High Wind Watch 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM

249 
WWUS75 KABQ 130059
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
659 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

...PERIODS OF WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUING WITH A VERY STRONG
EVENT ON SATURDAY...

.WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY RE-STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BLANKET A LARGER PORTION OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO
EXTEND FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TOWARD
THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS.

WHILE SOME LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE DECREASING WIND SPEEDS
FRIDAY EVENING...THE HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS THE SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL OBSERVE STRENGTHENING WINDS SPEEDS 
AS A STRONG MID LEVEL JET APPROACHES. SEVERE WIND GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS...EVEN BEFORE DAYBREAK SATURDAY. THROUGH
THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE
SURFACE AS THEY SPREAD FARTHER NORTHEAST INTO THE PLAINS OF NEW
MEXICO. THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST WITH THESE VERY STRONG WINDS SATURDAY.

NMZ523-527>534-131100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-120413T0100Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.120414T0600Z-120415T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-
659 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE
  NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND THE
  EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA
  TO THE RATON PASS...AND INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES CORNERS TO
  TUCUMCARI TO THE TEXAS BORDER.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS OCCASIONALLY EXCEEDING 65 MPH SATURDAY.

* TIMING...BY MID TO LATE MORNING SATURDAY WINDS WILL QUICKLY
  STRENGTHEN...PEAKING EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE FINALLY
  DECREASING SATURDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  DUST...ESPECIALLY IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND 
  ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL 
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY. 
  SOME DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS...UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER 
  STRUCTURES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-130200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-120413T0100Z/
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-
659 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND SPEEDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN.

$$

NMZ508-520>522-524>526-535>540-131100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.120414T0600Z-120415T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
659 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

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

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE ESTANCIA AND LOWER RIO GRANDE RIVER 
  VALLEYS...AND MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL TO SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS 
  OF NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...STRENGTHENING SATURDAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 
  MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 AND 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN NEAR AND SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 
  IN ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS THE STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED 
  TO MIX TO THE SURFACE UNTIL LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND THROUGH 
  THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AREA 
  WIDE SATURDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT WIDESPREAD REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN 
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL 
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO VISIBILITY ON SATURDAY. SOME DAMAGE 
  TO ROOF TOPS...UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL ALSO 
  BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

40

731 
WWUS75 KABQ 131056
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
456 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY...

.THE JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WHILE A SURFACE TROUGH DEEPENS TO THE LEE OF
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY WILL TEMPORARILY
ABATE IN MOST LOCATIONS TONIGHT...EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WHERE THEY SHOULD STRENGTHEN WITH GUSTS
REACHING 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
AND SPREAD TO LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO SATURDAY MORNING...THEN REMAIN STRONG UNTIL SUNSET. THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

NMZ508-520>540-132200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0008.120414T0600Z-120415T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-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-
456 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE ESTANCIA AND LOWER RIO GRANDE RIVER
  VALLEYS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING RATON
  PASS...AND THE EASTERN PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 65
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHWEST AND
  SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR AND
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER AND GRADUALLY
  SPREAD TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
  MEXICO SATURDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE DURING
  THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AROUND
  SUNSET SATURDAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH
  AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING LOCATIONS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO VISIBILITY. DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS...UTILITY
  POLES...AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

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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813 
WWUS75 KABQ 132141
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
341 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY...

.THE JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WHILE A SURFACE TROUGH DEEPENS TO THE LEE OF
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY WILL TEMPORARILY
ABATE IN MOST LOCATIONS TONIGHT...EXCEPT FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WHERE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN BY
MIDNIGHT. ALONG RIDGE TOPS...PEAKS...AND AREAS IMMEDIATELY
DOWNWIND INTERMITTENT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 AND 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK SATURDAY. BY MID TO LATE
SATURDAY MORNING THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD FARTHER
EAST AND NORTH...INCLUDING LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NEW MEXICO. SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST.

