59  24  45 /   0   0  20   0
RED RIVER.......................  11  49  16  31 /   0   5  30  10
TAOS............................  17  54  24  41 /   0   0  20   5
SANTA FE........................  26  58  26  47 /   0   0  10   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  27  60  28  50 /   0   0   5   0
ESPANOLA........................  24  60  29  50 /   0   0  10   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  34  64  35  57 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  29  66  32  58 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  31  63  33  54 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  31  67  32  56 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  31  72  37  61 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  28  54  30  47 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  24  62  29  51 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  34  69  39  61 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  32  64  36  58 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  19  60  24  46 /   0   0  10   5
LAS VEGAS.......................  30  60  32  48 /   0   0  10   0
ROY.............................  26  63  29  48 /   0   0   5   5
CLAYTON.........................  29  60  30  41 /   0   0   0   5
SANTA ROSA......................  34  72  38  56 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  32  73  36  58 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  34  75  38  62 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  34  75  37  65 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  33  75  37  64 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  37  76  40  73 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NMZ107-NMZ108.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR NMZ101-NMZ102-
NMZ103-NMZ104-NMZ105-NMZ106-NMZ107-NMZ108-NMZ109.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR NMZ002-NMZ004-
NMZ005-NMZ008-NMZ010-NMZ011-NMZ012-NMZ014-NMZ016-NMZ017-NMZ026.

&&

40
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 6:00 AM MST, 9 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

NMZ001>021-026-151300-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
600 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. IN
ADDITION...SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH COULD
AFFECT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED
ROADWAYS.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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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.