Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 6, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind watch at Apr 8, 2011, 4:07 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 9, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2011, 4:07 PM MDT (22:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2011, 8:29 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
155 WWUS75 KABQ 082207 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WINDY OVER PARTS OF NEW MEXICO INTO THIS EVENING... ...STRONG...AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING...WINDS OVER EASTERN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... .GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO...AS WELL AS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET...THEN DIMINISH. THE EXCEPTION MAY BE OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN...WHERE STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT...IN ADVANCE OF A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM...WILL BE FOUND. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY. THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT EAST SUNDAY...KEEPING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY. NMZ502-090300- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS- 407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN SHELTERED AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES TO 3 MILES OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ARE POSSIBLE AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ NMZ501-503-504-510-511-516>518-090300- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- 407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SANTA FE METRO AREA. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS. && $$ NMZ505-506-508-090300- /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDORS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH SUNSET. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH SATURDAY. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR MOST LOCALES BY MID-EVENING...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AGAIN ON SATURDAY...AND REACH THEIR PEAK MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ NMZ523-526-528-529-539-090300- /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110409T1500Z-110411T0000Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- 407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTHEAST...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...GENERALLY FROM RATON TO CLINES CORNERS TO RUIDOSO. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR MOST AREAS BY MID-EVENING...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AND STRENGTHEN SATURDAY. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ NMZ512>515-521-522-524-525-527-530>538-540-090300- /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110409T1500Z-110411T0000Z/ 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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...MOST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTERN PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY...WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ NMZ507-509-519-520-090300- /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRAND VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING WITH REACHING PEAK STRENGTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$
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383 WWUS75 KABQ 090311 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... ...POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO... .WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DECREASE OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING...HOWEVER STRONGER WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE STATE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY AS A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES. THIS COUPLED WITH A VERY STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL INDUCE STRONG SURFACE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE STATE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS STRETCHING FROM THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND THE EASTERN HIGH PLAINS. SOME GUSTS MAY REACH IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IN THESE CENTRAL TO EASTERN AREAS WHERE WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND PERHAPS SOME DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS EXPECTED. THE POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT EAST SUNDAY...KEEPING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS. LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY. NMZ505-506-508-091100- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDORS. * WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH SATURDAY. SOME HIGH TERRAIN AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE STRONGER GUSTS. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING...REACHING THEIR PEAK MIDDAY THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ NMZ523-526-528-529-539-091100- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/ CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- 911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHEAST...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...GENERALLY FROM RATON TO CLINES CORNERS TO RUIDOSO. * WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER SPEEDS EXPECTED DURING THE DAYTIME SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AND STRENGTHEN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DIMINISH AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN VERY WINDY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAYTIME HOURS SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ502-091100- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS- 911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE NOT EXPECTED. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ NMZ512>515-521-522-524-525-527-530>538-540-091100- /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/ 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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...MOST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTERN PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 AND 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DIMINISH AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL REDEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ507-509-519-520-091100- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRAND VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...REACHING PEAK STRENGTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ NMZ501-503-504-510-511-516>518-091100- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- 911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SANTA FE METRO AREA. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS. && $$ 52
