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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 5, 2009

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2009, 4:05 AM MST. It took effect at Mar 5, 2009, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2009, 4:05 AM MST (11:05 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2009, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 5, 2009, 6:00 PM MST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KABQ 051105
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
405 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NEW MEXICO TODAY...

.WINDS ALONG RIDGE TOPS AND SUMMITS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS. AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES THESE STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TOWARD THE SURFACE...INCLUDING MANY
LOWER ELEVATION AREAS SUCH AS VALLEYS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG AND DOWNWIND OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...STRETCHING TOWARD THE TEXAS BORDER.
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE COMMON IN WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE
STATE...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET IN MOST VALLEYS AND PLAINS...HOWEVER
HIGHER PEAKS MAY CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

NMZ011-051900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0002.090305T1600Z-090306T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0007.090305T1600Z-090306T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
405 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ALONG AND DOWNWIND OF THE
SUMMITS AND RIDGE TOPS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. BY
LATE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ALONG WITH SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH
MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WATCH AREA.
BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE
CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS
WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

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

$$

NMZ004-005-010-012-013-051900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0002.090305T1600Z-090306T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0013.090305T1600Z-090306T0100Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...SANTA ROSA...
TUCUMCARI
405 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS ALONG AND DOWNWIND OF RIDGE TOPS AND
SUMMITS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL GRADUALLY MIX TO THE
SURFACE BY THE LATE MORNING WHERE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO
35 MPH WILL BE COMMON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING 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
ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

$$

NMZ006>008-014-016>021-026-051900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0013.090305T1600Z-090306T0100Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...GALLUP/GRANTS...
GLENWOOD...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...
PORTALES...CLOVIS
405 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

AN AREA OF STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL PUSH INTO THE
STATE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS WILL FIRST INITIATE
ALONG AND DOWNWIND OF RIDGE TOPS AND SUMMITS OF BOTH THE CENTRAL
AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY MIX TO THE
SURFACE BY THE LATE MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO
35 MPH EXPECTED IN MANY LOCALES. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 55
MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING 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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1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS75 KABQ 051911
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1211 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NEW MEXICO TODAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF NEW MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...STRETCHING TO THE TEXAS
BORDER. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE COMMON IN WESTERN SECTIONS OF
THE STATE...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER SUNSET IN MOST VALLEYS AND
PLAINS...HOWEVER HIGHER PEAKS MAY CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG WINDS
THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

NMZ016-017-060100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO
1211 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS
NEAR 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ011-060100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
1211 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. 

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
WILL BE COMMON ALONG WITH SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ009-015-060100-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...SOCORRO
1211 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. WIND
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ008-010-014-060100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALLUP/GRANTS...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...GLENWOOD
1211 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.
WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ004>007-012-013-018>021-026-060100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-090306T0100Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON...SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI...
FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...PORTALES...CLOVIS
1211 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND SPEEDS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 55
MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING 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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 4:05 AM MSTHigh Wind WarningABQ14 hr
Mar 5, 3:08 PM MSTFire Weather WatchABQCatron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan, Socorro16 hr
Mar 5, 3:08 PM MSTFire Weather WatchABQBernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more23 hr
Mar 5, 3:08 PM MSTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more28 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.