Wind Advisory 26, NWS Albuquerque, NM

420 
WWUS75 KABQ 140403
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1003 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY...

.THE JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO
OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY WHILE A SURFACE TROUGH DEEPENS TO THE LEE
OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL EXPAND OVER THE 
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT WHERE WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS. ALONG RIDGE
TOPS...PEAKS...AND AREAS IMMEDIATELY DOWNWIND INTERMITTENT GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 50 AND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND
DAYBREAK SATURDAY. BY MID TO LATE SATURDAY MORNING THE STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD FARTHER EAST AND NORTH...INCLUDING
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. SOME
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST.

NMZ508-520-521-523>526-539-540-141300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0009.120414T0600Z-120415T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1003 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE 
  VALLEY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN BY MIDNIGHT WITH INTERMITTENT
  GUSTS REACHING 50 TO 60 MPH DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS THROUGH
  DAYBREAK. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER AND MORE PERSISTENT FROM
  THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING SATURDAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING LOCATIONS...AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL 
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO VISIBILITY. DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS... 
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ522-527>538-141300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0009.120414T1500Z-120415T0200Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1003 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE ESTANCIA VALLEY...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS 
  INCLUDING RATON PASS...AND THE EASTERN PLAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MID TO LATE MORNING 
  SATURDAY...AND WILL PEAK BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL 
  DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AROUND SUNSET SATURDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING LOCATIONS...AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL 
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO VISIBILITY. DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS... 
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ505>507-515-519-141300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0026.120414T1500Z-120415T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
1003 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...MOUNTAINS...AND 
  HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE 
  EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 
  50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MID TO LATE MORNING 
  SATURDAY...AND WILL PEAK BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL 
  DECREASE BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS AROUND SUNSET SATURDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS DOWN TO 2 MILES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING 
  CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL 
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO 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.

&&

$$

901 
WWUS75 KABQ 141052
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
452 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012

...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS...

.A POWERFUL JET STREAM OVER NEW MEXICO TODAY WILL COMBINE WITH A
DEEPENING SURFACE TROUGH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES TO PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHWEST HIGH TERRAIN
NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE SANDIA AND
MANZANO MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING
HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PLAINS. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD
BLOWING DUST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY ACROSS THIS AREA AFTER
SUNSET.

NMZ508-520-521-523>526-539-540-141800-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
452 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE 
  VALLEY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING ACROSS THE AREA
  THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN PEAK DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING LOCATIONS...AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO VISIBILITY. DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS...
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ522-527>538-141800-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0009.120414T1500Z-120415T0200Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
452 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE ESTANCIA VALLEY...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS 
  INCLUDING RATON PASS...AND THE EASTERN PLAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS
  MORNING THEN PEAK DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH QUICKLY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING LOCATIONS...AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO VISIBILITY. DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS...
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ505>507-515-519-141800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0026.120414T1500Z-120415T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
452 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
  AND HIGHLANDS...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND THE EASTERN
  SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS
  MORNING THEN PEAK DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH QUICKLY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS DOWN TO 2 MILES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING
  LOCATIONS...AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL 
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO 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.

&&

$$

622 
WWUS75 KABQ 141712
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1112 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012

...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS...

.A POWERFUL JET STREAM OVER NEW MEXICO TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO
COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE TROUGH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES...PRODUCING STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE
SOUTHWEST HIGH TERRAIN NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE EASTERN
PLAINS. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
QUICKLY ACROSS THIS AREA AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ508-520>540-150200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
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-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1112 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWESTERN...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
  INCLUDING RATON PASS...AND THE EASTERN PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING LOCATIONS...AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL 
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO VISIBILITY. DAMAGE TO ROOF TOPS... 
  UTILITY POLES...AND OTHER STRUCTURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ509-511-516>518-150200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
1112 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012

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

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

* LOCATION...THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY...THE JEMEZ
  MOUNTAINS...THE LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...AND THE UPPER RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE SANTA FE METRO AREA.

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA LATE
  THIS MORNING THEN PEAK DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH QUICKLY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS DOWN TO 2 MILES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING 
  LOCATIONS...AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL 
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO 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.

&&

$$

NMZ505>507-515-519-150200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
1112 AM MDT SAT APR 14 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...THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...THE WEST CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND 
  THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA
  LATE THIS MORNING THEN PEAK DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS DOWN TO 2 MILES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING 
  LOCATIONS...AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS...AND BLOWING DUST WILL 
  CREATE SUDDEN CHANGES TO 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.

