High Wind Watch 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM

162 
WWUS75 KABQ 270415
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
915 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...

.A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL OF STRONG...AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING...WINDS TO PORTIONS OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

NMZ521>524-526-528>540-271300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0004.120228T0600Z-120229T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
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-
915 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE EASTERN 
  PLAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 
  MPH...SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...THEN SPREAD 
  OVER THE PLAINS TUESDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA
  PASS TO THE COLORADO BORDER... HIGHWAY 84 FROM ROMEROVILLE TO
  FORT SUMNER AND HIGHWAY 285 FROM ELDORADO TO ROSWELL.

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

198 
WWUS75 KABQ 271255
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
555 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY IN THE WEST AND STRENGTHENING
FURTHER ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS TUESDAY...

.A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO WESTERN NEW
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS FROM THE WEST
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS WINDS ALOFT STRENGTHEN...SPREADING STRONG
AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SURFACE WINDS INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN
NEW MEXICO.

NMZ526-271900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0004.120228T0600Z-120229T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T0600Z-120229T0100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
555 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65
  MPH...SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...THEN PERSIST
  UNTIL SUNSET TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND
  MID DAY TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS BY BLOWING DUST
  IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND
  POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ521>524-529-532-533-539-540-271900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0004.120228T0600Z-120229T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
555 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL AND
  NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...WESTERN PARTS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND
  THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...EXCEPT
  GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THEN SPREAD TO LOWER ELEVATIONS DURING THE
  LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS BY BLOWING DUST
  IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS LIKE I-25 AROUND LAS VEGAS AND ROUTE 41
  FROM GALISTEO TO ESTANCIA. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND
  POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ508-271900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120227T1900Z-120229T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
555 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
  TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  STRENGTHEN FURTHER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY
  WEAKENING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES BY BLOWING DUST IN
  DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-271900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
555 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...SANTA FE METRO AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING. BECOMING
  WEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING THEN PERSIST
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL PEAK DURING MID DAY AND THE
  EARLY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES BY BLOWING DUST IN
  DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND
  POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505>507-509-271900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.120227T1900Z-120229T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
555 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...HIGHLANDS AND
  PLATEAU...AS WELL AS THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND SAN FRANCISCO
  RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SHIFTING OUT OF WEST AT 25 T0 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
  IN THE MOUNTAINS AND AROUND GALLUP WITH SOMEWHAT WEAKER WINDS IN
  THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 50 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY WEAKEN
  WITH PERIODS OF STRONGER GUSTS OVERNIGHT. SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN
  AGAIN ON TUESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AROUND MID DAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES BY BLOWING DUST IN
  DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ528-530-531-534>538-271900-
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.A.0004.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
555 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS.

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING THEN PERSIST
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

44

799 
WWUS75 KABQ 271902
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1202 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN NEW
MEXICO THEN SPREADING OVER THE CENTRAL AND EAST LATER TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY...

.A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO WESTERN NEW
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS FROM THE WEST
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS WINDS ALOFT STRENGTHEN...SPREADING STRONG
AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SURFACE WINDS INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN
NEW MEXICO LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

NMZ528-530-531-280400-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0004.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T1200Z-120229T0400Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
1202 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM MST TUESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...UNION AND HARDING
  COUNTIES. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING
  THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ515-527-280400-
/O.EXB.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T1200Z-120229T0400Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1202 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...RATON RIDGE
  AND JOHNSON MESA. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST
  AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
 
* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ508-280400-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1202 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH LATE THIS
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
  WEST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH TUESDAY.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 
  STRENGTHEN FURTHER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE 
  GRADUALLY WEAKENING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST AT
  THE LOWER TERRAIN.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-280400-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T0600Z-120229T0100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1202 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 
  MPH...SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT...THEN
  PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  AROUND MID DAY TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST
  AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND 
  POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-521>524-529-532-533-539-540-280400-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1202 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...SANTA FE METRO...SANDIA AND MANZANO
  MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...GUADALUPE
  MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
  PLAINS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS...WEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...WITH
  SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE
  MOUNTAINS THEN SPREAD RAPIDLY OVER THE PLAINS AND INTO THE SANTA
  FE METRO AREA.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST
  IN THE HIGHLANDS...PLAINS AND AROUND THE SANTA FE METRO.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ501-504-511-517-519-520-280400-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.120228T1200Z-120229T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1202 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

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

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

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...JEMEZ
  MOUNTAINS...LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY AND THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
  RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. 

