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High Wind Warning 15, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 13, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Dec 13, 2012, 9:53 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 14, 2012, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 13, 2012, 9:53 PM MST (04:53 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 14, 2012, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 14, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

115 
WWUS75 KABQ 140453
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
953 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINDY ENDING TO THE WORK WEEK FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO ARIZONA LATE TONIGHT
COMBINED WITH A COLD FRONT SWEEPING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS NEW
MEXICO WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STRONG WINDS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN PLAINS ON
FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY STRONG GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH TO THE TEXAS BORDER BY FRIDAY EVENING.

NMZ526-538>540-141200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0013.121214T1600Z-121215T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0015.121214T1600Z-121215T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
953 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RUIDOSO...AND THE
  ADJACENT PORTIONS OF EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY AS WELL AS CHAVES
  COUNTY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. STRONGEST
  GUSTS MOST LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FROM MID
  MORNING FRIDAY THROUGH NOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS PEAKING BY EARLY
  AFTERNOON AND REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON
  HOURS FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO A MILE OR LESS ARE
  POSSIBLE IN BLOWING DUST...AND IN BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGH
  TERRAIN OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY BE
  TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES MAY
  EXPERIENCE LOSS OF CONTROL. TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS MAY BE
  IMPACTED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380 AND
  285.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ534>536-141200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.A.0013.121214T1600Z-121215T0300Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
953 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...QUAY...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 60 TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY ON
  FRIDAY. STRONGEST GUSTS MOST LIKELY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON
  HOURS.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FROM MID
  MORNING FRIDAY THROUGH NOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS PEAKING BY EARLY
  AFTERNOON AND REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON
  HOURS FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO A MILE OR LESS ARE
  POSSIBLE IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY BE
  TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES MAY
  EXPERIENCE LOSS OF CONTROL. TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS WILL BE
  IMPACTED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 70.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

NMZ533-537-141200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0013.121214T1600Z-121215T0300Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
953 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MST FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...GUADALUPE AND DE BACA COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 60 TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY ON
  FRIDAY. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON
  HOURS.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FROM MID
  MORNING FRIDAY THROUGH NOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS PEAKING BY EARLY
  AFTERNOON AND REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON
  HOURS FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO A MILE OR LESS ARE
  POSSIBLE IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY BE
  TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES MAY
  EXPERIENCE LOSS OF CONTROL. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ON AREA
  HIGHWAYS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGHWAYS 54 AND 84. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
770 
WWUS75 KABQ 141131
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
431 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINDY ENDING TO THE WORK WEEK FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO EASTERN ARIZONA THIS
MORNING COMBINED WITH A COLD FRONT SWEEPING FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS NEW MEXICO WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STRONG
WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE
EASTERN PLAINS TODAY. STRONG TO VERY STRONG WIND AND WIND GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TO THE TEXAS BORDER
BY THIS EVENING.

NMZ526-538>540-142300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0015.121214T1600Z-121215T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
431 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RUIDOSO...AND THE 
  ADJACENT PORTIONS OF EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY AS WELL AS CHAVES 
  COUNTY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. STRONGEST
  GUSTS MOST LIKELY DURING MID AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FROM MID
  MORNING TODAY THROUGH NOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS PEAKING BY EARLY
  AFTERNOON AND REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON
  HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO A MILE OR LESS ARE 
  POSSIBLE IN BLOWING DUST...AND IN BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGH 
  TERRAIN OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY BE 
  TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LOSS OF CONTROL. TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS MAY BE 
  IMPACTED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380 AND 
  285. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ533>537-142300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0013.121214T1600Z-121215T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0048.121214T1800Z-121215T0300Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
431 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...GUADALUPE...QUAY...CURRY...ROOSEVELT AND DE BACA COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY FROM LATE MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY DURING
  THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FROM LATE
  MORNING TODAY THROUGH NOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS PEAKING BY EARLY
  AFTERNOON AND REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST
  WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO A MILE OR LESS ARE 
  POSSIBLE IN BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY BE 
  TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LOSS OF CONTROL. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ON AREA 
  HIGHWAYS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGHWAYS 54 AND 84. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$
566 
WWUS75 KABQ 142245
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
345 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT SWEPT FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS NEW
MEXICO HAS MOVED WELL EAST INTO TEXAS. THE VERY STRONG WINDS FROM
THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. SOME LOCAL
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE TEXAS STATE LINE INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING.

NMZ526-538>540-150300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121215T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
345 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RUIDOSO...AND THE 
  ADJACENT PORTIONS OF EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY AS WELL AS CHAVES 
  COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
  TO AROUND 60 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WIND
  GUSTS HOWEVER HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE REGION.

* TIMING...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO TWO MILES OR LESS ARE
  POSSIBLE IN BLOWING DUST...AND IN BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGH
  TERRAIN OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY BE 
  TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LOSS OF CONTROL. TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS MAY BE 
  IMPACTED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380 AND 
  285. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ533>537-150300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-121215T0300Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
345 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...GUADALUPE...QUAY...CURRY...ROOSEVELT AND DE BACA 
  COUNTIES.

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST
  WIND GUSTS HAVE HOWEVER ENDED ACROSS THE AREA.

* TIMING...WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO TWO MILES OR LESS
  ARE POSSIBLE IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY BE 
  TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LOSS OF CONTROL. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED ON AREA 
  HIGHWAYS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGHWAYS 54 AND 84. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$
007 
WWUS75 KABQ 150257
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
757 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...GUSTY WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING...


NMZ526-538>540-150400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121215T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
757 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS HAS DIMINISHED AND THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL PERSIST
THIS EVENING.

$$

NMZ533>537-150400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-121215T0300Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
757 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS HAS DIMINISHED AND THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST
THIS EVENING.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 14, 4:31 AM MSTWind AdvisoryABQ15 hr
Dec 14, 9:29 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln61 min
Dec 14, 1:10 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQCurry35 min
Dec 14, 1:16 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt59 min
Dec 14, 3:00 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ38 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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