&&

$$

506 
WWUS75 KABQ 150144
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
744 PM MDT SAT APR 14 2012

NMZ508-520>540-150245-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
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-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
744 PM MDT SAT APR 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

LOCAL WIND SPEEDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
INTO MID EVENING...BUT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ505>507-509-511-515>519-150245-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
744 PM MDT SAT APR 14 2012

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

LOCAL WIND SPEEDS TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE INTO MID EVENING...BUT WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WIND SPEEDS
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

SHY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
320 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...SPRING STORM SYSTEM TO BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND SOME
MOUNTAIN SNOW TO NEW MEXICO...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND BREEZY DAY ACROSS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
TODAY AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN. A MID
LEVEL DRY SLOT IS EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...BUT DOES NOT
TELL THE ENTIRE STORY. DECENT MIXING HAS ALLOWED DEWPOINTS TO TANK
BELOW ZERO IN MANY LOCALES THIS AFTERNOON WHILE AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE IS TRYING TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED. A
FEW OBSERVATION SITES ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS HAVE BEEN FLIRTING WITH WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA...BUT IT HAS BEEN MARGINAL AT BEST. THE WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL LARGELY SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...BUT WILL BEGIN TO
STRENGTHEN AGAIN OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS NEAR AND AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

AS THE LOW...CURRENTLY CUTTING THROUGH CALIFORNIA...APPROACHES NEW
MEXICO AND COLORADO IT WILL DRIVE A VERY STOUT MID TO UPPER LEVEL
JET THROUGH THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TIERS OF NEW MEXICO. THE 700
MB WINDS APPEAR TO PEAK FIRST OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND THE 500 MB SPEED
MAX WILL RIP OVER THE SOUTHERN TO EASTERN ZONES THROUGH THE
DAYTIME HOURS SATURDAY. AT THE SURFACE A 999 MB LOW IN EASTERN
COLORADO WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS IT SHIFTS NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH THE DAY. MUCH OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE WILL LIKELY
MIX TO 600 TO 550 MB. IN THE WESTERN TIER OF ZONES THE PACIFIC
FRONT WILL BE BLASTING IN...BRINGING IN BATCHES OF RAIN AND SNOW.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE QUITE VARIABLE...DROPPING SUBSTANTIALLY WITH
THE PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT AND WET BULBING EFFECT. MANY MID
SLOPE TO VALLEY AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE A MIXED BAG OF
RAIN...SNOW...AND EVEN THUNDER WHILE THE ELEVATIONS AT AND ABOVE
8500 FEET WILL BE BETTER SUITED TO ACCUMULATE SOME SNOW. AS FAR AS
HIGHLIGHTS GO HIGH WIND WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING WITH
THIS PACKAGE ALONG WITH ADVISORIES IN SURROUNDING ZONES...AND A
WINTER WX ADVISORY WILL BE HOISTED FOR THE SANGRES AND THE SAN
JUANS WHERE 3 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE COMMON THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.

INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY LET UP CONSIDERABLY LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT SECONDARY VORT LOBES WILL KEEP SUFFICIENT
ENERGY INBOUND WITHIN THE COLDER CORE ALOFT. THE PRIMARY AXIS OF
THE OPENED TROUGH WILL PASS TO THE EAST OF NEW MEXICO BY LATE
SUNDAY...AND THE BIG STORY WILL BE MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AREA
WIDE. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL KEEP THINGS BRISK IN MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL AND WESTERN ZONES...AND WINDS WILL HAVE AN EVEN STRONGER
BITE IN THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE THE COMPONENT WILL BE MORE
NORTHERLY.

PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
TOWARD SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY AS THE LAST SCRAPS OF ENERGY
ARE SCOURED OUT. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY REBOUND INTO THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS A MORE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT IS ESTABLISHED.
IN FACT...READINGS WILL EVEN CLIMB ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE LATTER
HALF OF THE WEEK WITH SOME PERIODIC BREEZY PERIODS AS A LEE SIDE
TROUGH CYCLES. UPPER RIDGING BY NEXT WEEKEND SHOULD PROVIDE WARM
AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS OVER THE STATE.

