Wind Advisory 29, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
400 AM MDT SAT MAY 22 2010

...STRONG WINDS RETURN TODAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS
MORNING WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN LATER THIS
WEEKEND. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AT THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
WHILE A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA DEEPENS OVER EASTERN COLORADO.
THE COMBO OF INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE
AND HEATING INDUCED MIXDOWN OF THE WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN
STRONG SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS OVER ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

NMZ501>540-230200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.100522T1800Z-100523T0200Z/
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-
400 AM MDT SAT MAY 22 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MID TO LATE MORNING AND REACH
  ADVISORY LEVELS BETWEEN 12 PM AND 8 PM MDT TODAY. WINDS WILL
  THEN SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES TO LESS THAN 3 MILES IN
  BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST TO 
  NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE 
  AFFECTED BY THE WINDS ON MOST HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. 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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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
732 PM MDT SAT MAY 22 2010

NMZ501>540-230245-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-100523T0200Z/
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-
732 PM MDT SAT MAY 22 2010

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY
WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
236 PM MDT FRI MAY 21 2010

.DISCUSSION...
WIND OVER THE WEEKEND AND EXTENT OF DAILY ROUNDS OF CONVECTION THE
MAIN CHALLENGES THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT HAS SHIFTED E AS SW FLOW HAS DEVELOPED
OVER THE STATE. WINDS HAVE PICKED UP THIS PM INTO THE BREEZY TO
WINDY CATEGORIES FOR MOST LOCATIONS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE STARTING
TO GET MIXED OUT ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. BEST SHOT AT ANY STORMS
THIS EVENING WILL BE OVER OUR FAR SE ZONES OF CURRY...ROOSEVELT
AND FAR EASTERN CHAVES COUNTY. WILL MENTION LARGE HAIL AS WELL PER
SPC OUTLOOK. ELSEWHERE IT WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR AND COMFORTABLE
TONIGHT.

DECENT WIND EVENTS THIS WEEKEND. WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ALL ZONES FOR SAT PM AND EVE. WILL CONTINUE WITH RED
FLAG WARNING FOR W AND CNTRL ZONES SAT AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR THE SAME AREA SUN. ADDITIONAL WIND ADVISORIES LIKELY FOR SUN.
A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS COULD APPROACH HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA
SUN. AS FOR CONVECTION THIS WEEKEND...SAT LOOKS TO BE DRY ACROSS
THE ENTIRE CWA...WITH STORMS FORMING JUST E IN TX SAT PM. WILL
KEEP AN ISOLATED STORM IN FOR SAT NIGHT AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
SLOSHES BACK ONTO THE ERN PLAINS. THE UPPER AND LOW LEVEL FLOW
WILL BACK MORE TO THE S ON SUN...PROVIDING A BETTER CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT.

A STORM ALONG THE PACIFIC NW COAST THIS PM WILL DIVE SE INTO CA
LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT BEFORE TURNING NE SUN AND MON. THE FLOW
ALOFT ON MON WILL SHIFT A BIT MORE TO THE SW AND SCOUR OUT SOME
OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE E. ANY STORMS WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE TEXAS BORDER COUNTIES.

THE FLOW ALOFT WILL WEAK THROUGH THE REST OF NEXT WEEK AS HIGH
PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS FROM THE E. THE LACK OF STRONGER WINDS
IN THE LOW AND MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LIKELY MEAN
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE BETTER MOVEMENT W AT
NIGHT AND HANG AROUND DURING THE DAYS. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE ERN PLAINS
FROM TUE THROUGH FRI OF NEXT WEEK. SOME OF THE MOISTURE COULD
SEEP INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BY LATE IN THE WEEK. CHJ

