Wind Advisory 15, NWS Albuquerque, NM

398 
WWUS75 KABQ 232131 CCA
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
331 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY...

.STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LEE SIDE
TROUGH IN EASTERN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO COMBINED WITH STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
ON THURSDAY. EXPECT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE
TEXAS LINE AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THE STRONGEST SPEEDS SHOULD
OCCUR BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM MDT. EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
AROUND SUNSET.

NMZ515-523-527>533-240415-
/O.COR.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.110324T1700Z-110325T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
331 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40
  AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND PERSIST INTO
  EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 TO 5 PM.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED
  ROADS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
  DUST. HIGHWAYS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE U.S. 56...64...87
  AND 104.

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.

&&

$$

AA/DPORTER

164 
WWUS75 KABQ 240349
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
949 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY...

.STRONG WINDS IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM CROSSING THE CALIFORNIA
COAST COMBINED WITH RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN
COLORADO WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SPEED TO 35 MPH BY LATE THURSDAY
MORNING...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH DEVELOPING BY EARLY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE EASTERN SLOPES AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS
OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
BORDERS...AND MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. EXPECT STRONGEST
WINDS DURING MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY...WITH WIND SPEEDS DECREASING
GRADUALLY AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ515-523-527>533-241200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.110324T1700Z-110325T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
949 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 
  40 AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND PERSIST INTO 
  EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 TO 5 PM. 

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS ON EAST TO WEST
  ORIENTED ROADS WITH LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.
  EXPECT GUSTY WINDS ACROSS INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA TO THE
  COLORADO LINE...OR FROM MILE POST 300 TO MILE POST 460...AND
  ACROSS INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES CORNERS TO MONTOYA...OR FROM
  MILE POST 200 TO MILE POST 310. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS ACROSS HIGHWAYS
  56...64 AND 87...AND STATE ROAD 104.

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.

&&

$$

SHY

996 
WWUS75 KABQ 241201
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
601 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

...STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST EXPECTED TODAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN OVER SOUTHEAST
COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL HELP TIGHTEN THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TO
THE SANDIA MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
BELOW THREE MILES ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND OTHER DUST PRONE
AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY EARLY EVENING
BUT REMAIN ON THE GUSTY SIDE INTO TONIGHT ALONG THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN.


NMZ521-524-526-534-537-539-540-241800-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.110324T1700Z-110325T0200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
601 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...SANDIA MANZANO MOUNTAINS...SOUTH CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...QUAY...DEBACA...EASTERN
  LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND PERSIST INTO
  EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 TO 5 PM.

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS TO DEVELOP. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS NEAR OPEN FIELDS
  AND OTHER DUST PRONE AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-523-527>533-241800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.110324T1700Z-110325T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
601 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON
  MESA...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...UNION...HARDING...EASTERN SAN
  MIGUEL AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND PERSIST INTO 
  EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 TO 5 PM. 

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOCALLY POOR
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
  INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA TO THE COLORADO LINE AND ACROSS
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI.

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.

&&

$$

360 
WWUS75 KABQ 241743
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1143 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

...STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IN EASTERN COLORADO AND INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS
FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING FROM THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE NORTHEAST
PLAINS AND FROM THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS SOUTH THROUGH THE
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH
MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN THREE MILES...MAINLY NEAR OPEN
FIELDS AND OTHER DUST PRONE AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN ON THE GUSTY SIDE INTO TONIGHT
ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

NMZ515-521-523-524-526>534-537-539-540-250200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110325T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1143 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...SANDIA MANZANO MOUNTAINS...SOUTH CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...QUAY...DEBACA...EASTERN 
  LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
  INTO EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM
  AND 5 PM.

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS TO DEVELOP. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS NEAR OPEN 
  FIELDS AND OTHER DUST PRONE AREAS. 

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.

&&

$$

939 
WWUS75 KABQ 241751 CCA
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1146 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

...STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IN EASTERN COLORADO AND INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS
FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING FROM THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE NORTHEAST
PLAINS AND FROM THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS SOUTH THROUGH THE
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH
MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN THREE MILES...MAINLY NEAR OPEN
FIELDS AND OTHER DUST PRONE AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN ON THE GUSTY SIDE INTO TONIGHT
ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

NMZ515-521-523-524-526>534-537-539-540-250200-
/O.COR.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110325T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1146 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EAST TO
  THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...AND FROM THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS
  SOUTH THROUGH THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS TO EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
  INTO EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM
  AND 5 PM.

