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High Wind Watch 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 16, 2009

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind watch at Feb 16, 2009, 3:00 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2009, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2009, 3:00 PM MST (22:00 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2009, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 17, 2009, 4:58 AM 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 Feb 16, 3:00 PM MST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 3:00 PM MST, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 6:00 AM MST, 9 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST MON FEB 16 2009

NMZ001>021-026-171300-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MST MON FEB 16 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...AN HOUR OR TWO OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE
TO ANTICIPATED STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL
HIGH PLAINS.  WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE
TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT OVER THE CHUSKA AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 7:24 AM MSTRed Flag WarningABQHarding, San Miguel, Union36 hr
Feb 16, 3:58 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ23 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in New Mexico, 2009Every high wind watch in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.