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Wind Advisory 53, NWS Albuquerque, NM

November 11, 2011

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Nov 11, 2011, 3:39 PM MST. It took effect at Nov 12, 2011, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2011, 3:39 PM MST (22:39 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 13, 2011, 6:00 PM MST
In force
37 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

942 
WWUS75 KABQ 112239
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
339 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SATURDAY...

.A FAST MOVING WEATHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CROSS NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO WITH STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS
WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BEFORE SUNRISE
SATURDAY...THEN STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS NEW MEXICOS
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DURING THE DAYTIME SATURDAY. WIND
SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH SUNSET...BUT THEY WILL
REMAIN STRONG AND MAY EVEN STRENGTHEN IN THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND THEY MAY AGAIN SPREAD TO THE ADJACENT
HIGHLANDS SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

NMZ512>515-527-120500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.111112T1200Z-111113T1200Z/
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
339 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST
SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...SUMMITS AND SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS...RATON PASS...AND JOHNSON MESA.

* WINDS...WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER WIND SPEEDS OVER SUMMITS.

* TIMING...HAZARDOUS WIND SPEEDS WILL DEVELOP BEFORE SUNRISE
  SATURDAY MORNING AND REMAIN HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS IN BRIEF SNOW
  SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL IMPACT LARGE OR TALL
  VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES STATE
  ROAD 434...AND PORTIONS OF STATE ROAD 38 AND STATE ROAD 522.
  LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-528-529-120500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.111112T1600Z-111113T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
339 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...NEW MEXICOS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING
  THE VICINITY OF CLINES CORNERS...LAS VEGAS AND RATON.

* WINDS...WEST 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH...LOCALLY TO
  55 MPH OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SPEED STEADILY THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING TO BECOME HAZARDOUS BY MIDDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER
  SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES
  ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 FROM
  GLORIETA PASS TO RATON...OR FROM MILE MARKER 300 TO MILE MARKER
  450. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY
  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.

&&

$$

SHY
8 follow-up statements
755 
WWUS75 KABQ 120347
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
847 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.AS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT STRENGTHEN OVER SOUTHERN
COLORADO...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY...THE POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO. THE STRONGEST WINDS COULD RAKE THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS SHOULD TAPER
OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT COULD STRENGTHEN AGAIN DURING THE
DAY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...LIGHT SNOWFALL AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT MAY COMBINE WITH
THE STRONG WINDS TO CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW.

NMZ513>515-121200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.111112T1200Z-111113T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0015.111112T1200Z-111113T1200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
847 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST
SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 TO
  65 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH
  SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS POSSIBLE FROM AROUND MIDDAY SATURDAY
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES DUE TO
  BLOWING SNOW. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS STATE ROAD 434 FROM AGUA FRIA TO
  MORA AND STATE ROAD 38 FROM RED RIVER TO EAGLE NEST. LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512-527-121200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.111112T1200Z-111113T1200Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
847 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST
SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...RATON
  PASS AND JOHNSON MESA.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH SOME
  OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
  SNOW ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 FROM RATON TO THE
  COLORADO BORDER. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-528-529-121200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.111112T1600Z-111113T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
847 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING CLINES
  CORNERS...LAS VEGAS AND RATON.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE LAS VEGAS
  AREA TO RATON. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE
  IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$
392 
WWUS75 KABQ 121138
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
438 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AND INTO
SUNDAY...

.STRONG WEST WINDS AT THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK INTO NEW MEXICO...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND JUST EAST
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. INITIALLY THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
IMPACT THE HIGHER TERRAIN SURROUNDING THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...GRADUALLY MIXING DOWN TO THE HIGH PLAINS OF
NORTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE FOUND OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WHERE OCCASIONAL
AND PERHAPS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH WILL OCCUR.
REMAINING AREAS FROM THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS TO THE
NORTHEASTERN HIGH PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO WILL ALSO SEE STRONG
WINDS...BUT SPEEDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS HIGH WITH GUSTS GENERALLY
PEAKING BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH.

