Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind watch at Apr 24, 2011, 2:37 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 26, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2011, 2:37 PM MDT (20:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 26, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 4:20 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
132 WWUS75 KABQ 242037 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 237 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT ON TUESDAY... .A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO EARLY MONDAY. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN AND SLIDE ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE SYSTEM DEEPENS IT WILL INTERACT WITH STRONGER JET WINDS ALOFT TO HELP CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. AN EVEN STRONGER JET CORE AND SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF WESTERN...CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI. NMZ512>515-518-521>526-529-532>537-539-250400- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.110425T1500Z-110426T0100Z/ /O.NEW.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- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- 237 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EXCLUDING THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS FOR TUESDAY AND EXCLUDING CHAVES COUNTY FOR MONDAY. * WINDS...WESTERLY ON MONDAY WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER IN THE WATCH AREA ON TUESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING PEAK MIXING BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY OCCURRING BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM...LATER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS ON TUESDAY. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS ON MONDAY AND BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25...U.S. HIGHWAYS 56...84...285 AND PORTIONS OF 60...STATE ROUTE 41 WITHIN THE ESTANCIA VALLEY AND STATE ROUTE 3 IN TORRANCE AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES. 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. && $$ NMZ506>508-516-527-528-538-540-250400- /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 237 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA... FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY...SLIGHTLY LATER ACROSS THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATE 25 FROM WAGON MOUND THROUGH RATON AND HIGHWAY 285 FROM EMBUDO NORTH THROUGH TAOS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$
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225 WWUS75 KABQ 250359 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 959 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT ON TUESDAY... .TWO DAYS OF VERY STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMMENCE MONDAY. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EARLY MONDAY...THEN DEEPEN AND SHIFT GRADUALLY SOUTHEASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT THAT RESULTS WILL COMBINE WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG AND EAST OF NEW MEXICOS CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS TO AROUND RUIDOSO. TUESDAY...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER AS THE CORE OF A STRONG SPEED MAXIMUM IN THE POLAR JET STREAM CROSSES NEW MEXICO AND ANOTHER STRONG SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTWARD DOWN THE I-40 CORRIDOR TOWARD TUCUMCARI. NMZ512>515-518-521>526-529-532>537-539-251200- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.110425T1500Z-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- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- 959 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EXCLUDING THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS FOR TUESDAY AND EXCLUDING CHAVES COUNTY FOR MONDAY. * WINDS...OUT OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON MONDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH MONDAY SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS TO RUIDOSO. TUESDAY...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...EXCEPT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTWARD ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR WHERE GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY OCCURRING BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM. THE STRONGER WINDS MAY LAST AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS TUESDAY. * VISIBILITY...COMMONLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25...U.S. HIGHWAYS 56...84...285 AND PORTIONS OF 60...STATE ROUTE 41 WITHIN THE ESTANCIA VALLEY AND STATE ROUTE 3 IN TORRANCE AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES. 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. && $$ NMZ506>508-516-527-528-538-540-251200- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 959 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA... FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. * WINDS...OUT OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...EXCEPT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WHERE GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY...SLIGHTLY LATER ACROSS THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. * VISIBILITY...COMMONLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATE 25 FROM WAGON MOUND THROUGH RATON AND HIGHWAY 285 FROM EMBUDO NORTH THROUGH TAOS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ 44
