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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 6, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Mar 6, 2012, 6:59 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 7, 2012, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2012, 6:59 PM MST (01:59 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 7, 2012, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 7, 2012, 7:00 PM MST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

818 
WWUS75 KABQ 070159
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
659 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION COMBINED WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN
NEW MEXICO WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAINLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 ON WEDNESDAY.

NMZ505-506-508-071300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.120307T1600Z-120308T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
659 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE
  WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY
  THEN PEAK BETWEEN MIDDAY AND MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING
  AFTER SUNSET.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 
  40. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-523-524-526-529-532-533-539-071300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.120307T1600Z-120308T0200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
659 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS...THE NORTHEAST...
  CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN
  LINCOLN...GUADALUPE AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY
  THEN PEAK BETWEEN MIDDAY AND MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING
  AFTER SUNSET AND BECOMING NORTHERLY. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 285 FROM LAMY TO
  ENCINO...HIGHWAY 84 FROM ROMEROVILLE TOWARD FORT SUMNER...AND
  PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 40 AND 25. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE
  BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-070300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120307T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-
659 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

NMZ507-519-520-522-525-540-071300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.120307T1600Z-120308T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
659 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...INCLUDING THE
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY...WEST CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY THEN
  PEAK BETWEEN MIDDAY AND MID AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING
  AROUND SUNSET.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDNG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 25
  AND 40. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
592 
WWUS75 KABQ 071035
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
335 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WORK ITS WAY JUST
SOUTHWEST OF THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT
WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...MIXING TO THE SURFACE
THROUGH LATE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE FOUND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWESTERN...CENTRAL...AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...PEAKING BETWEEN NOON AND MID AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SPEED EARLY THIS EVENING NEAR SUNSET.

NMZ537-538-071900-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.120307T1600Z-120308T0200Z/
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
335 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE PLAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY AND ALL OF DE BACA
  COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...PEAKING
  BETWEEN NOON AND MID AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING AROUND
  SUNSET.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAY 285.
  LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ505>508-519>526-529-532-533-539-540-071900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.120307T1600Z-120308T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
335 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...MOSTLY ALONG AND SOUTH
  OF INTERSTATE 40. THIS INCLUDES THE SOUTHWESTERN...CENTRAL...AND
  SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE
  MIDDLE TO LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...SOME STRONG WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER THE HIGH
  TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO...AND THESE WILL
  CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. BY LATE MORNING STRONG
  WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO MUCH OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. PEAK WIND
  SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDDAY AND MID AFTERNOON BEFORE
  SLOWLY DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN
  AROUND BY THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

52
829 
WWUS75 KABQ 071851
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1151 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED NEAR THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION COMBINED WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN
NEW MEXICO WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAINLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH THIS EVENING.

NMZ505>508-519>526-529-532-533-537>540-080200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120308T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1151 AM MST WED MAR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...FROM THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING HIGHLANDS
  EASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE
  SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH
  TERRAIN AND MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  SLOWLY DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL DEVELOP ON NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAY
  285...INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY
  BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 3:37 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningABQ41 hr
Mar 7, 3:37 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ41 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.