Wind Advisory 56, NWS Albuquerque, NM

071 
WWUS75 KABQ 010457
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
957 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011

...STRONG WINDS ENTERING THE EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY MORNING WITH
VERY SERIOUS HIGH WIND EVENT TAKING SHAPE IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY BY MIDDAY THURSDAY...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN
ARIZONA BY THURSDAY. ALSO...AN INTENSE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL
PLUNGE INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...EVENTUALLY PUSHING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONT WILL PUSH FURTHER WEST FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE THE WINDS
DIMINISH SOME BY MID TO LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL PRODUCE A SERIOUS AND
DANGEROUS EASTERLY WIND EVENT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY. STRONG EAST WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OVER-TOP THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS...LEADING TO
EXTREME WIND GUSTS IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
WHERE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF HURRICANE FORCE ARE EXPECTED. 

NMZ519>521-011300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0017.111201T1800Z-111202T1200Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
957 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO
5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM
MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...CREST AND PEAKS OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS
  WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...
  ESPECIALLY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE VALLEY. THIS INCLUDES
  THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS AND FOUR HILLS AREA WITHIN
  ALBUQUERQUE...THE MEADOW LAKE SUBDIVISION EAST OF LOS
  LUNAS...AND RURAL AREAS EAST OF BELEN AND BERNARDO TOWARD ABO
  PASS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 60.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS CAN BE
  EXPECTED IN THE LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  STRENGTHEN BY THE EARLY EVENING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 70 MPH...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE RIVER.
  POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS EXISTS EAST OF TRAMWAY
  WITHIN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS LATE MORNING 
  THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS 
  EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MORNING ON FRIDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES COULD BE FOUND ALONG AND TO 
  THE WEST OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAIN CREST DUE TO BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING
  DAMAGE TO ROOFING MATERIAL ON HOMES AND BUILDINGS...AS WELL AS
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER VULNERABLE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER
  OUTAGES ARE ALSO LIKELY. LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY
  DECORATIONS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER SMALLER OBJECTS CAN
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN VERY HIGH WINDS. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME
  DIFFICULT ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO VERY STRONG
  CROSSWINDS. SNOW BLOWING OFF OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANOS WILL
  LEAD TO SHARP VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS...AND PERHAPS BRIEF WHITE
  OUT CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-530>537-011300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.111201T1200Z-111202T0000Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
957 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST...EAST CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHEAST PLAINS. 

* WINDS...NORTH/NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
  NORTHEAST PLAINS EARLY TO MID MORNING THURSDAY WHILE
  PROGRESSING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS
  DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED VISIBILITY REDUCTION DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST EXPECTED ACROSS THE PLAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST 
  ORIENTATED ROADS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. THE COMBINATION OF 
  REDUCED TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE LOWER 
  WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ507-518-524-525-011300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.111201T1800Z-111202T1200Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
957 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM
MST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST
FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...SANTA FEW METRO AREA AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS LATE MORNING 
  THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS 
  EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING ON THURSDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES COULD DEVELOP IN THE SANTA 
  FE METRO AREA THURSDAY NIGHT DUE TO BLOWING SNOW OFF THE 
  SANGRE DE CRISTOS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST 
  POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WOULD 
  BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS STRONG WIND EVENT. POWER OUTAGES 
  WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT ON 
  NORTH SOUTH AND NORTHEAST SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

980 
WWUS75 KABQ 011209
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
509 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...STRONG WINDS TO INVADE THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON WITH A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO
WESTERN ARIZONA DURING THE DAY TODAY. IN ADDITION...A POWERFUL
SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTH AND WEST ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING...EVENTUALLY PUSHING INTO THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY DURING THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON.
STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL PUSH FURTHER WEST 
TONIGHT BEFORE THE WINDS DIMINISH SOME BY MID TO LATE FRIDAY
MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE
WILL PRODUCE A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS EASTERLY WIND EVENT ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY. STRONG
EAST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OVER-TOP THE SANDIA
MOUNTAINS... LEADING TO EXTREME WIND GUSTS IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHERE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF HURRICANE FORCE ARE
A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY.

