High Wind Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS75 KABQ 241112
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
412 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO PERSIST TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NEW MEXICO...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO
AND WESTERN KANSAS EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH TODAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO THE TEXAS BORDER...INCLUDING
CLINES CORNERS...RUIDOSO AND ROSWELL. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AS WELL AS OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND DURING THE EVENING.

NMZ006-007-013-020-021-241830-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070225T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.HW.W.0001.070224T1200Z-070225T0100Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-QUAY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...TUCUMCARI...PORTALES...
CLOVIS
412 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
THIS MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH BEFORE MIDDAY...REMAINING
STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS.

NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER...AN INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOW COULD FALL
TODAY...AND THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF LOW
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN COLFAX AND UNION COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY ALONG
STATE ROAD 72 FROM RATON TO FOLSOM...AND HIGHWAY 64 AND 87 FROM
RATON TO DES MOINES AND CLAYTON. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
ANTICIPATE STRONG NORTHERLY CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP.

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

$$

NMZ010>012-016>019-026-241830-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO...
FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL
412 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EAST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALLY
STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TO INCREASE EARLY THIS
MORNING...RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS PUSHING 60 MPH. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS...FROM CLINES CORNERS TO SIERRA BLANCA TO THE
ROSWELL AREA. PERSONS TRAVELLING ALONG HIGHWAY 285 SHOULD BE
ALERT TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST.  

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

$$

NMZ004-241830-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0002.070224T1200Z-070225T0100Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE
412 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

EXPECT STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. SOME
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE COLORADO
BORDER...AN INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOW COULD FALL...AND THE STRONG
WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

NMZ003-005-009-015-241830-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0002.070224T1200Z-070225T0100Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESPANOLA...LAS VEGAS/RATON...
ALBUQUERQUE...SOCORRO
412 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

EXPECT STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGHOUT THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY TODAY...AS WELL AS OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.  WIND
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND STRONG CROSS WINDS
ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25.

NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER...MAINLY FROM RATON NORTHWARD...AN INCH
OR TWO OF NEW SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST
TO NORTH WINDS COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN COLFAX COUNTY...ESPECIALLY ALONG STATE ROAD 72 FROM
RATON TO FOLSOM...AND HIGHWAY 64 AND 87 FROM RATON TO DES
MOINES...AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 25 FROM RATON TO THE COLORADO
BORDER.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

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000 
WWUS75 KABQ 241809
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1109 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NEW MEXICO...

.A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS 
EASTERN COLORADO AND WESTERN KANSAS TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO. EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO
THE TEXAS BORDER...INCLUDING CLINES CORNERS...RUIDOSO...CLAYTON AND
ROSWELL. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS OVER THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND DURING THE EVENING.

NMZ006-007-010>013-016>021-026-250100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0100Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...
TUCUMCARI...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...
PORTALES...CLOVIS
1109 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

EXPECT MAINLY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
65 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID AFTERNOON
HOURS...FROM CLINES CORNERS TO SIERRA BLANCA TO THE ROSWELL AREA.
PERSONS TRAVELLING ALONG HIGHWAY 285 SHOULD BE ALERT TO STRONG
CROSS WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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

$$

NMZ003>005-009-015-250100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070225T0100Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESPANOLA...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...ALBUQUERQUE...SOCORRO
1109 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

EXPECT STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGHOUT THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY TODAY...AS WELL AS OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.  WIND
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY...
CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH
TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25.

NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER...MAINLY FROM RATON NORTH AND
EASTWARD...THE STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS COULD RESULT IN
AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. 

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

000 
WWUS75 KABQ 250054
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
554 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007

NMZ006-007-010>013-016>021-026-250200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0100Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...
TUCUMCARI...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...
PORTALES...CLOVIS
554 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS...HOWEVER
BREEZY CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST THROUGH 800 PM MST ALONG AND EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. PERSONS TRAVELLING THROUGH THE REGION
SHOULD BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND EARLY THIS EVENING.

$$

NMZ003>005-009-015-250200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070225T0100Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESPANOLA...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...ALBUQUERQUE...SOCORRO
554 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS...HOWEVER
BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST THROUGH 800 PM MST WITHIN THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY. PERSONS TRAVELLING THROUGH THE AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND EARLY THIS EVENING.

$$

DPORTER

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
910 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007

