High Wind Watch 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM

205 
WWUS75 KABQ 251000
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
400 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...STRONG WINDS LATER TODAY AND STRONGER STILL SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH TODAY WITH THE
STRONGEST GUSTS ANTICIPATED ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE AS WELL AS ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS...NORTHERN HIGH COUNTRY
AND NORTHEAST. EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AND
PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR
GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE.  

NMZ502-505-506-508-510-512>516-521>524-527>529-251800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.A.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.120525T1900Z-120526T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN 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-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
400 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
  HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND
  NORTHEAST ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50
  MPH. ON SATURDAY...SUSTAINED WINDS SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
  INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. STRONG WINDS
  WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE MORNING SATURDAY...AND STRENGTHEN FURTHER
  DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MILES IN
  BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. TRASHCANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND
  OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OR OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. THE
  MAGNITUDE OF THE HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
  TREES AND POWER LINES...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-530>534-251800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.120525T1900Z-120526T0200Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
400 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SANTA FE METRO AREA AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 
  50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS PEAKING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING...THEN DECREASING AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO NEAR 5 MILES IN BLOWING 
  DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED
  ROADS. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY TOPPLE OR BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ507-511-251800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.A.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T1200Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
400 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER.

* TIMING...WINDS PEAKING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO BETWEEN 3 AND 5 MILES IN 
  BLOWING DUSTS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. TRASHCANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND
  OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OR OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. THE
  MAGNITUDE OF THE HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
  TREES AND POWER LINES...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

&&

$$


41

243 
WWUS75 KABQ 251748
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1148 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS NEW MEXICO WITH WINDS EVEN
STRONGER ON SATURDAY...

.WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS DEVELOPING ALONG AND WEST OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...THE FOUR CORNERS...NORTHERN
HIGH COUNTRY AND THE NORTHEAST. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY EVEN STRONGER WINDS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT
WHEN GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE.

NMZ502-505-506-508-510-512>516-521>524-527>529-260200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.120525T1900Z-120526T0200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T1200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN 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-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1148 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT 
  HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND 
  NORTHEAST ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 
  50 MPH. ON SATURDAY...SUSTAINED WINDS SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST 
  INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. STRONG WINDS 
  WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE MORNING SATURDAY...AND STRENGTHEN 
  FURTHER DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MILES IN 
  BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY 
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. TRASHCANS...LAWN FURNITURE 
  AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OR OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 
  THE MAGNITUDE OF THE HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-530>534-260200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.120525T1900Z-120526T0200Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
1148 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

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

* LOCATION...SANTA FE METRO AREA AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 
  50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS PEAKING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...
  THEN DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO NEAR 5 MILES IN BLOWING 
  DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADS. LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY TOPPLE OR BECOME 
  AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ507-511-260200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T1200Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1148 AM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER.

* TIMING...WINDS PEAKING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE 
  DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO BETWEEN 3 AND 5 MILES IN 
  BLOWING DUSTS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY 
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. TRASHCANS...LAWN FURNITURE 
  AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OR OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 
  THE MAGNITUDE OF THE HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. 

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.

&&

$$

SHY

773 
WWUS75 KABQ 260212
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
812 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST ACROSS NEW MEXICO ON SATURDAY...

.A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE
GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL SLIDE NORTH OF NEW MEXICO SATURDAY. STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE WITH GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH OR GREATER POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST AND AREAS OF SMOKE WILL
ACCOMPANY THESE STRONG WINDS MAKING A DIFFICULT DAY FOR ANY OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE
SATURDAY EVENING.

NMZ512>516-521>524-527>529-261100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0012.120526T1800Z-120527T0400Z/
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-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
812 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS
  AS WELL AS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING
  AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MILES IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS...NEAR OPEN FIELDS...AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY 
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE 
  AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OR OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 
  THE MAGNITUDE OF THE HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505-506-508-510-261100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0012.120526T1800Z-120527T0400Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
812 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE MORNING SATURDAY AND
  STRENGTHEN FURTHER DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MILES IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS...NEAR OPEN FIELDS...AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY 
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE 
  AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OR OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 
  THE MAGNITUDE OF THE HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530>533-261100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0012.120526T1800Z-120527T0400Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-
812 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND
  PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MILES IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND
  OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OR OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. THE
  MAGNITUDE OF THE HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
  TREES AND POWER LINES...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-261100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0012.120526T1800Z-120527T0400Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
812 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...SANTA FE METRO AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND
  PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MILES IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS...NEAR OPEN FIELDS...AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND
  OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OR OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. THE
  MAGNITUDE OF THE HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
  TREES AND POWER LINES...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ534-260315-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0200Z/
QUAY COUNTY-
812 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE EVENING...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

NMZ507-511-261100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0011.120526T1800Z-120527T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0012.120526T1800Z-120527T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
812 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND
  PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MILES IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS...NEAR OPEN FIELDS...AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY 
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. TRASHCANS...LAWN FURNITURE 
  AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OR OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 
  THE MAGNITUDE OF THE HIGH WINDS ON SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ519-520-261100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0012.120526T1800Z-120527T0400Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
812 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA AND THE LOWER RIO GRANDE
  VALLEY.

