Wind Advisory 31, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
623 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN ONTO THE EASTERN PLAINS...

.SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO. DEEP MIXING WITHIN THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW SOME OF THESE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TO REACH
THE SURFACE TODAY WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

A POTENT UPPER LOW TRAVERSING THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY WILL HELP
TO INCREASE MIDDLE LEVEL WINDS EVEN FURTHER. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN COLORADO WILL STRENGTHEN THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THIS COMBINATION WILL LEAD TO
A HIGH WIND POTENTIAL OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN...CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST HIGH TERRAIN.

NMZ505-506-508-082030-
/O.COR.KABQ.WI.Y.0031.110508T1900Z-110509T0200Z/
/O.COR.KABQ.HW.A.0011.110509T1800Z-110510T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
623 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...THE WEST CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS...AND THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH FROM
  THE SOUTHWEST WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  TODAY...PEAKING BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM MDT. BY LATE MONDAY
  MORNING WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN...PEAKING MONDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND
  AND AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT WEST TO EAST
  AND NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES WILL FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MOST HIGHWAYS. BLOWING
  DUST ON INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS COULD REDUCE
  THE VISIBILITY TO 3 MILES OR LESS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-521>524-526-528-529-531>533-539-540-082030-
/O.COR.KABQ.HW.A.0011.110509T1800Z-110510T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
623 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...INCLUDES MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
  AS WELL AS THE ESTANCIA VALLEY...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...AND
  GUADALUPE AND HARDING COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND PEAK MONDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING
  AROUND AND AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT WEST TO EAST AND
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  WILL FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MOST HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST ON
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND SANTA ROSA COULD REDUCE
  THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS.

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.

&&

$$

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WWUS75 KABQ 081801
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1201 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT WESTERN NEW MEXICO INTO EARLY EVENING...

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN AND INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS...

.SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO. DEEP MIXING WITHIN THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW SOME OF THESE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TO REACH
THE SURFACE WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

A POTENT DISTURBANCE ALOFT TRAVERSING THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY WILL
HELP TO INCREASE MID-LEVEL WINDS EVEN FURTHER. A SURFACE LOW OVER
EASTERN COLORADO WILL STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NEW
MEXICO. THIS COMBINATION WILL LEAD TO A HIGH WIND POTENTIAL OVER
MUCH OF THE WESTERN...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGH TERRAIN.

NMZ505-506-508-090200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0031.110508T1900Z-110509T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0011.110509T1800Z-110510T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1201 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...WEST CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH TODAY. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
  MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY...
  PEAKING BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM MDT. BY LATE MONDAY MORNING...WINDS
  WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN...PEAKING FROM AFTERNOON THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND AND AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO THREE MILES OR LESS IN DUST
  PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT WEST TO EAST AND
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  WILL FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MOST HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST ON
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-521>524-526-528-529-531>533-539-540-090200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0011.110509T1800Z-110510T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1201 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...INCLUDES THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...THE
  ESTANCIA VALLEY...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY AS WELL AS GUADALUPE
  AND HARDING COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND PEAK MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING 
  AROUND AND AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT WEST TO EAST AND
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  WILL FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MOST HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST ON
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND SANTA ROSA COULD REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
744 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN AND INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS...

.A POTENT DISTURBANCE ALOFT TRAVERSING THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY
WILL HELP TO INCREASE MID-LEVEL WINDS. A SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN
COLORADO WILL STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NEW MEXICO.
THIS COMBINATION WILL LEAD TO A HIGH WIND POTENTIAL OVER MUCH OF
THE WESTERN...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGH TERRAIN AND ADJACENT PLAINS.

NMZ505-506-508-090400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-110509T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0011.110509T1800Z-110510T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
744 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...WEST CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 55 TO
  60 MPH MONDAY.

* TIMING...BY LATE MONDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN
  AGAIN...PEAKING FROM AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING AROUND AND AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT WEST TO EAST 
  AND NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WILL FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MOST HIGHWAYS. BLOWING 
  DUST ON INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-521>524-526-528-529-531>533-539-540-090400-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0011.110509T1800Z-110510T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
744 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EAST ACROSS
  THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...THE ESTANCIA VALLEY...
  EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY AS WELL AS GUADALUPE...HARDING AND
  EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND PEAK MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING 
  AROUND AND AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN DUST PRONE 
  AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT WEST TO EAST 
  AND NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WILL FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MOST HIGHWAYS. BLOWING 
  DUST ON INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND SANTA ROSA 
  COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
301 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

.DISCUSSION...
CONTINUED RELATIVELY WEAK SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT COUPLED WITH AN
EXTREMELY DRY AIR SURFACE AIR MASS IN PLACE OVER THE FORECAST AREA.
DEWPOINTS HOVERED AROUND ZERO IN MOST LOCALES.  TODAY WAS DRIER
THAN YESTERDAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WERE AROUND FIVE
PERCENT. A SURFACE AIRMASS CANNOT GET MUCH DRIER. ONCE AGAIN LIGHT
TO BREEZY GENERALLY SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS TODAY WITH THE
STRONGEST GUSTS TO AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
EASTERN SLOPES AND NEARBY PLAINS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
AFTERNOON MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE CLIMATE
NORMALS.

WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA TOMORROW WITH FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS FOR MANY LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WARM AND DRY.
SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON MONDAY GENERATING
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF
WIND ADVISORIES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WIND WARNINGS. ACCORDINGLY
A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PLAINS.

A POTENT 500 MB UPPER LEVEL LOW HAS MOVED ASHORE OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND IS DIGGING SOUTHEAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND
INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA ON MONDAY. THIS UPPER LOW WILL USHER IN A
MUCH COOLER AIRMASS AND STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS INTO
THE REGION. AS THE UPPER LOW AND ATTENDANT TROUGH PASSES THROUGH
NEW MEXICO MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY EXCEPT FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER
OVER THE CHUSKAS OR SAN JUANS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SOME TEN DEGREES
ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA ON MONDAY.

THE UPPER LOW WILL STRETCH...ELONGATE AND BEGIN TO FILL AS THE MAIN
ENERGY SEPARATES AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...MEANWHILE THE
TROUGH AXIS MOVES TOWARD NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY AND A NEW CLOSED 500
MB LOW FORMS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...WHILE THE ASSOCIATED
SURFACE LOW STRENGTHENS OVER THE OK-TX PANHANDLES REINFORCING AND
TIGHTENING THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...THEREBY MAINTAINING
MODERATE TO STRONG SURFACE WINDS FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHWESTERN
PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA.

THE 500 MB LOW AND ASSOCIATED DEEPENING SURFACE LOW EXITS THE
STATE INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. COOLER
TEMPERATURES ADVECT FROM WESTERN NEW MEXICO ON MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AN INCREASE IN
PRECIPITATION CHANCES IS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER
THE NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES NEAR COLORADO. IT WILL REMAIN WINDY
ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH MORE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.

AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION BEGINNING ON
THURSDAY AND PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND BRINGING CONTINUED DRY AND
WARMER TEMPERATURES. GFS MODEL CONTINUES TO INDICATE AN INFLUX OF
MOISTURE FROM THE EAST TO AFFECT EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE ON
SUNDAY GENERATING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE ECMWF MODEL BRINGS A MOISTURE INFLUX INTO WEST
TEXAS AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...BUT NOT AS FAR WEST AS THE EASTERN
PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

BENNETT

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...SW
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN
HIGHLANDS WHERE SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS MAY APPROACH 40 KT FROM GALLUP
TO QUEMADO. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE FOUND ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM NEAR LAS VEGAS SOUTHWARD TO RUIDOSO TO
DUNKEN WHERE OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND
MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY.

THE UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY OVER NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON STATE...AND
WILL BE MOVING INLAND TO THE WASHINGTON/OREGON BORDER BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW SOUTHWESTERLIES ALOFT TO INCREASE OVER
NEW MEXICO BY LATE IN THE DAY WHILE THE SURFACE LOW DEEPENS TO THE
LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL SPELL WINDIER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE STATE...ESPECIALLY SINCE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
EFFICIENT MIXING WILL CONTINUE TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS BY LATE AFTERNOON WHERE STRONGEST WINDS
ALOFT WILL BE ARRIVING. RED FLAG WARNING WILL CONTINUE FOR THESE
AREAS EXTENDING TO THE GILA. ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG...BUT STILL SOME POTENTIAL FOR
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 AND 45 MPH. RED FLAG WARNING WILL STAND FOR
THESE EASTERN ZONES AS WELL. RH VALUES HAVE NOT RECOVERED MUCH THIS
MORNING...AND MINIMUM RH WILL PLUMMET TO SINGLE DIGITS WITH EASE BY
LATE AFTERNOON.