635 WWUS75 KABQ 091045 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 445 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO INTO SUNDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MIGRATING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION COUPLED WITH A HEALTHY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD BRING STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS TODAY WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF AN UPPER GILA TO SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS LINE...WHERE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY. SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. SIMILAR SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY. NMZ512>515-521>540-091800- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/ 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-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- 445 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65 MPH. DIRECTION WILL SHIFT TO A WESTERLY COMPONENT BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM MDT ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN BY MID-MORNING ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DIMINISH AT TIMES TONIGHT...BUT WILL REDEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES WITHIN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST WILL DROP VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS ARE CAPABLE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS THREAT WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND EAST ORIENTED ROADS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WHO SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. && $$ NMZ505>509-519-520-091800- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 445 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA BORDER TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN BY MID-MORNING ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH WINDY CONDITIONS RETURNING ON SUNDAY... HOWEVER SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS TODAY. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DROP VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS ARE CAPABLE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...PARTICULARLY ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WHO SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. && $$ NMZ501>504-510-511-516>518-091800- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- SANTA FE METRO AREA- 445 AM MDT SAT APR 9 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...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...GENERALLY FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TO THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY... INCLUDING THE SANTA FE...ESPANOLA...LOS ALAMOS AND FARMINGTON AREAS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN BY MID-MORNING ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILES IN BLOWING SNOW. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ DPORTER
465 WWUS75 KABQ 091211 CCA NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 609 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO INTO SUNDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MIGRATING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION COUPLED WITH A HEALTHY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD BRING STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS TODAY WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF AN UPPER GILA TO SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS LINE...WHERE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY. SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. SIMILAR SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY FOR EASTERN NEW MEXICO. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY. NMZ512>515-521>540-091930- /O.COR.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.COR.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/ 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-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- 609 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65 MPH. DIRECTION WILL SHIFT TO A WESTERLY COMPONENT BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM MDT ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN BY MID-MORNING ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DIMINISH AT TIMES TONIGHT...BUT WILL REDEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES WITHIN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST WILL DROP VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS ARE CAPABLE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE THREAT WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WHO SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. && $$ NMZ505>509-519-520-091930- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 609 AM MDT SAT APR 9 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...AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA BORDER TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN BY MID-MORNING ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH WINDY CONDITIONS RETURNING ON SUNDAY... HOWEVER SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS TODAY. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DROP VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS ARE CAPABLE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...PARTICULARLY ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WHO SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. && $$ NMZ501>504-510-511-516>518-091930- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- SANTA FE METRO AREA- 609 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...GENERALLY FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TO THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY... INCLUDING THE SANTA FE...ESPANOLA...LOS ALAMOS AND FARMINGTON AREAS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN BY MID-MORNING ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILES IN BLOWING SNOW. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ DPORTER
