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High Wind Watch 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 9, 2010

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind watch at May 9, 2010, 11:58 AM MDT. It took effect at May 10, 2010, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2010, 11:58 AM MDT (17:58 UTC)
In effect from
May 10, 2010, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 10, 2010, 4:18 AM MDT
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 May 9, 3:00 AM MDT, 8 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 3:00 AM MDT, 8 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 6:00 AM MDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT SUN MAY 9 2010

NMZ501>540-101200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES
COUNTY-
600 AM MDT SUN MAY 9 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND AREAS ALONG AND EAST
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WHERE A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM.  SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF
WESTERN NEW MEXICO...WHERE A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON
UNTIL 9 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG
WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AREA WIDE ON MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN
EFFECT MONDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY WESTWARD.

SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 TO
65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OVER THE PLAINS
MONDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY RETURN TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO TUESDAY.

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
May 9, 3:47 AM MDTRed Flag WarningABQCatron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 4 more17 hr
May 9, 3:47 AM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more41 hr
May 9, 4:01 AM MDTWind AdvisoryABQ17 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.