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Wind Advisory 28, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 24, 2011

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Apr 24, 2011, 2:37 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2011, 2:37 PM MDT (20:37 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 25, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 25, 2011, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

132 
WWUS75 KABQ 242037
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
237 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A
DAMAGING WIND EVENT ON TUESDAY...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHEAST COLORADO EARLY MONDAY. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN AND SLIDE
ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THROUGH THE TEXAS PANHANDLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. AS THE SYSTEM DEEPENS IT WILL INTERACT WITH STRONGER
JET WINDS ALOFT TO HELP CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG AND EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. AN EVEN STRONGER JET CORE AND SURFACE
LOW WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD
STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF WESTERN...CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO. SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES
CORNERS TO TUCUMCARI.

NMZ512>515-518-521>526-529-532>537-539-250400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.110425T1500Z-110426T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
237 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. A
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
  EXCLUDING THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS FOR TUESDAY AND EXCLUDING
  CHAVES COUNTY FOR MONDAY.

* WINDS...WESTERLY ON MONDAY WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60
  MPH OR GREATER IN THE WATCH AREA ON TUESDAY.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING PEAK MIXING BOTH MONDAY
  AND TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY OCCURRING BETWEEN
  1 PM AND 5 PM...LATER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS ON TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS ON
  MONDAY AND BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT THE
  REGION...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH
  AS INTERSTATE 25...U.S. HIGHWAYS 56...84...285 AND PORTIONS OF
  60...STATE ROUTE 41 WITHIN THE ESTANCIA VALLEY AND STATE ROUTE 3
  IN TORRANCE AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-516-527-528-538-540-250400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
237 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND
  MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON
  MESA... FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 60 MPH OR GREATER. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING
  TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY...SLIGHTLY LATER ACROSS THE CHAVES
  COUNTY PLAINS.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATE 25 FROM WAGON
  MOUND THROUGH RATON AND HIGHWAY 285 FROM EMBUDO NORTH THROUGH
  TAOS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
225 
WWUS75 KABQ 250359
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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 
WWUS75 KABQ 251042
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
442 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A
DAMAGING WIND EVENT ON TUESDAY...

.TWO DAYS OF VERY STRONG WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMMENCE
TODAY. A SURFACE LOW OVER FAR EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL TIGHTEN
THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE STATE. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH
STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH
WILL BE COMMON...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS WINDS ALOFT INCREASE FURTHER AND A
STRONGER SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN THE PANHANDLES. THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70
MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
AND EASTWARD DOWN THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TOWARD TUCUMCARI.

NMZ538-540-251800-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.110425T1500Z-110426T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
442 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES CHAVES COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH TODAY. WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL BE FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST
  AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON
  TODAY...PEAK AROUND 4 PM...BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. ON
  TUESDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAY 285. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-518-521>526-529-532>537-539-251800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.110425T1500Z-110426T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
442 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55
  MPH TODAY. ON TUESDAY...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
  TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL
  BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
  AND EASTWARD ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING
  BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY
  OCCURRING BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL PERSIST
  AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ON TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER...
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE
  LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ON
  TUESDAY...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS
  WELL AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS
  LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-516-527-528-251800-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
442 AM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
  MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...UPPER RIO GRANDE
  VALLEY...RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA... AND THE FAR NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60
  MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING
  TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 
  MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM WAGON
  MOUND THROUGH RATON. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN
  PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE
  LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

34
911 
WWUS75 KABQ 251809
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH EVEN STRONGER AND 
POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ON TUESDAY...

.BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO EVEN WINDIER 
CONDITIONS TUESDAY WHEN MOST OF THE EAST HALF OF NEW MEXICO AND
PORTIONS OF THE WEST HALF MAY SEE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SURFACE
LOW PRESSURE OVER FAR EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL TIGHTEN THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE STATE. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH
STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. IN THAT AREA WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON...THOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. BY TUESDAY...WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN FURTHER. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS WINDS ALOFT
INCREASE FURTHER AND A STRONGER SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH WITH MORE LOCALIZED GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH POSSIBLE
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTWARD
DOWN THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TOWARD TUCUMCARI.