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&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE
AIRPORTS. WIND HAS BEEN THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE
TO BE THAT WAY THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS WINDS ALOFT RAPIDLY
STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF A PACIFIC TROUGH PASSAGE. GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
WILL BE LOCALIZED AND PRIMARILY IMPACT LVS THROUGH REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON. POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE FAR WEST. WINDS OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND THEN SPREAD TO THE
REST OF THE AREA AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES ON SATURDAY. 35 KT
GUSTS AND HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE AREA
ALTHOUGH FMN LOOKS TO BE UNDER A LIGHTER FLOW REGIME AS CLOUD
COVER THICKENS AND CIGS LOWER THERE. THUS WIND WOULDNT BE AS MUCH
OF A THREAT AT FMN ON SATURDAY ALTHOUGH CANT RULE OUT MVFR
CONDITIONS DUE TO PRECIPITATION ACTIVITY. AWW DUE TO WINDS VERY
POSSIBLE FOR ABQ. STRONGEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS. WATCH FOR WINDS TO
PICK UP EARLY AT ABQ AND EXPECT 6 KT OR GREATER THROUGH THE
MAJORITY OF THE OVERNIGHT.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. 50

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...DIDNT MAKE MUCH IN THE WAY OF CHANGES. THE MID
LEVEL DRY SLOT WAS MORE PRONOUNCED TODAY SO RH VALUES DROPPED
PRETTY LOW WITH QUITE A FEW SINGLE DIGITS BEING OBSERVED. WINDS
HAVE BEEN SLOW ON THE UPTICK ACROSS A FEW AREAS BUT WITH THE
CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES...WILL CONTINUE THE ENTIRE RED FLAG
WARNING PACKAGE FOR TODAY.

THE GRADIENT ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AS THE DAY PROGRESSES SO LOOK FOR
THOSE GUSTS TO INCREASE ACCORDINGLY. WINDS SHOULD DECOUPLE MOST LOW
ELEVATION SITES TONIGHT WHICH MEANS LESSENING WINDS AS THE SUN GOES
DOWN BUT AT THIS SAME TIME HIGHER RIDGETOP WINDS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE
10000 FEET WILL STRENGTHEN. SCREAMING WINDS OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES
AND TO THE LEE OF THE HIGHER RIDGES SHOULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
HIGHLANDS AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY SUNUP SATURDAY
MORNING. AT THIS SAME TIME...THE STRONG MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL
GRADUALLY SLIDE EASTWARD. EVEN WITH THAT BEING SAID...HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TO MODERATE WITH MAINLY 20S TO MID 30S MOST
AREAS. A SLIGHT MOISTURE SEEP FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
FAR SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT.

A STRONG JET COUPLET WILL ROUND THE BASE OF THE PACIFIC TROUGH AND
AFFECT SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA ON
SATURDAY. MODELS STILL PROJECTING 90 TO 110 MPH WINDS AT 18000 FEET
WITHIN THIS COUPLET. THUS THE STRONGER WINDS WILL MIX DOWN FAIRLY
QUICKLY ON SATURDAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THESE
STRONGER WINDS SO THAT WILL AT LEAST ADD SOME STABILITY TO THE
ATMOSPHERE. HAINES VALUES WILL ALSO TREND DOWN FROM TODAY/S VALUES
WITH 3/S EXPECTED MOST AREAS. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO BE MUCH
HIGHER WITH VALUES INCREASING BETWEEN 20 TO 30 PERCENT ACROSS THE
WEST. A MORE MODEST GAIN OF 2 TO 5 PERCENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS. THUS STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS...COUPLED WITH 9 TO
14 PERCENT MIN RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND
THE CURRENT RED FLAG CONFIGURATION LOOKS REAL SOLID FOR SATURDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL ACROSS THE FAR EAST AND BE
AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FAR WEST. WETTING PRECIPITATION IS
STILL EXPECTED WITH THE MID LEVEL COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ACROSS THE
WEST LATER SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT ALTHOUGH THE LATEST NAM
MODEL IS MUCH LESS BULLISH THAN THE GFS MODEL. THUS SOME UNCERTAINTY
THERE.

THE MAIN WETTING PRECIPITATION POSSIBILITY WILL SHIFT SOLIDLY TO
NORTHWEST AREAS OF THE STATE SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE MAIN PACIFIC
TROUGH ENERGY SHEARS OUT OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES.
WINDS WILL TURN MORE NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY AS THE COLD FRONT
FINISHES ITS SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND EVEN
FURTHER DOWN WITH BELOW NORMAL READINGS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT. RH
RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS WHILE
FAIR ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS.