NMZ513>515-121900-
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.W.0015.111112T1200Z-111113T1800Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
438 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 TO 
  70 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING WITH
  SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS POSSIBLE FROM AROUND MIDDAY THROUGH
  MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY MIDDAY SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES DUE 
  TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS STATE ROAD 434 FROM AGUA FRIA TO
  MORA AND STATE ROAD 38 FROM RED RIVER TO EAGLE NEST. LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY WINDS.

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>534-121900-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.111112T1600Z-111113T0200Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
438 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING
  QUAY...GUADALUPE...HARDING...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL...AND UNION
  COUNTIES.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE 
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON 
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS STATE ROAD 402 BETWEEN NARA VISA
  AND CLAYTON AND PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAY 84. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ512-527-121900-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.111112T1200Z-111113T1800Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
438 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... 
  RATON PASS AND JOHNSON MESA. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS  MORNING WITH
  SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO
  THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH 
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 FROM RATON TO 
  THE COLORADO BORDER. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-528-529-121900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.111112T1600Z-111113T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
438 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING 
  CLINES CORNERS...LAS VEGAS AND RATON. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE 
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON 
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH 
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE LAS 
  VEGAS AREA TO RATON. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

52
182 
WWUS75 KABQ 121626
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
926 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AND INTO
SUNDAY...

.STRONG WEST WINDS AT THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
CONTINUE TO CROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT...WHILE A STRONG
LEE TROUGH PERSISTS AT THE SURFACE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
IMPACT THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS WINDS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED IN THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS...AND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE
IN THESE AREAS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. AMPLE SUNSHINE TODAY
WILL ENABLE THESE HAZARDOUS WINDS TO MIX TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL WEAKEN BELOW
HAZARDOUS LEVELS SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. HOWEVER...MODELS INDICATE
MID LEVEL WINDS OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL
REMAIN STRONG TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING...CAUSING
WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH TO PERSIST IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WINDS TO SPREAD DOWN
TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
AGAIN DURING THE DAYTIME ON SUNDAY.

NMZ513>515-130200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111113T1800Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
926 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
  WITH DAMAGING GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS
  FOR WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH TO LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...WHERE SNOW COVERS THE GROUND...EXPECT LOCALIZED
  REDUCTION OF VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
  SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING MAY ALSO BRIEFLY DROP
  VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS STATE ROAD 434 FROM AGUA FRIA TO
  MORA AND STATE ROAD 38 FROM RED RIVER TO EAGLE NEST. LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. UNSTURDY STRUCTURES
  AND POWER LINES MAY ALSO FALL OVER DURING PERIODS OF STRONGER
  GUSTS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-522-130200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.111112T1600Z-111113T0200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
926 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE
  ESTANCIA VALLEY.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH LATE MORNING.
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF AFTER SUNSET. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG WINDS TO
  RETURN ON SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS STATE ROAD 402 BETWEEN NARA VISA
  AND CLAYTON AND PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAY 84. LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ530>534-130200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111113T0200Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
926 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING 
  QUAY...GUADALUPE...HARDING...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL...AND UNION 
  COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING.
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF AFTER SUNSET. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG WINDS TO
  RETURN ON SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH 
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS STATE ROAD 402 BETWEEN NARA 
  VISA AND CLAYTON AND PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAY 84. LOOSE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ512-527-130200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111113T1800Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
926 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... 
  RATON PASS AND JOHNSON MESA. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS WHEN GUSTS WILL REACH 55 MPH. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
  STRONG WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...WHERE SNOW COVERS THE GROUND...BLOWING SNOW MAY
  DROP THE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
  SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL ALSO DROP
  VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 OVER RATON PASS.
  LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-528-529-130200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111113T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
926 AM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING 
  CLINES CORNERS...LAS VEGAS AND RATON. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH LATE MORNING.
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF AFTER SUNSET. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WINDS TO
  RETURN ON SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS
  TO RATON. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN
  GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

44
229 
WWUS75 KABQ 122315
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
415 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO CONTINUING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS NORTH AND
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WHILE A STRONG LEE
TROUGH PERSISTS AT THE SURFACE. THE STRONGEST SURFACE WINDS WILL
IMPACT THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. ELSEWHERE ALONG AND EAST
OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...WIND SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN
WITH SUNSET THIS EVENING...EXCEPT TO A LESSER EXTENT IN THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS...WHERE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT. STRONG WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...BUT WIND GUSTS
SHOULD ONLY REACH UP TO 50 MPH BY THEN. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TO AGAIN SPREAD TO THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST
AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DURING THE DAYTIME SUNDAY. SURFACE
WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS TOWARD SUNSET SUNDAY
EVENING AS THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT EXIT EASTWARD.