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH THE EXCEPTION
BEING FAR SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.
DECIDED TO PUT IN A LOW CLOUD PLACE HOLDER VIA A TEMPO GROUP FOR
BOTH TCC AND ROW. EXPECT THE DRYLINE AND ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
FOUND ON THE EAST SIDE OF IT TO PUSH BACK INTO NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT.
THIS MOISTURE SURGE WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS IT GETS SCOURED BACK TO
THE EAST SATURDAY MORNING. IT APPEARS THAT THE ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE THAT SURGED INTO NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING IS GRADUALLY
MIXING OUT SO PERHAPS A FEW CUMULUS BUT NOT THINKING STRONG STORMS
AT THIS TIME. PERHAPS A TS OR TWO IN EASTERN CURRY AND ROOSEVELT
COUNTIES BUT NOT AFFECTING THE TAF SITES. WINDS WILL BE THE BIGGER
STORY ON SATURDAY. LOOK FOR REGULAR GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 KT
AFFECTING MOST OF THE TERMINAL SITES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
INCLUDES THE ABQ TERMINAL WHERE AN AWW MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 50

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
THE OVERALL FORECAST STILL STANDS. WINDS PICKED UP TODAY BUT WILL BE
STRONGER AND LONGER LIVED BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HARD TO SEE
WHICH DAY WILL BE THE STRONGEST AS EACH DAY HAS ITS OWN STRONG WIND
QUALITIES. THE FLOW HOWEVER WILL BE A BIT MORE SOUTHWESTERLY ON
SATURDAY AND MORE SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY ON SUNDAY. THE AREAS WHICH
SHOULD RECEIVE THE STRONGEST WIND FLOW LOOK TO BE ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WESTWARD TO THE AZ STATE LINE AS WELL AS OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND AREAS ALONG AND JUST TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MTN CHAIN.

BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY LOOK TO BE REAL UNSTABLE...ESPECIALLY
FAVORING THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO GENERALLY BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
PRECEDED BY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. THE EXCEPTION TO THE
POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AND VERY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY READINGS
WILL BE THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS. THIS IS WHERE HIGHER MOISTURE VIA
THE DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO SLOSH BACK AND FORTH. SUNDAY LOOKS TO
BE A LITTLE MORE MOIST AND PERHAPS STORMY ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN
PLAINS THAN SATURDAY.

THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKEND REMAINS...RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR AREAS
ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WESTWARD AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
THE SAME AREA. PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WOULD HAVE A RED
FLAG...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY BUT EFFECTIVE GREENUP IS WIDESPREAD AND
PRONOUNCED ACROSS THOSE AREAS BASED ON THE LATEST INTEL.

THE WEATHER MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH WASHING OUT A PIECE OF
PACIFIC ENERGY AROUND THE UPPER TROUGH ON MONDAY. THE STRONG WIND
GRADIENT OBSERVED OVER THE STATE DURING THE WEEKEND WOULD THEN SHIFT
EASTWARD AND NORTHWARD ON MONDAY. STILL LOOKING AT GUSTY WINDS
ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE NORTH AND EAST BUT NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS
WHAT WOULD BE OBSERVED DURING THE WEEKEND. WITH THAT BEING SAID...A
MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL REMAIN FOCUSED OVER NEW MEXICO AND LOOK FOR
HUMIDITY VALUES TO BE QUITE LOW. EVEN ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS
AS WINDS TURN MORE SOUTHWESTERLY THERE. IT DOES APPEAR THAT
INSTABILITY WOULD BE MUCH LESS THUS REDUCING THE THREAT OR HAZARD. A
RESUMPTION OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS COULD CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS AREAS ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THIS COULD
EVEN INCLUDE THE UPPER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. WONT ISSUE A
WATCH FOR THIS TIME PERIOD ON THIS SHIFT BUT THIS WILL NEED TO BE
RE-EVALUATED OVER THE WEEKEND AS THINGS COULD CHANGE A BIT.

