Wind Advisory 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS75 KABQ 031651
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
951 AM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

NMZ004-005-012-013-040000-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0001.090103T1700Z-090104T0000Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI
951 AM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND GUADALUPE
AND QUAY COUNTIES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST
OF THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT ON NORTH TO SOUTH
ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING U S HIGHWAY 285...AND STATE 
HIGHWAYS 3 AND 41.

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.

$$

NMZ011-040000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T0000Z/
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
951 AM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

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

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

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS
THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND ESTANCIA VALLEY TODAY. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. HAZARDOUS
CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...
INCLUDING U S HIGHWAY 285...AND STATE HIGHWAYS 3 AND 41.

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 031910
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1210 PM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

NMZ011-040000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0001.090103T1910Z-090104T0000Z/
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
1210 PM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE 
ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND ESTANCIA VALLEY THROUGH MUCH 
OF THIS AFTERNOON. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE 
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT ON NORTH
TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS.

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

$$

NMZ004-005-012-013-040000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T0000Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI
1210 PM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

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

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

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND GUADALUPE
AND QUAY COUNTIES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST
OF THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT ON NORTH TO SOUTH
ORIENTED ROADWAYS.

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 032351
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
451 PM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

NMZ011-040100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T0000Z/
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
451 PM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

EXPECT LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH
STRONGEST GUSTS OVER SUMMITS AND HILLTOPS...THROUGH GAPS AND
PASSES...AND BELOW CANYONS.

$$

NMZ004-005-012-013-040100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090104T0000Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI
451 PM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

EXPECT LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH
STRONGEST GUSTS OVER SUMMITS AND HILLTOPS...THROUGH GAPS AND
PASSES...AND BELOW CANYONS.

$$

SHY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
327 AM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN CONCERNS THIS MORNING IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ON SUNDAY.

FIRST UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HAS BEGUN TO CROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES PER
WV SATELLITE IMAGERY. CLOUDS HAVE ALREADY STARTED MOVING INTO THE
NORTHWEST EARLY THIS MORNING...AND THEY WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND LOWER IN HEIGHT AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. LIFT FROM THIS NORTHERN
SYSTEM WILL ALLOW SCATTERED LOWER ELEVATION RAIN AND HIGHER
ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT.  SOME HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS MAY PICK UP 1 TO 3 INCHES
OF SNOWFALL FOR THE PERIOD...BUT HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM...AND THUS WILL FOREGO ANY WINTER
HIGHLIGHTS FOR TODAY...AS THE GREATER IMPACT WILL BE SEEN WITH THE
SECOND SYSTEM.

FIRST SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT...BUT ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO NORTHEAST NM. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE IN FAVORED UPSLOPE REGIONS...SUCH AS THE RATON RIDGE...AND
EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE
GAPS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
MODELS NOW IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT ABOUT A FRONTOGENETIC BAND OF
SNOW FORMING BY MID DAY SUNDAY STRETCHING FROM NEAR KGUP AND KGNT
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. AT THIS TIME...THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL
LOW WILL BE DIGGING SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND UPPER LEVEL
DIVERGENCE WILL BE SPREADING ACROSS NM. AS DEFORMATION ZONE
GENERALLY STAYS PUT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL ACCUMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA.  THUS...HAVE
DECIDED TO HOIST A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NW PLATEAU. TROUGH FINALLY SWINGS ACROSS THE
STATE ON MONDAY...AND THOUGH THERE STILL MAY BE LINGERING
SHOWERS...MUCH OF THE SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY WILL HAVE ENDED.

STRONG 700MB FLOW...ON THE ORDER OF 45 TO 55KTS...WILL BE PREVALENT
OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS STARTING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
SHOULD ALSO WARM UP SOME...THUS...LOOK FOR A WINDY DAY ON TUESDAY.

WILL ALSO ALSO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONE 11 FOR TODAY. 700H
WINDS ARE NEAR 50KT AND KCQC TENDS TO BLOW WITH WEST WINDS.