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND
  PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MILES IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS...NEAR OPEN FIELDS...AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.
  AREAS OF SMOKE MAY MIX WITH THE BLOWING DUST FURTHER REDUCING
  VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 2 MILES AT TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...

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
342 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

...HIGH WIND/EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN UNRELENTING
GOING INTO THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...
AT 12Z...A DRY ATMOSPHERE CONTINUED OVER THE AREA WITH SOUNDINGS
SHOWING PWATS RANGING FROM 50-90% OF NORMAL. THE LATEST WATER
VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE DRIEST AIR PERSISTING ACROSS THE
FAR EASTERN PACIFIC AND OVER THE SOUTHERN MEXICAN BAJA. THIS AIR
WILL BE MOVING NORTH AND EAST WITH TIME TO OVER NEW MEXICO...BUT
MORE ON THAT BELOW. LOWS OVERNIGHT WERE GENERALLY WELL ABOVE
NORMAL AS WINDS NEVER FULLY DECOUPLED.

BREEZY CONDITIONS CURRENTLY PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH...THOUGH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE BELOW
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. TODAY IS GENERALLY A "DOWN" DAY COMPARED
TO YESTERDAY AND WHAT IS TO COME FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WINDS IN THE
MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BACK FROM WEST TO
SOUTHWEST BEGINNING FRIDAY AS A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW...CURRENTLY
DROPPING SOUTH ALONG PACIFIC NORTHWEST COASTLINE...PROGRESSES
SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD SOCAL. MOUNTAIN-TOP LEVEL WINDS WILL
INCREASE ON FRIDAY GOING INTO SATURDAY ASSOCIATED WITH AN
INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT AS THE UPPER LOW APPROACHES. THESE
WINDS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE EASILY BOTH DAYS WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO PERSIST. ONE LIMITING FACTOR FOR HIGH
WINDS ON FRIDAY IS THE LACK OF A DEEP LEE-SIDE SURFACE LOW. ON
SATURDAY....A DEEP LEE-SIDE SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP BUT WILL BE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS OF COLORADO...NOT AN IDEAL PLACEMENT
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH WINDS ACROSS OUR AREA. HOWEVER...WILL BE
ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MOST
AREAS AND WILL BE ISSUING A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR FAVORED ZONES
SATURDAY.

SMOKE TRANSPORT FROM THE BALDY COMPLEX OVER SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO
WILL CHANGE FROM EAST TO NORTHEAST AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW BACKS
TO THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 24-36H. THIS CHANGE IN TRAJECTORY
PUTS ALBUQUERQUE...SANTA FE AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE PATH OF
POTENTIAL SMOKE-RELATED ISSUES BEGINNING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING
INTO EARLY SUNDAY. FORECAST SMOKE CONCENTRATIONS ARE UNCERTAIN AT
THIS TIME AS THE FIRE IS PRODUCING MUCH LESS SMOKE THAN YESTERDAY
...SO THE TREND HAS BEEN DOWN. HOWEVER...IF THE FIRE SPREADS NORTH
AND EAST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS THE WINDS BLOW IN THAT DIRECTION...
SO FAR UNTOUCHED FOREST COULD IGNITE AND CREATE A REINVIGORATED
SMOKE PLUME.

GULF MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE EASTERN PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY AS THE UPPER LOW PROGRESSES EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES. A DRYLINE WILL SHARPEN-UP BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY SEVERE...WILL LIKELY POP THEN
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN
ON SUNDAY...BUT WILL FOCUS FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS AS THE DRYLINE SHIFTS DUE TO THE MID LEVEL FLOW
VEERING FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST.