* WINDS...WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
  THEN STRENGTHENING AND BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST BY TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55
  MPH BY MIDDAY.

* TIMING...EXPECT WINDS TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE MORNING WITH PEAK
  SPEEDS BY MIDDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST IN
  VALLEY LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM BERNALILLO TO
  THE SIERRA COUNTY LINE. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505>507-509-280400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
1202 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS AND SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST 25 T0 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 55 MPH TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN AS THE AFTERNOON
  PROGRESSES. SPEEDS MAY WEAKEN A BIT THIS EVENING BUT WILL
  INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...PEAKING
  AROUND MIDDAY TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST OVER
  THE LOWER TERRAIN. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ534>538-280400-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0004.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1202 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...QUAY...CURRY...ROOSEVELT...DE BACA COUNTIES AS WELL
  AS THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING THEN PERSIST 
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

599 
WWUS75 KABQ 280356
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
856 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM CROSSING INTO ARIZONA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE HEART
OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BEFORE MOVING OUT INTO
THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. DEEPENING SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE OVER EASTERN COLORADO COMBINED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT
SWEEPING ACROSS THE STATE ON TUESDAY WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF NEW MEXICO...WITH STRONGEST
WINDS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WIND CONDITIONS.

NMZ512>514-281200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T1200Z-120229T0400Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
856 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...SUMMITS AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS

* WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY
  MORNING BEFORE PEAKING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT PEAK WINDS
  BETWEEN 11 A.M. AND 3 P.M. MST.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO A MILE IN BLOWING SNOW.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T0600Z-120229T0100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
856 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 60 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN PERSIST
  UNTIL SUNSET TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND
  MID DAY TUESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND 
  POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-521>524-529-532-533-539-540-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
856 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...SANTA FE METRO...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS... 
  CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF 
  SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS 
  WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER VALLEY. 

* WINDS...WEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...WITH 
  SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH. 

* TIMING...INCREASING WINDS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE
  MOUNTAINS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY OVER THE PLAINS AND INTO THE SANTA
  FE METRO AREA.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST
  IN THE HIGHLANDS...PLAINS...AND AROUND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ508-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
856 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH BECOMING
  WEST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ON TUESDAY.

* TIMING...INCREASING WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE
  DECREASING GRADUALLY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST OVER
  THE LOWER SLOPES AND VALLEYS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ515-527-528-530-531-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T1200Z-120229T0400Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
856 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...UNION AND HARDING 
  COUNTIES. 

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

* TIMING...INCREASING WINDS TUESDAY MORNING WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  THE EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-525-281200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.120228T1200Z-120229T0000Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
856 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

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

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

* LOCATION...THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING TAOS...AND THE
  UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR
  INCLUDING CARRIZOZO 

* WINDS...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY MORNING BECOMING WEST
  TO NORTHWEST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH BY MIDDAY.

* TIMING...EXPECT WINDS TO STRENGTHEN TUESDAY MORNING WITH PEAK
  SPEEDS BY MIDDAY. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST IN 
  VALLEY LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505>507-509-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
856 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS AND SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT...BECOMING
  WEST 25 T0 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ON TUESDAY.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS INCREASING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL
  PEAK AROUND MIDDAY BEFORE DECREASING GRADUALLY BY EARLY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OVER THE LOWER TERRAIN. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ501-504-511-517-519-520-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.120228T1200Z-120229T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
856 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...
  LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY AND THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE 
  VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. 

* WINDS...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING THEN STRENGTHENING AND BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST BY
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 55 MPH BY MIDDAY.

* TIMING...EXPECT WINDS TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH 
  PEAK SPEEDS BY MIDDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST IN 
  VALLEY LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM BERNALILLO 
  TO THE SIERRA COUNTY LINE. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ534>538-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0004.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
856 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MST TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MST TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...QUAY...CURRY...ROOSEVELT...DE BACA COUNTIES AS WELL 
  AS THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST 
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE. 