NMZ508-520-521-523>526-539-540-141200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0008.120414T0600Z-120415T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0009.120414T0600Z-120415T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
341 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM
MDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
  AND HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN BY MIDNIGHT WITH
  INTERMITTENT GUSTS REACHING 50 TO 60 MPH THROUGH DAYBREAK. WINDS
  WILL BECOME STRONGER AND MORE PERSISTENT FROM THE LATE MORNING
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING SATURDAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING LOCATIONS...AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL 
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO VISIBILITY. DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS... 
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL ALSO 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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-527>538-141200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0008.120414T0600Z-120415T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0009.120414T1500Z-120415T0200Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-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-
341 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE ESTANCIA VALLEY...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
  INCLUDING RATON PASS...AND THE EASTERN PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MID TO LATE MORNING
  SATURDAY...AND WILL PEAK BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AROUND SUNSET SATURDAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH AS
  OPEN FIELDS...MINING LOCATIONS...AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL 
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO VISIBILITY. DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS... 
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL ALSO 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.

&&

$$

NMZ505>507-515-519-141200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0026.120414T1500Z-120415T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
341 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...MOUNTAINS...AND
  HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE
  EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND
  50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MID TO LATE MORNING
  SATURDAY...AND WILL PEAK BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AROUND SUNSET SATURDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS DOWN TO 2 MILES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING
  CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO VISIBILITY. 

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
325 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WELL OFF THE PACIFIC NW
COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIVE SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY...CROSS
THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE FRIDAY...THE FOUR CORNERS SATURDAY...THEN
LIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS CO SUNDAY WITH A TRAILING TROUGH
CROSSING NM. MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON TRACK AND
TIMING. THE SYSTEM IS SO BROAD THAT THE POLAR JET ROUNDING THE
BASE OF THE UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER NM BY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE JET WILL THEN REMAIN OVER NM FRIDAY...INTENSIFY
OVERHEAD SATURDAY...THEN SHIFT EAST OF THE STATE BY SUNDAY.
MEANWHILE...A STRONG LEE SURFACE TROUGH WILL EXTEND SOUTH OF A 993
MB TO 1000 MB SURFACE LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP IN EASTERN CO TODAY
AND REGENERATE DAILY THROUGH SATURDAY. ALL THESE INGREDIENTS WILL
RESULT IN BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND FRIDAY...THEN
POTENTIALLY VERY STRONG WINDS SATURDAY. WITH THIS MORNINGS
FORECAST PACKAGE WE ARE ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS...NE HIGHLANDS...E CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE
EASTERN PLAINS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40. THIS AREA MAY SEE WIND
GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH AGAIN ON FRIDAY...AND THESE GUSTS COULD EXTEND
SOUTHWARD TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS
DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE VERY STRONG WINDS SATURDAY SHOULD COVER
MUCH OF THE AREA ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN...AND POSSIBLY ALSO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND MIDDLE/LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY. GUSTS COULD PEAK OVER 60 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FROM LAS VEGAS TO CLINES CORNERS...RUIDOSO AND DUNKEN.

THE UPPER LOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY
ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD TO INCLUDE THE REMAINDER OF NEW MEXICO
BY SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW PASSES NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE
FOUR CORNERS REGION AND A POTENT PACIFIC COLD FRONT PLOWS THROUGH
WESTERN AND INTO CENTRAL NM. THIS FRONT SHOULD CAUSE TEMPERATURES
TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
SATURDAY. LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS THAT SEE RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING MAY SEE THE PRECIP CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WEST. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT ONLY AS FAR EAST AS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
PRECIPITATION MAY SPREAD TO INCLUDE THE EASTERN PLAINS SATURDAY
NIGHT...AS A SECONDARY TROUGH DIVES INTO NM FROM THE NORTHWEST.
GFS AND ECMWF AGREE THAT THIS SECONDARY TROUGH IN NW FLOW ALOFT
COULD KEEP SHOWERS ACTIVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD FAVOR THE WESTERN
MOUNTAINS...AND WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WITH THIS
EVENT. MORE THAN A HALF FOOT OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CO
BORDER...AND ESPECIALLY AROUND CHAMA. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NW PLATEAU...WEST
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

TODAY AND FRIDAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN
WESTERN NEW MEXICO. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST
SATURDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ROUGHLY 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL AREAWIDE SUNDAY AND 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON MONDAY.

