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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 9, 2011

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Apr 9, 2011, 8:29 PM MDT. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2011, 8:29 PM MDT (02:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

692 
WWUS75 KABQ 100229
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011

...STILL SOME WINDY CONDITIONS REMAINING OVER NEW MEXICO...

.A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT
NEW MEXICO. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE STATE AS
THE SUN HAS SET...AND MIXING IS WANING. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WILL STILL CONTINUE ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. ALSO...A STRONG
PACIFIC FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO INFILTRATE THE STATE...MOVING INTO
EASTERN SECTIONS BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
FRONT ITSELF WILL CREATE SOME GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE BOUNDARY. 

BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING MIXING WILL RESUME...AND STRONGER
WINDS WILL SPREAD FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INTO THE PLAINS
OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS
WAS OBSERVED TODAY...HOWEVER SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 50
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE LAND
OF ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY.

NMZ515-521-523-524-526-528-529-539-540-101100-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.110410T0229Z-110411T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH.
  DIRECTION WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO MORE WESTERLY THROUGH
  THE EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS AND INTO THE DAYTIME SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DIMINISH BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY IS NOT EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ530>537-101100-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.110410T1600Z-110411T0000Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH.

* TIMING...BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
  THROUGH MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN
  LATE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAKING IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.
  WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILE AT TIMES WITHIN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>514-522-525-527-538-100330-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.A.0006.110410T0300Z-110411T0000Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO. BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO
THE EVENING AS A FRONT APPROACHES...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN
BELOW ADVISORY OR WARNING LEVELS.

$$

NMZ505>509-519-520-100330-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO. BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY OR
WARNING LEVELS.

$$

NMZ501>504-510-511-516>518-100330-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110410T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
829 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OVER MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN NEW
MEXICO. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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3 follow-up statements
071 
WWUS75 KABQ 101003
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
403 AM MDT SUN APR 10 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...

.A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT
NEW MEXICO. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL STILL CONTINUE
ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON. BY MID- TO LATE MORNING...MIXING WILL RESUME
AND STRONGER WINDS WILL SPREAD FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
INTO THE PLAINS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
BE AS STRONG AS WAS OBSERVED SATURDAY...HOWEVER SOME OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL
RETURN TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY.

NMZ515-521-523-524-526-528-529-539-540-101800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110411T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
403 AM MDT SUN APR 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...GENERALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS FROM RATON TO CLINES
  CORNERS TO SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 OR 50
  MPH. DIRECTION WILL BE FROM THE WEST OR NORTHWEST.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...
  THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THEREAFTER.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVELLERS MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS...
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS INCLUDING PARTS OF
  INTERSTATE 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ530>537-101800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.110410T1600Z-110411T0000Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
403 AM MDT SUN APR 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH.

* TIMING...BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
  PRIOR TO SUNRISE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN BY MID- OR
  LATE MORNING...PEAKING IN THE EARLY TO MID-AFTERNOON. EXPECT
  WINDS TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILES AT TIMES WITHIN
  DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING STATE ROUTES 209...402 AND 469.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

&&

$$

DPORTER
564 
WWUS75 KABQ 101800
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1200 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...

.A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT
NEW MEXICO. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EAST TO THE TEXAS BORDER THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS WAS
OBSERVED SATURDAY...HOWEVER SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 
MPH WILL OCCUR. LESS WINDY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE LAND OF
ENCHANTMENT ON MONDAY.

NMZ515-521-523-524-526-528>537-539-540-110000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110411T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1200 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS OF
  NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 OR 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE EARLY TO MID
  AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILES AT TIMES WITHIN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING STATE ROUTES 209...402 AND 
  469. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

&&

$$

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709 
WWUS75 KABQ 102355
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
555 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011

NMZ515-521-523-524-526-528>537-539-540-110100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110411T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
555 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO...AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. SOME
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR BEFORE 7 PM...BUT
OVERALL SPEEDS WILL BE REDUCED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.

$$

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