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High Wind Watch 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 13, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind watch at Dec 13, 2012, 2:07 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 14, 2012, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 13, 2012, 2:07 PM MST (21:07 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 14, 2012, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 14, 2012, 4:31 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

028 
WWUS75 KABQ 132107
NPWABQ

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

...BLUSTERY FRIDAY ON TAP 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.
DANGEROUSLY STRONG GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH TO THE TEXAS BORDER BY FRIDAY EVENING.

NMZ526-533-537>540-140200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0013.121214T1600Z-121215T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
207 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RUIDOSO...AND THE
  ADJACENT EASTERN PLAINS ACROSS LINCOLN...GUADALUPE...DE
  BACA...AND CHAVES COUNTIES.

* WINDS...WESTERLY GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
  THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH STRONGEST GUSTS MOST LIKELY THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FROM MID
  MORNING FRIDAY THROUGH NOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS PEAKING BY EARLY
  AFTERNOON AND REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. PEAK
  GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO A MILE OR LESS ARE
  POSSIBLE IN BLOWING DUST...AND IN BLOWING SNOW OVER 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...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 285 AND STATE ROAD 20.

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
3 follow-up statements
249 
WWUS75 KABQ 132238
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
338 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.
DANGEROUSLY STRONG GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH TO THE TEXAS BORDER BY FRIDAY EVENING.

NMZ526-533-537>540-140600-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0013.121214T1600Z-121215T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
338 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RUIDOSO...AND THE 
  ADJACENT EASTERN PLAINS ACROSS LINCOLN...GUADALUPE...DE BACA...
   AND CHAVES COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE 
  THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH STRONGEST GUSTS MOST LIKELY 
  THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY FROM MID 
  MORNING FRIDAY THROUGH NOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS PEAKING BY 
  EARLY AFTERNOON AND REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY 
  EVENING. PEAK GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON 
  FRIDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO A MILE OR LESS ARE 
  POSSIBLE IN BLOWING DUST...AND IN BLOWING SNOW OVER 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...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 285 AND STATE ROAD 20. 

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
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.

&&

$$
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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 5:00 AM MSTWinter Storm WarningABQ40 hr
Dec 13, 5:00 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ40 hr

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Sources

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