NMZ519>521-011900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0017.111201T1800Z-111202T1200Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
509 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...CREST AND PEAKS OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS
  WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...
  ESPECIALLY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE VALLEY. THIS INCLUDES
  THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS AND FOUR HILLS AREA WITHIN ALBUQUERQUE...
  THE MEADOW LAKE SUBDIVISION EAST OF LOS LUNAS...AND RURAL AREAS
  EAST OF BELEN AND BERNARDO TOWARD ABO PASS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 60.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS SHOULD
  BEGIN BY LATE MORNING TO MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  STRENGTHEN BY THE EARLY EVENING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE
  RIVER. THE POTENTIAL OF LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS EXISTS ESPECIALLY
  EAST OF EUBANK BOULEVARD WITHIN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS LATE THIS MORNING
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM LATE
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THE PREDAWN EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES COULD BE FOUND ALONG AND TO 
  THE WEST OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAIN CREST DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AND BLOWING SNOW THEREAFTER. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING
  DAMAGE TO ROOFING MATERIAL ON HOMES AND BUILDINGS...AS WELL AS
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER VULNERABLE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER
  OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY
  DECORATIONS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER SMALLER OBJECTS CAN
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN VERY HIGH WINDS. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME
  DIFFICULT ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO VERY STRONG
  CROSSWINDS. SNOW BLOWING OFF OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANOS MAY LEAD
  TO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS...AND PERHAPS BRIEF WHITE
  OUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-530>537-011900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-111202T0000Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
509 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST...EAST CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHEAST PLAINS. 

* WINDS...NORTH/NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
  NORTHEAST PLAINS THIS MORNING...PROGRESSING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
  REST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON
  HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST EXPECTED ACROSS THE PLAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST 
  ORIENTATED ROADS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. THE COMBINATION OF 
  REDUCED TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE LOWER 
  WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ507-518-524-525-011900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.111201T1800Z-111202T1200Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
509 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM
MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...SANTA FEW METRO AREA AND THE SOUTH AND WEST CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS LATE MORNING
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM MID
  AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES COULD DEVELOP IN THE SANTA FE
  METRO AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST...THEN LATER TONIGHT DUE TO BLOWING SNOW OFF THE SANGRE DE
  CRISTOS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WOULD 
  BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS STRONG WIND EVENT. POWER OUTAGES 
  WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT ON 
  NORTH SOUTH AND NORTHEAST SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS. 

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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469 
WWUS75 KABQ 011908
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1208 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...STRONG WINDS IMPACTING THE EASTERN PLAINS WITH DAMAGING HIGH
WINDS WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
REST OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS SET UP OVER WESTERN
ARIZONA. AT THE SAME TIME AN INTENSE SURFACE COLD FRONT HAS PLUNGED
SOUTH AND WEST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. STRONG
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL PUSH FURTHER WEST TONIGHT
BEFORE THE WINDS DIMINISH SOME FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF
STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AND A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AT
THE SURFACE WILL PRODUCE AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINDS
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
STRONG EAST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OVER-TOP THE
SANDIA MOUNTAINS...LEADING TO EXTREME WIND GUSTS IN LOCALIZED
AREAS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHERE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF HURRICANE
FORCE ARE A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING
AN ONCE IN A DECADE EAST WIND EVENT FOR PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY. 

NMZ519>521-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1208 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...CREST AND PEAKS OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS
  WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...
  ESPECIALLY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE VALLEY. THIS INCLUDES
  THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS AND FOUR HILLS AREA WITHIN ALBUQUERQUE...THE
  MEADOW LAKE SUBDIVISION EAST OF LOS LUNAS...AND RURAL AREAS EAST
  OF BELEN AND BERNARDO TOWARD ABO PASS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 60.

* WINDS...INTENSIFYING SUSTAINED 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 75
  MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS EXISTS ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF
  JUAN TABO WITHIN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE DAY.
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE PREDAWN
  EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST MESA. BLOWING SNOW WILL EFFECT THE CREST
  AREA OF THE SANDIA/MANZANOS AND WEST SLOPES AND IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING
  DAMAGE TO ROOFING MATERIAL ON HOMES AND BUILDINGS...AS WELL AS
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER VULNERABLE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER
  OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY
  DECORATIONS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER SMALLER OBJECTS CAN
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN VERY HIGH WINDS. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME
  DIFFICULT ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO VERY STRONG
  CROSSWINDS. SNOW BLOWING OFF OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANOS MAY LEAD
  TO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS...AND PERHAPS BRIEF WHITE
  OUT CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-530>537-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-111202T0000Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
1208 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST...EAST CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHEAST PLAINS. 