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS TO DEVELOP. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS NEAR OPEN
  FIELDS AND OTHER DUST PRONE AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

623 
WWUS75 KABQ 250144
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
744 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

NMZ515-521-523-524-526>534-537-539-540-250245-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110325T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
744 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

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

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

WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN SPEED THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER...A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG AND
JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

$$

34

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
315 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS/CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER TO RETURN THUR/FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES FOR THIS PACKAGE FOCUS ON INCREASED WINDS
AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THU/FRI...THEN DEBATING IF THE
SUNDAY SYSTEM WILL BE A WINDY/DRY...WET OR A COMBINATION PATTERN. A
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DAY IS NOTED ACROSS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT AS
SEVERAL FOLKS ARE DUSTING OFF THE SAND FROM THE MOST RECENT STRONG
WIND EVENT. UNFORTUNATELY...THIS BREAK IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL
BE BRIEF IN NATURE AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IN THE ERN PACIFIC
EJECTS TWO NOTABLE WAVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. FOR TONIGHT...
CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL ALTHOUGH SOME THIN WISPY CIRRUS COULD WALK
INTO THE WRN/CENTRAL ZONES PRIOR TO DAYBREAK. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT
WILL BE TRICKY AS A MODEST INVERSION DEVELOPS AROUND 750MB...LEADING
TO MID-SLOPE INVERSIONS. OVERALL...READINGS WILL BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY
ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS.

THE FIRST AFOREMENTIONED WAVE WILL MIGRATE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS BY
LATE TOMORROW MORNING. THIS FEATURE SHOULD IGNITE SHOWER ACTIVITY IN
THE SRN GREAT BASIN...WHICH COULD CLIP THE CHUSKA/SRN SAN JUANS MTS.
QPF VALUES WILL BE MINUSCULE...THEREFORE CONTINUED INHERITED LOW POP
VALUES IN THIS REGION. IN RESPONSE TO THIS ADVANCING WAVE...A 999MB
SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP IN EC/SE COLORADO. THE COMBINATION OF 55KT
700MB FLOW...MIXING AND A STRONG SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO
WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NE PLAINS. SPEEDS SHOULD BE HIGH
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A WIND ADVISORY...THUS POSTED FROM THE ERN SLOPES
OF THE SANGRES TO THE OK/TX BORDERS. STRONGEST FLOW ALOFT APPEARS TO
REMAIN EAST OF THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS...THUS LEFT THESE ZONES OUT OF THE
ADVISORY FOR NOW. THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT MAY NEED TO CONSIDER EXPANDING
INTO THE TUCUMCARI ZONE. ULTIMATELY...PLACEMENT OF THE SFC LOW WILL
DICTATE WHERE THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE 5-10F ACROSS CENTRAL/ERN NM...WITH SOUTHEAST NM
REACHING THE MID 80S. WEST/SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL THUR NIGHT...
ALLOWING OVERNIGHT INVERSIONS TO PREVAIL ONCE AGAIN.

MAIN ENERGY CORE WILL SLIDE INTO THE GREAT BASIN/CENTRAL ROCKIES ON
FRIDAY. THIS WILL KEEP A HEALTHY GRADIENT ALOFT...WHILE ANOTHER SFC
LOW DEVELOPS IN ERN COLORADO. THIS STRONGER 994MB LOW WILL CREATE A
MUCH TIGHTER GRADIENT IN THE ERN PLAINS OF NM AND COULD PERSIST INTO
THE EVENING HOURS. MOS GUIDANCE IS A LITTLE WEAK ON WIND SPEEDS AND
SUSPECT THESE WILL COME IN HIGHER ON SUBSEQUENT MODEL RUNS. CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY EACH AFTERNOON IN THE ERN PLAINS
THURSDAY/FRIDAY. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO THE FIRE
WEATHER SECTION BELOW.

ZONAL FLOW IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF YET ANOTHER CLOSED
LOW IN THE ERN PACIFIC THAT WILL INVADE THE WRN CONUS. LATEST MODELS
ARE APPEARING MORE REALISTIC FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. GFS40/ECMWF ARE
SHEARING OUT THE SYSTEM AND TRACKING THE WAVE THRU CENTRAL COLORADO.
THIS WOULD SUPPORT MORE OF A WINDY SYSTEM RATHER THAN A WET ONE. THE
SYSTEM WILL STILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA...BUT ANOTHER
BOUT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BE IN THE OFFING SUNDAY
BEFORE ITS PASSAGE. FOR NOW...MADE ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO POPS WHICH
WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE NRN CWFA. A WEAK UPR LEVEL CLIPPER MAY ARRIVE
ON MONDAY...BUT IT APPEARS WEAKER IN NATURE. DPORTER