EARLY IN THE COMING WORK WEEK NW FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER
NM...AND THIS COULD KEEP THE DOOR OPEN FOR ANOTHER TROUGH TO KEEP
THE WEATHER UNSETTLED OVER NM. ECMWF SUGGESTS THIS WILL
HAPPEN...BUT THE GFS KEEPS THE TROUGHS NORTH OF NM MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.

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&&

.AVIATION...
SOUTHWEST FLOW STRENGTHENING ACROSS NEW MEXICO OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS AHEAD OF LARGE TROUGH MOVING TOWARD THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
PATCHES OF MVFR CIGS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL BURN
OFF AFT 15Z. DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO
WILL HELP BOOST WIND SPEEDS OVER THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF NM...WITH
GUSTS TO 45 KTS DEVELOPING AFTER 18Z THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS
DECREASING AFTER SUNSET AROUND 01Z. A FEW CLOUDS WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE SOUTHWEST FLOW AOA BKN100 FROM 03Z ONWARD THIS EVENING...WITH
MORE SUBSTANTIAL DECK BUILDING IN AOA BKN150 FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO
THE NORTHEAST ACROSS NM AS WEST COAST TROUGH GETS CLOSER.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. SHY

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK...DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...AND REDEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER...AND YET
AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE.

MODELS...REASONABLY GOOD CONSENSUS THROUGH NEXT WORK WEEK AND INTO
THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. HIGH AMPLITUDE WEST COAST TROUGH CIRCULATING
ABOUT CLOSED LOW IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN OFF PUGET SOUND
PUSHING FIRST SHORTWAVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...WITH ADDITIONAL ENERGY UPSTREAM POISED TO ROUND TROUGH BASE
AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST U.S. INTO NEW MEXICO THROUGH
SATURDAY. WITH CLOSED LOW DIGGING TO NORTHERN ARIZONA EARLY IN THE
WEEKEND...MODELS NOW PUSHING THIS FEATURE SMARTLY ACROSS NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO INTO EASTERN COLORADO BY SUNDAY MORNING AND INTO THE
UPPER MIDWEST TO START THE WORK WEEK. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL WORK IN
BEHIND THIS FEATURE OVER NEW MEXICO ON MONDAY...AND THIS WILL BACK
GRADUALLY TO ZONAL AS NEXT PACIFIC DISTURBANCE TAKES ITS TIME
GETTING CRANKED UP OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WORK
WEEK.

FOR TODAY...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT STRENGTHENING IN ADVANCE OF WEST
COAST TROUGH...AS SURFACE TROUGH DEEPENS OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO.
WIND SPEEDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON AS MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WORK DOWN INTO THE LOW TEENS TO
PRODUCE A WIDESPREAD AREA OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER FROM THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE ADJACENT
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE TEXAS BORDER. SOME COOLING
IN THE WEST WILL BRING TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
IN THE EAST. NO VENTILATION ISSUES AS WINDS DECREASE AFTER
SUNSET...WITH GENERALLY FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY...CORE OF WEST COAST TROUGH MOVING OVER SAN FRANCISCO BAY
WITH STRENGTHENING AND TURBULENT SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUING OVER NEW
MEXICO. MORE BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH CONTINUED
DRYING IN THE EAST WILL SET UP ANOTHER ROUND OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS
FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE
TEXAS LINE. SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE NORTH AND WEST WILL EXPAND IN
COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOW MIXED IN ON UPPER SLOPES OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND ALL SNOW WITH AN
INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATING OVER THE SUMMITS FRIDAY NIGHT.

FOR SATURDAY...WEST COAST TROUGH CORE OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA AS
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MAKES MAJOR MOVE TO THE EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO
DURING THE DAY. COOLER AIR WILL PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT BOOST TO
HUMIDITIES CENTRAL AND WEST...BUT LATE ARRIVAL OF COOLER AIR IN THE
EAST WILL ALLOW MINIMUM HUMIDITIES TO REMAIN IN THE LOW TEENS PCT
FOR THE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE
COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE ONE MORE AFTERNOON OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS
OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE CENTRAL AND WEST SATURDAY DAYTIME WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE FOR ALL POINTS EXCEPT
THE LOWER VALLEYS. GOOD TO EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WEST AND
CENTRAL...WITH FAIR TO GOOD RECOVERIES OVER THE EAST. NO VENTILATION
ISSUES.

