High Wind Watch 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

961 
WWUS75 KABQ 252100
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 PM MDT WED APR 25 2012

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND EVENT COMING TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO ON THURSDAY...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED JET STREAK WILL MOVE
EAST ACROSS ARIZONA AND INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY...PUSHING
A PACIFIC FRONT ACROSS OUR AREA. A SWATH OF HIGH WINDS ALOFT WILL
MOVE OVER NEW MEXICO AHEAD OF THE TROUGH WHILE A SURFACE LOW
DEEPENS NEAR SOUTHEAST COLORADO. WINDS WILL INITIALLY INCREASE
ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN BY MID DAY AND SPEEDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

NMZ513>515-523-525>534-539-261200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0009.120426T1800Z-120427T0600Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-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-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
300 PM MDT WED APR 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR RED 
  RIVER TO CLINES CORNERS TO CARRIZOZO...AND NORTH OF A RUIDOSO 
  TO SANTA ROSA TO TUCUMCARI LINE. 

* WINDS...POTENTIAL FOR SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE EVENING.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH WINDS PEAKING 
  BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM. 

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE
  IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG WEST
  TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS INITIALLY...THEN ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH
  ROADS BY LATE EVENING AS WINDS BECOME WEST. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  WILL CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES. DAMAGE TO ROOF
  TOPS...UTILITY POLES AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL 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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505>508-511-512-516>522-524-261200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0009.120426T1800Z-120427T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST 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-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
300 PM MDT WED APR 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR TAOS 
  TO LOS ALAMOS TO NEAR GALLUP...AND ALONG AND WEST OF A TAOS TO 
  MORIARTY TO CARRIZOZO LINE. 

* WINDS...POTENTIAL FOR SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  OR 60 MPH...BECOMING WEST LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH WINDS 
  PEAKING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE IN
  AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG WEST
  TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS INITIALLY...THEN ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH
  ROADS BY MID AFTERNOON AS WINDS BECOME WEST. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  WILL CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES. DAMAGE TO ROOF
  TOPS...UTILITY POLES AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL 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.

&&

$$

003 
WWUS75 KABQ 261045
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
445 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND EVENT COMING TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO ON THURSDAY...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED JET STREAK WILL MOVE
EAST ACROSS ARIZONA AND INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...
PUSHING A PACIFIC FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL
MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE...FIRST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL AREAS OF NEW MEXICO...GRADUALLY SPREADING FARTHER EAST AND
NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
AS THE PACIFIC FRONT SWEEPS EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WHILE THE WINDS WILL BEGIN
DIMINISHING IN THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN THIS EVENING...THE STRONG
WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT ALONG THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

NMZ534-261145-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.A.0009.120426T1800Z-120427T0600Z/
QUAY COUNTY-
445 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WATCH. 

WHILE SOME STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN QUAY COUNTY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
HAZARDOUS LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

NMZ502-505>508-511-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0009.120426T1800Z-120427T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0010.120426T1800Z-120427T0400Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
445 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN OF NEW MEXICO
  ALONG AND NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AS WELL AS THE CHUSKA
  AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 OR 60
  MPH...BECOMING WEST LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS PEAKING
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED
  BY MID EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE IN 
  AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG WEST
  TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS INITIALLY...THEN ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH
  ROADS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS WINDS BECOME WEST.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES IN
  VISIBILITIES. DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS...UTILITY POLES AND OTHER
  STRUCTURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ513>515-523-526>529-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0009.120426T1800Z-120427T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0010.120426T2200Z-120427T0600Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
445 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

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

* LOCATION...THE PEAKS AND HIGHLANDS ALONG AND NEAR THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS... SOUTH SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  60 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE MID TO LATE EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MIDNIGHT AND PERHAPS LATER.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE 
  MILE IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG 
  WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS INITIALLY...THEN ALONG NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ROADS BY LATE EVENING AS WINDS BECOME WEST. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES. 
  DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS...UTILITY POLES AND OTHER STRUCTURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-522-524-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0009.120426T1800Z-120427T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0010.120426T2200Z-120427T0600Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
445 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

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

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...THE ESTANCIA
  VALLEY...AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 OR 60
  MPH...BECOMING WEST EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING...GRADUALLY DECREASING IN SPEED THROUGH THE LATE
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE IN 
  AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG 
  WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS INITIALLY...THEN ALONG NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ROADS BY EVENING AS WINDS BECOME WEST. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES. 
  DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS...UTILITY POLES AND OTHER STRUCTURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-261800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0010.120426T1800Z-120427T0400Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
445 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 OR 60
  MPH...BECOMING WEST BY EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS PEAKING
  LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN
  SPEED BY MID TO LATE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE IN 
  AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG WEST
  TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS INITIALLY...THEN ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH
  ROADS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS WINDS BECOME WEST.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES IN
  VISIBILITIES. DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS...UTILITY POLES AND OTHER
  STRUCTURES 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>520-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0009.120426T1800Z-120427T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.120426T1800Z-120427T0400Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
445 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE
  SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREAS.