762 WWUS75 KABQ 251042 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 442 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT ON TUESDAY... .TWO DAYS OF VERY STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMMENCE TODAY. A SURFACE LOW 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. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS WINDS ALOFT INCREASE FURTHER AND A STRONGER SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN THE PANHANDLES. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTWARD DOWN THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TOWARD TUCUMCARI. NMZ538-540-251800- /O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.110425T1500Z-110426T0100Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/ CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 442 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES CHAVES COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY. WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL BE FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY...PEAK AROUND 4 PM...BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAY 285. 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>515-518-521>526-529-532>537-539-251800- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.110425T1500Z-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- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- 442 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN 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 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 1 PM AND 5 PM. 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. && $$ NMZ506>508-516-527-528-251800- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 442 AM 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...THIS INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...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. && $$ 34
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- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110426T0100Z/ 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. && $$ NMZ508-516-527-528-260330- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY... RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA...AND THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. * WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. * VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM WAGON MOUND THROUGH RATON. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$
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
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 24, 11:03 AM MDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 11:03 AM MDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1103 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 .UPDATE...PREVIOUS FORECAST TRACKING WELL...DID EXPAND THE COVERAGE OF SCATTERED HIGH-BASED SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD THE I-40 CORRIDOR WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AS WELL AS BETWEEN SANTA FE AND ABQ. RADAR ECHOES GENERALLY AT OR BELOW 25 DBZ OVER CENTRAL AND WEST- CENTRAL AREAS...BUT WITH STEEPENING ML LAPSE RATES WE/LL SEE AN INCREASING THREAT OF ISOLATED MICROBURSTS/DRY LIGHTNING BY MIDDAY/EARLY AFTERNOON. AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE FROM SATURDAY IS THAT SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE A FEW DEGREES COOLER...AND THUS NEAR-SURFACE LAPSE RATES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STEEP AS YESTERDAY. IN ANY EVENT...ENOUGH OF A THREAT THAT WE ISSUED AN SPS TO HIGHLIGHT THE THREAT OF LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS PERHAPS EXCEEDING 50-60 MPH. SO FAR CG LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED UP IN THE TAOS/EASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTIES AND PRECIP IS VERY BANDED IN NATURE SUGGESTING ACTIVITY DEVELOPING/ENHANCING ALONG A SLOWLY EASTWARD ADVANCING LOW TO MID- LEVEL BAROCLINIC BAND ASSOCIATED WITH INCOMING SHORT- WAVE. DULCE NEAR THE NM/CO STATE LINE HAS RECEIVED 0.30 INCHES IN THE PAST 3 HOURS...AND 0.80 INCHES PAST 24 HOURS. SO SPOTS ACROSS NC/NW NEW MEXICO HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE BENEFICIAL PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS. KJ && .PREV DISCUSSION...340 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2011... A VERY ACTIVE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK IS IN STORE FOR THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. AS PRECIPITATION CHANCES DWINDLE THROUGH TUESDAY...THE WIND MACHINE WILL CRANK UP A NOTCH EACH DAY. SPRINKLES HAVE CONTINUED THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NM. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES HAVE ALSO OCCURRED OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY ABOVE 9500 FEET...AS INDICATED BY AREA SNOTELS. AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE AND APPROACH THE STATE TODAY...SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OR SO OF THE STATE. DRY SUBCLOUD LAYERS COMBINED WITH INSTABILITY DUE TO THE APPROACHING TROUGH MAY ALLOW FOR DRY TSTMS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MODELS ARE INDICATING LIFTED INDICES NEAR -2 AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AROUND 9 C/KM. SIMILARLY TO YESTERDAY...ANY CONVECTION...WITH OR WITHOUT THUNDER...WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING GUSTY DOWNBURST WINDS...PERHAPS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. THE TROUGH AXIS WILL BISECT THE STATE AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND BY 6 AM MON...THE BASE OF THE TROUGH WILL BE MOVING INTO TEXAS. THIS WILL LARGELY DIMINISH PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTH...THOUGH IT IS LIKELY SOME SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE MTNS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BRIEF OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AS A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT NUDGES INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY BE SHUNTED EASTWARD AS THE TROUGH SHIFTS EASTWARD. