Wind Advisory 54, 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.

$$

43

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.

$$
50/44

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.

$$

52

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
310 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

.DISCUSSION...
TRIED TO SIMPLIFY HEADLINES WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. REPLACED
WIND ADVISORY IN THE W/SW MOUNTAINS WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
STARTING MID DAY. INITIALLY WIND WILL BE THE CONCERN...THEN
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
WITH CONTINUED WIND CONCERNS. ALSO REPLACED WIND ADVISORY ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WITH A HIGH WIND
WARNING. INITIALLY WINDS IN THIS AREA WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 35 G50
MPH RANGE...BUT WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH AND
PERHAPS HIGHER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. FURTHER...STARTED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AT MID DAY TODAY RATHER
THAN TONIGHT TO COVER THE STRONG WINDS THAT WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS THE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WINDS COULD CERTAINLY GUST TO OVER 60 MPH IN
THE SOUTHERN SANGRES SUNDAY...WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS CLIMB IN THE
NORTHERN NM SANGRES.

THE NOSE OF A POWERFUL POLAR JET STREAM SPEED MAXIMUM WILL PLOW
THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND SUNDAY. THE 700 MB WINDS WILL
RANGE FROM 45 TO OVER 80 MPH DURING THIS PERIOD...RESULTING IN
SURFACE WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
FAVOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TO THE
EAST...WHERE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WHERE 700 MB WINDS WILL PEAK. ACCOMPANYING
THE WIND WILL BE A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN
THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
NORTHWEST PLATEAU. PLACES ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
WILL BE FAVORED FOR THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION. MUCH OF THE SNOW
SHOULD END BY SUNSET SUNDAY. HOWEVER...MODELS DEPICT A STEADY
STREAM OF PERTURBATIONS AND MOISTURE RAPIDLY CROSSING WESTERN AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO EACH PERIOD BEYOND SUNDAY INTO THE COMING WORK
WEEK. AS A RESULT...PORTIONS OF THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WILL BE FAVORED
FOR AT LEAST OF FEW INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION DAILY
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE COMING WORK WEEK.
LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO EXTEND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN THE
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING IN THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TO COVER THE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION.
FORTUNATELY...THE SPEED MAXIMUM IN THE POLAR JET STREAM WILL
PROPAGATE EAST OF OUR FORECAST AREA LATE SUNDAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW
SURFACE WIND SPEEDS TO DECREASE AS WE BEGIN THE NEW WORK WEEK.

STILL LOOKING FOR MORE WIDESPREAD WINTER PRECIPITATION ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE COMING
WORK WEEK...AS ANOTHER STRONGER DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE STATE.
MODELS VARY ON TIMING WITH THIS SYSTEM...INDICATING IT COULD CROSS
AS EARLY AS TUESDAY OR AS LATE AS THURSDAY.

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&&

.AVIATION...
BATCH OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL
AREAS THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS
IT MOVES OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE ASSOCIATED
WITH SOME OF THE SNOW SHOWERS AND WILL AFFECT AVIATION SITES SUCH AS
SAF AND CQC. WINDS WILL PROBABLY BE THE BIGGEST STORY DURING THE DAY
PERIOD ON SATURDAY WITH SUSTAINED READINGS BETWEEN 25 TO 38 KT AND
GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 52 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED ALONG
THE CENTRAL MTS AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MTS. SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MTS
DURING THE DAY PERIOD AND COULD PROVIDE SOME LOCALIZED MVFR
CONDITIONS FAVORING THE COLORADO BORDER AREA. BOTH THE WESTERN AND
NORTHERN MTS COULD SEE MVFR AND LOCALIZED IFR CONDITIONS SATURDAY
NIGHT.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 22Z. 50

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. SOME
DAYS WILL BE WETTER THAN OTHERS BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
WIND WILL BE THE OTHER STORY THROUGH THE NEXT 2 TO 3 DAYS. STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE OVER THE WEEKEND AND FAVOR THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN AND
POINTS JUST TO THE EAST. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THERE. HUMIDITY LEVELS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS
TO AROUND 20 PCT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
PLAINS ON SATURDAY BUT DONT WARRANT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES
AT THIS TIME. HUMIDITY READINGS WILL TREND HIGHER ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY
AND REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  51  31  36  22 /   5  60  50  20
GALLUP..........................  51  29  35  17 /   5  60  70  30
GRANTS..........................  55  32  41  17 /   5  60  60  20
GLENWOOD........................  60  32  46  25 /   0  20  70  10
CHAMA...........................  41  18  31   8 /  30  90  80  40
LOS ALAMOS......................  50  26  38  16 /   5  30  40  20
RED RIVER.......................  39  21  30   4 /  10  70  80  30
TAOS............................  45  26  32  14 /   5  50  60  20
SANTA FE........................  50  30  39  19 /   5  20  40  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  52  30  39  21 /   5  20  40  20
ESPANOLA........................  53  28  44  20 /   5  30  40  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  56  36  46  29 /   5  10  20  10
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  58  31  49  23 /   5  10  20  10
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  53  31  46  23 /   5  10  20  10
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  57  33  50  24 /   5  10  20  10
SOCORRO.........................  62  34  54  24 /   0  10  20  10
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  51  27  43  16 /   5  10  20  20
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  54  30  45  20 /   5  10  20  10
CARRIZOZO.......................  60  38  51  28 /   0   5  10  10
RUIDOSO.........................  58  36  48  27 /   0   5  20  10
RATON...........................  54  29  41  11 /   0  10  20  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  53  33  42  14 /   0  10  20  10
ROY.............................  58  35  43  18 /   0   5  20  10
CLAYTON.........................  63  33  40  14 /   0   5  10  10
SANTA ROSA......................  65  38  54  21 /   0   5  20  10
TUCUMCARI.......................  68  41  53  20 /   0   0  10  10
FORT SUMNER.....................  67  37  59  22 /   0   5  10  10
CLOVIS..........................  67  39  56  24 /   0   0   5   5
PORTALES........................  67  39  61  21 /   0   0   5   5
ROSWELL.........................  71  43  64  34 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ001-003.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ002-004.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ006-007-009-013-015-018>021.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ005-010>012-016-017-026.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ008-014.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
601 AM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

NMZ001>021-026-131315-
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-
601 AM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL CROSS NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR OVER 30
INCHES OF SNOW ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND
OVER 18 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO...JEMEZ AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL
COME IN WAVES...EXCEPT FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST A
FEW INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION DAILY BETWEEN EACH OF THE HEAVIER
WAVES. THE FIRST WAVE OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL COME SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WHEN A FEW TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULTION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO. ANOTHER POTENTIALLY HEAVIER WAVE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL CROSS DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE COMING WORK WEEK
WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...MIDDLE AND
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND THE HIGH PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

STRONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND SPEEDS TO REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
FROM 50 TO 55 MPH IN MANY AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE GUSTS COULD REACH 60 MPH.

FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE COMING WINTER WEATHER SYSTEMS...PLEASE
VIEW THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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