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH...BECOMING WEST EARLY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAKING BY THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WIND WILL BE DIMINISHING BY MID
  EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILES IN 
  AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG WEST
  TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS INITIALLY...THEN ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH
  ROADS BY MID AFTERNOON AS WINDS BECOME WEST. AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST WILL CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ525-530>533-539-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0009.120426T1800Z-120427T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.120426T2200Z-120427T0600Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
445 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY AND THE HIGHLANDS AND HIGH
  PLAINS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  50 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAKING IN THE
  EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME BY MIDNIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN THREE 
  MILES IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG WEST
  TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS INITIALLY...THEN ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH
  ROADS BY LATE EVENING AS WINDS BECOME WEST. AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST WILL CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512-516-517-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0009.120426T1800Z-120427T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.120426T2200Z-120427T0600Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
445 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY...THE LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...AND THE WESTERN
  SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS 

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH...BECOMING WEST EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND PEAKING THROUGH
  THE EARLY TO MID EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME TOWARD
  MIDNIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILES IN
  AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG WEST
  TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS INITIALLY...THEN ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH
  ROADS BY MID AFTERNOON AS WINDS BECOME WEST. AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST WILL CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-504-509-261800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.120426T1800Z-120427T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
445 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE
  SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH...BECOMING WEST LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING THIS AFTERNOON...AND PEAKING THROUGH THE
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MID TO LATE
  EVENING.  

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILES IN
  AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG WEST
  TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS INITIALLY...THEN ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH
  ROADS BY MID AFTERNOON AS WINDS BECOME WEST. AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST WILL CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ540-261800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.120426T2200Z-120427T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
445 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH...BECOMING WEST EARLY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...STRENGTHENING LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND PEAKING THROUGH
  THE EARLY TO MID EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME TOWARD
  MIDNIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW THREE MILES IN
  AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG WEST
  TO EAST ORIENTED ROADS INITIALLY...THEN ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH
  ROADS BY MID AFTERNOON AS WINDS BECOME WEST. AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST WILL CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES. 

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
343 AM MDT WED APR 25 2012

...HIGH WIND THREAT RETURNS AREAWIDE ON THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG RIDGE ALOFT GRADUALLY DEFLATING OVER THE AREA
TODAY. MAX TEMPS TRENDING UPWARD A FEW DEGREES ON THE EASTERN
PLAINS OWING TO ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE WINDS. SEVERAL RECORD HIGHS FOR
THE DATE WILL BE IN JEOPARDY INCLUDING ROSWELL THAT WILL APPROACH
THE 100 DEGREE MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. ACROSS CENTRAL
AND WESTERN AREAS...MAJOR INFLUX OF HIGH CLOUDINESS AOA 500 MB
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING UPSTREAM OF
THE RIDGE AXIS THAT WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA DURING THE
NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO. THIS CLOUD COVER COUPLED WITH LOWERING
HEIGHTS WILL BE GOOD FOR SOME WELCOMED COOLING ACROSS THE WEST BUT
MAX TEMPS STILL WELL ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGE.

NOT TOO EXCITED ABOUT CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL TODAY GIVEN DRIER
PROFILES NEAR/BELOW 500 MB AND DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MT CHAIN. THE ONE EXCEPTION MIGHT BE ACROSS THE WEST
CENTRAL HIGHER TERRAIN WHERE LAPSE RATES WILL BE STEEPEST. WE DID
MANAGE A FEW CG STRIKES NW OF ABQ AND NEAR MT TAYLOR TUE PM BUT
OTHERWISE ISOLATED ACTIVITY YESTERDAY WAS RELEGATED TO AREAS
ALONG/EAST OF THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN.

CHALLENGE TONIGHT WILL BE MIN TEMPS AS CONSIDERABLE MID/HIGH
CLOUD COVER STREAMS OVERHEAD. WE STILL FAVOR THE GFS/ECMWF TIMING
AND TRACK OF THE INCOMING SYSTEM. BOTH ARE VERY SIMILAR PLACING
THE WEAKENING LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE FOUR CORNERS 00Z FRI...AND
OVER SE CO/SW KS BY 12Z FRI. THIS TRACK IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR
WIDESPREAD PRECIP...BUT NW AREAS AND THE NORTHERN HIGH HIGH
COUNTRY SHOULD BENEFIT FROM WETTING PRECIP INCLUDING A DUSTING OF
SNOW THU NIGHT. THE FRONTAL PRECIP BAND WILL BE THE ONLY HOPE FOR
AREAS FARTHER SOUTH.

