Wind Advisory 40, NWS Albuquerque, NM

525 
WWUS75 KABQ 281054 CCA
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
453 AM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

CORRECTED TYPO IN FIRST PARAGRAPH

...STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH AND 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.

NMZ502-505-506-510-513>515-523-281815-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0040.110528T1800Z-110529T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN 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-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
453 AM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
  PLATEAU...SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND
  THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

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

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

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES DUE
  TO BLOWING DUST...MAINLY ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND OCCASIONAL BLOWING DUST WILL
  IMPACT INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.
  NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED THE MOST BY CROSS WINDS...
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 491...STATE ROUTE 602 AND 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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556 
WWUS75 KABQ 281828
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1228 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

CORRECTED TYPO IN FIRST PARAGRAPH

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

.WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH STRONG DAYTIME HEATING WILL PRODUCE 
SURFACE WINDS TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BY 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.

NMZ502-505-506-510-513>515-523-290200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110529T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN 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-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1228 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 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...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND 
  PLATEAU...SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND 
  THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. 

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

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM MDT TODAY...PEAKING BETWEEN 2 AND 6 
  PM. 

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES 
  DUE TO BLOWING DUST...MAINLY ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND OCCASIONAL BLOWING DUST WILL 
  IMPACT INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND THE CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE. NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED THE MOST BY CROSS 
  WINDS... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 491...STATE ROUTE 602 AND 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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734 
WWUS75 KABQ 282154
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
354 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO THROUGH EARLY EVENING...
...WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE GRADIENT AND STRONG
DAYTIME HEATING WILL PRODUCE SURFACE WINDS TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS MAINLY
THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. WINDS 
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. MORE WIDESPREAD
AND STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER
ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
WILL BE LIKELY ESPECIALLY OVER WEST CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS.

NMZ502-505-506-510-513>515-523-290200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.110529T1800Z-110530T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110529T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN 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-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
354 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND 
  PLATEAU...SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND 
  THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS
  TO AROUND 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40
  MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM MDT TODAY...PEAKING BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM. 

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES 
  SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING DUST...MAINLY ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND OCCASIONAL BLOWING DUST WILL
  IMPACT INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.
  NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED THE MOST BY CROSS WINDS...
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 491...STATE ROUTE 602 AND 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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-516>520-522-525-530>538-290200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.110529T2000Z-110530T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
354 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL VALLEYS AND
  EASTERN PLAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY SUNDAY MORNING AND REACH
  ADVISORY SPEEDS BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND DARK.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 40 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE DUST AROUND
  ALBUQUERQUE...MORIARTY...AND THROUGH SANTA ROSA AND TUCUMCARI.
  INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE IMPACTED FROM SANTA FE SOUTH THROUGH
  ALBUQUERQUE...LOS LUNAS...BELEN AND SOCORRO.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-507-508-511-512-521-524-526>529-539-540-290200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.110529T1800Z-110530T0300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
354 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

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

* LOCATION...INCLUDES THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST AND CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO ONTO THE EASTERN HIGH PLAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY SUNDAY MORNING AND REACH
  ADVISORY SPEEDS BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AND THEN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND DARK.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE IMPACTED BY BLOWING DUST
  FROM LAS VEGAS TO THE COLORADO BORDER. 

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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507 
WWUS75 KABQ 290154
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
754 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...

...WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN OVER THE LAND OF
ENCHANTMENT ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH DEEP MIXING
OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TO THE SURFACE WILL CREATE MORE WIDESPREAD
WINDY CONDITIONS FROM LATE MORNING SUNDAY THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW THREE MILES AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER WEST CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
STATE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET.

NMZ502-505-506-510-513>515-523-291200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110529T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.110529T1800Z-110530T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN 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-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
754 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND 
  PLATEAU...SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND 
  THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES 
  SUNDAY DUE TO BLOWING DUST...MAINLY ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND OCCASIONAL BLOWING DUST WILL
  IMPACT INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED THE MOST BY
  CROSS WINDS... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 491...STATE ROUTE 602 AND
  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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-516>520-522-525-530>538-291200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.110529T2000Z-110530T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
754 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL VALLEYS AND 
  EASTERN PLAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY SUNDAY MORNING AND REACH
  ADVISORY SPEEDS BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
  AROUND DARK.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 40 WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE DUST 
  AROUND ALBUQUERQUE...MORIARTY...AND THROUGH SANTA ROSA AND 
  TUCUMCARI. INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE IMPACTED FROM SANTA FE SOUTH 
  THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE...LOS LUNAS...BELEN AND SOCORRO. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-507-508-511-512-521-524-526>529-539-540-291200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.110529T1800Z-110530T0300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
754 PM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...INCLUDES THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST AND CENTRAL NEW 
  MEXICO ONTO THE EASTERN HIGH PLAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY SUNDAY MORNING AND REACH 
  ADVISORY SPEEDS BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AND THEN WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND DARK. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE IMPACTED BY BLOWING DUST 
  FROM LAS VEGAS TO THE COLORADO BORDER. 