* WINDS...NORTH/NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN
  PLAINS THROUGH REST OF THIS AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST EXPECTED ACROSS THE PLAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST 
  ORIENTATED ROADS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. THE COMBINATION OF 
  REDUCED TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE LOWER 
  WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ507-518-524-525-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1208 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...SANTA FEW METRO AREA...AND THE SOUTH AND WEST CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS INCLUDING THE GREATER GRANTS AREA. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH
  MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST EXPECTED.
  ESPECIALLY IMPACTING THE GREATER SANTA FE METRO AREA...GRANTS
  AND RURAL PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WOULD 
  BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS STRONG WIND EVENT. POWER OUTAGES 
  WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT ON 
  NORTH SOUTH AND NORTHEAST SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$
50

153 
WWUS75 KABQ 012036
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
136 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...STRONG WINDS IMPACTING THE EASTERN PLAINS WITH DAMAGING HIGH
WINDS WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS
WELL AS WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS REST OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS SET UP OVER
WESTERN ARIZONA. AT THE SAME TIME AN INTENSE SURFACE COLD FRONT
HAS PLUNGED SOUTH AND WEST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW
MEXICO. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL PUSH FURTHER
WEST TONIGHT BEFORE THE WINDS DIMINISH SOME FRIDAY MORNING. THE
COMBINATION OF STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AND A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE HAS PRODUCED AND WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
...RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND INTERSTATE CORRIDOR BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE
TO JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE NEAR GRANTS. STRONG EAST WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OVER TOP THE SANDIA
MOUNTAINS...LEADING TO EXTREME WIND GUSTS IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BEING AN ONCE IN
A DECADE EAST WIND EVENT FOR PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

NMZ507-020000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
136 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INCLUDING THE GRANTS AREA.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH
  MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST EXPECTED.
  ESPECIALLY IMPACTING INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN LAGUNA PUEBLO TO
  GRANTS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING
  DAMAGE TO ROOFING MATERIAL ON HOMES AND BUILDINGS...AS WELL AS
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER VULNERABLE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER
  OUTAGES ARE ALSO EXPECTED. LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY
  DECORATIONS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER SMALLER OBJECTS CAN
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN VERY HIGH WINDS. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME
  DIFFICULT ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO VERY STRONG
  CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ519>521-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
136 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...CREST AND PEAKS OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS 
  WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY... 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE VALLEY. THIS INCLUDES 
  THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS AND FOUR HILLS AREA WITHIN ALBUQUERQUE...
   THE MEADOW LAKE SUBDIVISION EAST OF LOS LUNAS...AND RURAL 
  AREAS EAST OF BELEN AND BERNARDO TOWARD ABO PASS ON U.S. 
  HIGHWAY 60. 

* WINDS...INTENSIFYING SUSTAINED 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 75
  MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS EXISTS ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF
  JUAN TABO WITHIN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE 
  PREDAWN EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE RIO 
  GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST MESA. BLOWING SNOW WILL EFFECT THE 
  CREST AREA OF THE SANDIA/MANZANOS AND WEST SLOPES AND 
  IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING
  DAMAGE TO ROOFING MATERIAL ON HOMES AND BUILDINGS...AS WELL AS
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER VULNERABLE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER
  OUTAGES ARE ALSO EXPECTED. LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY
  DECORATIONS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER SMALLER OBJECTS CAN
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN VERY HIGH WINDS. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME
  DIFFICULT ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO VERY STRONG
  CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-530>537-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-111202T0000Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
136 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST...EAST CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHEAST PLAINS. 

