Wind Advisory 19, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS75 KABQ 081812
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1212 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...

.INCREASING FLOW ALOFT COUPLED WITH DAYTIME MIXING WILL ALLOW
STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON.
ALTHOUGH UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG FARTHER EAST...
A SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN DUE TO A DEEPENING LOW
LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO. SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR MOST
AREAS TONIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL
HIGH TERRAIN.

EVEN STRONGER AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY FOR NEW
MEXICO ON SATURDAY. THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS
WILL SHIFT EAST BY SUNDAY...KEEPING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS. MORE TRANQUIL WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE LAND OF
ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY.

NMZ502-505-506-508-082200-
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CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1212 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS 
  WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 
  60 CORRIDORS. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 1
  PM AND 6 PM MDT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR MOST AREAS BY MID-
  EVENING...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST ACROSS THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  RAPIDLY INCREASE AGAIN ON SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS STATE ROUTES 12 AND 53. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ523-526-528-529-539-082200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1212 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AS 
  WELL AS THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN LINCOLN 
  COUNTY...GENERALLY FROM RATON TO CLINES CORNERS TO RUIDOSO. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 2
  PM AND 6 PM MDT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR MOST AREAS BY MID-
  EVENING...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST ACROSS THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  RAPIDLY INCREASE AND BE EVEN STRONGER ON SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 40 AS WELL AS U.S. HIGHWAYS 
  60 AND 380. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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WWUS75 KABQ 082207
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

...WINDY OVER PARTS OF NEW MEXICO INTO THIS EVENING...
...STRONG...AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING...WINDS OVER EASTERN AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...

.GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW
MEXICO...AS WELL AS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN...SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET...THEN DIMINISH. THE
EXCEPTION MAY BE OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH
TERRAIN...WHERE STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT...IN ADVANCE OF A
VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM...WILL BE FOUND.

STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY. THE SYSTEM
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS WILL SHIFT EAST SUNDAY...KEEPING
WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL
RETURN TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY.

NMZ502-090300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-
407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS.

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

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING...THEN ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN SHELTERED AREAS.
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES TO 3 MILES OR
  LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ARE POSSIBLE AS PRECIPITATION
  INCREASES OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 
 
* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-504-510-511-516>518-090300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ
  MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SANTA FE METRO AREA. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY SATURDAY
  MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. NEAR
  THE COLORADO BORDER...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE
  REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ505-506-508-090300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS 
  WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 
  60 CORRIDORS. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  THROUGH SUNSET. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
  MPH SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR MOST LOCALES BY MID-EVENING...ALTHOUGH
  WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE
  AGAIN ON SATURDAY...AND REACH THEIR PEAK MIDDAY THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40. LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ523-526-528-529-539-090300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110409T1500Z-110411T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AS 
  WELL AS THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN LINCOLN 
  COUNTY...GENERALLY FROM RATON TO CLINES CORNERS TO RUIDOSO. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
  UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 65 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH FOR MOST AREAS BY MID-EVENING...ALTHOUGH
  WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AND
  STRENGTHEN SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-522-524-525-527-530>538-540-090300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110409T1500Z-110411T0000Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTERN
  PLAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY...WITH THE STRONGER
  GUSTS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ507-509-519-520-090300-
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WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
407 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRAND VALLEY INCLUDING THE
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SAN
  FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING WITH
  REACHING PEAK STRENGTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

383 
WWUS75 KABQ 090311
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY... 

...POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NEW MEXICO...

.WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DECREASE OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING...HOWEVER STRONGER WINDS ALOFT ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE STATE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY AS A
POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES. THIS COUPLED WITH A VERY
STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL INDUCE STRONG SURFACE WINDS OVER MUCH OF
THE STATE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS STRETCHING
FROM THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
AND THE EASTERN HIGH PLAINS. SOME GUSTS MAY REACH IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH IN THESE CENTRAL TO EASTERN AREAS WHERE WIDESPREAD BLOWING
DUST AND PERHAPS SOME DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IS EXPECTED.

THE POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS
WILL SHIFT EAST SUNDAY...KEEPING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS. LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL
RETURN TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY.

NMZ505-506-508-091100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS 
  WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 
  60 CORRIDORS. 

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND
  60 MPH SATURDAY. SOME HIGH TERRAIN AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE STRONGER
  GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AGAIN LATE
  SATURDAY MORNING...REACHING THEIR PEAK MIDDAY THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE SATURDAY
  EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 3 MILES IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ523-526-528-529-539-091100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AS 
  WELL AS THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN LINCOLN 
  COUNTY...GENERALLY FROM RATON TO CLINES CORNERS TO RUIDOSO. 

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  65 MPH SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER
  SPEEDS EXPECTED DURING THE DAYTIME SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE AND STRENGTHEN
  LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY
  DIMINISH AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN VERY WINDY
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAYTIME HOURS SUNDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

NMZ502-091100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110409T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-
911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS.

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

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY
  INCREASE AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE NOT
  EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-522-524-525-527-530>538-540-091100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTERN 
  PLAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 AND 65 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE
  STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY
  DIMINISH AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL REDEVELOP DURING THE
  DAYTIME HOURS ON SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

NMZ507-509-519-520-091100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRAND VALLEY INCLUDING THE 
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SAN 
  FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...REACHING
  PEAK STRENGTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  SATURDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-504-510-511-516>518-091100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.110409T1500Z-110410T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
911 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ 
  MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SANTA FE METRO AREA. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. NEAR 
  THE COLORADO BORDER...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE 
  REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SNOW MAY
  REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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