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
327 AM MDT SAT MAY 28 2011

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENTLY...CLOSED LOW ALOFT OFF THE OREGON COAST CIRCULATING
BROAD ZONAL FLOW ACROSS NEW MEXICO...WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW
OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. PANHANDLE LOW ANCHORS STATIONARY
BOUNDARY EXTENDING WESTWARD TO NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

MODELS...IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY SHORTENED
WORK WEEK...AND THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT OF THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND.
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES EMERGING LATE NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT ON
PATTERN EVOLUTION AND PLACEMENT OF FEATURES. ACCEPTED CONSENSUS
PUSHES CLOSED LOW FROM OREGON COAST TO CENTRAL NEVADA ON SUNDAY
WITH STRENGTHENING FLOW ALOFT OVER NEW MEXICO...WITH WIND
DIRECTIONS BACKING FROM ZONAL TO SOUTHWEST. CLOSED LOW WILL EJECT
RAPIDLY INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS SUNDAY NIGHT...AS TROUGH BASE
SWEEPS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO TO
MAINTAIN STRONG WINDS ALOFT. QUICK DIRECTIONAL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST
WILL RAPIDLY BACK TO ZONAL ON MONDAY...AS UPSTREAM CLOSED LOW
MOVES OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MONDAY
NIGHT. THIS FEATURE WILL DRIFT VERY SLOWLY SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY...AS STRONG RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE U.S. NEW MEXICO WILL FALL UNDER THE WESTERN
MARGINS OF THIS RIDGE...WITH THE RIDGE CORE REMAINING OVER THE
ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. MODELS HAVING
ISSUES SUNDAY...WITH GFS HOLDING FAST ON CLOSED LOW OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST AND RIDGE CORE OVER OKLAHOMA. EUROPEAN CENTER
COLLEAGUES HAVE MORE PROGRESSIVE SOLUTION...OPENING CALIFORNIA
CLOSED LOW INTO A WAVE AND USHERING THIS EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WILL TILT TOWARD ECMWF FOR NOW AND
COMPROMISE WITH GFS BY SLOWING THE WAVE EVOLUTION DOWN AND
DELAYING ARRIVAL IN NEW MEXICO BY A PERIOD OF TWO. THIS SHOULD
HOLD UNTIL MORE SUBSTANTIAL SOLUTIONAL CONVERGENCE BECOMES EVIDENT.

NEAR TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...STRONG WINDS ALOFT STARTING TO
BACK TO SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING WITH SURFACE TROUGH FROM THE FOUR
CORNERS TO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TO THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE
PROVIDING SOME SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO SUPPORT A WINDY
DAY ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE GREATEST FROM THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WEST TO THE ARIZONA LINE...AND OVER THE SUMMITS
AND HIGHER SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
WILL HOIST WIND ADVISORY FOR THESE POINTS THIS MORNING...AND KEEP
EYE ON THIS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TO SEE IF EXTENSION IN COVERAGE
WILL BE WARRANTED. WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL SET UP ANOTHER
DAY OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CENTRAL AND EAST...AND
OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS. HEAT WILL BE THE OTHER
BIG WEATHER STORY TODAY...WITH RECORD OR NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES
OVER HOT SPOTS CENTRAL...AND WITH MORE WIDESPREAD COVERAGE TO THE
EAST WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL BE 100 DEGREES OR BETTER SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40 OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. RELIEF INBOUND FROM THE
WEST AS COOLER AIR WILL START FILTERING IN. OTHERWISE...HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL STATEWIDE...WITH DOUBLE DIGITS
ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE.