OUTLOOK...SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...TROUGH CORE MAKING DELIBERATE
PASS OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY WITH TURBULENT NORTHWEST FLOW
MONDAY BACKING TO NEAR ZONAL AND REDUCING SPEED ON TUESDAY. SURFACE
TROUGH OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH GENTLE DRYING TREND IN WAKE OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM.
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 20S AND 30S PCT SUNDAY WILL FALL GRADUALLY
INTO THE TEENS PCT THROUGH TUESDAY...DRIEST IN THE EAST. GENTLY
DETERIORATING VENTILATION CONDITIONS...BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN
FAIR OR BETTER FOR MOST SPOTS THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME BREEZINESS
SUNDAY OVER THE SACRAMENTO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...BUT WIND SPEEDS
MODEST FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES SUNDAY
TRENDING TOWARD FAIR TO GOOD BY TUESDAY.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  62  34  61  37 /   5   0   5  20
DULCE...........................  58  23  58  27 /   5   0   5  30
CUBA............................  62  32  63  32 /   0   0   0  10
GALLUP..........................  60  28  60  31 /   5   0   5  20
EL MORRO........................  57  23  57  26 /   0   0   0  20
GRANTS..........................  62  27  62  29 /   0   0   0  10
QUEMADO.........................  61  32  60  34 /   0   0   0  10
GLENWOOD........................  69  31  68  37 /   0   0   0  10
CHAMA...........................  53  30  55  33 /   5   0   5  40
LOS ALAMOS......................  62  39  62  41 /   0   0   0   5
PECOS...........................  60  37  62  39 /   0   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  60  28  60  32 /   5   0   0  10
RED RIVER.......................  50  27  50  30 /   5   0   0  10
ANGEL FIRE......................  53  28  52  29 /   0   0   0  10
TAOS............................  60  28  61  30 /   0   0   0  10
MORA............................  60  32  60  34 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  68  28  68  33 /   0   0   0   5
SANTA FE........................  61  38  63  40 /   0   0   0   5
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  64  34  66  37 /   0   0   0   5
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  67  45  69  48 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  68  42  70  46 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  70  41  72  44 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  70  38  71  42 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  71  37  72  41 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  68  39  70  42 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  76  42  75  44 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  65  35  68  37 /   0   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  67  38  71  40 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  64  35  66  38 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  62  33  64  37 /   0   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  66  39  67  41 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  70  36  72  39 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  63  40  65  40 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  65  37  64  40 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  70  34  68  37 /   0   0   0   0
SPRINGER........................  69  31  67  36 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  65  33  65  38 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  74  41  72  45 /   5   0   0   0
ROY.............................  70  38  68  42 /   0   0   0   0
CONCHAS.........................  76  41  75  48 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  75  42  75  46 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  81  44  80  51 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  79  44  80  47 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  80  45  81  48 /   0   5   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  83  44  83  48 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  83  46  85  48 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  76  42  79  44 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  72  42  74  43 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108.

WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-523-527>534.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
602 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012

NMZ501>540-131200-
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-
602 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH TODAY IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AND EASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40.
LOW HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS ALONG AND EAST OF I-25 TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH MAY RETURN TO PARTS OF NORTHEAST
AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEY MAY EXTEND
SOUTHWARD ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO
RUIDOSO AND DUNKEN. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS MAY RETURN ALONG AND
EAST OF I-25 FRIDAY. SATURDAY...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER AND
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ALONG AND
EAST OF A LINE FROM GLENWOOD TO RED RIVER. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS
FOR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF LAS VEGAS TO AROUND
RUIDOSO AND DUNKEN. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS SATURDAY MAY LINGER
ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS...SNOW
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY TO CENTRAL AND WESTERN
AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY...OVER A HALF
FOOT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SLOPES
OF THE NORTHERN AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BY SUNDAY.

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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