Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2011

High Wind Warning 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 25, 2011

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Apr 25, 2011, 12:09 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 26, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 25, 2011, 12:09 PM MDT (18:09 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 26, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 26, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

911 
WWUS75 KABQ 251809
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH EVEN STRONGER AND 
POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ON TUESDAY...

.BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO EVEN WINDIER 
CONDITIONS TUESDAY WHEN MOST OF THE EAST HALF OF NEW MEXICO AND
PORTIONS OF THE WEST HALF MAY SEE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE OVER FAR EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL TIGHTEN THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE STATE. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH
STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. IN THAT AREA WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. BY TUESDAY...WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN FURTHER. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS WINDS ALOFT
INCREASE FURTHER AND A STRONGER SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH WITH MORE LOCALIZED GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH POSSIBLE
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTWARD
DOWN THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TOWARD TUCUMCARI.

NMZ521>523-526-532>535-537-539-260330-
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SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
  MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AND ALSO CENTRAL
  AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 
  55 MPH TODAY. ON TUESDAY...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 
  70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTWARD ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING
  BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY
  OCCURRING BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM MDT. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL
  PERSIST AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ON TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER... 
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE 
  LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ON TUESDAY...THE
  STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS
  DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN
  FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURS.

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.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ506-507-260330-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65
  MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE 
  MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 MILE
  IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN
  PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE
  LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURS.

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>515-518-524-525-529-536-538-540-260330-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110426T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
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-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES AREAS IN THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND FAR
  SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY AS WELL AS ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANGRE
  DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55
  MPH TODAY. ON TUESDAY...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
  TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING
  BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY
  OCCURRING BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM MDT. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL
  PERSIST AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ON TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER...
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE
  LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ON TUESDAY...
  THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS
  DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN
  FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-504-505-511-519-520-260330-
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND
  NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...JEMEZ MOUNTAINS
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55
  MPH TODAY. ON TUESDAY...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
  TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 OR 65 MPH.  

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING 
  BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY 
  OCCURRING BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM MDT. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL 
  PERSIST AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ON TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER... 
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH 
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ON TUESDAY...
   THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL 
  AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS 
  LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

NMZ508-516-527-528-260330-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...
  RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA...AND THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 
  60 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE 
  MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 
  MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH 
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM 
  WAGON MOUND THROUGH RATON. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN 
  PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. 
  SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT 
  OCCURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
449 
WWUS75 KABQ 260109
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WEAKER WINDS OVERNIGHT THEN STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS
TUESDAY...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL BRIEFLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AND THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TEMPORARILY LOOSEN ALLOWING WIND SPEEDS AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS TO BECOME LESS HAZARDOUS. THEREFORE...THE WIND
ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT TODAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
STRONGER WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AS A POTENT
SPEED MAXIMUM IN THE POLAR JET STREAM CROSSES THE STATE AND A
STRONG SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...EXCEPT ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTWARD DOWN
THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TOWARD TUCUMCARI WHERE GUSTS SHOULD
REACH AROUND 70 MPH.

NMZ521>523-526-532>535-537-539-261100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110426T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* LOCATION...ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS
  INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AND ALSO CENTRAL AND
  EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY TUESDAY MORNING...PEAKING IN
  STRENGTH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN
  GRADUALLY WEAKENING THROUGH MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER...
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG
  WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER
  LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE
  BEFORE WINDS STRENGTHEN.

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>515-518-524-525-529-536-538-540-261100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110426T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
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-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...SOUTH CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS...UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY...SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANTA FE METRO AREA.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45
  MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN TUESDAY MORNING...THEN PEAK IN
  STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING
  IN SPEED THROUGH MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER...
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG
  WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER
  LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE
  BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

NMZ506-507-261100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE 
  MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 
  MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN
  PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE
  LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-531-261100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...NEW MEXICOS NORTHEAST PLAINS

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE
  NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN WITH SPEEDS
  PEAKING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY DROP BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES...EXCEPT BELOW 1
  MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH AND NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIR BORN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-504-505-508-511-516-519-520-527-528-261100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND 
  NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...JEMEZ MOUNTAINS 
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45
  MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 OR 65 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN BY LATE MORNING...THEN PEAK
  IN STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY
  WEAKENING THROUGH MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY DROP BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 MILE IN
  DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG
  WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER
  LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE
  BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

44
095 
WWUS75 KABQ 261020
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
420 AM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TODAY...

.STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS WINDS ALOFT
INCREASE AND A STRONG SURFACE LOW SLIDES SOUTHEAST ACROSS WEST
TEXAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING. BY
AFTERNOON...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS TO REACH 60 MPH
ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN AS WELL AS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. GUSTS MAY
REACH 70 MPH ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM THE SANDIA
MOUNTAINS TO TUCUMCARI. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE COMMON
ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THESE LOCATIONS.
WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ524-529-536-540-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
420 AM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS...ROOSEVELT COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45 
  MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN BY MID MORNING...THEN PEAK IN
  STRENGTH DURING THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING IN
  SPEED THROUGH MID EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER... 
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED 
  POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN 
  FURNITURE BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ508-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
420 AM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45 
  MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 OR 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN BY MID MORNING...THEN PEAK
  IN STRENGTH DURING THE MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING
  THROUGH MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY DROP BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 MILE IN 
  DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED 
  POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN 
  FURNITURE BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521>523-526-532>535-537-539-261800-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
420 AM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION... THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANDIA AND
  MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AND ALSO
  CENTRAL AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 50 
  MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY DURING THE MID MORNING
  HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM
  BEFORE WEAKENING THIS EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER... 
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED 
  POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN 
  FURNITURE BEFORE WINDS STRENGTHEN. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506-507-261800-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
420 AM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
  HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 
  60 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING
  TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 
  MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH 
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT 
  IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. 
  SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE STRONG WINDS 
  DEVELOP. 

