High Wind Watch 14, NWS Albuquerque, NM

949 
WWUS75 KABQ 181158
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
458 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF
THE EASTERN PLAINS AND AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...

.A QUICK HITTING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND
SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES TO PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE PROJECTED ACROSS AND JUST EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST ARE A GOOD BET IN THE
EASTERN PLAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.  IN ADDITION...MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES COULD LEAD TO WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND TEENS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE LIGHT SNOW
COULD COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

NMZ522-534-181900-
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.A.0014.121219T0700Z-121220T0100Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-QUAY COUNTY-
458 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...ESTANCIA VALLEY AND QUAY COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55
  TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE WATCH AREA
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING.  

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ALTHOUGH
  LIGHT SNOWFALL MAY RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW IN THE ESTANCIA VALLEY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 285 AND STATE ROAD 41. WIND
  CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE ESTANCIA VALLEY.
 
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.

&&

$$

NMZ508-520-521-523>526-533-535>540-181900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0014.121219T0700Z-121220T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
458 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND
  SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70
  MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
  THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS SHOULD
  THEN QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE
  EASTERN PLAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND IN AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  SOUTHWEST...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL
  AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY
  RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. STRONG
  CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE SIERRA COUNTY LINE TO
  ALBUQUERQUE...HIGHWAY 54 THROUGH LINCOLN COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 285
  THROUGH CHAVES COUNTY. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS ARE
  EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS.

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.

&&

$$

900 
WWUS75 KABQ 181845
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1145 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF
THE EASTERN PLAINS AND AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...

.A QUICK HITTING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND
SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES TO PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE PROJECTED ACROSS AND JUST EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST ARE A GOOD BET IN
THE EASTERN PLAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.  IN ADDITION...
MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES COULD LEAD TO WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND TEENS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE
LIGHT SNOW COULD COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW.

NMZ508-520>526-533>540-190100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0014.121219T0700Z-121220T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1145 AM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND 
  SOUTHEAST PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  70 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT 
  ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS 
  SHOULD THEN QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS 
  THE EASTERN PLAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND IN AREAS 
  OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST... 
  SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH 
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. STRONG CROSS 
  WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS 
  INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE SIERRA COUNTY LINE TO ALBUQUERQUE...
  HIGHWAY 54 THROUGH LINCOLN COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 285 THROUGH 
  CHAVES COUNTY. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED IN 
  THE MOUNTAINS. 

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

972 
WWUS75 KABQ 182140
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
240 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF
THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
HIGHLANDS TO THE EASTERN PLAINS...

.A QUICK HITTING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND
SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES TO A LARGE AREA OF NEW MEXICO FROM THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE EASTERN PLAINS LATER
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE PROJECTED ACROSS
AND JUST EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WHERE
GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY IN THE EASTERN PLAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY....WHILE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL GREATLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY IN PORTIONS OF THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS MAKING TRAVEL POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES COULD LEAD TO WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND TEENS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE MOUNTAINS.

NMZ508-520>526-190600-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0014.121219T0700Z-121220T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0016.121219T0700Z-121220T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
240 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT 
  ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS 
  SHOULD THEN QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN VALLEY
  AREAS...AND IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...
  SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN
  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. STRONG CROSS
  WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25
  FROM THE SIERRA COUNTY LINE TO ALBUQUERQUE. WIND CHILL VALUES
  IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS.

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>540-190600-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0014.121219T0700Z-121220T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0016.121219T0700Z-121220T0100Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
240 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60
  MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
  THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING
  LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.


* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE AREA.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 285 THROUGH CHAVES COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530>532-190600-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0050.121219T1700Z-121220T0100Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
240 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTHEASTERN PLAINS

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MID MORNING
  ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED
  DURING LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE AREA.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

28

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
934 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

.UPDATE...
WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR OUR SOUTHERN...CNTRL AND EC
ZONES FOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE SC MOUNTAINS. ZONE UPDATE AND WATCH
OUT BEFORE 10 PM. CHJ