FOR SUNDAY...CLOSED LOW ALOFT MOVING TO CENTRAL NEVADA AS SURFACE
LOW DEEPENS RAPIDLY OVER COLORADO. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MAKE ITS
MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA DURING THE DAY WITH DESTINATION NEW MEXICO.
COOLER AIR WILL TAKE EDGE OFF WESTERN NEW MEXICO
TEMPERATURES...BUT ANOTHER HOT DAY ON TAP FOR THE EAST WHERE
DOUBLE DIGIT DEPARTURES ABOVE NORMAL WILL BE WIDESPREAD AND
COMMON. SOME HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE EAST WILL ONCE AGAIN THROW
SCARE INTO RECORD HIGHS FOR THE DAY. VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT
COMBINED WITH TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND APPROACHING COLD
FRONT FROM THE WEST WILL SET UP VERY WINDY DAY ACROSS THE STATE
WITH SOLID EXCEEDANCE OF WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA NORTH AND
EAST...OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND FROM THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE WEST TO THE ARIZONA LINE. SPEEDS SHOULD BE BELOW HIGH WIND
WARNING CRITERIA...BUT WILL KEEP EYE ON GUIDANCE FOR TRENDS THAT
MIGHT TAKE THESE SPEEDS UP A NOTCH GIVEN THE DYNAMIC PATTERN.
SURFACE LOW MOVING TO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT...AND SOME
DRY LINE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE EASTERN BORDER OF THE STATE MAY BE
GOOD FOR AN EVENING THUNDERSTORM OR TWO...WITH LIFTED INDICES
FALLING NEGATIVE AND MU CAPE AROUND 1000 J PER KG.

FOR MEMORIAL DAY...TROUGH BASE ALOFT ROCKETING ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO AS COLDER AIR SPILLS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST IN ITS WAKE.
DRAMATIC RELIEF FROM THE HEAT...WITH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF THE STATE FALLING BELOW NORMAL FOR THE END OF
MAY...AND THE EDGE REMOVED FROM EASTERN PLAINS HEAT WHERE
TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT A FEW DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS. DRY
LINE WILL BE SHOVED EASTWARD...BUT A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE
IN THE EVENING ONCE AGAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AS COLD FRONT
MEETS UP WITH SURFACE TROUGH AXIS LATE IN THE DAY. WINDS WILL
AGAIN BE AN ISSUE FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE
STATE...WITH TIGHTEST GRADIENT SETTING UP OVER THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF THE STATE...AND SOME SUMMIT AND HIGH SLOPE WINDS RUNNING
STRONG OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. HUMIDITIES REMAINING IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND WINDY SPOTS WILL SET UP FIRE DANGER ONCE
AGAIN CENTRAL AND EAST.

FOR TUESDAY...RIDGE BUILDING OVER CENTRAL TEXAS WILL HELP PUSH DRY
LINE BACK INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO...AND IF THE GULF OF MEXICO
MOISTURE MAKES THE TRIP...SHOWER COVERAGE WILL EXPAND OVER THE
EASTERN PLAINS AND START WORKING TOWARD THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. MODELED PRECIPITABLE WATERS WILL PUSH
UP ABOVE AN INCH EAST OF A LINE FROM RATON TO RUIDOSO...AND MUCH
DRIER AIR TO THE WEST. WITH COOLER AIR OVERHEAD...DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL BE RUNNING JUST ABOUT NORMAL FOR THE LAST DAY OF
MAY. AS RIDGE ALOFT HELPS DEFLECT STRONGEST WINDS TO THE NORTH AND
WEST OF NEW MEXICO...REDUCED WIND SPEEDS WILL PROVIDE SOME RELIEF
FROM FIRE WEATHER ISSUES.

OUTLOOK...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WEDNESDAY SHOWER FOCUS
SHIFTING WESTWARD AS RIDGE CORE TO THE EAST STRENGTHENS AND
EXPANDS TO THE WEST. MORE EXPANSION THURSDAY WILL START CAPPING
OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE IT ALL ENDS ON FRIDAY.
PRECIPITABLE WATERS ABOVE AN INCH WEDNESDAY WILL DROP GRADUALLY TO
0.8 INCHES BY FRIDAY AS SHOWERS TAPER OFF. TEMPERATURES ALL
RUNNING PRETTY CLOSE TO NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. BREEZY WINDS
DEVELOPING EACH AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS MAINLY OVER THE NORTHEAST
QUADRANT OF THE STATE NEAR PERSISTENT SURFACE LOW.

