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High Wind Watch 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 24, 2011

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
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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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
225 
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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 
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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.

&&

$$

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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.

&&

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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.

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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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 4:38 AM MDTFire Weather WatchABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more26 hr
Apr 24, 4:38 AM MDTRed Flag WarningABQ16 hr
Apr 24, 2:37 PM MDTWind AdvisoryABQ28 hr
Apr 24, 3:56 PM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more28 hr

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