STRONGER WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ENTER THE WESTERN PARTS OF NEW
MEXICO INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. OCCASIONAL BREEZINESS
WILL BE COMMON IN UNSHELTERED AREAS WITH WINDIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ALL NIGHT AT RIDGE TOPS. ALSO...HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR IN
THE WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL AREAS OF THE STATE TONIGHT...BUT THE
SETUP STILL REMAINS FAVORABLE FOR WIDESPREAD CRITICAL TO EXTREME
CONDITIONS ON MONDAY AS THE UPPER LOW TRACKS DEEPER INTO THE
WESTERN STATES...FURTHER INTENSIFYING THE SOUTHWESTERLIES ALOFT AND
DEEPENING THE LEE-SIDE SURFACE LOW. SUSTAINED 20FT WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH LOOK TO SPREAD OVER A LARGE FOOTPRINT OF THE STATE WITH SEVERAL
SITES LIKELY SEEING GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH. CONTINUED HIGH HAINES
INDICES WILL BE JUXTAPOSED OVER WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES
AND ANTECEDENT DRY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN PLAINS
WHERE CONDITIONS WILL BE CRITICAL TO EXTREME. WATCH WAS UPDATED TO
RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL AREAS FOR MONDAY.

UPPER LOW IS THEN FORECASTED TO SHED A PIECE OF ENERGY OFF INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS WHILE A MORE VIGOROUS CLOSED LOW STAYS IN TACT AND
DIVES FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD THE ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO BORDER BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS FARTHER SOUTH TRAJECTORY OF BETTER DYNAMICS MAY
ALLOW FOR SOME INCREASED CHANCES FOR MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION IN
NORTHERN ZONES BY WEDNESDAY...BUT CHANCES STILL LOOK FAIRLY MEAGER
TUESDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FORCED FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST ON
TUESDAY WHERE DRIEST CONDITIONS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL BE
FOUND AS WILL THE BEST THREAT FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS. PREVIOUS
SHIFT HOISTED A WATCH TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS...AND THIS STILL LOOKS
LIKE A GOOD CALL.

PRECIPITATION WILL STAY CONFINED TO NORTHERN TIER OF ZONES WITH BEST
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WILL BE WATCHING
CLOSELY TO SEE IF THE FARTHER SOUTH TRAJECTORY OF THE LOW WILL ALLOW
AN INGEST OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE...BUT THIS IS UNLIKELY.
TEMPERATURES WOULD WOULD CONTINUE TO COOL INTO WEDNESDAY AS
ASSOCIATED FRONT PASSES THROUGH WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS LINGERING IN
THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT WEDNESDAY. THESE MAY EVEN BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO KEEP A COUPLE HOURS OF LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS GOING
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS STILL PROGGED TO TAKE SHAPE OVER NEW MEXICO
ON THURSDAY WITH AN UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING PATTERN EXPECTED TO SLOW
DOWN THE PROGRESSION OF STORMS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK
WEEK. THERE IS STILL POTENTIAL FOR SOME MOISTURE INTRUSIONS IN THE
EAST FROM BACK DOOR FRONTS AND A RETREAT OF THE DRYLINE UNDER THIS
REGIME.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  80  46  69  35 /   0   0  10   5
DULCE...........................  74  33  67  28 /   0   0  20  10
CUBA............................  77  35  71  29 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  76  41  66  28 /   0   0   5   5
EL MORRO........................  73  36  65  26 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  78  41  72  30 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  78  36  71  30 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  83  43  77  38 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  69  34  64  27 /   0   0  20  20
LOS ALAMOS......................  76  43  71  40 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  73  40  70  38 /   0   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  71  37  66  31 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  64  37  60  30 /   0   0   5   0
ANGEL FIRE......................  67  35  63  30 /   0   0   0   0
TAOS............................  76  36  71  32 /   0   0   0   0
MORA............................  71  39  67  36 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  82  39  78  36 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  78  41  73  37 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  80  41  76  38 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  83  47  79  44 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  85  51  81  47 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  87  46  82  45 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  87  47  82  44 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  87  46  82  42 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  86  45  82  42 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  91  53  85  50 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  80  46  75  40 /   0   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  82  48  77  42 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  80  39  76  36 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  76  45  72  39 /   0   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  82  48  77  45 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  84  52  80  51 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  79  49  73  45 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  80  45  78  41 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  84  41  80  37 /   0   0   0   0
SPRINGER........................  84  44  81  40 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  78  43  74  40 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  90  49  87  47 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  83  50  80  46 /   0   0   0   0
CONCHAS.........................  91  53  89  51 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  92  53  86  50 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  95  51  93  50 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  93  53  91  52 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  94  52  92  51 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  94  55  92  53 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  97  57  94  53 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  88  56  84  51 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  82  53  78  49 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103>105-107>109.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ101>109.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>109.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ505-506-508-515-521>524-526-528-529-531>533-539-540.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ505-506-508.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
415 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

NMZ501>540-091015-
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-
415 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN AS WELL AS THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLAND AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES
COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN
NEW MWXICO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

EXPECT WINDS ON MONDAY TO GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH...GENERATING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ACCORDINGLY...A RED FLAG WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MONDAY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLAND AND EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS
WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF
NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY WHERE ONCE AGAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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