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

869 
WWUS75 KABQ 281200
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
500 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS NEW
MEXICO TODAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY AND STEER THE
JET STREAM OVER NEW MEXICO. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE STATE FROM THE WEST WHILE A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN EASTERN COLORADO...RESULTING IN STRONG AND
GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME SPOTS. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH SUNSET...EXCEPT ALONG
AND EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS TO 50 MPH
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID EVENING.

NMZ534-537-281900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0004.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
500 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...QUAY AND DE BACA COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60
  MPH...SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...PEAK IN
  STRENGTH DURING MID AFTERNOON...AND WEAKEN AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-521>524-529-532-533-539-540-281900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
500 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...SANTA FE METRO AREA...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...
  CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF
  SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY...AND THE PLAINS OF SAN
  MIGUEL...GUADALUPE AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60
  MPH...WITH SOME ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT
  OUT OF THE WEST AROUND MID DAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AND PEAK
  IN STRENGTH DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST
  AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 NEAR LAS VEGAS. LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-281900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
500 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH...
  SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS
  MORNING...PEAK IN STRENGTH AROUND MID DAY...THEN WEAKEN WITH
  SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST
  AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND 
  POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ508-281900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
500 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH...SHIFTING OUT OF
  THE WEST AROUND MID DAY.

* TIMING...WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING. FARTHER EAST WINDS WILL NOT PEAK UNTIL
  THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN WITH SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OVER THE LOWER SLOPES AND VALLEYS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-527-528-530-531-281900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0400Z/
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
500 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...FAR NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
  MPH...SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...HAZARDOUS WINDS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN EARLY THIS
  MORNING WILL SPREAD TO LOWER ELEVATIONS BY LATE MORNING. SPEEDS
  WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH AROUND MID AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN
  THROUGH MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST
  AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND IN BLOWING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS LIKE I-25. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ535-536-538-281900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0004.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.120228T1400Z-120229T0100Z/
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
500 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...CURRY...ROOSEVELT AND THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT
  AROUND 55 MPH IN CURRY AND NORTHERN ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. WINDS
  WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...HAZARDOUS WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND MID AFTERNOON...THEN SPEEDS
  WILL WEAKEN WITH SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505>507-509-281900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120229T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
500 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY AND
  WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 25 T0 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH...SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST DURING MID DAY.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH DURING THE MORNING
  WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...BUT NOT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON
  FARTHER EAST. WINDS WILL WEAKEN WITH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OVER THE LOWER TERRAIN. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ501-504-511-516-517-519-520-525-281900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
500 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...LOWER CHAMA RIVER
  VALLEY AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH...SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST BY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SPEEDS WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH DURING THE MORNING WEST OF
  THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...BUT NOT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON FARTHER
  EAST. WINDS WILL WEAKEN WITH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST EAST
  OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM BERNALILLO 
  TO THE SIERRA COUNTY LINE. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
343 AM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND EVENT LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH
   MORE SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...

.DISCUSSION...MID-LEVEL WESTERLIES WEAKEN OVER THE AREA TODAY...GRADUALLY
BECOMING SWLY IN THE PM AHEAD OF A STRENGTHENING SHORTWAVE TROUGH
THAT IS MODELED TO CROSS NORTHERN CA LATE TODAY. THE WEAKENING
GRADIENTS BOTH SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL RESULT IN FAR LESS WIND THAN
WAS OBSERVED ON SATURDAY. ADDITIONALLY...COOLER AIR FILTERING
SOUTH BEHIND A SHORTWAVE EMERGING EAST OF THE ROCKIES WILL SET UP
AN INTERESTING SCENARIO FOR TONIGHT. THE COOLER AIR MASS WILL OOZE
SOUTHWARD DOWN BOTH SIDES OF THE DIVIDE TODAY...ALTHOUGH THE
GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE ACROSS THE NE QUARTER WHERE TEMPS WILL BE
10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER AS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY AND GENERALLY 5
TO 10 DEGREES COOLER ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ZONES.