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL ON MONDAY. 700 MB WINDS ARE NOT TERRIBLY EXCITING...GENERALLY AROUND 30KT...HOWEVER...A 999MB SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN NM COMBINED WITH THE 30KT MID LEVEL WINDS WILL MAKE FOR SOME BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE. NORMALLY WINDY AREAS SUCH AS KCQC MAY NEED A WIND ADVISORY. OTHERWISE...A FEW SHOWERS OR TSTMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE N AND NE...BUT NOT LOOKING FOR MUCH IN THE WAY OF MEASURABLE PRECIP. AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE DIVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES ON TUESDAY...THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL GRADIENT OVER NEW MEXICO WILL TIGHTEN SIGNIFICANTLY. GFS INDICATES 700 MB WINDS OF 50 KTS...WITH 500 MB WINDS AROUND 80 KTS. MODEL SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE AROUND 550 MB ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE TROUGH. THUS...WHEN SOME OF THIS MOMENTUM MIXES DOWN TO THE SURFACE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AREAWIDE...THOUGH ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. AIDING THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE A 990MB SFC LOW SHIFTING SEWD FROM SE CO TO NEAR KLBB. QUIETER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THOUGH WEDNESDAY MAY REMAIN A LITTLE BREEZY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF THE CWA ON WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL QUICKLY REBOUND ON THURSDAY AS ZONAL FLOW OR PERHAPS WEAK RIDGING DEVELOPS. AS ANOTHER WAVE PASSES TO THE NORTH OF THE STATE ON FRIDAY...A STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP ACROSS SE CO. LOOK FOR BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO MAKE A COME BACK. 34 .AVIATION... SCATTERED MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS IN MAINLY MVFR CIGS/VSBYS -TSRA WITH MOUNTAIN TOP -TSSN THROUGH 02Z MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KTS IN VICINITY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. .FIRE WEATHER... UPPER TROUGH TO CROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY/TONIGHT WITH BEST CHANCES FOR WETTING PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHWEST THIRD OF THE STATE. SOME THUNDER MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRECIPITATION...AND DRY LIGHTNING AND VARIABLE GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR...ALTHOUGH THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS COULD EXPERIENCE THESE CONDITIONS AS WELL...AS A SURFACE BOUNDARY...AND THUS HIGHER DEWPOINTS...ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CLOSER TO THE TEXAS BORDER TODAY AND THIS EVENING. DECIDED TO CONVERT THE WATCH FOR ZONE 108 TO A WARNING FOR TODAY. MOST FAVORABLE COMBINATION OF MINIMUM RH AND WIND APPEARS TO FAVOR THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ZONE...WITH HIGHER...BUT CLOSE TO CRITICAL RH VALUES NEARER THE TEXAS BORDER...DEPENDENT ON THE LOCATION OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME HIGHER DEWPOINTS MAY REACH THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO BORDER THIS MORNING FROM A CONVECTIVE COMPLEX OVER TEXAS...BUT SHOULD MIX OUT AT LEAST PARTIALLY...THIS AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT SHOULD IN GENERAL BE GOOD. MONDAY AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY WILL TRANSITION TO DRIER AND WINDIER WEATHER. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY REMAINING INTACT AT THIS POINT...ALTHOUGH MODELS INDICATE RH/WIND COMBO MAY BE MARGINAL AT BEST FOR ZONE 109. ZONE 106 MAY SEE MORE FAVORABLE CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS MONDAY BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON ADDING IT TO THE CURRENT WATCH. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO BE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY...AS A DRIER AIRMASS AND STRONGER MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS COMBINE WITH A STRONG NORTHWEST SURFACE GRADIENT. CONFIDENCE FAIRLY HIGH SO WENT AHEAD WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL BUT ZONES 101 AND 102. MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60-65 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 WHERE MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. THE GOOD THING IS MAX TEMPS SHOULD BE NEAR TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...AND HAINES VALUES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. PREDOMINANTLY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WORKWEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER CRITICAL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS UPDATE... FARMINGTON...................... 64 42 65 42 / 50 70 0 10 DULCE........................... 58 34 57 31 / 70 60 10 10 CUBA............................ 62 35 61 30 / 40 30 0 10 GALLUP.......................... 65 35 64 36 / 30 40 0 0 EL MORRO........................ 62 34 62 35 / 20 20 0 0 GRANTS.......................... 68 39 68 38 / 20 10 0 0 QUEMADO......................... 67 37 67 35 / 10 5 0 0 GLENWOOD........................ 75 42 76 42 / 5 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 52 29 53 27 / 80 60 20 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 61 38 60 38 / 20 20 0 5 PECOS........................... 62 36 62 35 / 20 20 0 5 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 56 32 56 30 / 30 40 10 10 RED RIVER....................... 