NMZ521>523-526-532>535-537-539-260330-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110426T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
  MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AND ALSO CENTRAL
  AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 
  55 MPH TODAY. ON TUESDAY...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL 
  STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 
  70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTWARD ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING
  BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY
  OCCURRING BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM MDT. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL
  PERSIST AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ON TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER... 
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE 
  LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ON TUESDAY...THE
  STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS
  DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN
  FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ506-507-260330-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65
  MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE 
  MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 MILE
  IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN
  PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE
  LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-518-524-525-529-536-538-540-260330-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110426T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES AREAS IN THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND FAR
  SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY AS WELL AS ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANGRE
  DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55
  MPH TODAY. ON TUESDAY...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
  TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING
  BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY
  OCCURRING BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM MDT. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL
  PERSIST AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ON TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER...
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE
  LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ON TUESDAY...
  THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS
  DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN
  FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-504-505-511-519-520-260330-
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND
  NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...JEMEZ MOUNTAINS
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55
  MPH TODAY. ON TUESDAY...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
  TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 OR 65 MPH.  

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING 
  BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY 
  OCCURRING BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM MDT. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL 
  PERSIST AN HOUR OR TWO LATER ON TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER... 
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH 
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ON TUESDAY...
   THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL 
  AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS 
  LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT OCCURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ508-516-527-528-260330-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1209 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...
  RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA...AND THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 
  60 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE 
  MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 
  MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH 
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM 
  WAGON MOUND THROUGH RATON. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN 
  PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. 
  SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE THE EVENT 
  OCCURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
449 
WWUS75 KABQ 260109
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...WEAKER WINDS OVERNIGHT THEN STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS
TUESDAY...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL BRIEFLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AND THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TEMPORARILY LOOSEN ALLOWING WIND SPEEDS AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS TO BECOME LESS HAZARDOUS. THEREFORE...THE WIND
ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT TODAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
STRONGER WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AS A POTENT
SPEED MAXIMUM IN THE POLAR JET STREAM CROSSES THE STATE AND A
STRONG SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...EXCEPT ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND EASTWARD DOWN
THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TOWARD TUCUMCARI WHERE GUSTS SHOULD
REACH AROUND 70 MPH.

NMZ521>523-526-532>535-537-539-261100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110426T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* LOCATION...ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS
  INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AND ALSO CENTRAL AND
  EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL RAMP UP QUICKLY TUESDAY MORNING...PEAKING IN
  STRENGTH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN
  GRADUALLY WEAKENING THROUGH MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER...
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG
  WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER
  LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE
  BEFORE WINDS STRENGTHEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-518-524-525-529-536-538-540-261100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110426T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...SOUTH CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS...UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY...SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANTA FE METRO AREA.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45
  MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN TUESDAY MORNING...THEN PEAK IN
  STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING
  IN SPEED THROUGH MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES. HOWEVER...
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG
  WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER
  LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE
  BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ506-507-261100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM LATE 
  MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 
  MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN
  PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. SECURE
  LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE BEFORE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ530-531-261100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0029.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...NEW MEXICOS NORTHEAST PLAINS

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE
  NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN WITH SPEEDS
  PEAKING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY DROP BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES...EXCEPT BELOW 1
  MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH AND NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIR BORN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-504-505-508-511-516-519-520-527-528-261100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.110426T1500Z-110427T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
709 PM MDT MON APR 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND 
  NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...JEMEZ MOUNTAINS 
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45
  MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 OR 65 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN BY LATE MORNING...THEN PEAK
  IN STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY
  WEAKENING THROUGH MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY DROP BELOW 3 MILES...EXCEPT BELOW 1 MILE IN
  DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG
  WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED POWER
  LINES AND TREES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE
  BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

44

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 MDTHigh Wind WatchABQ38 hr
Apr 24, 3:56 PM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval and 5 more28 hr

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