High Wind Watch 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
347 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINDY ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY WITH WINDS REDEVELOPING
AND STRONGER ON SUNDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY WILL
SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS OVER SUMMITS AND SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TEMPORARILY AFTER SUNSET. A STORM SYSTEM
MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA SATURDAY COMBINED WITH RAPIDLY
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL REDEVELOP
VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND OVER THE
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS ON SATURDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS
CONTINUING WELL INTO SUNDAY MORNING AND BEYOND. AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT...WIND SPEEDS WILL
DECREASE TO EASE THESE WINDY CONDITIONS.

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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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
347 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. 

* LOCATION...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY...WINDS
  INCREASING TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON SATURDAY. WINDS
  WILL BE LOCALLY STRONGER OVER SUMMITS...THROUGH GAPS...AND OVER
  HILLTOPS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SPEED THROUGH THE MORNING TODAY AND
  PEAK BY MID AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS DECREASING AFTER SUNSET.
  WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY SATURDAY MORNING AND REMAIN
  STRONG OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE
  GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BUT SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED
  TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS WHILE BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGH
  PLAINS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT GUSTY CROSS WINDS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING OVER ROADS ORIENTED NORTH AND SOUTH. THOSE OUTDOORS
  SHOULD PLAN ON HIGH WINDS ALONG THE EXPOSED PEAKS AND UPPER
  SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

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.

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.

&&

$$

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EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
347 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

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

* LOCATION...EASTERN PORTIONS OF SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...AND GUADALUPE
  COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL BE
  LOCALLY STRONGER OVER HILLTOPS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY SATURDAY AND PEAK BY LATE
  SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING BEFORE DECREASING ONLY GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PLAN ON STRONG CROSSWINDS OVER ROADS ORIENTED
  NORTH AND SOUTH. THOSE DRIVING LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES SHOULD
  EXPECT LOSS OF CONTROL IN STRONGER CROSSWINDS. ROADS IMPACTED BY
  CROSSWINDS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 40 FROM MILAGRO TO MONTOYA...OR
  FROM MILE MARKER 240 TO MILE MARKER 310...HIGHWAYS 54 AND
  84...AND STATE ROADS 104 AND 419.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-524-527>529-539-540-201900-
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ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
347 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN HIGH
  PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER
  WINDS THROUGH GAPS AND OVER HILLTOPS. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY DURING THE DAY ON
  SATURDAY AND PEAK BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS
  REMAINING STRONG THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL
  DECREASE ONLY GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PLAN ON STRONG CROSS WINDS OVER ROADS ORIENTED
  NORTH AND SOUTH. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA TO
  THE COLORADO LINE AT RATON PASS...OR FROM MILE MARKER 300 TO
  MILE MARKER 460...HIGHWAY 285...STATE ROAD 41...HIGHWAY
  54...HIGHWAY 84...HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380...AND HIGHWAY 82.

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

789 
WWUS75 KABQ 201844
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1144 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

...CONTINUED WINDY ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO REST OF TODAY WITH
WINDS REDEVELOPING AND STRONGER ON SUNDAY...

.STRONG WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OF CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW
MEXICO...PRIMARILY IMPACTING THE HIGHER RIDGES FOUND ALONG THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGH PLAINS IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. A STRONGER WIND EVENT
IS BREWING FOR THE LATTER SATURDAY...SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING PERIOD ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE.  

