Wind Advisory 23, NWS Albuquerque, NM

Issued

Apr 2, 2012, 4:59 AM MDT (10:59 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 2, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT

Expired

Apr 2, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Albuquerque, NM

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NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
459 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST
PLAINS...

.A VIGOROUS BACK DOOR COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEPENING UPPER
LEVEL STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS BY MID MORNING.
GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

NMZ528-530-531-030200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0023.120402T1800Z-120403T0200Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
459 AM MDT MON APR 2 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...FROM RATON SOUTH TO LAS VEGAS AND EAST TO PORTIONS OF
  HARDING AND UNION COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  40 AND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE
  NORTHEAST PLAINS BY MID MORNING AND WILL PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PERSIST BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER
  SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED TO BELOW 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS AND LATER IN AREAS OF PRECIPITATION.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT WEST TO EAST
  ORIENTED ROADS INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAYS 64 AND 87 AND STATE
  HIGHWAY 72.

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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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
737 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012

NMZ528-530-531-030245-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120403T0200Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
737 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING...THEREFORE...THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN
OCCASIONALLY GUSTY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG
AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 OVERNIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR DETAILS.

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