* WINDS...NORTH/NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS 
  AND EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING 
  DUST EXPECTED ACROSS THE PLAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST 
  ORIENTATED ROADS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. THE COMBINATION OF 
  REDUCED TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE LOWER 
  WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-524-525-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
136 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...SANTA FEW METRO AREA...AND THE SOUTH AND WEST 
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INCLUDING THE GREATER GRANTS AREA. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE 
  AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  MUCH OF THE NIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST 
  EXPECTED. ESPECIALLY IMPACTING THE GREATER SANTA FE METRO 
  AREA...GRANTS AND RURAL PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WOULD 
  BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS STRONG WIND EVENT. POWER OUTAGES 
  WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT ON 
  NORTH SOUTH AND NORTHEAST SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS. 

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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503 
WWUS75 KABQ 012352
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
452 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...DAMAGING HIGH WINDS WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THE COMBINATION OF A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER WESTERN ARIZONA AND AN INTENSE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
NEW MEXICO CONTINUES TO CREATE DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ...RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE INTERSTATE 40
CORRIDOR BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE TO JUST EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE NEAR GRANTS. STRONG EAST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO OVER TOP THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS...LEADING TO EXTREME
WIND GUSTS IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

NMZ527-528-530>537-020100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-111202T0000Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
452 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

$$

NMZ507-519>521-020700-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
452 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...CREST AND PEAKS OF THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS
  WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...
  ESPECIALLY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE VALLEY. THIS INCLUDES
  THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS AND FOUR HILLS AREA WITHIN ALBUQUERQUE...
  THE MEADOW LAKE SUBDIVISION EAST OF LOS LUNAS...AND RURAL AREAS
  EAST OF BELEN AND BERNARDO TOWARD ABO PASS ON U.S. HIGHWAY 60.

* WINDS...EAST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS EXISTS ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF JUAN TABO
  WITHIN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS
  EVENING AND THE PREDAWN HOURS ON FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY AND THE WEST MESA IN BLOWING DUST...AS WELL AS
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND GRANTS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING 
  DAMAGE TO ROOFING MATERIAL ON HOMES AND BUILDINGS...AS WELL AS 
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER VULNERABLE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE ALSO EXPECTED. LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER SMALLER OBJECTS CAN 
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN VERY HIGH WINDS. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME 
  DIFFICULT ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO VERY STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-524-525-020700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
452 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...SANTA FEW METRO AREA...THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
  AND THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY.

* WINDS...EAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING
  AND MUCH OF TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST EXPECTED.
  ESPECIALLY IMPACTING THE GREATER SANTA FE METRO AREA...GRAN
  QUIVIRA...CORONA...CARRIZOZO AND RURAL PORTIONS OF THE UPPER
  TULAROSA VALLEY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WOULD 
  BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS STRONG WIND EVENT. POWER OUTAGES 
  WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME DIFFICULT ON 
  NORTH SOUTH AND NORTHEAST SOUTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

969 
WWUS75 KABQ 020615
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1115 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...DANGEROUS HIGH WINDS DIMINISHING OVER THE REGION OVERNIGHT...

.THE DANGEROUS DAMAGING WIND EVENT AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN AND PASSES WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS REMAIN IN PLACE
WITHIN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BELOW CANYONS TO THE WEST OF
THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...HOWEVER WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. WINDS HAVE ALREADY DIMINISHED BELOW HAZARDOUS
LEVELS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

NMZ507-520-521-020715-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1115 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY.

$$

NMZ518-524-525-020715-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1115 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY.

$$

NMZ519-021200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
1115 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...IMMEDIATELY BELOW AND WEST OF CANYONS OF THE SANDIA
  AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS...FOUR
  HILLS...PACITAS...MEADOW LAKE...AND RURAL AREAS EAST OF BELEN.