.PREV DISCUSSION...513 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012...
.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE
MVFR AND IFR CIGS CONTINUE AT KGUP AND KFMN AND ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THERE ALSO EXIST A CHANCE FOR
FOG TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THESE AREAS. OTHERWISE...OCCASIONAL
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS JUST EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ROUGHLY FROM KRTN...TO KLVS...TO
KCQC. LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...HIGH ELEVATION SNOW AND LOW
ELEVATION RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. 34

.PREV DISCUSSION...336 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012...
QUIET WX NEAR TERM BUT TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED TWILL BE ANYTHING
BUT. WINDS BECOME WLY TONIGHT AND WSW TUESDAY AND FCST MODELS STILL
IMPLY JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR SOME SPOTTY SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD
IN UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE FAR NW MTNS AND MAYBE THE FAR NORTHERN
SANGRE DE CRISTO MTNS. ACCUM. SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN THE 1 TO 3
INCH RANGE. HIGHS WARM ON TUESDAY MOST LOCALES. BIG BLOWHARD
COMING UP FOR WED...PERHAPS EVEN STARTING WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT TUE
NIGHT FOR THE S CENTRAL MTNS AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO THE N AND E.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUM SNOW ALSO LOOKING LIKELY FOR N AND W MTNS AND TO
A LESSER DEGREE ALONG AND NEAR THE STRETCHES OF THE CONTINENTIAL
DIVIDE BETWEEN THE HIGHER PEAKS AND THE NW PLATEAU FOR LATER TUE
NIGHT AND WED. LATEST GFS AND ESPECIALLY THE NAM MODEL SLOWING
EASTWARD PROGRESS OF SYSTEM SLIGHTLY...BUT STILL NEEDED TO UP QPFS
AND SNOW AMTS LATER TUE NIGHT NR N CENTRAL AND W BORDER TO MATCH A
LITTLE BETTER WITH HPC AND NEIGHBORING OFFICES WITHOUT GOING
OVERBOARD. SYSTEM STILL USHERING IN A 15 TO 20 DEGREE F 700 MB
TEMP DROP BETWEEN LATE TUE NIGHT AND WED AFTN FOR N AND W CENTRAL
SECTIONS. ALSO STILL SEEING MODELS PROJECTED 60-70KT H7 WINDS
ACROSS THE SE AND S CENTRAL PORTIONS OF FCST AREA FOR WED...SO WILL
LIKELY NEED WIND HIGHLIGHTS...LIKELY HIGH WIND WED/WED NIGHT OVER THE
SOUTH AND EAST. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION HERE AT OFFICE IT WAS DECIDED
RELUCTANTLY TO HOLD OFF ON WIND HIGHLIGHTS FOR ONE MORE PERIOD AS
IT WAS STILL A 4TH PERIOD ISSUE AND WARNING CRITERIA WINDS WERE
NOT LIKELY TO BE AS WIDESPREAD AS IN AREAS S OF OUR CWA. ALSO
SOME THOUGHT WAS GIVEN TO POSSIBLE WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUANCE FOR
S SAN JUANS...FAR NW HIGHLANDS AND THE CHUSKAS ZONES... BUT THE
AMOUNTS WERE BARELY MARGINAL AT BEST ESPECIALLY FOR LATTER 2
ZONES...WHILE S SAN JUANS WERE IN VERY LOW END WARNING AMTS MAINLY
JUST FOR THE HIGHEST WEST FACING SLOPES AND PEAKS. SO THAT WAS
PUNTED FORWARD AS WELL...NOT QUITE AS RELUCTANTLY THOUGH. THE
WIND COMBINED WITH WELL BELOW AVERAGE HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY AND LOWS
WED NIGHT COULD LEAD TO SOME WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 0 TO -10F WED
NIGHT OVER THE NRN MTS.

PATTERN AND WIND QUIET DOWN QUICKLY THU AND PERHAPS EVEN A BIT
MORE SO BY FRI. HIGHS THURS REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE THEN WARM
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A RIDGE TEMPORARILY BUILDS. AS FAR AS
POTENTIAL CHRISTMAS EVE/CHRISTMAS DAY STORM THERE ARE STILL
SIGNIFICANT RUN TO RUN DIFFERENCES...ESPECIALLY AS TO WHETHER
SYSTEM WILL DROP FARTHER S AND CLOSE OFF SOONER AND JUST TO W OF
THE STATE OR WHETHER IT WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE AND STAY ON A
FARTHER N TRACK. TIME WILL TELL. 43