HIGH WIND WILL BE THE MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THU. POTENT MID-
LEVEL SPEED MAX TRACKING FROM WC TO NE NEW MEXICO DURING THE
AFTERNOON/EVENING THU WILL BE WELL PHASED WITH PEAK DIURNAL
MIXING. AT THE SURFACE...THE ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL
PUNCH INTO FAR WESTERN AREAS BY LATE MORNING/MIDDAY BEFORE
SWEEPING EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PARALLEL RUN
OF THE GFS-BASED MOS GUIDANCE SUGGEST HIGH END WIND ADVISORY IF
NOT HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA FOR A GOOD CHUNK OF THE REGION.
WE WILL HOIST HIGH WIND WATCH...AND UPGRADE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO
RED FLAG WARNING.

FAST/WEAKLY CYCLONIC WESTERLY FLOW TO FOLLOW ON FRIDAY WITH LOW CHC
POPS FAVORING THE NORTHERN HIGHER TERRAIN. REMAINING WINDY ACROSS
MUCH OF THE EAST AND NORTH WITH ADVISORY SPEEDS PROBABLE ALONG THE
I-40 CORRIDOR EAST OF ABQ AS WELL AS EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS AND THE
NORTHEAST. GFS/ECMWF HAVE BACKED OFF ON THE STRENGTH OF THE LATE
WEEK FRONTAL SURGE AND ADVERTISE MORE OF A WEAK LOW LEVEL EAST-
SOUTHEAST FLOW DEVELOPING IN RESPONSE TO BROAD SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDING SOUTHWARD EAST OF THE ROCKIES. AS A
RESULT...WHILE THIS PATTERN WILL REPLENISH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...GAP WINDS AND THE EASTERLY PUSH THAT
LOOKED PROMISING FOR AREAS EAST OF THE DIVIDE TO THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY YESTERDAY NOW LOOKING FEEBLE. WILL MAINTAIN LOW CHC POPS
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SAT/SUN. ALSO WARMED TEMPS ON
THE PLAINS...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. KJ

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH A
DOWNTREND IN DIURNAL HEATING-DRIVEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY
AS EVEN DRIER AIR MOVES OVER THE AREA. SOME WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 30
MPH BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON AT KGUP AND KLVS. VFR CIGS IN THE FORM
OF MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL OVERTAKE THE STATE TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE
AT LEAST 10-15K FEET AGL.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. 11

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

ANOTHER ANOMALOUSLY WARM DAY IS ON TAP AS THE UPPER RIDGE
TRANSITIONS EAST ACROSS THE STATE. NEAR RECORD...OR NEW RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST TO THE
STATE BORDER. ALTHOUGH SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN AREAS
TODAY AND BEGIN TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE STATE...ABUNDANT SUNSHINE
IS EXPECTED AND THESE CLOUDS WONT BE ABLE TO DAMPEN THE SURFACE
HEATING FOR A MAJORITY OF THE ARA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE VERY
LOW TODAY...AND GENERALLY LOWER THAN YESTERDAY FROM THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY EASTWARD. THIS SLIGHTLY DRIER ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO A
DOWNTREND IN DIURNAL HEATING-DRIVEN CONVECTION COMPARED TO THE PAST
FEW DAYS. MUCH LESS LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TODAY.

HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TONIGHT ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
EAST TO THE STATE BORDER. ELSEWHERE...FAIR RECOVERIES CAN BE
EXPECTED. FORECAST WIND SPEEDS HAVE TRENDED-UP WITH THURSDAYS UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC FRONTAL PASSAGE. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOW FORECAST TO OCCUR IN THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES MAKING IT EASY TO HIT CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS THURSDAY. UPGRADED THE WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING AND
ADDED ZONE 106. ALSO EXTENDED THE END TIME BY ONE HOUR TO 9
PM...ALTHOUGH ZONES 104 AND 108 MAY NEED TO BE SEGMENTED-OUT AND
EXTENDED UNTIL 06Z. EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...WHERE HIGHS WILL STILL BE NEAR RECORD
VALUES ON THURSDAY AND VENTILATION RATES WILL TOP 500K KT-FT.

TEMPERATURES WILL TREND DOWN FRIDAY...BUT STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST.