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&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL ALL AREAS THROUGH AROUND 15Z. ISOLD SNOW
SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE NW AFTER 15Z WITH A RAIN SNOW MIX 18Z TO
00Z. EXPECT AREAS OF MVFR CONDITIONS NORTH AND WEST OF LINE
EXTENDING FROM KSKX TO K4SL TO KGNT THROUGH 00Z AND SPREADING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS 00Z THROUGH 12Z.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 22Z. 05

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL TIGHTEN GRADIENTS ALOFT
RESULTING IN GUSTY WEST WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT EAST SLOPES TODAY. AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF THE
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. INCREASED MIXING HEIGHTS AND WINDS RESULT IN
GOOD TO EXCELLENT VENTILATION.

A RAIN SNOW MIX MOVES INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY...AHEAD OF
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH A SURFACE COLD FRONT REACHING THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 00Z. A BACK DOOR FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND THE SAME TIME. PRECIPITATION INCREASES ACROSS THE NORTH
OVERNIGHT.

ON SUNDAY...AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF
THE STATE...VENTILATION VALUES DECREASE TO POOR TO FAIR LEVELS...
WITH VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT VALUES LIMITED TO THE SOUTHWEST.  SUNDAYS
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE INCREASES IN RH.
PRECIPITATION CONTINUES INTO MONDAY.  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO MOVE
IN BEHIND THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM ON TUESDAY.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  41  22  35  20 /  40  30  50  40
GALLUP..........................  45  23  37  19 /  30  20  60  50
GRANTS..........................  47  22  40  19 /  10  20  40  50
GLENWOOD........................  58  31  53  30 /   0   5  30  30
CHAMA...........................  41  14  33   7 /  50  50  70  60
LOS ALAMOS......................  43  20  33  16 /  10  20  50  50
RED RIVER.......................  38  14  30   6 /  10  40  50  50
TAOS............................  43  18  34  13 /  10  30  50  50
SANTA FE........................  45  23  35  18 /   5  20  40  50
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  47  25  37  21 /   5  10  30  40
ESPANOLA........................  48  24  40  20 /  10  20  40  40
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  53  32  44  28 /   0  10  20  40
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  54  27  45  25 /   0  10  20  40
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  52  30  42  26 /   0  10  30  50
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  53  28  44  26 /   0  10  30  50
SOCORRO.........................  59  30  53  27 /   0   5  10  30
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  46  24  36  19 /   0  10  30  50
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  50  23  38  16 /   0  10  30  40
CARRIZOZO.......................  57  28  49  26 /   0   0   5  10
RUIDOSO.........................  53  26  43  21 /   0   0  10  20
RATON...........................  54  21  31  12 /   5  40  30  20
LAS VEGAS.......................  54  21  28  15 /   0  20  30  30
ROY.............................  54  21  30  14 /   0  10  20  10
CLAYTON.........................  60  18  29  14 /   0  10  10   5
SANTA ROSA......................  66  26  38  19 /   0   5  10  10
TUCUMCARI.......................  68  25  38  17 /   0   5   5   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  66  24  40  17 /   0   5   5   5
CLOVIS..........................  68  24  36  20 /   0   0   5   5
PORTALES........................  68  24  38  18 /   0   0   5   5
ROSWELL.........................  71  32  43  22 /   0   0   5   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ001-002-004-008.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ011.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
628 PM MST FRI JAN 2 2009

NMZ001>021-026-031300-
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-
628 PM MST FRI JAN 2 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

FOR SATURDAY...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
LOW. HOWEVER...EXPECT AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WITH STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES.

FOR LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...THE PROBABILITY FOR
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN SHOWERS SATURDAY
NIGHT...SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE
STATE ON SUNDAY. EXPECT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY..WITH HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY OF
EASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...FROM LOS ALAMOS WESTWARD ACROSS THE
JEMEZ PEAKS...AND ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AND NEARBY CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING FROM THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER MAY REACH
DANGEROUS SPEEDS AT TIMES.

FOR TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OR
SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES

FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO
REPORT SIGNIFICANT WIND SPEEDS.

CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE INTERNET...AMATEUR
RADIO...OR TOLL FREE AT 888.386.7637.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY.

SHY