.UPDATE...
DECIDED TO MAKE A FEW CHANGES TO THE HEADLINES TO REFLECT THE HIGH
WIND POTENTIAL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TOMORROW. SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12Z...ALTHOUGH BASED ON THE
LATEST RADAR RETURNS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE
HIGHEST PEAKS NEAR THE CO BORDER. WINDS ALOFT ARE STILL PROGGED TO
INCREASE DURING THE OVERNIGHT...WITH 60-70KT 700MB WINDS EXPECTED
ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...GENERALLY SOUTH OF I-40.
MET ADVERTISING 37-41KTS DURING THE MID-MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS FROM CLINES CORNERS TO SIERRA BLANCA AND ROSWELL. WILL HOIST
A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS REGION BANKING ON STRONG DOWNSLOPE AS
WELL AS DECENT MIXING. IN ADDITION...WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA SHOULD
BE REACHED ACROSS PARTS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. STRONG WINDS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AS WELL AS THE W CENTRAL
AND SW MOUNTAINS...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW CRITERIA. LATER SHIFTS
WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION OVER THE NE PLAINS AS A STRONG
JET ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LOW TRACKS THROUGH THE REGION. AN
INCREASE IN WINDS ARE EXPECTED...AND MAY APPROACH WARNING CRITERIA.
WITH SNOW CONCERNS...WILL LET THE MIDNIGHT CREW ASSESS THE CURRENT
TRENDS AND UPGRADE IF NECESSARY. STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH A VERY
DRY SURFACE AIRMASS MAY ALLOW FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. WILL POST A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ACROSS
SRN PARTS OF NMZ108 AND MIDNIGHT CREW CAN UPGRADE IF NEEDED. THESE
CHANGES WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE UPDATED ZFP/FWF WITH THE PFW/PFM
UPDATED FOR DEWPOINTS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. DPORTER

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...536 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007...
WITH CONTINUED STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE REGION COMBINED WITH
LOW HUMIDITIES...HAVE SIDED ON THE ERROR OF CAUTION AND EXTENDED
THE RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 05Z. UPDATED FIRE PRODUCTS ARE BEING
SHIPPED ATTM. DPORTER

.PREV DISCUSSION...300 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007...
ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER ABOVE 7500 FEET...WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE BY SATURDAY MORNING. AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW MAY
ACCUMULATE BELOW 7500 FEET NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. WINDS WILL BE
MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
SPINE AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRES. LATER SHIFTS MAY RE-
ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY IN THE SANGRES FOR SATURDAY.

WILL CONTINUE WITH THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE AREA ALONG AND WEST
OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY UNTIL 11 PM. MEANWHILE...
THE WIND ADVISORY IN THE EAST WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH
SATURDAY. LATER SHIFTS MAY UPGRADE TO A HIGH WIND WARNING FROM THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO AROUND CLOVIS LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT AND STRONG JET CORE MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA.

WILL ALSO MONITOR THE PLAINS OF COLFAX AND UNION COUNTIES FOR A
POSSIBLE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. TONIGHT/S LOW IS ONLY
EXPECTED TO DROP TO ABOUT FREEZING IN CLAYTON...WITH HIGHS IN THE
LOW TO MID 40S NEAR CLAYTON AND RATON ON SATURDAY. THESE WARM
TEMPERATURES AND THE WARM GROUND SHOULD PREVENT MUCH SNOW
ACCUMULATION...BUT WE CAN/T RULE OUT AN INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS NEAR THE COLORADO
BORDER. THE 500 MB LOW WILL PASS RIGHT OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...
AND IT/S POSSIBLE THAT THE COLD CORE WILL DROP FORECASTED
TEMPERATURES MORE THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED. HOWEVER...UPSLOPE FLOW
IS NOT EXPECTED ON OUR SIDE OF THE COLORADO BORDER. WIND WILL
CERTAINLY BLOW ANY SNOW THAT FALLS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY FOR TRAVELERS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 87 AND RATON PASS.

THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY TAPER OFF SATURDAY
EVENING WITH DRY WEATHER AND A TEMPERATURE REBOUND STARTING
SUNDAY.

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ002-004.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ003-009-015.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ005>007-013-020-021.

HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ010>012-016>019-026.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ108.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1115 AM MST FRI FEB 23 2007

NMZ001>021-026-241300-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1115 AM MST FRI FEB 23 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS THROUGH AT LEAST 1100 PM TODAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. SUSTAINED
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF AT LEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR
55 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG WINDS AND
HIGH FIRE DANGER...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
TODAY FOR THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS AND MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

IN ADDITION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE...MAINLY
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER. LESSER
AMOUNTS COULD FALL OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...WESTERN MOUNTAINS
AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF EASTERN NEW
MEXICO INCLUDING THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SATURDAY FOR SUSTAINED
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50
MPH. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL MAY COMBINE WITH THESE STRONG WINDS IN
THE FAR NORTHEAST SATURDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING
1.888.386.7637.

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