Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Mar 18, 2012, 4:06 AM MDT. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 14 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
- Mar 18, 2012, 4:06 AM MDT (10:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
783 WWUS75 KABQ 181006 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 406 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO TODAY... .A LARGE SCALE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING WILL SWING EASTWARD TOWARD NEW MEXICO LATER TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF A STRENGTHENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE AND POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL WINDS MOVING OVER THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO CREATE WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST OVER THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN THIS MORNING THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS AND NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. NMZ502-505-506-508-182000- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0007.120318T1200Z-120318T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0008.120318T1200Z-120318T2000Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 406 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO FROM THE CHUSKAS...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE GILA WILDERNESS... AND OTHER HIGH COUNTRY AREAS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TODAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. DEVELOPING SNOW WILL FURTHER REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NMZ515-527>533-182000- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0007.120318T1500Z-120319T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0008.120318T1200Z-120319T0200Z/ EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- 406 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS BORDER AS WELL AS GUADALUPE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS MORNING AND PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ521-523-524-526-539-540-182000- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0007.120318T1200Z-120319T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0008.120318T1200Z-120319T0200Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 406 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS...INCLUDING THE SANDIA...MANZANO...SACRAMENTO...AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NMZ509-182000- /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0008.120318T1200Z-120318T2000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 406 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND PEAK MIDDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ512>514-182000- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0007.120318T1500Z-120319T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.120318T1200Z-120318T2000Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- 406 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THEIR WEST SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS MORNING MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MIDDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP WHICH COULD FURTHER REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NMZ511-182000- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0007.120318T1200Z-120318T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.120318T1200Z-120318T2000Z/ JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 406 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING...PEAKING DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS THEN DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS. && $$ NMZ507-518>520-522-525-182000- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0007.120318T1500Z-120319T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.120318T1200Z-120319T0000Z/ WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 406 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL AREAS OF NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE SANTA FE METRO AREA...SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE...ESTANCIA... AND UPPER TULAROSA VALLEYS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING...PEAKING BY MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NMZ534>538-182000- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0007.120318T1500Z-120319T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.120318T1500Z-120319T0200Z/ QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 406 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE EAST CENTRAL TO SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN THIS MORNING...PEAKING BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SPEED BY SUNSET. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 1 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS. && $$ NMZ501-503-504-510-516-517-182000- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.120318T1200Z-120318T2000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- 406 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST AND FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING...PEAKING DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS THEN DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ 40
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903 WWUS75 KABQ 181614 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1014 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO TODAY... .A LARGE SCALE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING WILL SWING EASTWARD TOWARD NEW MEXICO LATER TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF A STRENGTHENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE AND POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL WINDS MOVING OVER THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO CREATE WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF THE STATE...EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 AND 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. NMZ507-518>520-522-525-182000- /O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0200Z/ WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 1014 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL AREAS OF NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE SANTA FE METRO AREA...SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE...ESTANCIA... AND UPPER TULAROSA VALLEYS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MORNING...PEAKING BY MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NMZ502-505-506-508-509-182000- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120318T2000Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 1014 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO FROM THE CHUSKAS...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE GILA WILDERNESS... AND OTHER HIGH COUNTRY AREAS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TODAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN...PEAKING DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. DEVELOPING SNOW WILL FURTHER REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NMZ515-521-523-524-526>533-539-540-182000- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0200Z/ EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 1014 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS BORDER AS WELL AS GUADALUPE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ501-503-504-510>514-516-517-182000- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120318T2000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- 1014 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THEIR WEST SLOPES. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MIDDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WHICH COULD FURTHER REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NMZ534>538-182000- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120319T0200Z/ QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 1014 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE EAST CENTRAL TO SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING...PEAKING BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SPEED BY SUNSET. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 1 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS. && $$ 52
904 WWUS75 KABQ 181951 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 151 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...DAMAGING WINDS IMPACTING PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO... .A LARGE SCALE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER ARIZONA COMBINING WITH A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND INTO THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. NMZ502-505-506-508-509-182100- /O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120318T2000Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 151 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL SHIFT QUICKLY TO THE WEST AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PLOWS INTO THE AREA THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FOCUS FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL NOW SHIFT TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ NMZ501-503-504-510>514-516-517-182100- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120318T2000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- 151 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL SHIFT QUICKLY TO THE WEST AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PLOWS INTO THE AREA THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FOCUS FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL NOW SHIFT TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ NMZ507-515-518>533-539-540-190200- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0200Z/ WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 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- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 151 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...FROM THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN AND SURROUNDING HIGHLANDS...AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NMZ534>538-190200- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120319T0200Z/ QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 151 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE EAST CENTRAL TO SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. * VISIBILITY...BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO LESS THAN 1 MILE CAN BE EXPECTED IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS. && $$
720 WWUS75 KABQ 190148 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 748 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NMZ507-515-518>533-539-540-190300- /O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120319T0200Z/ WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 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- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 748 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... STRONG WINDS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY LOCALLY GUST UP TO 45 MPH OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO HOWEVER HAZARDOUS WIND SPEEDS HAVE ENDED. $$ NMZ534>538-190300- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120319T0200Z/ QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 748 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION THIS EVENING THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH IN A FEW AREAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...INCLUDING FROM NEAR RUIDOSO NORTH AND EAST ACROSS LINCOLN AND DE BACA COUNTIES. $$ GUYER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:06 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:25 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABQ | 44 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:25 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 44 hr |
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