High Wind Warning 6, NWS Albuquerque, NM

573 
WWUS75 KABQ 140347
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
947 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011

...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY THURSDAY...

.EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY ON THURSDAY ALONG AND EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. A STRONG MID LEVEL JET COMBINED WITH
STRONG MIXING AND A DEEP SURFACE LOW IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS WILL
ALLOW FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO BEGIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND
PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR WHERE
WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

NMZ521>524-526-529-539-540-141100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0006.110414T1000Z-110415T0200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
947 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...SOUTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY AND THE
  ADJACENT NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 OR 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS
  AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN
  AND LOCALES IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN 
  BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WINDS UP TO 70 MPH MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND 
  TREES...AND CAUSE OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE MEASURES TO 
  SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE PRIOR TO THE EVENT. DANGEROUS 
  CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ532>537-141100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0006.110414T1400Z-110415T0200Z/
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
947 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40
  CORRIDOR THROUGH GUADALUPE COUNTY TO THE TEXAS BORDER.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 OR 70 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 6 PM BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER 
  THURSDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WINDS UP TO 70 MPH MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND 
  TREES...AND CAUSE OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE MEASURES TO 
  SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE PRIOR TO THE EVENT. DANGEROUS 
  CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ512-514-515-528-141100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.110414T1000Z-110415T0200Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
947 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND FAR NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS BY
  DAYBREAK THURSDAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5
  PM THURSDAY.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

NMZ518-519-530-531-538-141100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.110414T1400Z-110415T0200Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
947 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...THE SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREAS AS WELL AS
  FAR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY WITH STRONG WINDS BY
  MID MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 6 PM.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

664 
WWUS75 KABQ 141029
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
429 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NEW MEXICO TODAY WITH
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS IN CENTRAL TO EASTERN AREAS...

.AS A POTENT TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES THIS MORNING...A VERY STRONG MID LEVEL JET WILL CONTINUE
TO INFILTRATE NEW MEXICO. AS THIS SYSTEM RAPIDLY MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS OF THE NATION A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
DEVELOP AT THE SURFACE...INDUCING STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
WINDS OVER A LARGE PORTION OF NEW MEXICO TODAY. SOME GUSTS MAY
OCCASIONALLY REACH 60 AND 65 MPH ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF THE STATE...INCLUDING THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN SPEED THIS EVENING NEAR AND AFTER
SUNSET.

NMZ521>524-526-529-539-540-141900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
429 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...SOUTH CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY AND THE 
  ADJACENT NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 OR 65 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TOWARD
  DAYBREAK...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND LOCALES
  IMMEDIATELY DOWNWIND. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN
  9 AM AND 5 PM BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN 
  BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WINDS UP TO 65 MPH MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND
  TREES...AND CAUSE OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE MEASURES TO SECURE
  OUTDOOR FURNITURE. DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ532>537-141900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0006.110414T1400Z-110415T0200Z/
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
429 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 
  40 CORRIDOR THROUGH GUADALUPE COUNTY TO THE TEXAS BORDER. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING AND WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 6 PM BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER 
  THIS EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WINDS UP TO 60 MPH MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND 
  TREES...AND CAUSE OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE MEASURES TO 
  SECURE OUTDOOR FURNITURE PRIOR TO THE EVENT. DANGEROUS 
  CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ527-141900-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.110414T1100Z-110415T0200Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
429 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA AREAS OF NORTHEAST
  NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING
  WITH STRONG WINDS LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 6 PM.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25
  FROM RATON TO THE COLORADO BORDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-504-506>508-510-511-517-141900-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.110414T1400Z-110415T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
429 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHWEST TO WEST CENTRAL
  NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN...JEMEZ...AND WEST CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND
  HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING
  WITH STRONG WINDS LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 6 PM.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN
  BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

NMZ512-514-515-528-141900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
429 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND FAR NORTHEAST 
  HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING
  WITH STRONG WINDS LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM THURSDAY.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

NMZ518-519-530-531-538-141900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.110414T1400Z-110415T0200Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
429 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREAS AS WELL AS 
  FAR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH STRONG
  WINDS LASTING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 6 PM.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

52

433 
WWUS75 KABQ 141729
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1129 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...STRONG WINDS TODAY WITH POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS IN PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...

.WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AND CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN THROUGH MID DAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EASTWARD THROUGH
THE STATE. THE POLAR JET STREAM WILL CAUSE WINDS ALOFT TO REMAIN STRONG
AND A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE WILL ALSO
CONTRIBUTE TO VERY STRONG SURFACE WINDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST
PLAINS...WHERE GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN FROM SUNSET TO A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET THIS
EVENING AS THE POLAR JET STREAM AND SURFACE LOW EXIT EASTWARD.

