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Wind Advisory 39, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 26, 2011

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at May 26, 2011, 4:05 AM MDT. It took effect at May 26, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2011, 4:05 AM MDT (10:05 UTC)
In effect from
May 26, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 26, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

153 
WWUS75 KABQ 261005
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
405 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL BE INCREASING TODAY AND WITH STRONG DAYTIME
HEATING SOME OF THAT MOMENTUM WILL BE MIXED DOWN...THUS INCREASING
SURFACE WINDS TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER WEST CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS..

NMZ505-506-261700-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0039.110526T1900Z-110527T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
405 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS 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. 

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. 

* TIMING...FROM 1 TO 8 PM MDT TODAY...PEAKING BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES WITH
  THE STRONGER GUSTS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL EXIST ON INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN
  GALLUP AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...ALONG WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED 
  THE MOST BY CROSS WINDS.  

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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-513-514-261700-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0039.110526T1900Z-110527T0200Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
405 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS 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. 

* LOCATION...SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF RIO ARRIBA COUNTY AS WELL AS
  THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET.

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  SOME GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...FROM 1 TO 8 PM MDT TODAY...PEAKING BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM.

* VISIBILITY...NO MAJOR REDUCTIONS...THOUGH A FEW SMALL AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...MAINLY NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED SECTIONS OF HIGHWAYS
  38...64 AND 84.

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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1 follow-up statement
920 
WWUS75 KABQ 261648
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1048 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL BE INCREASING TODAY AND WITH STRONG DAYTIME
HEATING SOME OF THAT MOMENTUM WILL BE MIXED DOWN...INCREASING
SURFACE WINDS TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER WEST CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

NMZ505-506-270200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0039.110526T1900Z-110527T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1048 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. 

* TIMING...FROM 1 TO 8 PM MDT TODAY...PEAKING BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES DUE
  TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL EXIST ON INTERSTATE 40 
  BETWEEN GALLUP AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...ALONG WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL BE 
  IMPACTED THE MOST BY CROSS WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-513-514-270200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0039.110526T1900Z-110527T0200Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
1048 AM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF RIO ARRIBA COUNTY AS WELL AS 
  THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET. 

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...FROM 1 TO 8 PM MDT TODAY...PEAKING BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM.

* VISIBILITY...NO MAJOR REDUCTIONS...THOUGH A FEW AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...MAINLY NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED SECTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAYS 38...64 AND 84. 

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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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 5:01 AM MDTFire Weather WatchABQ24 hr
May 26, 5:01 AM MDTRed Flag WarningABQCatron, Cibola, Harding, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 3 more16 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.