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Wind Advisory 57, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 31, 2011

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Dec 31, 2011, 3:29 AM MST. It took effect at Dec 31, 2011, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 31, 2011, 3:29 AM MST (10:29 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 31, 2011, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 31, 2011, 5:00 PM MST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

238 
WWUS75 KABQ 311029
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
329 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TODAY...

.A VIGOROUS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRANSLATE EAST ACROSS THE
ROCKIES TODAY. A STRONG MID LEVEL JET AND TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL ALSO DEVELOP LEADING TO A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS
FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAIN RANGE...RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL LIKELY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET BUT REMAIN GUSTY OVER THE PEAKS
THROUGH MID EVENING.

NMZ512>515-527-311900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0057.111231T1600Z-120101T0000Z/
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-
329 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA.

* WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING WITH PEAK INTENSITY
  BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND SUNSET BUT
  REMAIN GUSTY INTO MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...NO RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG NORTH TO
  SOUTH FACING HIGHWAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE AFFECTED BY
  THE 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
648 
WWUS75 KABQ 311850
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1150 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...

.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND A
COLD FRONT SWINGING SOUTHWARD INTO NEW MEXICO WILL PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. WIND
SPEEDS WILL PEAK IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND DECREASE STEADILY
THROUGH SUNSET AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.

NMZ528-529-010000-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1150 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING LAS
  VEGAS...WAGON MOUND...SPRINGER...AND RATON.

* WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS PEAKING DURING EARLY AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE
  AROUND SUNSET BUT REMAIN GUSTY INTO MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...NO RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG NORTH TO
  SOUTH HIGHWAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE
  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>515-527-010000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
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-
1150 AM MST SAT DEC 31 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...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...RATON RIDGE AND 
  JOHNSON MESA.

* WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS PEAKING DURING EARLY AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE
  AROUND SUNSET BUT REMAIN GUSTY INTO MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...NO RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG NORTH TO 
  SOUTH FACING HIGHWAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE AFFECTED 
  BY THE 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
697 
WWUS75 KABQ 312345
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
445 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

NMZ512>515-527>529-010045-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
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-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
445 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

$$

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