REMOVED THE MENTION OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE SAN JUANS FOR TODAY.
BUT AS THE LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW DEEPENS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER THIS EVENING...LOW CLOUDS/FOG AND PATCHY LIGHT SNOW
FORECAST TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SANGRES TO THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS.
FOG/STRATUS ALSO BECOMING MORE PREVALENT ON THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS
OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AS AN INCREASINGLY MOIST SELY FLOW
BECOMES ESTABLISHED. PREVIOUS FORECAST HAD THIS SCENARIO COVERED
NICELY. DID EXPAND UPSLOPE CONDITIONS A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH TO
INCLUDE THE SANDIAS/MANZANOS. A LATER SHIFT MAY NEED TO BEEF UP
EAST CANYON WINDS FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THOUGH SPEEDS NOT
LOOKING ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT.

HIGH IMPACT WEATHER PERIOD EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AS THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SHORTWAVE HEADS OUR DIRECTION.
THE GFS...NAM...ECMWF AND SREF ALL SUPPORT A TRACK THAT IS
SLIGHTLY FARTHER SOUTH FROM YESTERDAY AND THUS A POTENTIALLY
WETTER SCENARIO FOR AT LEAST THE FOUR CORNERS AND NORTHWEST THIRD.
SFC PACIFIC COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN NM BORDER BY 00Z
TUE. TIMING OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND AN IMPRESSIVE MID- LEVEL
SPEED MAX WILL BE CRITICAL FOR HIGH WIND POTENTIAL ALONG/WEST OF
THE DIVIDE MONDAY PM. FOR NOW WE WILL CONTINUE WITH ADVISORY-LEVEL
WINDS DURING THE DAY MONDAY ACROSS THE WEST...WITH THE HIGH WIND
THREAT RAMPING UP SIGNIFICANTLY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS THE
SURFACE FRONT AND STRONGEST MID LEVEL WINDS TRANSLATE EASTWARD.
WILL ISSUE AN SPS TO HIGHLIGHT THE CHANGES AND DEFER HIGH WIND
WATCHES TO DAY SHIFT. SHOULD THE MID-LEVEL JET MAX TRANSLATES  EASTWARD
LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...THEN WE MIGHT BE SAVED FROM
AN OTHERWISE UGLY WIND SCENARIO. AS IT IS...WIDESPREAD ADVISORY/HIGH
WIND CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE EAST AND SOUTH AS WELL AS THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY. MEANWHILE...INCREASED MOISTURE ACROSS THE FAR EAST
MONDAY-MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE QUICKLY SCOURED EASTWARD BY MIDDAY
TUESDAY. CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL NOT LOOKING GREAT GIVEN RELATIVELY
COOL BOUNDARY LAYER AND SHALLOWNESS OF MOISTURE BUT A FEW ELEVATED
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MONDAY EVENING-TUESDAY MORNING AS LIFT INCRS.
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WITH ADVISORY
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

BEYOND TUESDAY...MORE WIND.  FAST ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WED/THU WILL
BEGIN TO BUCKLE BY FRI WITH A SERIES OF FAST MOVING...
DIFFICULT-TO-TIME SHORTWAVES FORECAST TO CLIP THE AREA BETWEEN
THURSDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. MAIN IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
WIND...WHICH COULD BE SIGNIFICANT IN FAVORED DOWNSLOPE LOCALES
ESPECIALLY THU AND THU NIGHT-FRI AM. WILL MAINTAIN LOW POPS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN TIER OF ZONES IN A BROADBRUSH FASHION FAVORING THE
TERRAIN NEAR THE NM/CO LINE.  CONFIDENCE TIMING ANY BACKDOOR FRONTAL
INTRUSION IS LOW ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE ONE PERHAPS AS EARLY AS FRI
PER THE LATEST ECMWF...OR LATER SATURDAY PER THE GFS. KJ

&&

.AVIATION...
NICE WEATHER TODAY WITH LIGHTER WINDS...BUT THAT WILL BEGIN TO
CHANGE TONIGHT AS A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT DROPS INTO NE NM. THIS
FRONT MAY BEGIN TO TRIGGER MVFR OR IFR CONDITIONS IN SOME LIGHT SNOW
FROM THE E SLOPES OF THE SANGRES EASTWARD TOWARD SUNRISE.  AREAS OF
FOG AND LOW CLOUDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE IFR CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT TIL
MID MORNING MON IN COUNTIES ALONG THE ERN BORDER WITH OK AND TX BORDER.
AIRPORTS IMPACTED MAY INCLUDE KCAO...KTCC...KCVS...KCVN AND
PORTALES. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN THE NRN AND W CENTRAL MTNS
MON MORNING...WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE ALONG THE NM ERN BORDER.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 22Z. 44