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS NRN/CNTRL NM THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDY
DAY EXPECTED THURSDAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY. S AND SW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
STRENGTHEN EARLY THU MORNING IN THE MTNS...THEN HIGHER SPEEDS WILL
MIX DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE E SLOPES CNTRL MTN CHAIN
AND ACROSS NE/EC PLAINS WHERE G35-45KT ARE EXPECTED. ISOLD SHRA AND
MTN SHSN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THU IN THE CHUSKAS AND FROM THE SAN
JUANS WESTWARD ALONG THE CO BORDER.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 44

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK WILL FEATURE A
COUPLE OF RAPIDLY MOVING SHORTWAVE TROUGHS THAT WILL EJECT FROM THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH ON THE PACIFIC COAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.
THESE WILL STEER A MODERATELY STRONG SPEED MAXIMUM IN THE POLAR JET
STREAM OVER NM THU AND FRI WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS AREAWIDE.
CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED MAINLY EAST OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THU AND AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY FRI. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN
A STRONG LEE TROUGH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY THU AFTERNOON FROM
AROUND CLINES CORNERS NORTHWARD THROUGH RATON AND NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH SANTA ROSA AND CLAYTON. STRONGEST WINDS FRI MAY ONLY GUST TO
TO 40 OR 45 MPH AND FAVOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN AND THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS. WILL LEAVE THE CURRENT RED FLAG
WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THU AND FRI FOR THE AREA
ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.  WILL ALSO LEAVE THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS THU
AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO DECREASE THAT WINDS
WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH THERE FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR OR TWO. TO
EXACERBATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...POOR RH RECOVERY EXPECTED TONIGHT
AT LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...EXCEPT FOR SOME
FAIR RECOVERIES ALONG NEW MEXICOS EASTERN BORDER. FAIR RECOVERIES
ARE ALSO EXPECTED WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TONIGHT.

BOTH GFS AND ECMWF RECENT RUNS HAVE BEEN CHANGING THEIR TUNE FOR
THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE LONG WAVE PATTERN WILL SHIFT
WITH RIDGING ON THE WEST COAST AND NOW A LESS AMPLIFIED TROUGH
CROSSING MAINLY THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.  THIS MAY KEEP ANY SHOWERS THAT
DEVELOP IN NM ON THE DRIER SIDE AND RELEGATE THEM NORTH OF I-40
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT. IT MAY ALSO RESULT IN
WINDS ALOFT RESTRENGTHENING OVER NM SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTER A
DOWNTICK IN SPEEDS SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME...ONLY AN HOUR OR TWO OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE E SLOPES OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN SANGRES SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD SPREAD TO MUCH OF THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH
OF I-40 SUNDAY AND MONDAY IF THE LATEST MODEL TREND PANS OUT.

IT LOOKS LIKE A FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT MAY DROP SOUTHWARD THROUGH
THE STATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WHICH SHOULD LOWER TEMPERATURES
AND ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO COME UP TUESDAY. MORE COOL AIR MAY FUNNEL
INTO THE STATE TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK IF A WEATHER SYSTEM
CAN DROP SOUTHWARD OUT OF CANADA INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. 44

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  30  57  30  57 /   0   0   0   5
DULCE...........................  22  54  23  53 /   0   5   0  10
CUBA............................  24  59  23  58 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  23  55  24  55 /   0   0   0   0
EL MORRO........................  22  54  21  54 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  21  59  19  59 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  27  60  26  60 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  34  64  33  65 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  25  50  24  49 /   0  10   0  10
LOS ALAMOS......................  38  58  36  57 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  28  59  28  56 /   0   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  25  55  24  54 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  30  49  26  46 /   0   0   0   5
ANGEL FIRE......................  27  53  25  50 /   0   0   0   0
TAOS............................  20  58  23  57 /   0   0   0   0
MORA............................  28  57  28  55 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  28  66  25  64 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  29  62  31  59 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  27  63  28  61 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  35  67  34  65 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  38  68  37  65 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  31  69  30  68 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  32  68  31  67 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  31  71  30  70 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  29  68  29  67 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  38  74  38  76 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  32  66  31  63 /   0   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  33  67  30  65 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  26  66  26  64 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  32  62  31  59 /   0   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  36  66  34  66 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  40  70  39  68 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  35  60  35  57 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  25  64  30  63 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  25  68  28  66 /   0   0   0   0
SPRINGER........................  25  68  28  66 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  30  63  30  60 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  28  66  37  69 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  29  67  33  66 /   0   0   0   0
CONCHAS.........................  34  76  38  73 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  35  75  36  72 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  35  77  37  75 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  36  75  40  75 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  36  77  39  77 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  36  79  39  76 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  38  83  40  81 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  37  74  38  73 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  36  68  36  68 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ515-523-527>533.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ109.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108.