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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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1144 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EASTWARD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH REST OF TODAY.
  WINDS INCREASING TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ON SATURDAY AND
  CONTINUING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY
  STRONGER OVER SUMMITS...THROUGH GAPS... AND OVER HILLTOPS. WINDS
  TURNING MORE NORTHWESTERLY ON SUNDAY.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY
  WITH SPEEDS DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN
  DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AND BE QUITE STRONG OVERNIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY DURING THE
  DAY ON SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BUT SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED
  REST OF TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGH PEAKS OF
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WHILE BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
  THE HIGH PLAINS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT GUSTY CROSS WINDS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY 
  MORNING OVER ROADS ORIENTED NORTH AND SOUTH. THOSE OUTDOORS 
  SHOULD PLAN ON HIGH WINDS ALONG THE EXPOSED PEAKS AND UPPER 
  SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-524-527>529-532-533-539-540-210300-
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ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1144 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE HIGH PLAINS AND HIGHLANDS NEAR AND
  EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER
  WINDS THROUGH GAPS AND OVER HILLTOPS. TURNING NORTHWESTERLY AS
  THE DAY PROGRESSES ON SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY DURING THE DAY ON
  SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND PEAK LATE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON. PERIODIC STRONG TO VERY STRONG WIND WILL BE POSSIBLE
  SATURDAY NIGHT WHILE WINDS WILL BE MORE STEADY AND STRONG SUNDAY
  MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING SOME DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PLAN ON STRONG CROSS WINDS OVER ROADS ORIENTED 
  NORTH AND SOUTH. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA TO 
  THE COLORADO LINE AT RATON PASS...OR FROM MILE MARKER 300 TO 
  MILE MARKER 460...HIGHWAY 285...STATE ROAD 41...HIGHWAY 54... 
  HIGHWAY 84...HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380...AND HIGHWAY 82. 

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.

&&

$$
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345 
WWUS75 KABQ 210257
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
757 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.A VIGOROUS BUT QUICK HITTING DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK OVER NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH AND EAST AS THE DISTURBANCE APPROACHES
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INTENSIFY SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
SUNDAY AS THE DISTURBANCE PASSES OVER THE STATE.

NMZ512>515-521-523-526-211230-
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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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
757 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SANDIA/MANZANO AND SOUTH
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY NIGHT
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING
  WHILE BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE DAY SATURDAY WITH PEAK
  SPEEDS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW OVER THE
  HIGH TERRAIN OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WITH BLOWING DUST
  POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT
  MOTORISTS TRAVELLING NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. THOSE
  OUTDOORS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER HIGH WINDS OVER PEAKS
  AND RIDGETOPS.

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.

&&

$$

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ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
757 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS ADJACENT TO AND EAST OF THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AS WELL AS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF
  CHAVES COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 65 MPH AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING WHILE BECOMING
  NORTHWESTERLY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE DAY SATURDAY WITH PEAK
  SPEEDS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SUDDEN
  CROSSWINDS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS INCLUDING
  INTERSTATE 25 FROM NEAR GLORIETA TO THE COLORADO BORDER. 

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.

&&

$$

552 
WWUS75 KABQ 211217
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
517 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

...STRONG...GUSTY...AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS
EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY...

.A VIGOROUS BUT QUICK-MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK
OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
WILL DEVELOP AS THIS SYSTEM PASSES. OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL BE OBSERVED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATER TODAY...STRENGTHENING SIGNIFICANTLY
ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE...BRINGING
IN STRONGER WINDS AS IT PUSHES FROM WEST TO EAST. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND PORTIONS OF THE
INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM CLINES CORNERS EASTWARD TO TUCUMCARI
AND THE TEXAS BORDER. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN SPEED
FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.

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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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
517 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM
MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF NEW MEXICO...AS WELL AS
  THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND HIGH PLAINS IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON...STRENGTHENING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
  TO 65 MPH TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
  EVENING WITH PEAK SPEEDS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SPEED AND TURN MORE
  NORTHWESTERLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO BLOWING
  SNOW IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. LOWER ELEVATION AREAS
  WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER 
  SUDDEN CROSSWINDS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS 
  INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM NEAR GLORIETA TO THE COLORADO 
  BORDER. 

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.