NMZ513>515-130200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
415 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH TONIGHT AND
  SUNDAY MORNING...THEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
  WEAKEN SOME SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHILE REMAINING HAZARDOUS. SPEEDS
  WILL WEAKEN BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS WITH SUNSET SUNDAY
  EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...WHERE SNOW COVERS THE GROUND...BLOWING SNOW WILL
  DROP VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ISOLATED TO
  SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MAY ALSO BRIEFLY DROP
  VISIBILITY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE. UNSTURDY STRUCTURES AND POWER LINES MAY ALSO
  FALL OVER DURING PERIODS OF STRONGER GUSTS. AN INCH OR TWO OF
  FRESH SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY...SO BLOWING
  SNOW COULD MAKE ROADWAYS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512-527-130200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
415 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... 
  RATON PASS AND JOHNSON MESA. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH TONIGHT
  AND SUNDAY MORNING...THEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON..

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
  AND SUNDAY MORNING WHEN GUSTS WILL REACH UP TO 55 MPH. SPEEDS
  WILL WEAKEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.

* VISIBILITY...WHERE SNOW COVERS THE GROUND...BLOWING SNOW MAY
  DROP THE VISIBILITY WELL BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. ISOLATED TO
  SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL ALSO
  DROP VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 OVER RATON
  PASS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY
  WINDS. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE SUNDAY...SO BLOWING
  SNOW MAY MAKE ROADWAYS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-528-529-130200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
415 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING 
  CLINES CORNERS...LAS VEGAS AND RATON. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.


* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY WEAKEN WITH SUNSET TONIGHT.
  HOWEVER...GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES DURING THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ON
  SUNDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 FROM 
  LAS VEGAS TO RATON. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-522-130200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
415 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE 
  ESTANCIA VALLEY. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY WEAKEN WITH SUNSET TONIGHT.
  HOWEVER...GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES DURING THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ON
  SUNDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ530>534-130200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111113T0200Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
415 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING 
  QUAY...GUADALUPE...HARDING...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL...AND UNION 
  COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNSET. A FEW
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL THEN. THE POTENTIAL
  EXISTS FOR STRONG WINDS TO RETURN ON SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

44
430 
WWUS75 KABQ 130154
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
654 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO CONTINUING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE PEAK WIND GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS UP
TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. ELSEWHERE
ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WINDS HAVE WEAKENED
THIS EVENING...BUT WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN LATER TONIGHT...WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND WIDESPREAD THROUGH
SUNDAY IN THE ADVISORY AREAS. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY SUNSET
SUNDAY,

NMZ530>534-130300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111113T0200Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
654 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...


$$

NMZ513>515-131200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
654 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH TONIGHT AND 
  SUNDAY MORNING...THEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG
  WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS BY SUNSET SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DROP
  VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE.  

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512-527-131200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
654 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... 
  RATON PASS AND JOHNSON MESA. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH TONIGHT
  AND SUNDAY MORNING...THEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
  MORNING WHEN GUSTS WILL REACH UP TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG GUSTS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY SUNSET SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY DROP THE
  VISIBILITY WELL BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 OVER RATON
  PASS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY
  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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-528-529-131200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
654 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING 
  CLINES CORNERS...LAS VEGAS AND RATON. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS EVENING.
  HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT...WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT
  AND WIDESPREAD SUNDAY...THEN DIMINISH NEAR SUNSET SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 FROM 
  LAS VEGAS TO RATON. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-522-131200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
654 PM MST SAT NOV 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE 
  ESTANCIA VALLEY. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS EVENING.
  HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BECOME MORE
  WIDESPREAD AND FREQUENT SUNDAY...THEN DIMINISH NEAR SUNSET
  SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH 
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$
293 
WWUS75 KABQ 131116
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
416 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO CONTINUING TODAY...

.STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO
IMPACT THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY. AREAS FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO
OBSERVE STRONG WINDS INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE MORNING. BY LATE
MORNING STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN SUSTAINED AND MORE PERSISTENT
ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. BY THIS TIME WINDS WILL
ALSO BE STRENGTHENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
ALONG AND NEAR THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TOWARD THE TEXAS BORDER.
MOST AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE DIMINISHING WINDS BY THIS EVENING.

NMZ513>515-131900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
416 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH THROUGH
  MIDDAY...THEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN THE
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BE INTERMITTENT EARLY THIS
  MORNING...TURNING MORE PERSISTENT BY LATE MORNING. THE STRONG
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS BY
  SUNSET SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DROP 
  VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS 
  MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ531>534-131900-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.111113T1200Z-111114T0100Z/
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-
416 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO INCLUDING
  HARDING...GUADALUPE...QUAY...AND EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BE INTERMITTENT THROUGH THE EARLY
  MORNING...TURNING MORE PERSISTENT BY LATE MORNING. THE STRONG
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY SUNSET THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY DROP THE
  VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS STATE ROAD 402 AND PORTIONS
  OF U.S. HIGHWAY 84. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ512-527-131900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
416 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... 
  RATON PASS AND JOHNSON MESA. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BE INTERMITTENT THROUGH THE EARLY
  MORNING...TURNING MORE PERSISTENT BY LATE MORNING. THE STRONG
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY DROP THE 
  VISIBILITY WELL BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 OVER 
  RATON PASS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE 
  IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-528-529-131900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
416 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING 
  CLINES CORNERS...LAS VEGAS AND RATON. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BE INTERMITTENT THROUGH THE EARLY
  MORNING...TURNING MORE PERSISTENT BY LATE MORNING. STRONG WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 FROM 
  LAS VEGAS TO RATON. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-522-131900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
416 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE 
  ESTANCIA VALLEY. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BE INTERMITTENT THROUGH THE EARLY
  MORNING...TURNING MORE PERSISTENT BY LATE MORNING. STRONG WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH 
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$
798 
WWUS75 KABQ 131658
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
958 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH TODAY FROM THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS EASTWARD...

.STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH TODAY...WHILE A STRONG LEE TROUGH
PERSISTS AT THE SURFACE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE MORNING...WHEN ADDITIONAL
WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...WIND GUSTS IN
THE ADVISORY AREA WILL VARY FROM 45 TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT FOR GUSTS
AROUND 55 MPH IN THE VICINITY OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR FROM LAS VEGAS
AND CLINES CORNERS TO AROUND TUCUMCARI AND CLOVIS. SURFACE WINDS
WILL WEAKEN BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS TOWARD SUNSET AS THE STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT EXIT EASTWARD AND THE LEE TROUGH BEGINS TO WEAKEN.

NMZ513>515-140100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
958 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THROUGH
  MIDDAY...THEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID DAY. SPEEDS WILL
  WEAKEN A BIT DURING THE AFTERNOON WHILE REMAINING HAZARDOUS. THE
  STRONG SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH WITH SUNSET THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DROP VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE
  AT TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE. AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ABOVE 7500 FEET
  TODAY...SO BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE ROADWAYS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE
  AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-535>537-140100-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
UNION COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
958 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE PLAINS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO...INCLUDING UNION...DE BACA...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT
  COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH....EXCEPT
  ACROSS THE PLAINS OF UNION COUNTY WHERE GUSTS SHOULD PEAK AROUND
  45 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID AFTERNOON...
  THEN SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY DROP THE
  VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ531>534-140100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-
958 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO INCLUDING 
  HARDING...GUADALUPE...QUAY...AND EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON...THEN SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES IN DUST
  PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ512-527-140100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
958 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... 
  RATON PASS AND JOHNSON MESA. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON...THEN SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALIZED
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY DROP THE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILES AT
  TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY WINDS. AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW MAY
  ACCUMULATE ABOVE 7500 FEET TODAY...SO BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE
  ROADWAYS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-528-529-140100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
958 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING 
  CLINES CORNERS...LAS VEGAS AND RATON. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON...THEN SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 FROM 
  LAS VEGAS TO RATON. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-522-140100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
958 AM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

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

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

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE 
  ESTANCIA VALLEY. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON...THEN SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON NORTH 
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN GUSTY 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.

