High Wind Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM

000 
WWUS75 KABQ 131854
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1154 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
DISTURBANCES AND A SIGNIFICANT SURFACE PRESSURE VARIATION ACROSS
NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE THE STRONG TO
OCCASIONALLY VERY STRONG SURFACE WIND PATTERN ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL
CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER SNOW COVERED
TERRAIN WHILE GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
AND JUST TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-140300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
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
1154 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. 

EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DECLINE SOMEWHAT THIS
EVENING BUT PICK BACK UP AT SCATTERED LOCATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN
SNOW COVERED AREAS BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND SHARP DROPS IN 
VISIBILITY AS STRONG GUSTS BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW AROUND. 

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

$$

NMZ006-007-009-013-015-018>021-140300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-QUAY COUNTY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...ALBUQUERQUE...
TUCUMCARI...SOCORRO...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...PORTALES...CLOVIS
1154 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY. 

EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40
AND 55 MPH BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DECLINE
SOMEWHAT DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

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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000 
WWUS75 KABQ 140253
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
753 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO RAKE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THROUGH SUNDAY...

.WITH THE STORM TRACK PASSING DIRECTLY OVERHEAD...AND A VIGOROUS
COLD FRONT SCHEDULED TO CROSS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVER NEW
MEXICO SUNDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL RAKE
MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-141200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
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
753 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. 

ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS WERE LIMITED TO LINCOLN
COUNTY EARLY THIS EVENING...EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD OVER THE WARNING AREA LATER TONIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. EXPECT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
AROUND 60 MPH.  

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES
DUE TO BLOWING DUST AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...OR BLOWING SNOW
THROUGH THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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

$$

NMZ006-007-013-018>021-141200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
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
753 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE
EASTERN PLAINS.

ALTHOUGH WINDS EARLY THIS EVENING HAVE BEEN GENERALLY FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH...THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO PICK
UP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND INCREASE IN SPEED THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50
OR 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

WHILE THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH BY MIDDAY SUNDAY
OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS THEN DIMINISH AS COLD AIR POURS INTO
THE REGION...THE STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW
ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS...WHERE GUSTS OF 50
TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL
ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE IMPACTED...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL
OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.
EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON
NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS.

$$

NMZ009-015-141200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...SOCORRO
753 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE
METRO AREA.

ALTHOUGH THE SOUTHWEST WIND HAS DIMINISHED TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH
THIS EVENING...THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...AND THOUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AS
A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT PASSES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL
OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO
SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE
BERNALILLO AREA TO THE SIERRA COUNTY LINE.

$$

000 
WWUS75 KABQ 141141
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
441 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH TODAY...

.A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE STATE
WITH STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND
AREAS JUST TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. AN ARCTIC
FRONT WILL ALSO PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BEHIND THE THIS COLD FRONTAL
SURGE WILL ALSO BE STRONG AND PROVIDE BLUSTERY CONDITIONS.

BLOWING DUST IS A REAL POSSIBILITY ALONG A LINE FROM LAS VEGAS TO
CLINES CORNERS TO DUNKEN AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN
SANTA ROSA AND TUCUMCARI.

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-141900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
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
441 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUFFET THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES. PEAK WINDS FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA SHOULD OCCUR
DURING THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. EXPECT WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 55 TO 65 MPH
DURING THE PEAK WIND PERIOD.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES
DUE TO BLOWING DUST AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...OR BLOWING SNOW
THROUGH THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU
TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN
TO CROSS WINDS.

$$

NMZ006-007-013-018>021-141900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
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
441 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

EXPECT INCREASING SOUTHWEST AND EVENTUALLY WEST WINDS ACROSS MOST
OF THE AREA AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. PEAK WINDS SHOULD OCCUR AROUND
THE NOON HOUR WITH SUSTAINED READINGS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 55 MPH. THE WIND WILL ALSO SHIFT OUT OF THE
NORTH AND NORTHWEST...STARTING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS LATER
THIS MORNING. THIS WIND SHIFT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ARCTIC BLAST
OF COLD AIR. WINDS WILL BE BLUSTERY BEHIND THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE
WITH SUSTAINED READINGS BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL
OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.
EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON
NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS.

$$

NMZ009-015-141900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...SOCORRO
441 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES ACROSS THE
LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN
11 AM AND 2 PM WITH SUSTAINED READINGS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH AND
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL ULTIMATELY TURN MORE WESTERLY AND
EVENTUALLY NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL
OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING
DUST. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY
ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE
25 FROM THE BERNALILLO AREA TO THE SIERRA COUNTY LINE.

$$
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000 
WWUS75 KABQ 141847
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1147 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE STATE
WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE FOUND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...PARTICULARLY
OVER LINCOLN AND CHAVES COUNTIES. MEANWHILE...AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL 
PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
BEHIND THIS COLD FRONTAL SURGE WILL ALSO BE STRONG AND PROVIDE FOR
BLUSTERY CONDITIONS.

BLOWING DUST IS A REAL POSSIBILITY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM
SANTA ROSA TO FORT SUMNER AND ROSWELL.

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-150000-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
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
1147 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUFFET THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY AFTER 4 PM.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES
DUE TO BLOWING DUST AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...OR BLOWING SNOW
THROUGH THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU
TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN
TO CROSS WINDS.

$$

NMZ006-007-013-018>021-150000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
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
1147 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PEAK WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS...WHEN NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND CHILL READINGS THIS AFTERNOON
WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY AFTER 4 PM.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL
OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.
EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON
NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS.

$$

NMZ009-015-150000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...SOCORRO
1147 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS 
THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WHEN SUSTAINED READINGS
BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY AFTER 4 PM.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND
ADVISORY AREA. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL
OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING
DUST. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY
ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE
25 FROM THE BERNALILLO AREA TO THE SIERRA COUNTY LINE.

$$

GUYER

000 
WWUS75 KABQ 142259
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
359 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026-150000-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
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
359 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AND THUS
THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A FEW INTERMITTENT STRONG GUSTS
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

$$

NMZ006-007-009-013-015-018>021-150000-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-QUAY COUNTY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...ALBUQUERQUE...
TUCUMCARI...SOCORRO...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...PORTALES...CLOVIS
359 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA AND THUS
THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A FEW INTERMITTENT STRONG GUSTS
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

$$

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