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

OVERALL...A DRY AND WINDY PATTERN DEVELOPING THIS WEEK WITH FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE EAST TUE THROUGH FRI. MON INTO
TUE...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL...NW
AND N MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE NW PLATEAU.

SINCE WE ARE BETWEEN SYSTEMS...TODAY WILL BRING CALMER WINDS.
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL REACH CRITICAL LEVELS FROM RATON AND LAS
VEGAS SOUTHWARD...AND AT LOWER ELEVATIONS W OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE. THERE WILL BE SOME POCKETS OF POOR VENTILATION AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS ALONG AND W OF THE RIO GRANDE TODAY...THEN AGAIN MON
ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS.  OTHERWISE...VENTILATION WILL BE
GOOD OR BETTER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIVE SE INTO THE
GREAT BASIN MONDAY...THEN PASS E ALONG THE CO/WY BORDER TUE
BEFORE EJECTING E TOWARD MN TUE NIGHT. THIS TRACK WILL STEER
THE POLAR JET STREAM DIRECTLY OVER THE FORECAST AREA WITH VERY
STRONG SURFACE WINDS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN ALONG AND W OF
THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS BY LATE MON AFTERNOON...WHERE S AND
SW WIND GUSTS FROM 45-55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE POLAR JET WILL
THEN CROSS MON NIGHT AND TUE WITH A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT.  THE
FRONT WILL PREVENT LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM EFFECTIVELY DECOUPLING FROM
THE STRONGER FLOW ALOFT OVERNIGHT IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS...
WHERE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST...ESPECIALLY AS THE
FRONT PASSES. THE FRONT WILL THEN CROSS EASTERN NM TUESDAY MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON. AMPLE SUNSHINE DURING THE MORNING AS THE FRONT
CROSSES WILL ENABLE PLENTY OF MIXING AND VERY STRONG WINDS AT THE
SURFACE. ALONG AND EAST OF I-25 WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE
COMMON. ALONG THE E SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND DOWN
THE I-40 CORRIDOR GUSTS MAY PEAK OVER 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS
SHOULD OCCUR AROUND MID DAY. THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL TAP SOME
PACIFIC MOISTURE AND STEER IT MAINLY OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN
AREAS. THUS...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT MON.
HOWEVER...W WINDS WITH STRONG DRYING BEHIND THE FRONT AND STRONG
DOWNSLOPE FLOW ACROSS THE E WILL CAUSE HUMIDITIES TO PLUMMET TUE
ALONG AND E OF I-25. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TUE MORNING UNTIL MID EVENING FROM THE NE HIGHLANDS AND RIO GRANDE
VALLEY EASTWARD.

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ALONG THE CO BORDER LATE SUN
NIGHT OR MORE LIKELY MON MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE DRY LINE MAY
TRIGGER SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MON NEAR THE TX BORDER.  THE
MAIN WAVE OF PRECIP IN NM WILL OCCUR MON NIGHT AND TUE MORNING AS
THE UPPER LOW PASSES E ALONG THE CO/WY BORDER. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MID DAY TUE ACROSS THE W CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...NW
PLATEAU AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN SANGRES AND ESPECIALLY THE SAN JUANS.
ELSEWHERE...THERE MAY BE SOME RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS...BUT WETTING
PRECIP IS LESS LIKELY.