&&

$$

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EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
517 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...HIGH PLAINS OF GUADALUPE AND EASTERN SAN MIGUEL
  COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH LATE EVENING WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND
  65 MPH EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING WHILE BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING TODAY WITH PEAK SPEEDS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT AND INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SUDDEN
  CROSSWINDS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS INCLUDING U.S.
  HIGHWAY 84.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ534-211900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0003.120122T0600Z-120123T0000Z/
QUAY COUNTY-
517 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...QUAY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH LATE EVENING WITH
  SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND
  65 MPH EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING WHILE BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING TODAY WITH PEAK SPEEDS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT AND INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SUDDEN
  CROSSWINDS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS INCLUDING STATE
  ROUTE 209.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-504>508-511-525-211900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.120122T0300Z-120122T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
517 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST
SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OF WESTERN NEW
  MEXICO...AS WELL AS THE JEMEZ AND THE TULAROSA VALLEY IN SOUTH
  CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING AND WILL LAST INTO
  THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN GRADUALLY DECREASING
  IN SPEED FROM WEST TO EAST BY MID TO LATE MORNING SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SUDDEN
  CROSSWINDS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-531-535>538-211900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.120122T1200Z-120123T0000Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
517 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...PEAKING
  BEFORE NOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN GRADUALLY DECREASING IN SPEED FROM
  WEST TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SUDDEN
  CROSSWINDS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
210 PM MST THU JAN 19 2012

.DISCUSSION...
MADE A FEW CHANGES TO THE GRIDDED FORECAST. DID LOWER QPF DOWN
SLIGHTLY FOR THE SATURDAY TIME FRAME. MAIN QPF PERIOD WITH THE
TROUGH PASSAGE STILL APPEARS TO BE SATURDAY NIGHT BUT SLOW TO GET
GOING ON SATURDAY. VERY MINIMAL AFFECTS ON SUNDAY AS THE TROUGH
RAPIDLY LIFTS OUT ALTHOUGH SEE THAT THE GFS /ONLY REAL MODEL TO DO
THIS/ PROVIDES SOME COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY PRECIP ACROSS THE FAR
NORTHEAST PLAINS. PLACED SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THERE SUNDAY
MORNING TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT.

THE MAIN CHANGE AS FAR AS WEATHER GRIDS/POP IS CONCERNED HAD TO DUE
WITH HIGHER SNOW LEVELS STARTING OUT SATURDAY EVENING WHEN THE
MAIN QPF PERIOD IS. THEN RAPIDLY FALLING LEVELS AFTER MIDNIGHT OR
VERY LATE EVENING SATURDAY NIGHT. THUS...WITH THAT BEING
SAID...SNOW AMOUNTS ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER IN SOME AREAS. THIS WILL
NEED TO BE LOOKED AT CLOSER IN SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS AS THE SNOW
LEVELS MAY BE A LITTLE TOO WARM. STILL LOOKING AT WINTER WEATHER OR
SNOW ADVISORY AMOUNTS FOR ZONES 503 AND 510 AND QUITE POSSIBLY
504. DID RAISE QPF AMOUNTS...THUS SNOW TOTALS...FOR THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE SANGRES DUE TO EFFICIENT UPSLOPE EFFECTS ALTHOUGH
NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT ADVISORY CONSIDERATION AT THIS TIME.

THE OTHER MAIN WEATHER FACTOR TO LOOK AT WILL BE WIND. WE ARE
STILL CARRYING SOME SPECKLED ADVISORY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
SANGRES AND CLINES CORNERS COULD PERHAPS HIT IT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