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&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ONE VERY LOCALIZED
EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE EARLY TO MID MORNING TODAY IN FAR NE NM
WHERE A SMALL AREA OF MVFR CATEGORY CIGS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND N
OF CLAYTON. IT SHOULD DISSIPATE BY AT LEAST 15Z OR 16Z. WIND WILL BE
THE MAIN ISSUE WITH STRONGER WINDS TODAY. GREATER COVERAGE OF GUSTS
AROUND 35 OR 40KT EXPECTED THIS AFTN COMPARED TO FRI. THESE POCKETS
OF STRONGER WINDS SHOULD MAXIMIZE ACROSS THE FAR WEST...INCLUDING
GUP...AS WELL AS OVER AND JUST TO THE LEE OF THE NORTHERN HIGH
TERRAIN.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. 43

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ZONAL FLOW OF PAST FEW DAYS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO A MORE SOUTHWEST
FLOW LATER TODAY SOUTH SOUTHWEST SUN AS SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS TROUGH STILL LOOKS TO BE 2 TO PERHAPS
3 STANDARD DEVIATION OFF THE 500 MB MEAN. ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES STILL IN THE PICTURE AHEAD OF TROUGH PASSAGE...FAVORING
THE EAST HALF OF NM...AS WELL AS LOW DAY AND NIGHTTIME HUMIDITIES.
LAPSE RATES AND SIGNIFICANT ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY ALSO AHEAD OF
TROUGH AND ALSO FAVORING THE EASTERN PLAINS...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY.
THIS WILL MAKE FOR SOME EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EAST...MAINLY FIRE WX ZONES 104 AND 108.

KEEPING RED FLAG WARNING AS IS FOR TODAY. THE EXCEPTED AREAS OF NW
PLATEAU AND MOST OF NORTHERN MTNS REGION LEFT OUT STILL FOR REASONS
EARLIER EXPLAINED...AREAS OF GREEN UP FROM RELATIVELY RECENT DOUBLE
SHOT OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND HIGH TERRAIN SNOWFALL N CENTRAL AND
NW. RIO GRANDE VALLEY CRITICAL LEVELS SHOULD GENERALLY STAY AT OR
UNDER 3 HOUR THRESHOLD. UPGRADING THE SUNDAY WATCH AREA THAT COVERS
ENTIRE FCST AREA TO A RED FLAG WARNING. CONFIDENCE HIGH ENOUGH TO DO
SO WITH ADDED FACTOR OF IT BEING HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

AFOREMENTIONED UPPER TROUGH TO SHEAR OUT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
MON...LOWERING TEMPERATURES SOMEWHAT FAVORING THE NW HALF OF THE
STATE. HUMIDITY VALUES MAY ACTUALLY LOWER A BIT ACROSS THE WEST AND
NORTH AS AN INFLUX OF LOWER DEWPOINTS COUNTERACT THE EFFECT OF LOWER
TEMPS. LOWERED SOME OF THAT LOWER DEWPOINT FIELD EVEN A BIT MORE
EARLY THIS MORNING IN FCST GRIDS. RESIDUAL STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE
FOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. LAPSE RATES ARE DEPICTED TO BE LESS
ON MONDAY THUS LOWERING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS WEST HALF...BUT
CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS MAY WELL AGAIN DEVELOP FOR ROUGHLY E
HALF. SO POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WATCH ISSUANCE LATER TODAY EASTERN
THIRD TO HALF OF FCST AREA FOR MONDAY.