440 WWUS75 KABQ 091756 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1156 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO INTO SUNDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MIGRATING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION COUPLED WITH A HEALTHY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD BRING STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF AN UPPER GILA TO SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS LINE...WHERE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY. SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY. NMZ512>515-521>540-100300- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/ 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-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- 1156 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65 MPH. DIRECTION WILL SHIFT TO A WESTERLY COMPONENT BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM MDT ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DIMINISH AT TIMES TONIGHT...BUT WILL REDEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS ON SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES WITHIN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST WILL DROP VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS ARE CAPABLE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND PERHAPS SUNDAY. TRAVEL COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...PARTICULARLY ALONG NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE THREAT WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WHO SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. && $$ NMZ505>509-519-520-100300- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 1156 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA BORDER TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THIS MIDDAY ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS RETURNING ON SUNDAY...HOWEVER SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS TODAY. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED UNDER 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DROP VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS ARE CAPABLE OF PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...PARTICULARLY ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WHO SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. && $$ NMZ501>504-510-511-516>518-100300- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- SANTA FE METRO AREA- 1156 AM MDT SAT APR 9 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...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...GENERALLY FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TO THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY... INCLUDING THE SANTA FE...ESPANOLA...LOS ALAMOS AND FARMINGTON AREAS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN BY MIDDAY ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE STRONGER GUSTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILES IN BLOWING SNOW. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ 40
692 WWUS75 KABQ 100229 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...STILL SOME WINDY CONDITIONS REMAINING OVER NEW MEXICO... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE STATE AS THE SUN HAS SET...AND MIXING IS WANING. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL STILL CONTINUE ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. ALSO...A STRONG PACIFIC FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO INFILTRATE THE STATE...MOVING INTO EASTERN SECTIONS BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE FRONT ITSELF WILL CREATE SOME GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE BOUNDARY. BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING MIXING WILL RESUME...AND STRONGER WINDS WILL SPREAD FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INTO THE PLAINS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS WAS OBSERVED TODAY...HOWEVER SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY. NMZ515-521-523-524-526-528-529-539-540-101100- /O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.110410T0229Z-110411T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH. DIRECTION WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO MORE WESTERLY THROUGH THE EVENING. * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO THE DAYTIME SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY IS NOT EXPECTED. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25. 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>537-101100- /O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.110410T1600Z-110411T0000Z/ UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY- GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY- DE BACA COUNTY- 829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH. * TIMING...BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN LATE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAKING IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILE AT TIMES WITHIN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$ NMZ512>514-522-525-527-538-100330- /O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ /O.CAN.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- ESTANCIA VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS HAVE DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING AS A FRONT APPROACHES...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY OR WARNING LEVELS. $$ NMZ505>509-519-520-100330- /O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY OR WARNING LEVELS. $$ NMZ501>504-510-511-516>518-100330- /O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- SANTA FE METRO AREA- 829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OVER MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 52
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Apr 8, 3:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 3:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 300 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 .DISCUSSION...MASSIVE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPRAWLED OVER THE WESTERN U.S WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTHWARD THIS EVENING THEN TURN EAST AND NORTHEAST SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS EASTERN AZ IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIN AREA OF PRECIPITATION OVER CNTRL/WRN ARIZONA HAVE GUSTED TO 54KT AT KINW THIS AFTERNOON. WILL KEEP TODAY/S WIND ADVISORY INTACT UNTIL 9 PM...THEN LET EVENING SHIFT DECIDE IF THE WESTERN MOUNTAIN PORTION OF IT NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PD...THOUGH GUIDANCE INDICATES THE WIND AT LEAST FOR WRN NM WILL DROP OFF OVERNIGHT...BEFORE STRENGTHENING SATURDAY MORNING. MODELS SUGGEST THERE MAY BE AT LEAST A COUPLE CENTERS OF CIRCULATION...AT TIMES...TO DEAL WITH AS THE SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. WHILE THERE MAY BE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW BY SUNDAY MORNING OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN...FOR THE MOST PART...SHOULD BE BELOW ADVY CRITERIA. GRIDS HAVE 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE DULCE TO CHAMA AREA...AND 4 TO 6 AT THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. NO REAL CHANGE IN FORECAST TEMPS ALOFT. MAX TEMP GUIDANCE FOR SUNDAY HAS COOLED A FEW DEGREES MORE AT NEARLY ALL LOCATIONS AND HAVE CONTINUED TO TREND IN THAT DIRECTION. FAIRLY WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...AND IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER SUNDAY NIGHT. MOST AREAS THOUGH HAVE STILL NOT REACHED THEIR CLIMATOLOGICAL DATES FOR LAST FREEZE...BUT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT ANY TENDER VEGETATION. THE MAIN IMPACT...AS WE HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS...WILL BE WIND AND FIRE WX CRITICAL CONDITIONS. MODELS INDICATE SURFACE FRONT MAY REACH NEW MEXICO A LITTLE SOONER ON SATURDAY. H7 WINDS DIMINISH OVER NW NM DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...BUT THE MAIN