.FIRE WEATHER...
STRONG WEST FLOW ALOFT TONIGHT WILL VEER TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST
TUESDAY...AS LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CA COAST MOVES INTO SOUTHERN CA BY
TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 30-40 KTS ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WILL VEER TO THE
WEST SOUTHWEST TUESDAY WITH WIND SPEEDS 35-45 KTS SOUTH OF I-40 IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM AZ
TONIGHT ACROSS NM ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL DECOUPLE IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS TONIGHT...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. RH
RECOVERIES WILL BE VERY GOOD EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND VERY
GOOD TO EXCELLENT WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. LOW STRATUS ARE
EXPECTED TO FORM AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING IN NW NM AND WEST CENTRAL NM
AND PERSIST UNTIL THE LATE MORNING HOURS. WINDS IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 KTS TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS WESTERN NM...WHERE VENTILATION WILL BE POOR WITH MODEST
IMPROVEMENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AN EXCEPTION TO THE
GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
TO SANTA ROSA.

A STRONG...RAPIDLY MOVING TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS AZ TUESDAY NIGHT
AND NM ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NM TUESDAY NIGHT AND TO
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN NM WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE WIDESPREAD STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CENTRAL AND WESTERN
NM...EXCEPT IN THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
IN NORTHWEST TX WILL DEVELOP BY 12Z WEDENSDAY MORNING...AS VERY
STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS CROSS NM. SUSTAINED WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL
RANGE FROM 25-35 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 45-50 KTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL OCCUR IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I40...WHERE SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 35-45 KTS AND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 KTS ARE POSSIBLE.
VENTILATION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD BE GOOD TO
VERY GOOD...AS WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING STORM.
VENTILATION ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE EXCELLENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.
SURFACE DEWPOINTS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE NORTH
TUESDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY...SO DESPITE THE
INCREASING WINDS NO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL
DECREASE MARKEDLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
RAPIDLY EXITS TO THE EAST.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH POOR VENTILATION BOTH DAYS. BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES THURSDAY WILL MODERATE TO NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES FRIDAY. LIGHT WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR ARE
EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ508-520-521-523>526-533-535>540.

&&

40

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

NMZ501>540-181300-
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-
600 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO AROUND 40 OR 45 MPH WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND INTO THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO TUESDAY NIGHT AND
CROSS THE STATE WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES SPREADING AREAWIDE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE
25 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD
OVER THE NORTH AND WEST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST IN THE EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST PLAINS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
402 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

NMZ501>540-181200-
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-
402 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012

...COLD AND VERY BLUSTERY STORM LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

STRONG TO PERHAPS EVEN DAMAGING WINDS AND ANOTHER ROUND OF
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE TUESDAY NIGHT TO
WEDNESDAY PERIOD FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. WHILE THE
STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT OVERLAP
WITH THIS SYSTEM AND WILL BE OCCUR AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME...THIS
WILL BE A NOTEWORTHY SYSTEM FOR THE STATE. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN
EARNEST LATER TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN
MOUNTAINS...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER THE
NORTHWEST THIRD TO HALF OF THE STATE WITH THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND
ESPECIALLY WEST SLOPES FAVORED. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND BECOME THE STRONGEST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED SPEEDS...AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS...ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40
AND NEAR TO EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL
ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER WEST WINDS. IN FACT...MANY LOCALES ALONG AND
ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY MAY SEE THEIR
DAYTIME HIGHS OCCUR EARLY IN THE MORNING...WITH TEMPERATURES
REMAINING STEADY OR FALLING FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.

THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE ACROSS THE FAR
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND PERHAPS THE CHUSKAS WHERE POTENTIALLY AS
MUCH AS 6 TO 10 INCHES MAY FALL. LOWER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED MOST
OTHER LOCALES ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS
WELL AS AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND NEAR AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE 25. WINDS COUPLED WITH SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WHILE THE EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST PLAINS MAY BE IMPACTED BY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
DUST. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS OVER MUCH OF
THE HIGHER TERRAIN ON WEDNESDAY WILL ADD TO THE SNOWY AND BLUSTERY
CONDITIONS.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THEIR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION...
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
MIDWEEK STORM.

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