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High Wind Watch 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 27, 2008

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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 4:16 AM MSTWinter Storm WarningABQ48 hr
Jan 27, 6:25 AM MSTFire Weather WatchABQ9 hr
Jan 27, 12:27 PM MSTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryABQ40 hr
Jan 27, 2:55 PM MSTRed Flag WarningABQHarding, San Miguel, Union26 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.