CORE OF STRONG WINDS...90+KT AT H5 AND 40-50KT AT H7...STILL IS FORECAST TO STRETCH FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST CORNERS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME HANG BACK ENERGY...WHICH THE NAM REMAINS MORE BULLISH ON...MAY KEEP THE THREAT FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS GOING SUNDAY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. FORECAST SURFACE GRADIENT HAS DECREASED A BIT FROM YESTERDAY/S DEPICTION BUT IT/S STILL AT LEAST 20 MB. UPSHOT IS WINDS IN THE EAST MAY BE STRONGER SUNDAY THAN ON SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH TEMPS ARE COOLER. THEREFORE...THE PLAN FOR WIND HIGHLIGHTS IS FOR WIND ADVY NORTHWEST THIRD TO QUARTER STARTING AT 9AM SAT THRU 9 PM...WITH HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER INCLUDING ABQ METRO. MOST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD WILL HAVE A HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 9 AM SAT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE WATCH AREAS WILL LIKELY END UP AS ADVYS AT SOME POINT...AS THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT SHIFT INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. WITH THE SOME WRAP AROUND ENERGY POSSIBLE HUNG ONTO SMALL POPS OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. DRY MONDAY. AT LEAST ONE OTHER SYSTEM AROUND MIDWEEK BUT APPEAR TO BE OPEN WAVE/S/. && .AVIATION...WIND WILL BE THE MAIN AVIATION WEATHER HAZARD THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS ALTHOUGH CIGS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO MTN TOP LEVEL AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON SATURDAY AND PERHAPS EVEN SOME MVFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FAR WEST DUE TO THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER IN THE DAY. AS FAR AS THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 KT WILL BE PREVALENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND AREAS TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BUT IMPACTS TO ABQ AND TCC SHOULD ALSO EXIST. AWW CURRENTLY OUT FOR ABQ TERMINAL WITH PERIODIC GUSTS AROUND 35 KT EXPECTED. A STRONGER WIND FLOW IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE EASTERN PLAINS. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. && .FIRE WEATHER...CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING VERIFYING WELL ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA. DEWPOINTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW MODEL GUIDANCE ACROSS A LOT OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY HIGHER TERRAIN SO HUMIDITY VALUES ARE RUNNING A BIT LOWER THAN EXPECTED. THIS HAS AIDED A SOLID START TO THE WARNING TODAY. WILL ALLOW THE WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIE DOWN SOMEWHAT WITHIN THE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS...ESPECIALLY RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS THE OVERNIGHT PROGRESSES. HOWEVER...THE HIGHER RIDGES AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT TIMES. HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS SHOULD GRADUALLY SEE AN INCREASE IN WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A FAIRLY STRONG MID LEVEL JET CORE PUNCHES OVER THE AREA. BASED ON WHAT WAS GOING ON DEWPOINT WISE THIS AFTERNOON DECIDED TO SLOW THE RISING DEWPOINT TREND FOR TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH QUITE A FEW 20S EXIST ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO SO EVENTUALLY DEWPOINTS AND ULTIMATELY RH WILL COME UP AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW. REGARDLESS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND LEAD TO POOR TO MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES PRETTY MUCH AREAWIDE. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT MID LEVEL JET CORE WILL EVENTUALLY OVERSPREAD MOST OF THE STATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON SATURDAY. ESPECIALLY TIMING RIGHT FOR VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM THE GALLINAS MOUNTAINS WITHIN OUR FIRE WEATHER WEATHER TO CAPULIN IN THE NORTHEAST. OTHER AREAS OUTSIDE OF THIS LINE WILL ALSO SEE GUSTY WINDS. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER SOME ACROSS THE FAR WEST AS THE DAY GOES ON BASED ON THICKER CLOUD COVER AND A LOWER MID LEVEL GRADIENT TREND. EITHER WAY THOUGH...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE ON SATURDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN TRICKY FOR SATURDAY THANKS TO INCREASING CLOUD COVER FROM WEST TO EAST AND INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS THE WEST. DIDNT CHANGE THE RH FORECAST TOO MUCH FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE SO THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS SUCH AS FAR EASTERN 103 AND ALL OF 104 AND 108 REMAIN UNDER THE GUN. STILL HAVE RH VALUES ABOVE 10 PERCENT BUT COULDNT RULE OUT SOME UPPER SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST OR EAST CENTRAL PLAINS BASED ON SIMILAR PATTERNS IN THE PAST. REGARDLESS...CRITICAL TO POSSIBLY EVEN EXTREME CONDITIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE AND HIGHLY LIKELY. WILL GO AHEAD AND UPGRADE THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED ZONES TO A WARNING. WE COULD PERHAPS SEE 1 OR 2 HOURS ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY BUT INCREASING CLOUD COVER WILL HELP MITIGATE FIRE DANGER ACROSS THAT AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE MUCH COOLER THAN NORMAL ACROSS THE WEST...NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE FAR EAST. EASTERN AREAS WILL GENERALLY BE THE MOST UNSTABLE AS A RESULT. WETTING PRECIPITATION IS MOST LIKELY LATER SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AS WELL AS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AS A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSS OVER THE AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL CREATE A PRETTY DECENT WIND SHIFT SATURDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT SO IF ANY FIRES DO GET GOING...FIRE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS MOST PROBABLE WIND SHIFT. THIS IS ALSO WHEN THE STRONG MID LEVEL JET CORE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. THUS SOME LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD. MODELS REMAIN BULLISH WITH NEAR 100 MPH WINDS AT 180000 FEET DURING THIS OVERNIGHT PERIOD. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY EXIT OUT OVER THE HIGH PLAINS ON SUNDAY LEAVING QUITE A SURFACE GRADIENT IN ITS WAKE. THIS WILL SPURR ON ADDITIONAL STRONG WINDS FAVORING THE EASTERN PLAINS. ESPECIALLY ALONG A STRIP FROM CLINES CORNERS TO CLOVIS AND TUCUMCARI. DEWPOINTS WILL CERTAINLY FALL DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR ADVECTION AND THERE COULD BE ENOUGH WARMING TO CREATE CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS. THE LIKELY AREAS TO RECEIVED ENOUGH HOURS OF CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WOULD BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 104 AND ZONE 108 WHICH IS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. WILL LEAVE THE WATCH AS IS FOR NOW. NORTHERN AREAS ON SUNDAY SHOULD SEE SOME RESIDUAL WRAP AROUND SHOWERS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR WETTING PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL. AS THE MODELS HAVE BEEN PREDICTING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...SHORT WAVE RIDGING AND SOME WARMING IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN WILL HAVE BEEN OBSERVED UP TO THAT POINT. MUCH DRIER AIR DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL ALSO HAVE WORKED ITS WAY INTO THE STATE. THIS WILL CREATE VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES MONDAY AFTERNOON. IT SHOULD ALSO BE MENTIONED THAT WIDE SPREAD AND LONG DURATION FREEZING IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE MOUNTAINS THUS CURTAILING GREENUP AND DELAYING AN INCREASE IN LIVE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS. THIS SHORTWAVE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BREAK DOWN TUESDAY AND PROVIDE BREEZIER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THUS...A RETURN TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THEN BUT NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS WHAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED AS OF LATE. ADDITIONAL BREEZINESS IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. MODELS DIVERGE A BIT MORE FOR THE THURSDAY TIME FRAME BASED ON THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT TROUGH PASSAGE BUT ANOTHER WIND SHORT LIVED WIND EVENT WILL BE POSSIBLE THEN. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE A BIT DRIER BUT GFS MODEL HAS BECOME MORE BULLISH WITH DRAGGING A BACK DOOR FRONT INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AND PROVIDING SOME PRECIPITATION THERE. WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THAT TREND. 50 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 40 57 25 52 / 10 40 50 20 DULCE........................... 34 53 22 43 / 5 30 60 30 CUBA............................ 37 55 24 49 / 0 30 40 30 GALLUP.......................... 37 47 22 46 / 10 50 40 20 EL MORRO........................ 35 48 20 43 / 5 40 40 20 GRANTS.......................... 34 54 26 45 / 5 20 30 20 QUEMADO......................... 36 52 23 49 / 5 30 40 10 GLENWOOD........................ 47 57 29 55 / 5 40 40 0 CHAMA........................... 34 51 18 40 / 10 40 80 40 LOS ALAMOS...................... 45 58 27 48 / 0 20 30 20 PECOS........................... 37 62 25 51 / 0 10 30 20 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 35 56 22 47 / 0 10 40 30 RED RIVER....................... 32 46 15 36 / 0 10 50 30 ANGEL FIRE...................... 35 52 20 42 / 0 10 50 30 TAOS............................ 38 58 26 45 / 0 10 30 30 MORA............................ 39 59 25 49 / 0 10 20 20 ESPANOLA........................ 40 63 28 51 / 0 10 30 20 SANTA FE........................ 40 61 26 45 / 0 20 30 20 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 43 62 28 49 / 0 10 20 10 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 44 62 30 49 / 0 10 20 5 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 47 65 33 53 / 0 10 20 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 42 67 30 56 / 0 10 20 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 43 66 32 55 / 0 10 20 5 LOS LUNAS....................... 45 67 38 57 / 0 10 20 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 45 65 33 55 / 0 10 20 5 SOCORRO......................... 50 71 38 60 / 0 10 20 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 40 59 27 46 / 0 20 20 5 TIJERAS......................... 43 62 30 48 / 0 10 30 5 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 40 63 29 52 / 0 5 10 5 CLINES CORNERS.................. 39 60 27 49 / 0 5 10 5 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 46 65 33 55 / 0 5 10 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 48 69 38 59 / 0 10 10 0 RUIDOSO......................... 45 64 35 53 / 0 10 20 5 CAPULIN......................... 37 66 30 52 / 0 5 10 20 RATON........................... 40 70 31 55 / 0 5 20 10 SPRINGER........................ 40 69 34 54 / 0 5 10 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 40 62 33 52 / 0 5 10 10 CLAYTON......................... 46 77 39 62 / 0 5 10 20 ROY............................. 43 67 38 58 / 0 5 10 10 CONCHAS......................... 47 78 39 64 / 0 5 5 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 48 79 39 64 / 0 5 5 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 50 81 42 65 / 0 5 5 5 CLOVIS.......................... 48 79 43 66 / 0 5 5 5 PORTALES........................ 49 82 42 67 / 0 5 5 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 48 81 42 69 / 0 5 5 5 ROSWELL......................... 50 85 44 72 / 0 5 5 5 PICACHO......................... 45 76 41 65 / 0 5 5 0 ELK............................. 44 71 38 59 / 0 5 5 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>109. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-521>540. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ505>509-519-520. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-108. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ104-108. WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501>504-510-511-516>518. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ502-505-506-508-523-526-528-529-539. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 6:03 AM MDT, 10 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 603 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 NMZ501>540-091200- 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- 603 AM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FOR LOCALES ALONG AND EAST OF AN UPPER GILA TO ALBUQUERQUE METRO TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS LINE. LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS AREAS FROM RATON TO CLINES CORNERS TO RUIDOSO. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...GENERALLY IN THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL BE FOCUSED DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH THE BEST FOCUS IN THE EAST. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS TO OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF A UPPER GILA TO SANDIA MOUNTAINS TO SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS LINE WHERE GUSTS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO DROP VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES IN THIS SAME REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS. DPORTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:47 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| Apr 8, 8:01 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 31 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Harding, San Miguel, Union | 30 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:07 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 28 hr |
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