Wind Advisory 31, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS75 KABQ 081700
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1000 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007

NMZ006-007-013-082300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071208T2300Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-QUAY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...TUCUMCARI
1000 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

DENSE FOG AND FREEZING FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.
A FEW AREAS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE CLAYTON...NARA VISA...
TUCUMCARI AND AMISTAD. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO REMAIN AROUND ONE
QUARTER OF A MILE...PARTICULARLY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40
FROM TUCUMCARI TO THE TEXAS BORDER. OTHER HIGHWAYS IMPACTED
INCLUDE 56...64 AND 87. TRAVELERS IN THE REGION SHOULD USE LOW
BEAM HEADLIGHTS. SOME BLACK ICE MAY BE PRESENT ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY.  THE PATCHY NATURE OF
FOG WILL DROP VISIBILITIES QUICKLY IN A SHORT DISTANCE. BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES MAY ALSO BECOME SLICK AND ICY.

$$

NMZ016-017-026-090100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-071209T0100Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO
1000 AM MST SAT DEC 8 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 SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 OR
60 MPH TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OR AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE
ADJACENT PLAINS OF LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 400 PM MST.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING 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.

$$

BTS/KD

000 
WWUS75 KABQ 082250
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
350 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007

NMZ006-007-013-090000-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071208T2300Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-QUAY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...TUCUMCARI
350 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2007

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

PATCHY DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS
IS STILL POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG
IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION
AND SLOW DOWN WHERE FOG EXISTS. IN ADDITION SOME AREAS OF BLACK
ICE COULD BE PRESENT...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES IN EASTERN UNION
COUNTY.

$$

NMZ016-017-026-090100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-071209T0100Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO
350 PM MST SAT DEC 8 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 SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM OVER RIDGE TOPS AND JUST EAST OF THE
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING 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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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007

.DISCUSSION...
DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR UNION...HARDING AND QUAY
COUNTIES...WHERE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
AT LEAST MID MORNING BEHIND A STALLED COLD FRONT. MODELS INDICATE
THIS FRONT MAY RETROGRADE TO THE EAST SOME TODAY...BUT IT WOULD
NOT BE TOO SUPRISING IF EXTREME NORTHEAST UNION COUNTY REMAINED IN
THE FOG ALL DAY.

ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES
COUNTY TODAY...WHERE THE NOSE OF A POLAR JET STREAK WILL RESIDE.

LEFT SNOW ADVISORY AND WINTER STORM WARNING IN TACT WHERE
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. THE STORM SYSTEM PRODUCING THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST BY LATE TONIGHT...SO THE PERIOD
WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION MAY BE TODAY. THE DAY SHIFT MAY
NEED TO ISSUE A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY FOR
THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT DIVING THROUGH THE STATE FROM THE
NORTHWEST WILL CLEAR THAT AREA BY THEN AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COLD ENOUGH FOR A POTENTIALLY STRONG BURST OF SNOW AS THE UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CROSSES DURING THE EVENING. SHOWERS THROUGHOUT
THE WEST AND NORTH WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT

UNDECIDED ON WHETHER TO CONTINUE THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SNOW POTENTIAL. LATEST MODEL RUNS CAME IN A
BIT WARMER THROUGH THOSE PERIODS AND WE HAVE NOT YET WORKED THOSE
WEATHER GRIDES. WE WILL LOOK AT THOSE GRIDS IN THE NEXT HOUR.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  44  26  39  23 /  90  40  10  30
GALLUP..........................  40  20  37  21 /  90  40  10  30
GRANTS..........................  43  21  38  20 /  70  40  10  30
GLENWOOD........................  54  29  49  29 /  80  30  10  30
CHAMA...........................  35  17  33  10 /  90  50  20  30
LOS ALAMOS......................  45  22  40  19 /  60  40   5  20
RED RIVER.......................  36  15  30   5 /  60  60  20  30
TAOS............................  43  22  39  13 /  60  50  10  20
SANTA FE........................  47  25  41  21 /  50  40   5  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  48  26  41  22 /  50  40   5  20
ESPANOLA........................  50  25  42  21 /  50  40   5  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  53  32  46  29 /  50  30   0  30
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  55  27  47  25 /  50  30   0  30
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  52  28  44  24 /  50  30   0  30
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  55  29  46  26 /  60  30   0  30
SOCORRO.........................  59  28  48  25 /  50  30   5  30
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  46  22  40  17 /  60  30   5  30
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  50  24  42  19 /  30  30   5  20
CARRIZOZO.......................  55  33  48  29 /  20  20   5  20
RUIDOSO.........................  52  30  45  26 /  20  20   5  20
RATON...........................  45  21  33  11 /  40  50  10  20
LAS VEGAS.......................  48  24  38  17 /  30  40   5  20
ROY.............................  47  26  38  19 /  10  30   5  20
CLAYTON.........................  40  22  32  18 /  20  50  10  20
SANTA ROSA......................  59  30  45  22 /  10  30   5  20
TUCUMCARI.......................  58  31  40  23 /   5  20   5  20
FORT SUMNER.....................  61  31  48  23 /   5  20   5  20
CLOVIS..........................  62  33  43  22 /   0  20   5  30
PORTALES........................  65  34  47  22 /   0  10   5  30
ROSWELL.........................  69  40  53  31 /   0  10   5  30

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ001-004-008-014.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ002.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ016-017-026.

DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ006-007-013.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
355 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007

NMZ001>021-026-081300-
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-
355 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEW
MEXICO AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PLEASE
REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR DETAILS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST NON PRECIPITATION WARNING STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR DETAILS.

TWO MORE STORM SYSTEMS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE COMING WORK
WEEK. ONE STORM WILL PRODUCE SNOW IN MANY AREAS MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...AND ANOTHER STORM COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. OF THE TWO STORMS...THE
SUNDAY NIGHT STORM MAY PRODUCE THE MOST SNOW OVER THE MOST
WIDESPREAD AREA.

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.