BASED ON THE LATEST LONG RANGE MODEL PROJECTIONS...THE UPPER TROUGH
RE-CONSOLIDATES FURTHER WEST ACROSS THE WESTERN TIER OF THE US AS A
BLOCKING HIGH OVER LOW PATTERN DEVELOPS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE US. BASED ON THE PERSISTENT NATURE TO THIS UPPER FLOW DEPICTION BY
BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS...THE DRYLINE WOULD BECOME VERY ACTIVE AS IT
SLOSHES BACK AND FORTH ACROSS AT LEAST THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW
MEXICO...STARTING ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEK.
SCATTERED WET STORMS WOULD BE FOUND ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE
DRYLINE. MUCH DRIER AIR WOULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE FORECAST AREA WITH HAINES 5 TO 6 VALUES. THIS WOULD ALSO
INCLUDE SOME BREEZINESS EACH AFTERNOON. THE BIG QUESTION WOULD BE
HOW FAR WEST THE TROUGH RETROGRADES AND THIS AFFECTS WHERE THE
DRYLINE SETS UP. THE MODELS HAVE BEEN DEPICTING THIS TYPE OF
PATTERN FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS SO CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY GOOD
ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE DIFFERED SLIGHTLY EACH DAY ON THE EXACT
LOCATION OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND RIDGE. 50

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  50  83  44  80 /   0   0   0   0
DULCE...........................  35  77  33  78 /   0   0   0   5
CUBA............................  38  77  36  78 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  42  78  39  75 /   0   0   0   0
EL MORRO........................  40  75  41  75 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  41  80  37  79 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  41  79  40  78 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  54  86  52  85 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  36  73  33  73 /   0   0   0   5
LOS ALAMOS......................  43  79  39  78 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  43  80  42  80 /   0   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  40  78  39  76 /   0   0   0   5
RED RIVER.......................  41  68  43  67 /   5   5   0   5
ANGEL FIRE......................  39  71  42  69 /   5   5   0   5
TAOS............................  40  78  39  77 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  45  86  44  84 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  44  81  45  79 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  46  83  44  81 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  51  85  51  85 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  55  85  54  84 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  49  87  52  86 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  53  89  54  88 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  52  88  52  87 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  53  87  54  87 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  55  90  54  88 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  46  80  48  80 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  42  83  46  82 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  46  80  46  78 /   0   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  50  84  50  83 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  54  89  54  86 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  52  80  49  77 /   0   0   5   0
CAPULIN.........................  49  80  47  79 /   5   5  10   5
RATON...........................  45  85  43  83 /   5   0   5   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  48  81  46  78 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  55  90  53  86 /   5   5  10  10
ROY.............................  56  82  53  80 /   5   5   5   0
CONCHAS.........................  56  92  60  91 /   0   5   5   5
SANTA ROSA......................  54  90  53  89 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  60  95  58  92 /   5   5  10   5
CLOVIS..........................  59  93  56  88 /  10   5  10  10
PORTALES........................  60  93  58  90 /  10   5  10  20
FORT SUMNER.....................  58  92  57  90 /   5   5   5   5
ROSWELL.........................  59  98  58  93 /   5   5   5   5
PICACHO.........................  57  92  57  89 /   5   0   5   5
ELK.............................  54  87  52  83 /   5   5   5   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ101>103-105>107-109.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101>103-105>107-109.

WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ501>540.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
712 AM MDT FRI MAY 21 2010

UPDATED DAY ONE TO ADD SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POSSIBILITY

NMZ501>540-221200-
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-
712 AM MDT FRI MAY 21 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN
PORTIONS OF CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WITH LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

ALSO...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON
OVER THE CHUSKA MOUNTAIN SUMMITS...AND OVER THE SUMMITS AND HIGHER
SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS REACHING 55 MPH ON
SATURDAY...AND LOCALLY TO 60 MPH ON SUNDAY...WILL COMBINE WITH LOW
HUMIDITIES TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOR AREAS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK AND OUTSIDE OF GREEN FUEL
AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

FOR MONDAY...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
LOW. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES CONTINUING OVER THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE AN HOUR OR TWO OF LOCALLY DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK AND OUTSIDE OF GREEN FUEL
AREAS. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG...ARE POSSIBLE OVER
THE EASTERN PLAINS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER.

FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP EACH DAY OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND OVER THE EASTERN
PLAINS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND
LOCAL DOWNPOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN
ROOSEVELT AND EASTERN CURRY COUNTIES DUE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

SHY