High Wind Warning 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM

Issued

May 23, 2012, 4:37 AM MDT (10:37 UTC)

In effect from

May 23, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT

Expired

May 23, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS Albuquerque, NM

531 
WWUS75 KABQ 231037
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
437 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO TODAY...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER NEW MEXICO
TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES TOWARD THE
CENTRAL TO NORTHERN ROCKIES. AT THE SURFACE A VERY STRONG AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL COMPLEMENT THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT. AS
TEMPERATURES SOAR WELL ABOVE NORMAL...DEEP MIXING WILL TRANSPORT
STRONGER WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. SURFACE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
QUICKLY THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...SLOWLY
DECREASING INTO THE EVENING. THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS AND UTILITY POLES
IN SOME AREAS.

NMZ502-505-506-231800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0010.120523T1700Z-120524T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0011.120523T1700Z-120524T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
437 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE CHUSKA AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE WEST
  CENTRAL PLATEAU OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 AND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS BY MID
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 1 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ON
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. SEVERE GUSTS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOF
  TOPS...UTILITY POLES...AND SOME TREES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-510>515-521-231800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0010.120523T1700Z-120524T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0011.120523T1700Z-120524T0300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
437 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO AS
  WELL AS THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 AND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE INTO THE EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 1 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ON
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. SEVERE GUSTS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOF
  TOPS...UTILITY POLES...AND SOME TREES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-527>529-231800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0011.120523T1700Z-120524T0300Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
437 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...AND FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
  OF NEW MEXICO...AS WELL AS THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 AND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE INTO THE EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 1 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ON
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. SEVERE GUSTS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOF
  TOPS...UTILITY POLES...AND SOME TREES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-504-507-519-231800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0010.120523T1700Z-120524T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0032.120523T1700Z-120524T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
437 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...THE NORTHWEST AND WEST
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA WITHIN NEW
  MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 AND 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS BY MID
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 1 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ON
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED. LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ508-509-516>518-520-231800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0032.120523T1700Z-120524T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
437 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER
  VALLEY...THE SANTA FE METRO AREA...AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE AND
  LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEYS WITHIN NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 AND 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS BY MID
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 1 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ON
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED. LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-524>526-530>534-537-539-231800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0032.120523T1700Z-120524T0300Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
437 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE ESTANCIA AND UPPER TULAROSA VALLEYS...THE SOUTH
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND MOUNTAINS...AND THE EAST CENTRAL TO
  NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 AND 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS BY MID
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ON
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED. LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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

576 
WWUS75 KABQ 231754
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1154 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...STRONG WINDS OVER NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH WIND
SPEEDS REMAINING STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS LOW PRESSURE
DEEPENS RAPIDLY OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS
INCREASE SPEED IN ADVANCE OF A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN
U.S. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY AFTER SUNSET BUT REMAIN
LOCALLY BREEZY THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. EXPECT WIDESPREAD BLOWING
DUST WITH SOME POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS AND UTILITY POLES IN STRONGEST
WINDS.

NMZ502-505-506-240300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1154 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE CHUSKA AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE WEST 
  CENTRAL PLATEAU OF NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 AND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING
  BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW
  HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS BY MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 1 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS WILL CREATE 
  TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SEVERE GUSTS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE 
  TO ROOF TOPS...UTILITY POLES...AND SOME TREES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-510>515-521-523-527>529-240300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1154 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO AS 
  WELL AS THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 AND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING
  BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE INTO
  THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 1 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS WILL CREATE 
  TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SEVERE GUSTS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE 
  TO ROOF TOPS...UTILITY POLES...AND SOME TREES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-504-507>509-516>520-240300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1154 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...THE NORTHWEST AND WEST 
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA WITHIN NEW 
  MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 AND 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING
  BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE
  BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS BY MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 1 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED. 
  LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-524>526-530>534-537-539-240300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1154 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE ESTANCIA AND UPPER TULAROSA VALLEYS...THE SOUTH 
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND MOUNTAINS...AND THE EAST CENTRAL TO 
  NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 AND 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING
  BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE
  BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS BY MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED. 
  LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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

630 
WWUS75 KABQ 240246
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
846 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

NMZ502-505-506-240400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
846 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE MAIN PERIOD FOR HAZARDOUS WINDS HAS PASSED THEREFORE THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PERIODIC SOUTHWEST WIND
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

$$

NMZ503-510>515-521-523-527>529-240400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
846 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE MAIN PERIOD FOR HAZARDOUS WINDS HAS PASSED THEREFORE THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PERIODIC SOUTHWEST WIND
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.

$$

NMZ501-504-507>509-516>520-240400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
846 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE MAIN PERIOD FOR HAZARDOUS WINDS HAS PASSED THEREFORE THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A FEW PERIODIC WIND GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

$$

NMZ522-524>526-530>534-537-539-240400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
846 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE MAIN PERIOD FOR HAZARDOUS WINDS HAS PASSED THEREFORE THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A FEW PERIODIC WIND GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

$$

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.