WINDS WILL TREND-DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A ZONAL...OR SLIGHTLY
CYCLONIC AND WEAKER UPPER LEVEL FLOW PREVAILS. THE 00Z MEDIUM RANGE
MODEL SOLUTIONS HAVE REALLY BACKED-OFF THE WEEKEND COLD FRONT THAT
WAS FORECAST TO SPREAD WEST ACROSS THE STATE AND RESULT IN A GAP
WIND EVENT AND MOISTURE SPREADING TO THE DIVIDE. INSTEAD...THE MODELS
BRING GULF MOISTURE UP THE EASTERN PLAINS SUNDAY...SHARPEN A DRYLINE
AND CONTINUE IT THERE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A CHANCE FOR WETTING
THUNDERSTORMS. EAST OF THIS MOISTURE GRADIENT...A VERY DRY AND WARM
ATMOSPHERE WILL PERSIST. 11

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  83  50  68  40 /   0  10  50  30
DULCE...........................  79  33  65  29 /  10  10  50  40
CUBA............................  85  42  72  33 /   0  10  30  30
GALLUP..........................  80  40  65  31 /   5  10  50  20
EL MORRO........................  75  39  61  28 /  10  10  40  20
GRANTS..........................  82  43  66  33 /   0  10  30  20
QUEMADO.........................  81  46  68  35 /   5  10  40  10
GLENWOOD........................  87  51  77  40 /   0   5  20  10
CHAMA...........................  75  40  62  33 /  10  10  50  50
LOS ALAMOS......................  80  54  71  42 /   0   5  30  30
PECOS...........................  79  51  73  40 /   0   5  10  20
CERRO/QUESTA....................  80  41  73  33 /   5   5  30  30
RED RIVER.......................  70  40  61  31 /  10  10  40  40
ANGEL FIRE......................  71  38  65  30 /   5  10  30  20
TAOS............................  81  40  75  33 /   0   5  20  30
MORA............................  79  45  73  36 /   0   5  20  20
ESPANOLA........................  85  45  80  37 /   0   0  10  20
SANTA FE........................  78  53  72  41 /   0   5  20  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  83  51  77  40 /   0   5  10  20
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  85  60  80  46 /   0   0  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  86  61  81  46 /   0   0  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  89  59  83  46 /   0   0  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  89  57  81  44 /   0   0  10  10
LOS LUNAS.......................  88  57  84  44 /   0   0  10  10
RIO RANCHO......................  87  56  80  43 /   0   0  10  10
SOCORRO.........................  93  57  89  45 /   0   0  10   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  84  49  79  38 /   0   5  10  10
TIJERAS.........................  87  53  83  41 /   0   5  10  10
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  82  47  78  37 /   0   5  10  10
CLINES CORNERS..................  80  50  75  38 /   0   5  10  10
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  83  53  80  42 /   0   5  10   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  89  53  87  43 /   0   0   5   5
RUIDOSO.........................  81  53  77  42 /   0   0   5   5
CAPULIN.........................  81  53  75  40 /   0   5  20  20
RATON...........................  87  49  80  40 /   0   5  20  20
SPRINGER........................  86  49  81  40 /   0   5  10  20
LAS VEGAS.......................  84  50  78  39 /   0   5  10  20
CLAYTON.........................  93  58  87  48 /   0   5  10  20
ROY.............................  88  57  81  43 /   0   0  10  20
CONCHAS.........................  93  61  89  48 /   0   0  10  10
SANTA ROSA......................  92  60  87  47 /   0   0   5  10
TUCUMCARI.......................  98  64  93  52 /   0   0   5  10
CLOVIS..........................  97  64  93  50 /   0   0   5   5
PORTALES........................  98  65  96  52 /   0   0   5   5
FORT SUMNER..................... 100  64  96  49 /   0   0   5   5
ROSWELL.........................  99  63  97  51 /   0   0   5   5
PICACHO.........................  95  59  90  47 /   0   0   5   5
ELK.............................  88  58  85  46 /   0   0   5   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-505>508-511-512-516>522-524.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ513>515-523-525>534-539.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
557 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

NMZ501>540-251200-
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-
557 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...
HIGH-BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED
STRONG...GUSTY DOWNBURST WINDS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL GENERALLY
REMAIN ISOLATED IN COVERAGE AND FAVOR AREAS OVER AND NEAR THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST QUARTER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRENGTHENING SURFACE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BREAK DOWN OF A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL PEAK ON THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION
OF GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN
POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. A
REJUVENATED THUNDERSTORM PATTERN MAY DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NEW MEXICO LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY
WIND OR THUNDERSTORM-RELATED IMPACTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE VIA THE INTERNET OR TOLL FREE AT 1.888.386.7637.

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