WED THROUGH FRI...ANOTHER BIG UPPER LOW WILL PASS EASTWARD ALONG THE
US/CANADIAN BORDER AND A BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL PASS SOUTHEASTWARD
THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS WILL KEEP WINDS ALOFT STRONG OVER
NM...WHILE A SURFACE TROUGH PERSISTS IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES.  THIS PATTERN GENERALLY RESULTS IN BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS EACH DAY ALONG AND E OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WITH A
DRY...DOWNSLOPING...W OR SW WIND.  THIS SHOULD CAUSE DAILY ROUNDS OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO PARTS OF THE
PLAINS...DEPENDING ON WHERE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THE LEE
TROUGH STRENGTHENS.  DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK...THU SHOULD
BE THE DAY WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS. THERE MAY
BE SOME PRECIPITATION NEAR THE CO BORDER FRI IF THE UPPER TROUGH CAN
BRING SOME MOISTURE WITH IT.  THE SYSTEM MAY ALSO DRIVE A COLD FRONT
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE THU NIGHT OR FRI NIGHT. 44

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  51  27  58  28 /   0   0  10  40
DULCE...........................  45  19  51  22 /   0   0  20  60
CUBA............................  50  23  52  24 /   0   0   0  40
GALLUP..........................  53  22  56  21 /   0   0   5  50
EL MORRO........................  53  24  54  22 /   0   0  10  30
GRANTS..........................  55  24  56  25 /   0   0   5  20
QUEMADO.........................  59  28  57  25 /   0   0   5  20
GLENWOOD........................  66  25  65  29 /   0   0   0  20
CHAMA...........................  40  18  43  18 /   0   5  20  90
LOS ALAMOS......................  51  27  52  27 /   0   0   0  40
PECOS...........................  51  26  48  27 /   0   0   0  40
CERRO/QUESTA....................  47  18  47  21 /   0   0  10  40
RED RIVER.......................  41  18  38  18 /   0  20  20  50
ANGEL FIRE......................  43  19  42  19 /   0   5  20  50
TAOS............................  49  23  50  25 /   0   0  10  30
MORA............................  50  21  45  26 /   0  10  20  40
ESPANOLA........................  56  24  57  28 /   0   0   0  20
SANTA FE........................  53  29  53  28 /   0   0   0  30
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  55  27  57  29 /   0   0   0  20
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  56  34  59  32 /   0   0   0  10
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  58  36  62  34 /   0   0   0   5
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  60  31  64  31 /   0   0   0   5
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  59  33  63  33 /   0   0   0   5
LOS LUNAS.......................  62  30  65  32 /   0   0   0   5
RIO RANCHO......................  59  33  62  33 /   0   0   0   5
SOCORRO.........................  66  32  66  35 /   0   0   0   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  55  30  56  30 /   0   0   5  20
TIJERAS.........................  57  29  58  31 /   0   0   0  10
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  57  27  55  31 /   0   0   0  10
CLINES CORNERS..................  55  26  48  29 /   0   0   0  10
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  60  30  58  33 /   0   0   0   5
CARRIZOZO.......................  64  32  62  35 /   0   0   0   5
RUIDOSO.........................  58  32  55  35 /   0   0   0   5
CAPULIN.........................  52  18  41  30 /   0  20  20  30
RATON...........................  55  19  44  28 /   0  10  10  30
SPRINGER........................  58  22  47  30 /   0   5   5  30
LAS VEGAS.......................  55  22  46  28 /   0   5   5  30
CLAYTON.........................  51  22  41  33 /   0  10  40  30
ROY.............................  56  22  43  33 /   0   5   5  30
CONCHAS.........................  62  29  49  39 /   0   0   5  30
SANTA ROSA......................  66  30  52  38 /   0   0   5  20
TUCUMCARI.......................  62  27  47  41 /   0   0  10  30
CLOVIS..........................  66  32  49  41 /   0   0  10  30
PORTALES........................  67  34  51  42 /   0   0  10  30
FORT SUMNER.....................  68  32  55  40 /   0   0   0  30
ROSWELL.........................  74  38  63  42 /   0   0   0  10
PICACHO.........................  70  35  62  39 /   0   0   0   5
ELK.............................  66  35  61  38 /   0   0   0   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
544 AM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

NMZ501>540-271300-
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-
544 AM MST SUN FEB 26 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW
MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN STRONGER...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
WINDS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE EAST AND
SOUTH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH
VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TUESDAY ACROSS THE EAST...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
40. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE A
CONCERN.

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGH
COUNTRY LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN
JUAN AND NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WILL BE FAVORED FOR
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IMPACTS.

HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EAST
DURING THE MID AND LATE WEEK PERIOD.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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