Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Watches in 2008
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind watch at Jan 27, 2008, 12:40 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 28, 2008, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2008, 12:40 PM MST (19:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2008, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2008, 9:04 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Jan 27, 6:32 AM MST, 6 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 6:32 AM MST, 6 hours 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 27, 6:38 AM MST, 6 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 638 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 NMZ001>021-026-281300- 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- 638 AM MST SUN JAN 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. PLEASE REFER TO THE NEXT SECTION FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HEAVY SNOWFALL INITIATING ON DAY ONE WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY... EVENTUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ABOVE 7500 FEET WITHIN THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. LESSER AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET. IN ADDITION...SNOW SHOULD IMPACT THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...WHERE 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR. MEANWHILE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR PORTIONS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. 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 ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637 OR BY THE NATIONAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE. DPORTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 4:16 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | ABQ | 48 hr | |
| Jan 27, 6:25 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 9 hr | |
| Jan 27, 12:27 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | ABQ | 40 hr | |
| Jan 27, 2:55 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 26 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.