High Wind Watch 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
343 PM MDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...DANGEROUS WINDS ACROSS NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY....

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST WILL AMPLIFY
SOUTHWARD AND MOVE EAST TOWARD NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY...PUSHING
HIGH SPEED WINDS ALOFT OVER THE STATE DURING THE DAY. DEEPENING
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL COMBINE WITH
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO ARIZONA TO SUPPORT RAPID SHIFTS OF
WINDS TO SOUTHWEST AND SPEED INCREASES TO DANGEROUS LEVELS DURING
THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

NMZ004>007-010>012-016-017-060500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0002.070606T1500Z-070607T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0006.070606T1600Z-070607T0300Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO
343 PM MDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE SPEED RAPIDLY BY LATE
MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 60 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL TAPER
OFF DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EASE THE HIGH WIND DANGER BY
THURSDAY MORNING.

BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES SUDDENLY TO NEAR
ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE PLOWED FIELDS EXIST. A SUDDEN
GUST OF WIND COULD DROP THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO INSTANTLY.
BESIDES THE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...STRONG WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS
TO TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

$$

NMZ013-018>021-026-060500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0002.070606T1500Z-070607T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.070606T1600Z-070607T0300Z/
QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TUCUMCARI...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...
PORTALES...CLOVIS
343 PM MDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

EXPECT WIND SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH RAPID INCREASES OF WIND
SPEEDS BY LATE MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BROADLY TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WITH LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT TO EASE
THE WIND DANGER BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...CAUSING CHAIN
COLLISIONS AND OTHER MULTIPLE CAR PILEUPS. DO NOT STOP YOUR
VEHICLE IN THE TRAVEL LANE BUT INSTEAD PULL TO THE ROAD SIDE.

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.

$$

NMZ001>003-008-009-014-015-060500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0002.070606T1500Z-070607T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.070606T1600Z-070607T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
ESPANOLA...GALLUP/GRANTS...ALBUQUERQUE...GLENWOOD...SOCORRO
343 PM MDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

EXPECT WIND SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH RAPID INCREASES OF WIND
SPEEDS BY LATE MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BROADLY TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WITH LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT TO EASE
THE WIND DANGER BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...CAUSING CHAIN
COLLISIONS AND OTHER MULTIPLE CAR PILEUPS. DO NOT STOP YOUR
VEHICLE IN THE TRAVEL LANE BUT INSTEAD PULL TO THE ROAD SIDE.

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.

$$

SHY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 AM MDT TUE JUN 5 2007

CORRECTED TO AUGMENT DISCUSSION

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TODAY AS WESTERLY FLOW
INCREASES AT ALL LEVELS AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
SINKING INTO THE GREAT BASIN. IT WILL ALSO BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE
WEEK WITH LOWER ELEVATION TEMPERATURES FROM THE MID 80S INTO THE
90S. A FEW LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF THE
NORTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...BUT WE ARE NOT EXPECTING A
RETURN OF THE SEVERE WEATHER THAT HAS DEVELOPED EACH AFTERNOON FOR
THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. HOWEVER...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TOMORROW AS THE POLAR JET STREAM PASSES OVERHEAD.

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA
WEDNESDAY. WITH JUNE MIXING AND 10K FOOT WINDS FROM 45 TO 55
KNOTS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO
EXCEED 60 MPH AT TIMES ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN...AND ALSO ON THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. IT IS ALSO NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION FOR A FEW WIND GUSTS TO REACH 60 MPH ACROSS THE REST OF THE
FORECAST AREA. FURTHERMORE...LOW HUMIDITIES WILL ACCOMPANY THE
WINDS. FIRE DANGER IS LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ON WEDNESDAY.

WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY...ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST ON THURSDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...A COOLING TREND THAT BEGINS IN THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY
WILL SPREAD TO INCLUDE THE EAST ON THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT FINISHES
CROSSING THE FORECAST AREA.

TEMPERATURES WILL COOL FURTHER IN THE EAST ON FRIDAY AS A BACK DOOR
COOL FRONT PLUGES INTO THE PLAINS. THIS FRONT MAY INCREASE
HUMIDITIES ENOUGH FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON THE PLAINS EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEGINNING FRIDAY AN LASTING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  92  58  80  45 /   0   0   5   0
GALLUP..........................  88  56  79  38 /   0   0   5   0
GRANTS..........................  88  55  83  43 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  92  56  87  49 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  79  42  68  33 /   5   0  10   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  83  50  75  44 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  72  40  67  34 /  10   5   0   0
TAOS............................  84  50  81  41 /   5   5   0   0
SANTA FE........................  86  51  82  46 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  88  53  84  46 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  92  51  86  46 /   5   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  91  63  89  56 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  93  56  90  51 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  89  58  86  53 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  91  61  89  54 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  92  62  90  57 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  84  51  80  47 /   5   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  86  50  83  47 /   5   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  92  57  92  59 /   5   5   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  84  59  84  56 /  10   5   0   0
RATON...........................  85  52  85  44 /  10   5   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  84  54  84  50 /  10   0   0   0
ROY.............................  79  56  83  52 /  10   5   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  88  60  90  54 /  10  10   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  90  57  90  54 /  10   5   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  93  65  96  60 /  10   5   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  90  64  93  60 /  10   5   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  91  63  94  59 /  10  10   0   0
PORTALES........................  90  65  96  59 /  10  10   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  97  64  99  63 /  10   5   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ001>021-026.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-105-109.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
539 AM MDT MON JUN 4 2007

NMZ001>021-026-051200-
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-
539 AM MDT MON JUN 4 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREATS...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AREAWIDE ON WEDNESDAY WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS AT SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS
MAY REACH 55 MPH ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANDIA AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
COLFAX...MORA...SAN
MIGUEL...UNION...HARDING...QUAY...GUADALUPE...TORRANCE...LINCOLN...DE
BACA...CURRY...ROOSEVELT AND CHAVES COUNTIES.

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