* WINDS...EAST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST
  WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR EAST OF JUAN TABO WITHIN THE ALBUQUERQUE
  METRO AREA.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED AND WILL
  CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY AND THE WEST MESA IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING 
  DAMAGE TO ROOFING MATERIAL ON HOMES AND BUILDINGS...AS WELL AS 
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER VULNERABLE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE ALSO EXPECTED. LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER SMALLER OBJECTS CAN 
  BECOME AIRBORNE IN VERY HIGH WINDS. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BECOME 
  DIFFICULT ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO VERY STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
316 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011

.DISCUSSION...
MAJOR WIND EVENT FOLLOWED BY ONE...AND POSSIBLY TWO...SIGNIFICANT
WINTER WEATHER EVENTS WILL BE AFFECTING NEW MEXICO THURSDAY THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

TODAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF NICE WEATHER ACROSS THE LAND OF
ENCHANTMENT. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE A DISTANT
MEMORY BY TOMORROW EVENING.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BARREL DOWN THE EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY
MORNING...WEST THROUGH THE GAPS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BY MID
DAY...AND TO THE ARIZONA BORDER BY THURSDAY EVENING.  THOUGH STRONG
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...THE SIGNIFICANT
AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND EVENT WILL BE THROUGH THE GAPS OF THE
CENTRAL MTN CHAIN AND BELOW CANYONS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
INGREDIENTS INCLUDE...A VERY STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...
40-50KTS OF EASTERLY 700 MB FLOW OVER THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
MTNS...A VERY COLD AND STABLE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT AND A WEAK
INVERSION JUST ABOVE RIDGETOP LEVEL. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THIS
TO BE A RARE OVERTOPPING EVENT...THUS...WINDS WILL BE ABNORMALLY
STRONG...EVEN IN THE ABQ METRO AREA. THESE AREAS WILL BE UPGRADED TO
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHILE SURROUNDING AREAS AND PORTIONS OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS WILL BE INCLUDED IN A WIND ADVISORY.

SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WITH THIS
COLD FRONT.  TOTALS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED 1 OR 2 INCHES AND
WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE RATON RIDGE ZONE. HOWEVER...DUE TO
THE STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL BE A
HAZARD.

AS BRIEFLY MENTIONED...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO NEW MEXICO
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. 700 MB TEMPS WILL FALL BETWEEN -5 AND -12 DEG
C...WHICH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR PUNCH NUMBER 2...A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER EVENT.

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NOW DIVING SOUTH OVER
NEVADA...WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE SOUTHWARD INTO ARIZONA TONIGHT AND
STALL OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY. AS
THE SURFACE FRONT CATCHES UP WITH THE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS...SNOW
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE AZ/NM BORDER BY FRIDAY MORNING. BY FRIDAY
NIGHT...THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO EJECT EAST AND NEWD ACROSS THE STATE.
STRONG UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE...COMBINED WITH OROGRAPHIC LIFT...
INCREASING MOISTURE AND VORTICITY ADVECTION SHOULD ALLOW WIDESPREAD
SNOW TO DEVELOP...INITIALLY ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO...THEN
SPREADING EAST AND NORTH.  AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST FRIDAY
NIGHT...A SIGNIFICANT FRONTOGENETICAL BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF CARRIZOZO... NORTH AND
NORTHEASTWARD TO SANTA ROSA...AND CLAYTON.  AS THE UPPER LOW SHIFTS
EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THE BAND SHOULD ALSO SHIFT
EASTWARD...LEAVING MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WITH POTENTIALLY
SIGNIFICANT AMTS OF SNOWFALL.  EXACT LOCATION OF WHERE THE BAND WILL
SET UP REMAINS SOMEWHAT IN QUESTION...AND WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT
PATH OF THE UPPER LOW. A MID LEVEL WARM NOSE WILL NUDGE INTO THE
SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY...AND WITH FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SOME SLEET
OR FREEZING DRIZZLE INITIALLY. REGARDLESS...THE MAIN EVENT WILL BE
POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE SECONDARY LOW THAT WILL BE DIVING SOUTH ACROSS UTAH ON SATURDAY
WILL HELP KEEP SNOW SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST ACROSS THE WEST...BUT
WILL ALSO SEND ANOTHER BACK DOOR COLD FRONT INTO THE PLAINS. IF THE
FRONT MAKES IT INTO THE PLAINS BEFORE THE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS FROM
THE FIRST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO TEXAS...AN ADDITIONAL
ENHANCED BAND OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE.

MEANWHILE...IT NOW LOOKS AS IF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MEANDER
SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS NEW MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
COMBINED WITH ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT...ROUND 2 OF WINTER
WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST.
REGARDLESS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON TAP FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE DUE TO SNOW COVER AND ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS.