THE MAIN WIND PRIZE HOWEVER SHOULD BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH RESIDUAL AFFECTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
LATEST MODELS SHOW 700 MB WIND FLOWS OF 40 TO 50 KT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...TRANSITIONING TO 50 TO 60 KT SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A
DECREASING WIND GRADIENT AS THE MID LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH ON
SUNDAY. 500 MB WIND FLOW WITH THE MAIN JET PASSAGES IS DEPICTED TO
BE BETWEEN 100 TO 110 KT. THAT MEANS A SCREAMING WIND FOR THE
HIGHER RIDGES AND SIGNIFICANT MTN WAVE ACTION UPSTREAM. IF THE
MODELS HOLD WITH THIS SCENARIO...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG AND TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS CENTERED ON SATURDAY
NIGHT. THUS...TO GET OUT AHEAD OF THE CURVE...DECIDED TO ISSUE A
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM SUNDAY. THINKING
ADVISORY TYPE SITUATION FOR MOST OF THE PLAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND PERHAPS SOME OF THE PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LAPSE RATES NEED
TO BE A CONSIDERATION AS THEY ARE DEPICTED TO BE AT MODERATE LEVELS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH 5.5 TO 6 DEG/KM BETWEEN 850 TO 500 MB.
SIMILARLY FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GOING ABOVE GUIDANCE NUMBERS RIGHT
NOW BUT MET HAS BEEN UNDERPLAYING THINGS THE PAST COUPLE OF WIND
EVENTS.

DUE TO THE WIND...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...WELL
ABOVE IN THE EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. DUE TO THE TROUGH
PASSAGE...SOME BELOW NORMAL READINGS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH
ON SUNDAY.

THE ONLY OTHER TRICKY PART TO THE FORECAST WILL BE A DEPICTED WIND
SHIFT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
LATER FRIDAY. THIS COULD PLAY HAVOC WITH TEMPERATURES. ESPECIALLY
AT CLAYTON.

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&&

.AVIATION...
VFR AND VSBY CONDITIONS PREVAIL AT ALL TERMINALS. HAZARDS TO
AVIATION INCLUDE POTENTIAL FOR TURBULENCE OVER THE FORECAST AREA DUE
TO MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WIND FLOW ALOFT.  TURBULENCE LIKELY
MOST DEFINED IN...OVER...AND ESPECIALLY DOWNSTREAM OR EAST SLOPES OF
OUR MOUNTAIN RANGES.  THE NEXT INBOUND WEATHER SYSTEM STARTING TO
PRODUCE HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. LOW LEVEL
TURBULENCE AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO AVIATION
ACROSS EASTERN NM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER...ONCE AGAIN LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL PRODUCE AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ACROSS
NORTHERN DE BACA AND SOUTHERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES THROUGH THIS
EVENING. MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING TOMORROW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND NORTHEAST
PLAINS...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WAGON MOUND TO LOGAN.

TOMORROW AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION AS A SURFACE TROUGH DEEPENS FROM EASTERN COLORADO TO THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE INCREASED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
CORRESPONDINGLY INCREASE WIND SPEEDS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...AND
COMBINED WITH A DECREASE IN MINIMUM HUMIDITY INTO THE LOW TEENS
WILL SET UP A BROAD AREA OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS WILL BE GENERALLY
SOUTH OF A WAGON MOUND TO LOGAN LINE...AND INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 40
CORRIDOR. WILL CONTINUE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE AREA THIS ROUND.
ANOTHER WARM DAY...TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL IN THE EAST AND 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE CENTRAL AND WEST.
VENTILATION WILL IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY IN INCREASING TRANSPORT
WINDS...WITH FAIR TO GOOD OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.

ON SATURDAY THE NEXT INBOUND SYSTEM CROSSES THE CALIFORNIA
COAST...PUSHING CLOUD COVER EASTWARD AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM INTO
NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A SURFACE
TROUGH WILL DEEPEN ONCE AGAIN FROM EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...AND THE TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KICK
OFF ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
SUMMITS AND SLOPES...AND OUT OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN
PLAINS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SOME COOLER AIR MOVING IN WILL HELP
LIFT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OUT OF THE DANGER ZONE...WITH TEENS AND 20S
PCT COMMON ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTH...AND 30S PCT OVER THE NORTH
AND WEST. VENTILATION REMAINING GOOD OR BETTER ON A VERY WINDY DAY
WITH FAIR TO GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.