49 29 50 28 / 40 40 20 20 ANGEL FIRE...................... 52 29 53 28 / 40 30 10 10 TAOS............................ 61 34 60 31 / 30 30 5 10 MORA............................ 59 35 58 34 / 30 20 5 5 ESPANOLA........................ 68 38 67 38 / 20 20 0 0 SANTA FE........................ 64 37 63 36 / 20 20 0 5 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 67 39 66 38 / 20 20 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 70 46 71 46 / 10 10 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 71 48 72 48 / 10 10 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 73 44 74 44 / 10 10 0 0 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 71 45 72 45 / 10 10 0 0 LOS LUNAS....................... 74 43 76 43 / 10 10 0 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 71 43 72 44 / 10 10 0 0 SOCORRO......................... 79 49 79 50 / 5 0 0 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 68 38 69 39 / 10 10 0 0 TIJERAS......................... 71 40 70 39 / 10 10 0 0 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 69 39 69 36 / 10 10 0 0 CLINES CORNERS.................. 65 37 65 38 / 10 10 0 0 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 70 45 71 45 / 5 5 0 0 CARRIZOZO....................... 75 48 75 48 / 5 0 0 0 RUIDOSO......................... 69 48 69 48 / 5 0 0 0 CAPULIN......................... 62 39 64 35 / 20 30 10 5 RATON........................... 67 38 67 35 / 20 30 10 5 SPRINGER........................ 68 38 69 38 / 10 20 5 5 LAS VEGAS....................... 64 41 65 39 / 10 10 5 5 CLAYTON......................... 67 41 66 39 / 20 40 10 5 ROY............................. 68 40 69 43 / 10 20 5 0 CONCHAS......................... 77 48 77 46 / 5 20 5 0 SANTA ROSA...................... 77 49 76 46 / 5 10 0 0 TUCUMCARI....................... 78 47 78 45 / 5 20 5 0 CLOVIS.......................... 77 45 76 46 / 5 10 5 0 PORTALES........................ 79 47 77 47 / 5 5 0 0 FORT SUMNER..................... 81 51 79 47 / 5 5 0 0 ROSWELL......................... 85 53 85 52 / 5 0 0 0 PICACHO......................... 79 50 78 51 / 5 0 0 0 ELK............................. 74 49 72 50 / 5 0 0 0 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>109. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107>109. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ108. && 41
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 6:00 AM MDT, 8 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 NMZ501>540-251200- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 600 AM MDT SUN APR 24 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 TODAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FOR WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL RETURN ON MONDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL FAVOR THE CLINES CORNERS AREA EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 OR 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AS WELL AS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS. 34
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 10:38 AM MDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1038 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 NMZ501>507-510>519-521>523-527>534-242300- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY- ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- SANTA FE METRO AREA-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 1038 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...A QUICK MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BLUSTERY WEATHER INCLUDING HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS AND DRY LIGHTNING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY... A QUICK MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS AFFECTING NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS EASTER MORNING...BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...OCCASIONAL BLUSTERY WINDS...HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH CAN PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION. EASTER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES MAY BE INTERRUPTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AS ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THESE ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DRY LIGHTNING AND BLUSTERY DOWN BURSTING WINDS AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION. ALREADY THIS MORNING LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS NEAR CUBA AND IN THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS NEAR COSTILLA...AS WELL AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW NEAR CHAMA. THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WITH THIS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE FOUND IN THE NORTHWESTERN REGION AROUND FARMINGTON AS WELL AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN...JEMEZ...CHUSKA...ZUNI...AND SANGRE DE CRISTOS MOUNTAINS. THIS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWEEP EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AND EXIT THE STATE TONIGHT. RESIDENTS AND TRAVELLERS ACROSS NEW MEXICO ARE URGED TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS CHANGING WEATHER PATTERN. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ. 01
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 4:38 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:38 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| Apr 24, 2:37 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:56 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more | 28 hr |
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