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Wind Advisory 46, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 20, 2011

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Jun 20, 2011, 3:47 AM MDT. It took effect at Jun 20, 2011, 8:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 20, 2011, 3:47 AM MDT (09:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 20, 2011, 8:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 20, 2011, 3:37 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

030 
WWUS75 KABQ 200947
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
347 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED JET CORE WILL SWING
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. THESE FACTORS
COMBINED WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL HELP PRODUCE
STRONG WINDS BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 5 MILES AT TIMES.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN ON THE
BREEZY SIDE THROUGH SUNSET.

NMZ521>523-526-529-532>535-537-539-201800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0046.110620T1400Z-110621T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
347 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...SANDIA MANZANO MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA VALLEY...CENTRAL
  AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EAST
  CENTRAL PLAINS. 

* WINDS...INCREASING TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40
  AND 50 MPH. WINDS MAY BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH AT
  CLINES CORNERS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND 8 AM AND PEAK BETWEEN 9 AM
  AND 2 PM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO BELOW 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE
  25...INTERSTATE 40 AND 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
356 
WWUS75 KABQ 201723
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1123 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED JET WILL SWING
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. THESE FACTORS
COMBINED WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL HELP PRODUCE
STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 5 MILES AT TIMES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN ON THE BREEZY SIDE THROUGH
SUNSET.

NMZ521>523-526-529-532>535-537-539-210000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-110621T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1123 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
  MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA VALLEY... CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.
  WINDS MAY BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH AROUND CLINES
  CORNERS.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
  HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE GREATEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH
  3 PM. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO BELOW 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE 
  AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG SOUTHWEST
  TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 25
  BETWEEN WATROUS AND BERNAL AND HIGHWAY 54 BETWEEN VAUGHN AND
  SANTA ROSA. 

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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581 
WWUS75 KABQ 202137
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
337 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011

NMZ521>523-526-529-532>535-537-539-202245-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-110621T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
337 PM MDT MON JUN 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS
AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HOWEVER...GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS.

$$

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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.