NMZ521>524-526-529-539-540-150200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1129 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT
  HIGH PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 35
  TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH MID
  DAY...THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DIMINISHING A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST WILL DROP VISIBILITY WELL BELOW ONE MILE
  AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN POWER LINES AND
  TREES...AND CAUSE OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE MEASURES TO SECURE
  LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE LAWN FURNITURE. DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL
  IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH AND NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTED
  ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ532>537-150200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
1129 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40
  CORRIDOR.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 35
  TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH MID DAY
  THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL THEN
  WEAKEN BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST WILL DROP VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT
  TIMES IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE PROPERTY
  DAMAGE AND COULD DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES. SECURE LOOSE
  OBJECTS LIKE LAWN FURNITURE. DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH AND NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ520-150200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1129 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
  TODAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45
  TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NORTH OF
  BOSQUE DEL APACHE WILDLIFE REFUGE.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH MID DAY
  THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN
  BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST WILL DROP VISIBILITY WELL BELOW 1 MILE
  AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH AND NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

NMZ512-514-515-528-150200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1129 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND FAR NORTHEAST 
  HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
  WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH MID
  DAY...THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL
  WEAKEN BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO SOUTH AND
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

NMZ518-519-530-531-538-150200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1129 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREAS AS WELL AS
  NEW MEXICOS NORTHEAST PLAINS AND THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS
  INCLUDING ROSWELL.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH MID DAY
  THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN
  BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST WILL DROP VISIBILITY WELL BELOW 1 MILE
  AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  AND NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING I-25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-504-506>508-510-511-517-150200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
1129 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...NEW MEXICOS NORTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
  MOUNTAINS...LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...WEST
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH MID DAY
  THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN
  BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST WILL DROP VISIBILITIES WELL BELOW 1
  MILE AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO SOUTH AND
  NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

NMZ527-150200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1129 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA AREA OF NORTHEAST
  NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH MID DAY
  THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL DECREASE
  BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY DROP VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES
  IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  AND NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING I-25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE OR LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

44

177 
WWUS75 KABQ 150154
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
754 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...STRONG WINDS TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING...

NMZ521>524-526-529-539-540-150300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
754 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...BUT WILL
REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE BEFORE WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. 

$$

NMZ532>537-150300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
754 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...BUT
WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATER TONIGHT.

$$

NMZ512-514-515-528-150300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
754 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...BUT
WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE AS WINDS TREND MORE NORTHERLY LATER TONIGHT.

$$

NMZ518>520-530-531-538-150300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
754 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE...IN GENERAL...WEAKENED TO BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA...BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING. GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WINDS TREND TO A MORE NORTHERLY
LATER TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER UNION AND HARDING COUNTY.


$$

NMZ501-503-504-506>508-510-511-517-150300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
754 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE EVENING
PROGRESSES. HOWEVER...GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 

$$

NMZ527-150300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110415T0200Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
754 PM MDT THU APR 14 2011

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...BUT
WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE AS WINDS TREND IN A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION LATER
TONIGHT.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
320 PM MDT WED APR 13 2011

...VERY STRONG WEST WINDS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSING THE PACIFIC COAST LINE THIS
AFTERNOON WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES NORTH OF NEW MEXICO
TONIGHT...THEN FORM A CLOSED LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE OK
PANHANDLE THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE EJECTING NORTHEASTWARD THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THIS TRACK WILL STEER A STRONG POLAR JET
STREAK OVER CENTRAL NM LATE TONIGHT...THEN THE SPEED MAXIMUM WILL
TRAVERSE EAST CENTRAL NM THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...A PACIFIC COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE STATE FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST
TONIGHT...AND IT SHOULD HELP MIX STRONGER WINDS ALOFT DOWNWARD TO
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS BEFORE SUNRISE.
SPEEDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN THURSDAY MORNING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
DEVELOPS IN THE LEE OF THE SANGRES AND THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS. WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WE ARE UPGRADING THE
HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM LAS VEGAS TO NARA VISA...INCLUDING THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS IN THE 55 TO 70 MPH RANGE WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. WIND ADVISORIES ARE ALSO BEING ISSUED FROM
THE ALBUQUERQUE...SANTA FE AND ROSWELL AREAS...AS WELL AS THE BULK
OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
NORTHEAST PLAINS. THESE HEADLINES WILL LAST UNTIL SUNSET THURSDAY
EVENING. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH THIS
EVENT...AND THERE IS SOME CONCERN THAT LOCATIONS FROM FARMINGTON
TO LOS ALAMOS INCLUDING THE MOUNT TAYLOR REGION MAY ALSO
EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON THURSDAY. WILL LET THE NIGHT
SHIFT REEVALUATE AND ISSUE FURTHER HEADLINES IF NEEDED. WINDS
ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THURSDAY NIGHT.

