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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 31, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Mar 31, 2012, 3:34 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 1, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2012, 3:34 PM MDT (21:34 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 1, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 1, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

110 
WWUS75 KABQ 312134
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
334 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...WINDS PICK UP DRAMATICALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES NEW MEXICO FROM THE WEST AND A STRONG
LEE TROUGH DEEPENS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. INSTABILITY DUE TO
HIGH TEMPERATURES 5 TO 25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WILL ENABLE THE
STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE RESULTING IN
SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH SUNSET...BUT
HAZARDOUS SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY NIGHT
IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. 

NMZ502-505-506-508-521>526-529-533-539-540-010400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.120401T1800Z-120402T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
334 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY...

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

* LOCATION...IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO...THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS
  SOUTHWARD TO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. IN CENTRL AND EASTERN NEW
  MEXICO...FROM THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD
  TO CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO AND DUNKEN.

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

* TIMING...WINDS TO INCREASE LATER SUNDAY MORNING AND REACH
  ADVISORY LEVELS BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM MDT. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD
  SLOWLY INCREASE AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY
  REDUCE 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.

&&

$$

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4 follow-up statements
929 
WWUS75 KABQ 010428
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1028 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...WINDS PICK UP DRAMATICALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES NEW MEXICO FROM THE WEST AND A STRONG
LEE TROUGH DEEPENS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. INSTABILITY DUE TO
HIGH TEMPERATURES 5 TO 25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WILL ENABLE THE
STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE RESULTING IN
SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH SUNSET...BUT
HAZARDOUS SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY NIGHT
IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

NMZ502-505-506-508-521>526-529-533-539-540-011230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.120401T1800Z-120402T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1028 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO...THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS 
  SOUTHWARD TO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. IN CENTRL AND EASTERN 
  NEW MEXICO...FROM THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA MOUNTAINS 
  SOUTHWARD TO CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO AND DUNKEN. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS TO INCREASE LATER SUNDAY MORNING AND REACH 
  ADVISORY LEVELS BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM MDT. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD 
  SLOWLY INCREASE AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY 
  REDUCE 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.

&&

$$
643 
WWUS75 KABQ 011038
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
438 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

...WINDS PICK UP DRAMATICALLY THIS AFTERNOON...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES NEW MEXICO FROM THE WEST AND A STRONG
LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH DEEPENS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS.
INSTABILITY DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES 5 TO 25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
WILL ENABLE THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE
RESULTING IN OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST LOCATIONS
AFTER SUNSET...BUT MAY CONTINUE TO REMAIN HAZARDOUS IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING.

NMZ527-528-011800-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.120401T1800Z-120402T0200Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
438 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA AREAS...AS WELL AS
  THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REACH ADVISORY
  LEVELS BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM MDT. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD SLOWLY
  DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS
  SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY 
  REDUCE 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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505-506-508-521>526-529-533-539-540-011800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.120401T1800Z-120402T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
438 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO...THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS 
  SOUTHWARD TO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
  NEW MEXICO...FROM THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA MOUNTAINS 
  SOUTHWARD TO CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO AND DUNKEN. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND REACH ADVISORY
  LEVELS BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM MDT. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD SLOWLY
  DECREASE AFTER SUNSET IN MOST AREAS...BUT REMAIN GUSTY IN THE
  SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS
  SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY 
  REDUCE 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.

&&

$$

52
934 
WWUS75 KABQ 011756
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1156 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.WINDS ALOFT ARE STRENGTHENING TODAY AS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES NEW MEXICO FROM THE WEST AND A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE 
TROUGH DEEPENS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. A STEEP TEMPERATURE 
DIFFERENCE WITH HEIGHT DUE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL NEAR SURFACE 
TEMPERATURES WILL ENABLE THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO
THE SURFACE RESULTING IN SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50
MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST
LOCATIONS AFTER SUNSET...BUT MAY CONTINUE TO REMAIN HAZARDOUS IN
THE SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE LATE
EVENING.

NMZ502-505-506-508-521>529-533-539-540-020200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.120401T1800Z-120402T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-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-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1156 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO...THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS
  SOUTHEAST TO NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THEN SOUTH TO THE
  SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...FROM
  THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND SANDIA MOUNTAINS EAST TO THE
  VICINITY OF SANTA ROSA AND SOUTH TO THE CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO AND
  DUNKEN AREAS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND PEAK DURING THE MID
  TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER
  SUNSET IN MOST AREAS...BUT REMAIN GUSTY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN AND
  SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS 
  SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS AND BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY 
  REDUCE 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.

&&

$$
621 
WWUS75 KABQ 020154
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
754 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

...SOUTHWEST WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING...

.WITH SUNSET...SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY DIMINISHING OVER
THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT
HIGHLANDS. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT ADVANCING EASTWARD FROM ARIZONA
MAY RESULT IN A FEW HOURS OF GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS LATER TONIGHT
ACROSS THE REGION.

NMZ502-505-506-508-521>529-533-539-540-020300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120402T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-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-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
754 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...


$$

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Sources

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