EXTENDED MODELS ARE IN SOMEWHAT BETTER AGREEMENT FOR WX PATTERN
CHANGE MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK. CONFIDENCE INCREASING SOMEWHAT FOR
THIS SCENARIO...WHICH WILL INVOLVE OVERALL LIGHTER WINDS...WARM TO
VERY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WITH WARMER OVERNIGHT LOWS DUE TO
HIGHER DEWPOINTS COMING IN...ALL THE WAY WEST TO CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
IF NOT EVEN FARTHER WEST...AND POTENTIAL FOR MORE OVERNIGHT
CLOUDINESS. BIG CONCERN THOUGH WOULD BE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SUCH AS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTH
SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS IN A DEEP LAYER OF ATMOSPHERE WITH TROUGH TO
THE WEST AND RIDGE TO THE EAST. DRYLINE WILL MIGRATE WELL WEST INTO
THE STATE BRINGING STRONG DEWPOINT INCREASE. THIS MOISTURE WOULD
ULTIMATELY ORIGINATE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AS WELL AS OVER THE
SIERRA MADRE. SUSPECT THAT FCST MODEL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FIELDS
STILL MAY BE AT LEAST A LITTLE HIGH...MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THE CASE
DURING THE FIRST MEXICO SURGES. SO DESPITE SOME SPOTTY SIGNIFICANT
WETTING POTENTIAL THIS COULD SET UP A CRITICAL LIGHTNING FIRE BUST
EVENT FOR PORTIONS OF THE STATE SOMETIME NEXT WEEK IF MOISTURE
INCREASE IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN MODELS CONSENSUS.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  86  53  84  49 /   0   0   5   5
DULCE...........................  79  41  77  40 /   5   0   5   5
CUBA............................  81  47  80  45 /   0   0   5   5
GALLUP..........................  80  51  75  42 /   0   0   5   5
EL MORRO........................  78  47  74  42 /   0   0   5   5
GRANTS..........................  80  49  77  45 /   0   0   5   5
QUEMADO.........................  83  48  79  44 /   0   0   5   5
GLENWOOD........................  90  56  87  51 /   0   0   0   5
CHAMA...........................  77  39  72  38 /   5   0   5  10
LOS ALAMOS......................  84  47  82  47 /   0   0   5   5
PECOS...........................  85  48  83  47 /   0   0   5   5
CERRO/QUESTA....................  81  44  79  43 /   0   0   5   5
RED RIVER.......................  72  45  68  43 /   5   5   5   5
ANGEL FIRE......................  75  44  75  41 /   5   5   5   5
TAOS............................  82  47  82  48 /   0   0   5   5
MORA............................  82  48  81  47 /   0   5   5   5
ESPANOLA........................  88  51  87  49 /   0   0   5   5
SANTA FE........................  84  48  82  47 /   0   0   5   5
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  86  51  84  49 /   0   0   5   5
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  87  58  87  54 /   0   0   0   5
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  89  60  87  56 /   0   0   0   5
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  92  55  89  53 /   0   0   0   5
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  90  58  88  54 /   0   0   0   5
LOS LUNAS.......................  93  54  91  51 /   0   0   0   5
RIO RANCHO......................  90  57  88  55 /   0   0   0   5
SOCORRO.........................  95  61  92  58 /   0   0   0   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  84  55  81  51 /   0   0   0   5
TIJERAS.........................  87  53  85  51 /   0   0   0   5
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  88  48  86  47 /   0   0   0   5
CLINES CORNERS..................  83  53  82  49 /   0   0   0   5
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  90  56  85  55 /   0   0   0   5
CARRIZOZO.......................  91  59  88  56 /   0   0   0   5
RUIDOSO.........................  86  59  80  58 /   0   0   0   5
CAPULIN.........................  86  51  83  54 /   5   5   5   5
RATON...........................  88  47  87  49 /   5   5   5   5
SPRINGER........................  90  51  89  52 /   5   5   5   5
LAS VEGAS.......................  85  52  84  51 /   0   0   5   5
CLAYTON.........................  92  56  92  55 /   5   5   5   5
ROY.............................  90  60  87  57 /   5   5   5   5
CONCHAS.........................  97  61  97  61 /   0   5   5   5
SANTA ROSA......................  96  59  95  59 /   0   0   5   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  99  61  99  62 /   0   5   5   5
CLOVIS..........................  97  58  95  59 /   0   5   5  10
PORTALES........................  98  58  97  59 /   0   5   5  10
FORT SUMNER.....................  99  60  98  61 /   0   0   5   5
ROSWELL......................... 105  62 101  62 /   0   5   5  10
PICACHO.........................  96  62  93  59 /   0   5   0   5
ELK.............................  91  60  87  59 /   0   0   0   5

&&

.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 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ101>109.

WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-505-506-510-513>515-523.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
522 AM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

NMZ501>540-281200-
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-
522 AM MDT FRI MAY 27 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 LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...THE EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...AND OVER
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO ON MEMORIAL DAY. GUSTY WINDS
STATEWIDE ON SATURDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
STATE ON SUNDAY...AND SHIFT TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE STATE ON MEMORIAL DAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING LATE MEMORIAL DAY WILL EXPAND
IN COVERAGE TO ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY...AND TO
CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WILDFIRE STARTS...MEASURED WIND
SPEEDS...OR OBSERVED WIND IMPACTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...BY CALLING
1.888.386.7637...OR VIA AMATEUR RADIO.

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