&&

$$

44/43/41
180 
WWUS75 KABQ 140049
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
549 PM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS DIMINISHING CENTRAL AND EAST...

.EARLY THIS EVENING...STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN DIMINISHING ACROSS
THE MAJORITY OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND SHOULD CONTINUE
TO DO SO INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER...SOME STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL EXIST...MAINLY ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TONIGHT...BUT THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE
LOCALIZED. 

NMZ513>515-140200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
549 PM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

$$

NMZ531>534-140200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-
549 PM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

$$

NMZ512-527-140200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
549 PM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

$$

NMZ523-528-529-140200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
549 PM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

$$

NMZ521-522-140200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
549 PM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

$$

NMZ530-535>537-140200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-111114T0100Z/
UNION COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
549 PM MST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...


$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Nov 11, 3:11 PM MST, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 3:11 PM MST, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
311 PM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN SOMEWHAT BETTER AGREEMENT NOW ON THE COMPLEX WEATHER
PATTERN THIS WEEKEND.

UNDER A SPLIT POLAR JET STREAM...A NORTHERN BRANCH TROUGH
WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES MAINLY NORTH OF NM
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM MAY TRIGGER A FEW RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NW MOUNTAINS AND NW PLATEAU
SATURDAY...AND ITS MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WILL BE STRONG WEST
WINDS ALONG AND EAST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. MODELS
PROG 700 MB SPEEDS AT 50 TO ALMOST 60 KT ALONG AND JUST EAST OF
THE SANGRES BEGINNING BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY...THEN SPEEDS
STRENGTHEN FURTHER AND SATURDAY NIGHT APPROACHING 70 KT. FOR
NOW...WE FEEL ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY IN THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS FROM 12Z SATURDAY TO 12Z SUNDAY. SATURDAY
MORNING STRONGER WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS
ALSO...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH FROM CLINES CORNERS TO LAS VEGAS
AND RATON. THE ADVISORY IN THESE LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS WONT
START UNTIL 16Z...AND DECOUPLING WITH SUNSET SHOULD ALLOW THE
LOWER ELEVATION WIND SPEEDS TO DECREASE UNDER ADVISORY CRITERIA BY
02Z SATURDAY EVENING. THE NIGHT SHIFT WILL NEED TO CONSIDER
EXPANDING THE ADVISORY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NEW MEXICOS NE AND
E CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY...AND ALSO TO THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...BECAUSE SKIES WILL CLEAR AND A POTENTIALLY STRONG LEE
TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE.

MEANWHILE SATURDAY...THE SOUTHERN BRANCH OF THE POLAR JET WILL
STEER A CLOSED LOW SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE BAJA PENINSULA. ON
SUNDAY...A SECONDARY UPPER TROUGH WILL QUICKLY TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD
INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES AND COME INTO PHASE WITH THE
UPPER LOW CROSSING THE BAJA. THE UPPER LOW WILL WEAKEN AND PICKUP
SPEED WITH THE TWO SYSTEMS CROSSING THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ROCKIES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE NET EFFECT WILL BE
INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES MAINLY IN THE WESTERN AND
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE AREA FAVORED FOR
PRECIP WILL THEN SHIFT TOWARD THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS
SUNDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY MONDAY. MODELS ARE TRENDING TO SOLUTIONS
WHERE THE WEAKENING SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM PASSES TOO FAR SOUTH OF
OUR FORECAST AREA FOR MUCH WEATHER TO AFFECT OUR SOUTHERN TIER OF
ZONES. THE SPLIT FLOW WILL KEEP COLDER AIR NORTH OF NEW MEXICO
OVER THE WEEKEND...SO SNOW WILL MAINLY OCCUR ABOVE 7500 FEET.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND FAVOR THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
OF EXTREME NW NM.

ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY ALONG AND EAST
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN
STRONG AS THE SECONDARY NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH CROSSES.

IN THE WAKE OF ALL THE SYSTEMS...A COLD FRONT WILL SAG SOUTHWARD
INTO NM TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. AFTER HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR
TO A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THEY WILL
SLOWLY REBOUND DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK WITH A DRY NW
FLOW ALOFT OVER NM.

