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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 21, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Mar 21, 2012, 3:39 AM MDT. It took effect at Mar 21, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2012, 3:39 AM MDT (09:39 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 21, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

592 
WWUS75 KABQ 210939
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
339 AM MDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GUSTY NORTH WINDS REDEVELOPING TODAY...

.A PERSISTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS WILL CREATE GUSTY
NORTH WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. WINDS WILL
INCREASE QUICKLY LATER THIS MORNING THEN PEAK BY MID AFTERNOON
HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING SHORTLY BEFORE SUNSET.

NMZ527-528-530-531-534>536-211800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.120321T1600Z-120322T0000Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
339 AM MDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...FROM THE RATON RIDGE...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND
  UNION COUNTY SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS HARDING...QUAY...CURRY AND
  ROOSEVELT COUNTIES.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND PEAK BY MID
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING SHORTLY BEFORE SUNSET.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS ON WEST TO EAST
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 60...84...64...
  87...56...AND INTERSTATE 40.

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
366 
WWUS75 KABQ 211755
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1155 AM MDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GUSTY NORTH WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON...

.A PERSISTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT OVER TEXAS WILL CONTINUE
TO RESULT IN GUSTY NORTH WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK DURING THE EARLY
TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET BEFORE
DIMINISHING.

NMZ527-528-530-531-534>536-220000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
1155 AM MDT WED MAR 21 2012

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

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

* LOCATION...FROM THE RATON RIDGE...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...
  AND UNION COUNTY SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS HARDING...QUAY...CURRY 
  AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK DURING THE EARLY TO MID
  AFTERNOON HOURS THEN PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET BEFORE
  DIMINISHING. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS ON WEST TO EAST 
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 60...84...64... 
  87...56...AND INTERSTATE 40. 

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.

&&

$$
828 
WWUS75 KABQ 212357
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
557 PM MDT WED MAR 21 2012

NMZ527-528-530-531-534>536-220100-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120322T0000Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
557 PM MDT WED MAR 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING OVER NORTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.
HOWEVER...THEY WILL REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

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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.