BESIDES THE WIND...THE PASSING UPPER TROUGH MAY TRIGGER SPOTTY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE
NE PLAINS NEAR THE CO BORDER THIS EVENING. LATE TONIGHT...PRECIP
ALONG THE CO BORDER WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. A FEW SHOWERS MAY WRAP AROUND THE EXITING UPPER LOW AND
CROSS THE CO BORDER INTO NM ON THURSDAY. DESPITE COOLER
TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY...LIFTED INDICES
NEAR ZERO AND FAIRLY STEEP LAPS RATES COULD RESULT IN A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN UNION COUNTY ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY DRY...SO NOT
MUCH RAIN IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SURFACE THURSDAY. FIRE WEATHER
ISSUES WILL BE OF MUCH GREATER CONCERN.

A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN THE
FLOW WILL TURN MORE ZONAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME
AFTERNOON GUSTINESS EACH DAY...BUT NOTHING LIKE THE WINDS MOST
LOCATIONS WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED THURSDAY. AFTER HIGH TEMPERATURES
NEAR TO A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THEY WILL
REBOUND ABOVE NORMAL AREAWIDE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH
MAY CROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN NM SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY...AND IT COULD TRIGGER SOME LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. A BROADER TROUGH MAY DEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES MONDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE COMING WORK
WEEK WHICH COULD CAUSE PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO INCREASE INITIALLY
ACROSS THE NORTH AND EAST MONDAY...BEFORE SPREADING TO THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY.

44

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER MAY SEE MTN TOP OBSCD
FOR A FEW HOURS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL WAY PASSES
OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN STORY ON THURSDAY.
LOOK FOR STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT MOST OF THE TERMINAL
SITES AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON THURSDAY. COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACCORDINGLY. GUSTS TO 55 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO
THE LEE OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 12Z TO 21Z ON
THURSDAY. AWW WINDS WILL BE VERY POSSIBLE AT THE ABQ TERMINAL SITE
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 50

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EVENT IS NEARLY UPON US FOR THURSDAY AS
SUPPORTED BY THE LATEST WEATHER MODELS. NO CHANGES TO THE ONGOING
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THAT PERIOD. SIGNIFICANT DRY SLOT WILL FOLLOW AND
PROVIDE VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. THE TREND OF
INCREASING WINDS LATER ON THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK STILL
STANDS AS ZONAL FLOW EVENTUALLY GETS REPLACED BY THE NEXT TROUGH BY
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

AS FAR AS HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT...RESIDUAL DRY SLOTTING SHOULD
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE LOWEST RECOVERIES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD
OF THE FORECAST AREA. POOR RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE DATIL AND MAGDALENA RANGES AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WOULD BE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...ESPECIALLY UNION COUNTY
DUE TO RESIDUAL AFFECTS FROM A WIND SHIFT THERE. LOOK FOR GOOD
RECOVERIES ACROSS UNION COUNTY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE
ABOVE NORMAL MOST AREAS BY A FEW DEGREES BY NEAR NORMAL ACROSS SOME
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL LOCATIONS. THE UPPER TROUGH CAUSING THE
SIGNIFICANT WIND ON THURSDAY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THE WINDS
ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES AND TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS
THE OVERNIGHT PROGRESSES. THE MAIN PACIFIC SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY MORNING.
SOME SHOWERS MAY IMPACT THE FAR NORTHERN TIER OF THE
STATE...GENERALLY FAVORING THE COLORADO BORDER AREA. WETTING
PRECIPITATION IS NOT LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM PASSAGE.

THE UPPER WAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL INTENSIFY THURSDAY
MORNING OVER THE HIGH PLAINS AND THIS WILL INCREASE THE WINDS WITH
EACH PASSING HOUR THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST MID LEVEL JET MAX
IS STILL DEPICTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 6 AM TO 3 PM. THUS
VERY STRONG WINDS SHOULD IMPACT THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST
AREA AS THURSDAY MORNING PROGRESSES. THE FLOW WILL ALSO TURN A BIT
MORE NORTHWESTERLY VERSUS WESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON DUE TO THE
PASSING TROUGH. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIRD AND NEAR NORMAL ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
PLAINS...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL DOWN TO CRITICAL LEVELS. MINIMUM
VALUES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY AND ADJACENT PLAINS AS WELL AS MOST OF THE EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. NORTHERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 104...SUCH
AS UNION COUNTY COULD SEE SOME ISOLATED FAST MOVING THUNDERSTORMS AS
WELL AS HIGHER HUMIDITY. WILL KEEP THE RED FLAG WARNING AS IS FOR
THURSDAY. IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT THIS SYSTEM...DUE TO THE
COOLING...WILL BE MUCH MORE STABLE THAN THE PREVIOUS WIND BAGS AND
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EVENTS THAT IMPACTED THE STATE THE PAST FEW
WEEKS. THE NORTHEAST THIRD WILL BE THE MOST UNSTABLE DUE TO THE
PROXIMITY TO THE UPPER LOW.