44

&&

.AVIATION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF THE AREA REST OF TODAY INTO THE
OVERNIGHT. SOME THINNING IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING IN SPOTS BUT
VFR WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS WILL BE THE MOST
CONCERN ON SATURDAY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
THIS IS WHERE GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z. 50

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE GRIDDED FORECAST
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. DID INCREASE 20 FOOT WINDS FOR THE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY PERIOD NEXT WEEK AS BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE SHOWING
STRONGER FLOWS ALOFT. THIS HAS TRANSLATED INTO THE VENTILATION GRIDS
SO WANTED TO MERRY THAT UP A LITTLE. CURRENT RED FLAG HIGHLIGHT
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS STILL REMAINS SOLID FOR SATURDAY.

HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER THE FORECAST AREA THE REST
OF TODAY AND SHOULD LAST WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. THE
COMBINATION OF THE HIGHER CLOUDS AND STRENGTHENING MID LEVEL FLOW
ALOFT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM GETTING TOO COOL OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
TONIGHT. THE STRONG MID LEVEL DRY SLOT THAT WAS OVER US TODAY WILL
GRADUALLY TRANSLATE EAST AND SOUTHWARD LATER TONIGHT BUT NOT BEFORE
PROVIDING POOR TO MODERATE RECOVERIES ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
AREAS. THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WHERE MORE SNOWPACK IS...SHOULD SEE
BETTER RECOVERIES. AS ALLUDED TO ABOVE...WINDS WILL BE STRENGTHENING
AT THE HIGHER RIDGE TOP LEVEL LATER TONIGHT.

THE STAGE IS SET FOR STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
EASTWARD AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON SATURDAY. BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY
ELSEWHERE. CLOUD COVER WILL BE THE BIGGEST FLY IN THE OINTMENT
ALTHOUGH LARGE PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA SHOULD SEE A FAIR BIT
OF SUN. SOUTHERN AREAS MAY STILL HAVE THAT LINGERING HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS AND NORTHWEST AREAS SHOULD SEE SOME CLOUDS AS WELL.
THUS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER GROWTH CONDITIONS ARE STILL ANTICIPATED
FOR ZONES 104 AND 108. NOT ENOUGH OF ZONE 103 APPEARS TO BE IN THE
CRITICAL AREA TO WARRANT IT AS AN ADDITION BUT NEED TO WATCH
IT...ESPECIALLY LOWER ELEVATIONS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE STILL
EXPECTED TO BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS...GENERALLY 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. LAPSE RATES AROUND
7 C/KM SO NOT BAD AS FAR AS THE INSTABILITY DEPARTMENT.

STRONGER WIND FLOWS PERPENDICULAR TO THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY SANGRES ARE STILL EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.
THUS...SOME STRONG TO VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND IS EXPECTED ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRES. BUT HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GO ON THE
RISE THANKS TO LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TRANSPORT FROM THE WEST/SOUTHWEST.
RECOVERIES SUNDAY MORNING SHOULD BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT WEST WHILE MORE
MODERATE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. SOME LIGHTER SHOWERS MAY IMPACT
WESTERN AREAS.

IT STILL APPEARS THAT THE MAIN TROUGH PASSAGE IS SET FOR SUNDAY INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL STILL BE FAIRLY STRONG ACROSS THE EAST BUT
WIND SPEEDS OVERALL COME DOWN AS LAPSE RATES LESSEN AND CLOUD COVER
BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO RISE PRETTY
DECENTLY. THE BEST CHANCE OF WETTING PRECIPITATION APPEARS TO BE
ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST AREAS ALTHOUGH THERE ISNT A
CERTAINTY ON THE SIGNIFICANT NATURE TO THE PRECIPITATION RETURNS
SINCE THE JET ENERGY GETS SPLIT. THE GFS MODEL SHOWS THE MOST
DISTINCT SPLIT.

MODELS ARE MORE IN LINE WITH A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING ON
MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WOULD BE COOLER THAN NORMAL WEST AND NEAR TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL EAST. MIN RH VALUES WILL CERTAINLY LOWER AND
PORTIONS OF THE EAST COULD SEE SOME UPPER TEEN READINGS. A DRIER
WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW IS STILL EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
SOME GRADUAL WARMING WOULD OCCUR DURING THIS PERIOD.

AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THE NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH APPROACH SHOULD
INCREASE SURFACE WINDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM
A BIT MORE WHILE HUMIDITIES LOWER SOME. MIN RH GRID DOESNT SHOW
CRITICAL READINGS AT THIS TIME BUT SOMETHING TO WATCH AS WE GET
CLOSER TO THAT PERIOD.

AFTER A POOR VENTILATION TODAY...VENTILATION WILL IMPROVE MARKEDLY
DURING THE WEEKEND. LOWER ON MONDAY BUT STILL BE PRETTY GOOD. RATES
SHOULD LOWER MORE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BUT SOME AREAS ARE STILL
DEPICTED TO SEE FAIR READINGS. IMPROVE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
ESPECIALLY DUE TO INCREASED TRANSPORT WINDS.

50

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  32  56  35  46 /   0   5   5  20
DULCE...........................  23  48  26  39 /   5  20  30  30
CUBA............................  28  54  30  45 /   0   5  10  20
GALLUP..........................  27  54  29  49 /   0   5  10  20
EL MORRO........................  27  54  28  45 /   0   5  10  20
GRANTS..........................  27  59  30  52 /   0   0   5  20
QUEMADO.........................  29  61  29  54 /   0   5  10  20
GLENWOOD........................  36  64  38  58 /   0   5  10  20
CHAMA...........................  23  39  27  34 /   5  20  40  40
LOS ALAMOS......................  37  60  37  51 /   0   5  10  20
PECOS...........................  33  55  33  46 /   0   0   5  10
CERRO/QUESTA....................  25  50  27  43 /   0   5  10  10
RED RIVER.......................  25  42  24  35 /   0   5  10  20
ANGEL FIRE......................  24  46  25  39 /   0   5  10  10
TAOS............................  25  55  29  46 /   0   5  10  10
MORA............................  32  56  32  47 /   0   5   5  10
ESPANOLA........................  28  65  33  56 /   0   0   5  10
SANTA FE........................  32  58  34  50 /   0   0   5  10
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  31  60  34  53 /   0   0   5  10
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  35  66  37  60 /   0   0   5  10
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  40  64  42  59 /   0   0   0  10
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  37  67  40  62 /   0   0   5  10
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  34  66  37  61 /   0   0   5  10
LOS LUNAS.......................  34  71  37  64 /   0   0   0  10
RIO RANCHO......................  32  66  35  60 /   0   0   5  10
SOCORRO.........................  39  70  41  65 /   0   0   5  10
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  34  66  35  60 /   0   0   5  10
TIJERAS.........................  34  67  35  61 /   0   0   5  10
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  32  63  35  56 /   0   0   0  10
CLINES CORNERS..................  34  62  35  55 /   0   0   0  10
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  36  65  38  57 /   0   0   5  10
CARRIZOZO.......................  38  67  40  59 /   0   0   5  10
RUIDOSO.........................  37  58  36  54 /   0   0   5  10
CAPULIN.........................  32  54  32  54 /   0   0   5   5
RATON...........................  30  59  32  56 /   0   0   5   5
SPRINGER........................  29  61  32  59 /   0   0   0   5
LAS VEGAS.......................  33  64  35  57 /   0   0   0   5
CLAYTON.........................  41  73  42  66 /   0   0   0   5
ROY.............................  36  71  37  63 /   0   0   0   5
CONCHAS.........................  42  76  44  68 /   0   0   0   5
SANTA ROSA......................  41  75  44  67 /   0   0   0   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  43  78  46  70 /   0   0   0   5
CLOVIS..........................  42  72  47  69 /   0   0   0   5
PORTALES........................  42  74  48  70 /   0   0   0   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  42  77  46  71 /   0   0   0   5
ROSWELL.........................  44  77  48  75 /   0   0   0   5
PICACHO.........................  41  71  43  69 /   0   0   0   5
ELK.............................  39  66  39  65 /   0   0   5  10

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ104-108.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ523-528-529.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-527.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 5:51 AM MST, 9 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
551 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

NMZ501>540-121300-
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-
551 AM MST FRI NOV 11 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF NEW MEXICO.
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION TO THESE STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE IN PLACE
OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF THE STATE...LEADING TO CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO SUNDAY OVER THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

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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