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>516-527-528-538-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
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-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
420 AM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...UPPER
  RIO GRANDE VALLEY...RATON RIDGE...AND THE FAR NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 
  MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING...THEN PEAK IN
  STRENGTH DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY DECREASE IN SPEED THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER...
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE
  LOCATIONS. HIGH ELEVATION AREAS THAT RECENTLY RECEIVED SNOW IN
  THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS MAY OBSERVE REDUCED VISIBILITIES
  IN BLOWING SNOW.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-504-505-511-518>520-525-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
420 AM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...CHUSKA
  MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...JEMEZ
  MOUNTAINS... ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS AS WELL AS
  LOWER RIO GRANDE AND UPPER TULAROSA VALLEYS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 
  MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 OR 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN BY LATE MORNING...THEN PEAK
  IN STRENGTH DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND SPEEDS
  WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY DROP BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 MILE IN 
  DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25...WHICH WILL MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ509-261800-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
420 AM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS
  MORNING WITH SPEEDS PEAKING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE 
  AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY DROP BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 
  MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS....WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ530-531-261800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
420 AM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES UNION AND HARDING COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE 
  NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN WITH SPEEDS 
  PEAKING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...MAY DROP BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 
  MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH AND NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

34
448 
WWUS75 KABQ 261805
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1205 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A DEEP SURFACE
LOW SLIDES SOUTHEAST ACROSS WEST TEXAS. BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS TO REACH 60 MPH OVER THE WESTERN
HIGH TERRAIN AS WELL AS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. GUSTS MAY REACH 70 MPH
ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS TO
TUCUMCARI. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE COMMON ACROSS NORTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THESE LOCATIONS. WIND SPEEDS WILL
DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ521>524-526-529-532>537-539-540-270300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1205 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION... THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANDIA 
  AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AND 
  ALSO CENTRAL AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 50 
  MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM BEFORE
  WEAKENING THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILES. HOWEVER...
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE IN DUST PRONE
  LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED 
  POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN 
  FURNITURE BEFORE WINDS STRENGTHEN. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-270300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1205 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45 
  MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 OR 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH DURING THE MID
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING THROUGH MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY DROP BELOW THREE MILES...EXCEPT BELOW ONE MILE
  IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG 
  WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED 
  POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN 
  FURNITURE BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP. 

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>516-527-528-530-531-538-270300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/
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-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1205 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES UNION AND HARDING COUNTIES.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN WITH SPEEDS PEAKING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY DROP BELOW THREE MILES AT TIMES...EXCEPT BELOW
  ONE MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH AND NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-504-505-509-511-518>520-525-270300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1205 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...CHUSKA
  MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...
  JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS AS WELL
  AS LOWER RIO GRANDE AND UPPER TULAROSA VALLEYS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 
  MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 OR 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH DURING THE MID TO
  LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY DROP BELOW THREE MILES...EXCEPT BELOW ONE MILE
  IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25...WHICH WILL MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

DPORTER
370 
WWUS75 KABQ 270304
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
904 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

NMZ521>524-526-529-532>537-539-540-270415-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
904 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRED AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRED AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO BLOW AT
SPEEDS OF 15 TO NEARLY 30 MPH...WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST UP TO 35
OR 40 MPH...UNTIL AN HOUR OR SO EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT MDT WITH
LIGHTER WINDS THEREAFTER. FARTHER WEST NEARER THE MOUNTAINS
SIMILAR SUSTAINED WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE NIGHT...
ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF LOW SPOTS OR GAPS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IN
MORE LOCALIZED INSTANCES WHERE MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY MAY DEVELOP. 
GUSTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATTER INSTANCES...MAY STILL REACH
BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH ON OCCASION THROUGH THE NIGHT.

$$

NMZ506>508-270415-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
904 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRED AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRED AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

WIND SPEEDS WILL VARY FROM 10 TO LOCALLY 25 MPH THROUGH THE REST
OF THE EVENING. OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN
THE HIGH COUNTRY.

$$

NMZ512>516-527-528-530-531-538-270415-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/
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-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
904 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

WIND SPEEDS WILL VARY FROM 10 TO LOCALLY 25 MPH THROUGH THE REST
OF THE EVENING. OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN
THE HIGH COUNTRY.

$$

NMZ501-502-504-505-509-511-518>520-525-270415-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
904 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

WIND SPEEDS WILL VARY FROM 10 TO LOCALLY 25 MPH THROUGH THE REST
OF THE EVENING. OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN
THE HIGH COUNTRY.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 7:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion36 min
Apr 25, 6:55 AM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Rio Arriba and 6 more38 hr
Apr 25, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion31 min
Apr 25, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion30 min
Apr 25, 5:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion28 min

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Sources

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