SUNDAY WILL BE A "DOWN" DAY RELATIVE TO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH
ONLY ROUTINE BREEZY CONDITIONS PERSISTING...MAINLY ACROSS THE
EAST. WINDS WILL TREND DOWN RATHER SIGNIFICANTLY MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY AS THE UPPER FLOW RELAXES AND VERY WEAK MID LEVEL RIDGING
MOVES EAST OVER THE ROCKIES WITH PRESSURE HEIGHTS INCREASING.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE TRENDS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY BEYOND TUESDAY WITH
THE 12Z MEDIUM RANGE MODEL SOLUTIONS OFFERING BIG DIFFERENCES BY
THURSDAY.

ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST
INTO THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE...ALTHOUGH A TREND TOWARD NORMAL WILL
TAKE PLACE ACROSS THE WEST OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AS A
SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS PACIFIC AIRMASS FILTERS INTO THE AREA AS
THE UPPER LOW PROGRESSES ACROSS THE ROCKIES.

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&&

.AVIATION...
OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WEST WINDS TO BETWEEN 35KT AND 45KT INTO EARLY
OR MID EVE ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS
TO EAST MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THAT AGAIN
TO BE THE CASE THERE AS WELL AS NE PLAINS AND W CENTRAL NM BY
MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTN WED. SMOKE FROM FOREST FIRES IN THE GILA
MOUNTAINS MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES
MAINLY NEAR AND S OF A FENCE LAKE TO CLAYTON LINE...ESPECIALLY
LATER TONIGHT INTO FRI. OTHERWISE VFR.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THEN IMPROVING SOMEWHAT BY SUN...

HUMIDITIES HAVE BEEN UP JUST ENOUGH MORE AREAS THAN NOT ACROSS N AND
CENTRAL NM TO HAVE KEPT FULL FLEDGED RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO A
MINIMUM THROUGH THE EARLY AFTN...BUT NOW SCATTERED OCCURRENCES NOTED
ACROSS CENTRAL VALLEYS AND E CENTRAL TO NE HIGHLANDS...ALSO GETTING
VERY CLOSE TO JUST INTO CRITERIA AT A FEW SPOTS IN W CENTRAL AND SW
MTNS REGION. THIS SHOULD EXPAND A BIT THROUGH 6 PM BEFORE EASING
BACK SLOWLY THEREAFTER. THUS WITH ENOUGH AREAS QUITE CLOSE OR RIGHT
AT THRESHOLDS WILL KEEP RFW FOR TODAY AS IS. DECIDED TO UPGRADE BOTH
FRI AND SAT FIRE WX WATCHES TO WARNINGS AS CONFIDENCE PRETTY HIGH
AND...IN SAT CASE...BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE STRONGEST WIND DAY IN
FORESEEABLE FUTURE AND ALSO IT MARKS START OF EXTENDED HOLIDAY
WEEKEND AND NEED TO GET MESSAGE OUT ABOUT HOW RISKY FIRE IN
WILDLANDS WILL BE. SURFACE BOUNDARY THAT EASED INTO NE AND E CENTRAL
NM WILL BE ERODING OUT FURTHER AND DISSIPATE OR HAVE BEEN FORCED OUT
OF NM BY EARLY FRI...SO NOT A PLAYER...MEANING THAT RH RECOVERIES
NOT AS GOOD IN NE AS WAS CASE EARLY THIS MORN. IN FACT RH RECOVERIES
ONLY POOR TO VERY LOCALLY FAIR FOR NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS OTHERWISE...
WITH SOME IMPROVED RECOVERIES POSS E CENTRAL PLAINS BY FRI NIGHT OR
SAT NIGHT AS SOME LOW LVL MOISTURE SNEAKS IN FROM SE.