THE OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY IS FOR COOLER AIR TO FILTER
IN BEHIND DEPARTING SYSTEM ON SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF WARM ON
MONDAY.  ANOTHER SHOT OF COOL AIR WORKS IN WITH NEXT SYSTEM ROLLING
IN FOR TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. DESPITE COOLER EXPECT ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY TO DECREASE TO A FEW DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF
NORMAL BY TUESDAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES HOLDING STEADY...20S PCT
COMMON WITH A FEW 30S SHOWING UP NORTH AND WEST. VENTILATION
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE SLOWLY THROUGH TUESDAY...AS BREEZY WINDS
SUNDAY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR WEAKEN THROUGH THE FIRST OF
THE WORK WEEK.

MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT THEN
PRESENT DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS FOR THE WEATHER PATTERN ON MONDAY...
TUESDAY...AND WEDNESDAY EARLY NEXT WEEK. FORECASTS ARE A BLEND OF
MODEL SOLUTIONS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  26  51  26  46 /   0   0   0  30
DULCE...........................  14  45  16  42 /   0   5   0  40
CUBA............................  18  48  17  48 /   0   0   0  20
GALLUP..........................  20  55  23  53 /   0   0   0  20
EL MORRO........................  25  51  24  52 /   0   0   0  10
GRANTS..........................  21  43  17  44 /   0   0   0  10
QUEMADO.........................  26  54  20  56 /   0   0   0   5
GLENWOOD........................  25  60  25  59 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  15  46  14  43 /   0  10   0  50
LOS ALAMOS......................  29  49  27  48 /   0   0   0  10
PECOS...........................  32  47  26  47 /   0   0   0   5
CERRO/QUESTA....................  14  40  14  38 /   0   0   0  10
RED RIVER.......................  22  41  15  40 /   0   0   5  20
ANGEL FIRE......................  22  44  13  42 /   0   0   0  20
TAOS............................  19  46  17  44 /   0   0   0  10
MORA............................  33  48  26  50 /   0   0   0  10
ESPANOLA........................  20  55  18  54 /   0   0   0  10
SANTA FE........................  30  50  27  50 /   0   0   0   5
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  31  52  24  51 /   0   0   0   5
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  35  57  33  52 /   0   0   0   5
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  34  59  36  54 /   0   0   0   5
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  29  61  29  56 /   0   0   0   5
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  30  61  31  56 /   0   0   0   5
LOS LUNAS.......................  25  63  29  57 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  32  59  35  55 /   0   0   0   5
SOCORRO.........................  32  65  29  59 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  31  55  28  53 /   0   0   0   5
TIJERAS.........................  33  61  33  58 /   0   0   0   5
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  28  58  24  57 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  31  53  31  53 /   0   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  34  58  34  54 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  31  62  34  58 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  36  58  30  54 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  30  51  21  56 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  25  60  20  62 /   0   0   0   5
SPRINGER........................  31  59  25  63 /   0   0   0   5
LAS VEGAS.......................  34  58  27  58 /   0   0   0   5
CLAYTON.........................  38  67  28  63 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  39  62  30  64 /   0   0   0   0
CONCHAS.........................  37  70  34  67 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  41  68  32  68 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  39  72  33  70 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  41  74  35  70 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  41  75  36  73 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  40  75  35  73 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  39  80  38  76 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  40  70  35  69 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  37  65  35  63 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ104-108.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-521>524-526>529-539-540.

&&

50/01

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
543 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012

NMZ501>540-201300-
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-
543 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 AND 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF NEW
MEXICO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOW HUMIDITY ALONG WITH DRY AND WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE EASTERN PLAINS...LEADING TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...A FEW INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN
MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED NEAR THE
COLORADO BORDER. ALSO...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER MUCH OF THE STATE WITH GUSTS LIKELY EXCEEDING 50 MPH IN
SEVERAL AREAS.

THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM ARRIVES.

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

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