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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 11, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Apr 11, 2012, 3:00 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 11, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 11, 2012, 3:00 AM MDT (09:00 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 11, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 11, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

976 
WWUS75 KABQ 110900
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

NMZ502-505-506-508-111800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.120411T1800Z-120412T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
300 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WESTERN AND
  SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS FROM THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TO THE
  ARIZONA BORDER.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY THROUGH THE MORNING
  AND BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING TOWARD SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE
  ARIZONA LINE TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...OR FROM MILE MARKER
  ZERO TO MILE MARKER 50...AND ACROSS HIGHWAY 491 NEAR
  TOHATCHI...NASCHITTI...SHEEP SPRINGS...AND NARBONA PASS...ACROSS
  STATE ROADS 53 AND 117...AND ALONG STATE ROAD 12 AND HIGHWAY 60
  ACROSS CATRON AND WESTERN SOCORRO COUNTIES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND BLOW ACROSS ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

SHY
2 follow-up statements
714 
WWUS75 KABQ 111735
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1135 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

NMZ502-505-506-508-120100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.120411T1800Z-120412T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1135 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

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

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

* LOCATION...THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...AND THE WESTERN AND 
  SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS FROM THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TO THE 
  ARIZONA BORDER. 

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

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DECREASING TOWARD SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM 
  THE ARIZONA LINE TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...OR FROM MILE 
  MARKER ZERO TO MILE MARKER 50...AND ACROSS HIGHWAY 491 NEAR 
  TOHATCHI... NASCHITTI...SHEEP SPRINGS...AND NARBONA PASS...
  ACROSS STATE ROADS 53 AND 117...AND ALONG STATE ROAD 12 AND 
  HIGHWAY 60 ACROSS CATRON AND WESTERN SOCORRO COUNTIES. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND BLOW ACROSS ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$
577 
WWUS75 KABQ 120043
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
643 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

NMZ502-505-506-508-120145-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-120412T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
643 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

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

WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE SO WE WILL
ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE AT 7 PM MDT. WINDS
WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH THROUGH 9 PM
MDT...MAINLY AROUND GALLUP.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 8:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay82 min
Apr 11, 1:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos37 min
Apr 11, 1:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSocorro33 min
Apr 11, 1:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance27 min
Apr 11, 2:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln28 min
Apr 11, 2:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTorrance22 min
Apr 11, 2:47 PM MDTRed Flag WarningABQHarding, San Miguel, Union29 hr
Apr 11, 3:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ27 min
Apr 11, 3:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion32 min
Apr 11, 4:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ33 min

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Sources

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