SIGNIFICANT MID LEVEL DRY SLOTTING IS DEPICTED BY THE MODELS FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THURSDAY
NIGHT WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF
THE AREA. EVEN WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE PALTRY.

NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL IMPACT THE STATE ON FRIDAY BUT
GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE DAY. LOOK FOR A FEW BREEZES ACROSS
CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY TO THE LEE OF THE SANDIAS
AND MANZANOS. A STRONGER WIND FLOW SHOULD IMPACT THE FAR EASTERN
PLAINS FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
REMAIN QUITE LOW WITH LOTS OF SINGLE DIGITS FOR MINIMUM/S.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.

MODERATE ZONAL FLOW OR WEST TO EAST WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER THE STATE ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW A GRADUAL WARMING TREND
WITH CONTINUED LOWER HUMIDITY DUE TO RESIDUAL DRY SLOT EFFECTS. NOT
SEEING ANY SIGNIFICANT RED FLAG CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME BUT MAY HAVE
TO WATCH SOME ENHANCED BREEZINESS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS...GENERALLY CENTERED AROUND LAS VEGAS.

LONGER RANGE WEATHER MODELS REMAIN BULLISH FOR MODERATE ZONAL FLOW
REMAINING OVER THE STATE ON SUNDAY. BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS DRAG SOME
SORT OF WEAK IMPULSE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES DURING THIS TIME FRAME
AND SOME LIGHT SHOWERS MAY RESULT ACROSS THE FAR NORTH BUT NOT
EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION AT THIS TIME. SIMILAR
FLOW IS EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY ALTHOUGH THE JET STREAM
SHOULD STRENGTHEN OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES DURING THIS PERIOD. THIS MEANS
MORE INSTABILITY AND SHOWER DEVELOPMENT WHICH COULD IMPACT THE FAR
NORTH. WINDS WOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA.
NOT SEEING A SLAM DUNK RED FLAG SITUATION AT THIS TIME FOR EARLY
NEXT WEEK BUT PROBABLY SOME LOCALIZED AREAS TO THE LEE OF THE
CENTRAL MTNS. BREEZY AFTERNOONS...NEVERTHELESS.

50

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  36  57  25  65 /   5   0   0   0
DULCE...........................  29  53  18  63 /  10   0   0   0
CUBA............................  29  54  20  62 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  28  55  19  61 /   0   0   0   0
EL MORRO........................  26  52  19  59 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  31  55  21  52 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  28  56  23  62 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  34  71  29  74 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  26  50  16  58 /  10   5   0   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  35  54  27  61 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  33  57  24  63 /   0   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  28  52  18  59 /  10   5   5   0
RED RIVER.......................  26  47  19  50 /  20  10   5   0
ANGEL FIRE......................  28  49  20  54 /  10  10   5   0
TAOS............................  32  55  17  59 /  10   0   5   0
MORA............................  35  53  21  60 /   0   5   5   0
ESPANOLA........................  31  62  27  66 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  32  58  25  63 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  33  60  26  64 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  38  63  35  67 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  41  64  36  69 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  37  66  33  71 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  38  64  34  69 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  37  69  32  72 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  38  65  35  69 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  43  73  37  73 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  33  61  26  61 /   0   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  34  63  29  66 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  33  62  28  66 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  32  57  26  60 /   0   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  38  65  32  67 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  42  72  34  70 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  45  63  35  63 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  37  59  25  56 /  20  10   5   0
RATON...........................  34  62  24  62 /  20  10   5   0
SPRINGER........................  36  63  28  64 /   5   5   5   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  38  60  25  60 /   0   5   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  37  62  31  60 /   5   5   5   0
ROY.............................  38  63  30  62 /   5   0   5   0
CONCHAS.........................  42  72  35  70 /   5   0   5   0
SANTA ROSA......................  42  70  34  73 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  44  73  32  67 /   0   0   5   0
CLOVIS..........................  42  71  34  66 /   5   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  43  72  35  70 /   5   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  44  73  36  74 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  48  81  41  77 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  49  75  40  74 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  47  71  38  72 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ521>524-526-529-539-540.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ101>109.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ518-519-530-531-538.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ532>537.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ512-514-515-528.

&&

44/50

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011

NMZ501>540-141200-
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 WED APR 13 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

VERY STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO NEARLY 45 MPH ARE LIKELY LATER
THURSDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN AND
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. GUSTS MAY REACH 55 TO 65 MPH ON
OCCASION. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY LATER THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS EASTERN...CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO AS LOW HUMIDITIES AGAIN COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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