Wind Advisory 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1045 AM MST MON FEB 12 2007

NMZ011-012-016>019-026-122300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070212T2300Z/
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...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...
CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL
1045 AM MST MON FEB 12 2007

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

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

SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST LATE THIS
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...REACHING SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. TRAVELLERS SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. STRONG WINDS SHOULD
DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON.

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.

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DPORTER

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
301 AM MST MON FEB 12 2007

.DISCUSSION...A LOT O WEATHER AS OF THIS WRITING AND OVER THE NEXT
WEEK PLUS AS ACTIVE PATTERN IN PLACE. LOOKING AT TAIL END OF
CURRENT RAIN AND SNOW MAKER TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE WITH SNOW
ADVISORY AS IS...ZONES 2 AND 4...WITH LITTLE SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE...THOUGH DO BELIEVE ANY ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO BE OVER 2 OR
MAYBE 3 HOURS BEFORE CURRENT 18Z END TIME. ALSO LOOKING AT A
FAIRLY LOW END WIND ADVISORY FOR MAINLY INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AND
SOUTH...TO THE E OF THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN. WILL BE SEEING NEXT
SYSTEM CLOSE ON ITS HEELS STARTING TUE...BUT MORE IN AFTERNOON
THAN THE MORNING. WITH 2 ADVISORIES ALREADY IN PACKAGE FOR TODAY
AND WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM MAINLY IMPACTING NM FOR LATE THIRD PERIOD
ON...WILL STAY AWAY FROM ANY MORE HIGHLIGHTS BEYOND TODAY FOR NOW.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  50  30  44  28 /  30   5  40  50
GALLUP..........................  49  26  41  24 /  20  10  50  40
GRANTS..........................  50  25  42  22 /  20  10  50  50
GLENWOOD........................  59  31  55  29 /  20   5  30  30
CHAMA...........................  42  13  34  14 /  50  20  50  60
LOS ALAMOS......................  46  25  37  20 /  30  10  50  60
RED RIVER.......................  38  17  28   9 /  30  10  40  60
TAOS............................  45  20  35  17 /  30  10  40  60
SANTA FE........................  48  24  37  20 /  30   5  50  60
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  49  26  39  22 /  20   5  50  60
ESPANOLA........................  52  25  42  22 /  40  10  50  60
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  54  34  46  30 /  20   5  50  50
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  55  32  46  29 /  20   5  50  50
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  53  32  44  27 /  20   5  50  60
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  54  33  46  30 /  20   5  50  50
SOCORRO.........................  58  33  52  30 /  10   5  30  30
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  48  26  37  20 /  20   5  50  60
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  51  26  40  19 /  20   5  50  60
CARRIZOZO.......................  58  31  49  28 /  20   5  30  30
RUIDOSO.........................  53  29  40  21 /  20   5  40  40
RATON...........................  49  21  29  13 /  20  20  30  50
LAS VEGAS.......................  50  22  29  14 /  20  10  40  60
ROY.............................  50  21  25  12 /  10  20  30  60
CLAYTON.........................  47  20  25  12 /  20  20  20  50
SANTA ROSA......................  56  28  34  19 /  10   5  30  60
TUCUMCARI.......................  59  27  33  17 /  10  10  20  50
FORT SUMNER.....................  62  30  37  20 /  10   5  20  50
CLOVIS..........................  62  28  35  20 /   5   5  20  40
PORTALES........................  63  28  37  20 /   5   5  10  40
ROSWELL.........................  68  37  43  26 /   5   0  20  50

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ002-004.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ011-012-016>019-026.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
534 AM MST SUN FEB 11 2007

NMZ001>021-026-121300-
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-
534 AM MST SUN FEB 11 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE
TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY ACROSS NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO...BUT SHOULD NOT PRODUCE MUCH
IN THE WAY OF MEASURABLE SNOWFALL UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN
TEMPERATURES COOL ENOUGH TO ALLOW SNOWFALL TO BEGIN ACCUMULATING.
A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE
SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
MAINLY IN AREAS ABOVE 7500 FEET. A FEW AREAS IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND ON WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES COULD SEE
SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...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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