SW WINDS STRENGTHEN SOME FRI AND BUT EVEN MORE SO SAT. DESPITE THE
MOISTURE INCREASE...MIN RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 5 TO
15 PERCENT AREA WIDE THOUGH SUNDAY. THERE ARE LOW CHANCES FOR
ISOLATED OR OTHERWISE SPOTTY WET OR MIXED WET AND DRY STORMS FOR
LATER FRI NIGHT TO SAT NIGHT IN FAR E CENTRAL NM...BUT THAT IS
PRETTY MUCH IT FOR WETTING RAIN CHANCES FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK.
STILL SOME CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY MAINLY E CENTRAL
AND NE ZONES THEN WINDS SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO LESSEN CRITICAL FIRE WX
CONDITIONS POTENTIAL.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  52  87  52  82 /   0   0   0   5
DULCE...........................  36  83  43  79 /   0   0   0   5
CUBA............................  43  84  47  79 /   0   0   0   5
GALLUP..........................  49  80  49  76 /   0   0   0   5
EL MORRO........................  46  79  47  76 /   0   0   0   5
GRANTS..........................  50  81  48  78 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  52  82  49  81 /   0   0   0   5
GLENWOOD........................  49  90  53  88 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  42  79  40  75 /   0   5   5   5
LOS ALAMOS......................  53  81  52  81 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  53  85  50  82 /   0   0   0   5
CERRO/QUESTA....................  41  80  43  79 /   0   0   0   5
RED RIVER.......................  39  76  41  73 /   0   5   5   5
ANGEL FIRE......................  39  77  42  74 /   0   5   5   5
TAOS............................  43  81  45  80 /   0   0   0   0
MORA............................  49  87  50  78 /   0   0   0   5
ESPANOLA........................  50  86  52  86 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  52  83  53  83 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  53  85  54  85 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  62  87  62  86 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  66  88  64  87 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  63  89  62  89 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  63  88  64  87 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  62  89  63  90 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  62  88  64  88 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  59  90  62  91 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  53  81  54  82 /   0   0   0   5
TIJERAS.........................  56  84  53  85 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  50  85  53  87 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  56  83  58  84 /   0   0   0   5
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  54  84  58  85 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  57  85  61  87 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  55  80  60  80 /   0   0   0   5
CAPULIN.........................  51  84  52  84 /   0   0   0   5
RATON...........................  48  90  48  88 /   0   0   0   5
SPRINGER........................  49  91  51  89 /   0   0   0   5
LAS VEGAS.......................  53  91  53  83 /   0   0   0   5
CLAYTON.........................  57  93  56  90 /   0   0   0  10
ROY.............................  55  91  57  89 /   0   0   0   5
CONCHAS.........................  59  96  61  94 /   0   0   0  10
SANTA ROSA......................  62  97  61  95 /   0   0   0   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  62  97  63  96 /   0   0   5  20
CLOVIS..........................  61  94  61  91 /   0   0   5  20
PORTALES........................  62  95  62  92 /   0   0   5  20
FORT SUMNER.....................  64  97  63  97 /   0   0   0  10
ROSWELL.........................  65 100  65  97 /   0   0   0  10
PICACHO.........................  63  93  64  92 /   0   0   0   5
ELK.............................  61  87  61  87 /   0   0   0   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ101>109.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ101>109.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ101>109.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ502-505-506-508-510-512>516-518-521>524-527>534.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-505>508-510>516-521>524-527>529.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
553 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

NMZ501>540-251200-
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-
553 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AREAWIDE DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH WIND AND DRY CONDITIONS IS FORECAST
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL RAMP UP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AND BECOME STRONGER STILL ON SATURDAY WHEN GUSTS OF 50
TO 60 MPH WILL BE WIDESPREAD. THIS PERSISTENT PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
TO RESULT IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SMOKE
PLUME- BEARING WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY BY
FRIDAY REMAIN FROM THAT DIRECTION ON SATURDAY.  THUS ADDITIONAL
WILDFIRE SMOKE ORIGINATING FROM THE GILA REGION WILL LOFT TOWARD
POPULATED AREAS WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM SOCORRO NORTH TO
ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE IN THE COMING DAYS.

MEANWHILE...A FEW STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
250 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

NMZ501>540-250400-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
250 PM MDT THU MAY 24 2012

...SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN THE GILA REGION TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST
ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH SATURDAY...

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WINDY AND DRY WEATHER LATE THIS WEEK AND
INTO THE WEEKEND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A SIGNIFICANT FIRE GROWING
PATTERN ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST
WINDS HAVE ALREADY SPREAD SMOKE FROM THE WHITEWATER BALDY FIRE
COMPLEX IN THE GILA REGION ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO.
FROM LATE FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY...WINDS WILL STEADILY BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY. THIS WILL CHANGE THE ORIENTATION OF THE SMOKE
PLUME TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND INTO MORE POPULATED AREAS WITHIN THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM SOCORRO NORTH TO ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE.

THE PRIMARY IMPACTS OF THIS SMOKE WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND
THE ASSOCIATED HEALTH CONCERNS DUE TO POOR AIR QUALITY. THE GREATEST
THREAT PERIOD FOR INCREASED SMOKE ACROSS IMPACTED REGIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE AREAS THE
HEAVIEST SMOKE CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON UNTIL
LATE EVENING ON FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
WILL BE ISSUED FROM LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS AS FORECAST CONFIDENCE
INCREASES.

STAY INFORMED WITH NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...OR YOUR PREFERRED BROADCAST...PRINT...OR
INTERNET WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCE FOR THE LATEST ON THIS POTENTIAL
SMOKE SITUATION.

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