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&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL AREA WIDE THROUGH AT LEAST NOON THURSDAY.
LOWERING CIGS DUE TO THE APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM TO THE WEST
AND VIGOROUS BACK DOOR COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EAST WILL COMMENCE THE
LATTER HALF OF THE DAY. THIS MEANS CIGS LOWERING DOWN TO THE MT TOP
LEVEL AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. MORE AVIATION HAZARDS DUE TO CIGS AND
VIS FOLLOWING THE 24 HOUR PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE ON
THURSDAY AND THIS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BACK DOOR COLD FRONT.
INITIALLY STARTING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THURSDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUING ACROSS THE REST OF THE PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
OVER 35 KT FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TCC AND LVS DURING
THIS PERIOD. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL IMPACT SAF AND ABQ MID
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS
THURSDAY EVENING. AWW FOR ABQ DUE TO A STRONG EAST WIND IS A
CERTAINTY SOMETIME DURING THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z. 50

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH FOR A WETTING PRECIPITATION EVENT...MAINLY
SNOW...ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA DURING THE UPCOMING NEXT FEW
DAYS. ESPECIALLY FAVORING EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS
FRIDAY/SATURDAY. WIND FORECAST ALSO REMAINS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ALONG THE
COLD FRONTAL PUSH ACROSS THE PLAINS ON THURSDAY AND EVENTUALLY
TRANSITIONING CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS THE LATTER HALF OF THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS VERY POSSIBLE ALONG THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS SUCH AS THE SANDIAS/MANZANOS WESTWARD TOWARDS THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO A PARTIAL TO SIGNIFICANT OVERTOPPING EVENT.

AS FAR AS TONIGHT...A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT CURRENTLY PUNCHING INTO
FAR NORTHEAST COLORADO WILL IMPACT NORTHEAST AREAS EARLIER THURSDAY
MORNING AND PROGRESS SOUTH AND WESTWARD. WIND SPEEDS WOULD BE FAIRLY
STRONG FOR 1 TO 3 HOURS ALONG THIS FRONTAL PUSH. WINDS WILL
ACCELERATE THROUGH AND OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RIDGES DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS PEAKING DURING THE EVENING. EVENTUALLY
PUSHING WESTWARD INTO WESTERN AREAS FRIDAY MORNING.

THEN THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WHICH WILL HAVE PARKED ITSELF OVER
ARIZONA LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY STARTS TO MAKE A MOVE TOWARDS NEW
MEXICO DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THIS IS WHEN PRECIPITATION WILL
START TO PICK UP IN EARNEST WESTERN AND EASTERN AREAS. THE MAIN
WETTING PRECIPITATION EVENT WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS
THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CROSSES OVER THE STATE. THERE IS SOME MODEL
DIFFERENCES WITH THIS FIRST SYSTEM AS FAR AS WHERE THE MAIN
PRECIPITATION BAND WOULD SET UP BUT CONSENSUS SHOWS SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN AREAS. THIS WOULD CERTAINLY HELP THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS
THERE. HUMIDITIES DURING THIS PERIOD WOULD BE QUITE HIGH WITH
TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL.

A SECONDARY LOW...WHICH THE MODELS HAVE BEEN SHOWING FOR THE PAST
FEW DAYS...IS EXPECTED TO START TO AFFECT THE AREA LATER SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY. THERE IS LESS MODEL AGREEMENT WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM
AS FAR AS WHO GETS THE BEST BANDED PRECIPITATION AND DURING WHAT
TIME FRAME. THE ECMWF REMAINS THE SLOW POKE WITH THE GFS BEING MORE
PROGRESSIVE BUT EITHER WAY...WITH COOLER AIR IN PLACE AND PLENTY OF
DYNAMICS...ANOTHER ROUND OF WETTING PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
SYSTEM EFFECTS SHOULD LAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH REINFORCING
COOLER AIR FROM THE NORTH.