&&

46/44

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
544 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

NMZ501>540-241200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
544 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL WINDY CONDITIONS WITH CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER MAY BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW...HOWEVER...WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY
RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

17

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1250 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0617 AM     SNOW             8 SSW RED RIVER         36.59N 105.45W
03/22/2011  E2.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

            TAOS SKI AREA.

0700 AM     SNOW             EAGLE NEST              36.56N 105.26W
03/22/2011  M1.0 INCH        COLFAX             NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

0710 AM     SNOW             RED RIVER               36.71N 105.42W
03/22/2011  E2.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

            RED RIVER SKI AREA.

0800 AM     SNOW             8 SW ROCIADA            35.76N 105.53W
03/22/2011  E2.0 INCH        SAN MIGUEL         NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            WESNER SPRINGS SNOTEL.

0816 AM     SNOW             7 ESE CHUPADERO         35.79N 105.80W
03/22/2011  E2.0 INCH        SANTA FE           NM   PUBLIC

            SKI SANTA FE.

0900 AM     SNOW             2 WSW EL MORRO          35.04N 108.35W
03/22/2011  M1.5 INCH        CIBOLA             NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

0915 AM     SNOW             8 NNW GALLUP            35.63N 108.79W
03/22/2011  M1.9 INCH        MCKINLEY           NM   PUBLIC

0930 AM     SNOW             12 SW MILAN             35.06N 108.04W
03/22/2011  E1.0 INCH        CIBOLA             NM   AMATEUR RADIO

0315 PM     SNOW             2 N CHAMA               36.92N 106.58W
03/22/2011  M1.0 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

0357 PM     SNOW             3 N FENCE LAKE          34.70N 108.67W
03/22/2011  E3.0 INCH        CIBOLA             NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

0400 PM     SNOW             CHAMA                   36.89N 106.58W
03/22/2011  M1.3 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

0626 PM     SNOW             3 NW TRES RITOS         36.16N 105.55W
03/22/2011  E4.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

            SIPAPU SKI AREA.

1200 AM     SNOW             5 NW CHAMA              36.95N 106.65W
03/23/2011  E2.0 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            CHAMITA SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             8 NNW GLORIETA          35.70N 105.80W
03/23/2011  E2.0 INCH        SANTA FE           NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            ELK CABIN SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             4 NNW TRES RITOS        36.18N 105.55W
03/23/2011  E3.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            GALLEGOS PEAK SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             11 NNW CANON PLAZA      36.70N 106.25W
03/23/2011  E6.0 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            HOPEWELL SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             11 ENE AMALIA           36.98N 105.25W
03/23/2011  E1.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            NORTH COSTILLA SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             5 NNW ELIZABETHTOWN     36.68N 105.33W
03/23/2011  E1.0 INCH        COLFAX             NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            RED RIVER PASS SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             7 ESE CUBA              36.00N 106.83W
03/23/2011  E3.0 INCH        SANDOVAL           NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            SENORITA DIVIDE SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             8 E TESUQUE             35.76N 105.78W
03/23/2011  E3.0 INCH        SANTA FE           NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            SANTA FE SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             11 ENE RED RIVER        36.78N 105.23W
03/23/2011  E1.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            SHUREE SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             8 NE ARROYO SECO        36.58N 105.45W
03/23/2011  E6.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            TAOS POWDERHORN SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             9 ENE SHADY BROOK       36.40N 105.32W
03/23/2011  E1.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            PALO SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             7 ENE AGUA FRIA         36.46N 105.17W
03/23/2011  E2.0 INCH        COLFAX             NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            TOLBY SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             15 SW COYOTE            36.02N 106.80W
03/23/2011  E3.0 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            VACAS LOCAS SNOTEL.

1200 AM     SNOW             5 SSW TOADLENA          36.17N 108.93W
03/23/2011  E3.0 INCH        SAN JUAN           NM   OTHER FEDERAL

            NAVAJO WHISKEY CREEK SNOTEL.

0915 AM     SNOW             10 SSE ANGEL FIRE       36.25N 105.21W
03/23/2011  M1.5 INCH        MORA               NM   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1100821 ABQ1100812 ABQ1100822 ABQ1100818 ABQ1100819
ABQ1100811 ABQ1100813 ABQ1100810 ABQ1100816 ABQ1100809 ABQ1100815
ABQ1100825 ABQ1100826 ABQ1100827 ABQ1100828 ABQ1100829 ABQ1100830
ABQ1100831 ABQ1100832 ABQ1100833 ABQ1100834 ABQ1100835 ABQ1100836
ABQ1100837 ABQ1100838 ABQ1100839 ABQ1100814

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