DRIER BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH MODELS SHOWING ANOTHER
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST MOVING SYSTEM LATER IN THE WEEK. TOO EARLY TO
SAY WHAT SORT OF PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL WOULD BE WITH THAT SYSTEM
BUT COOLER AIR IS PROBABLE.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  26  47  28  40 /   5  30  20  40
DULCE...........................  20  42  19  40 /   5  30  20  40
CUBA............................  23  46  22  39 /   0  20  20  30
GALLUP..........................  19  47  21  36 /   0  30  50  60
EL MORRO........................  19  46  17  35 /   0  20  40  60
GRANTS..........................  18  48  20  38 /   0  20  20  50
QUEMADO.........................  22  50  23  39 /   0  20  40  60
GLENWOOD........................  30  57  31  46 /   0  10  50  70
CHAMA...........................  18  39  14  38 /   5  30  20  50
LOS ALAMOS......................  28  39  25  37 /   5  20  20  20
PECOS...........................  28  36  18  32 /   5  20  20  20
CERRO/QUESTA....................  22  34  12  35 /  10  40  20  30
RED RIVER.......................  19  32   9  31 /  10  50  20  30
ANGEL FIRE......................  19  31   8  31 /  10  40  20  30
TAOS............................  19  37  13  38 /   5  30  20  20
MORA............................  24  32  14  32 /   5  30  20  20
ESPANOLA........................  24  46  21  42 /   5  20  20  20
SANTA FE........................  28  42  21  35 /   5  20  20  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  26  45  20  38 /   5  10  20  20
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  31  48  24  38 /   5   5  10  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  33  49  26  39 /   5   0  10  20
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  29  51  25  40 /   5   0  10  20
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  29  50  23  40 /   5   5  20  20
LOS LUNAS.......................  26  55  22  42 /   5   0  10  30
RIO RANCHO......................  28  52  22  41 /   5   5  20  20
SOCORRO.........................  32  57  24  45 /   0   5  10  40
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  28  46  21  37 /   5  10  20  30
TIJERAS.........................  27  47  22  37 /   5  10  20  30
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  25  40  17  31 /   5  10  20  20
CLINES CORNERS..................  26  39  15  32 /   5  10  20  20
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  27  50  21  39 /   0   5  20  30
CARRIZOZO.......................  33  53  24  43 /   0   0  20  30
RUIDOSO.........................  37  46  18  37 /   0   0  30  30
CAPULIN.........................  23  32  10  35 /  10  50  20  20
RATON...........................  26  34  12  36 /  10  40  20  20
SPRINGER........................  22  36  11  36 /   5  30  20  20
LAS VEGAS.......................  26  36  12  32 /   5  20  20  20
CLAYTON.........................  29  34  15  33 /   5  30  20  20
ROY.............................  26  38  14  32 /   5  20  20  20
CONCHAS.........................  29  42  19  36 /   0   5  20  20
SANTA ROSA......................  29  44  20  36 /   0   0  20  20
TUCUMCARI.......................  29  38  20  35 /   0   5  20  20
CLOVIS..........................  30  43  20  34 /   0   0  30  30
PORTALES........................  30  44  21  36 /   0   0  30  30
FORT SUMNER.....................  32  45  22  37 /   0   0  20  30
ROSWELL.........................  30  58  25  40 /   0   0  20  30
PICACHO.........................  35  51  22  36 /   0   0  30  30
ELK.............................  33  53  20  39 /   0   0  30  30

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ507-518-524-525.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501-503-504-507-510>540.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ519>521.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ527-528-530>537.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-505-506-508-509.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
523 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011

NMZ501>540-011300-
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-
523 AM MST WED NOV 30 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WESTWARD
WILL CROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND REACH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN BY MIDDAY THURSDAY...WITH DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70
MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...THE MESAS OF OF EASTERN SOCORRO AND WESTERN LINCOLN
COUNTY...AND THROUGH GAPS SURROUNDING THE SANTA FE AND
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. THURSDAY NIGHT WIND CHILL WILL DROP TO
SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY
WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG RATON RIDGE AND NEAR RATON PASS ON
THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR.

AN INTENSIFYING STORM SYSTEM OVER WESTERN ARIZONA WILL SWEEP
EASTWARD WITH COLD TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. SNOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE ARIZONA LINE FRIDAY WILL EXPAND
EASTWARD ACROSS INTERSTATE 25 FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATION FROM CATRON COUNTY...ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN...TO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY...BUT CONTINUE AND REMAIN
HEAVY OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE STATE
THROUGH TUESDAY AS ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

SHY