BRISK NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS STILL ANTICIPATED FOR SUNDAY ALTHOUGH
THE MODELS DID BACK OFF ON THEIR DEPICTION OF A STRONGER MID LEVEL
FLOW. THUS ADJUSTED SPEEDS DOWN A LITTLE BIT. SOME RESIDUAL SHOWERS
CONTAINING MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN
AND NORTHERN AREAS. SOME TEEN HUMIDITIES REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AS
DEWPOINTS FALL SOME. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL ON
SUNDAY.

ECMWF MODEL REMAINS THE MOST BULLISH WILL KEEPING BETTER
PRECIPITATION AROUND ACROSS THE FAR NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
WHILE THE NAM AND GFS MODELS DRY THINGS OUT QUICKER. SUSPECT THIS
PACIFIC TROUGH WILL BE A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE SO LIKE THE DRIER
SOLUTION BUT WITH DIFFERING MODEL SOLUTIONS...SOME UNCERTAINTY
CERTAINLY EXISTS. WHAT IS MORE CERTAIN IS THAT HIGH TEMPERATURES
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW NORMAL MOST AREAS. MODELS ARE ALSO POINTING
TOWARDS SOME SORT OF MID LEVEL DRY SLOT TRANSPORT UP INTO SOUTHERN
AND WESTERN AREAS. THUS...EXPECTED HUMIDITIES TO LOWER ACCORDINGLY
AND AM SEEING QUITE A FEW TEEN HUMIDITIES IN THE FORECAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF.

LONG RANGE MODELS SUCH AS THE GFS AND ECMWF REMAIN FAIRLY SIMILAR ON
THEIR DEPICTION OF THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN FOR THE REST OF NEXT
WEEK. CONDITIONS LOOK DRY WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES RETURNING
AS EARLY AS TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.
MODELS ARE SHOWING A NEAR ZONAL FLOW WITH QUICK HITTING DISTURBANCE
MAINLY IMPACTING AREAS TO THE NORTH. THUS...PERHAPS A FEW BREEZES
HERE AND THERE DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD BUT CANT HANG MY HAT
ON ANY ONE DAY FOR RED FLAG TYPE OF WINDS. BUT ENOUGH WIND AND
MIXING TO CREATE REAL NICE VENTILATION RATES. THUS...NEXT WEEK/S
WEATHER IS LOOKING PRETTY SOLID FOR PRESCRIBED BURNS. WILL JUST HAVE
TO WATCH THE MID LEVEL DRY SLOT AND SEE HOW LOW HUMIDITIES GET.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  37  48  29  55 /  20  60  30  20
DULCE...........................  29  46  22  48 /  20  80  60  40
CUBA............................  32  50  25  48 /   5  50  50  40
GALLUP..........................  33  43  25  52 /  20  70  40  30
EL MORRO........................  28  41  23  47 /  10  80  40  40
GRANTS..........................  32  48  23  52 /   0  50  20  30
QUEMADO.........................  33  47  25  50 /  10  60  30  30
GLENWOOD........................  39  49  27  58 /  10  60  10  10
CHAMA...........................  29  42  18  42 /  30  80  70  50
LOS ALAMOS......................  38  52  30  49 /   5  40  40  30
PECOS...........................  37  51  26  48 /   5  20  30  20
CERRO/QUESTA....................  30  50  18  47 /   5  30  40  40
RED RIVER.......................  28  41  17  39 /   5  40  50  50
ANGEL FIRE......................  29  45  19  41 /   5  40  50  50
TAOS............................  33  51  22  48 /   5  30  40  40
MORA............................  35  50  24  46 /   5  20  30  30
ESPANOLA........................  33  57  28  54 /   5  30  20  20
SANTA FE........................  38  53  29  49 /   5  30  30  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  37  55  31  52 /   5  20  20  20
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  42  56  34  56 /   5  20  20  10
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  43  57  36  57 /   5  20  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  40  59  32  59 /   5  20  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  40  59  32  59 /   5  20  10  10
LOS LUNAS.......................  41  61  33  60 /   5  20  10  10
RIO RANCHO......................  40  58  33  57 /   5  20  10  10
SOCORRO.........................  43  63  36  61 /   0  20   0   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  38  57  28  55 /   5  30  20  20
TIJERAS.........................  39  59  30  57 /   5  30  20  20
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  37  55  28  52 /   5  10  10  10
CLINES CORNERS..................  35  53  25  50 /   0  10  10  10
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  40  56  31  55 /   0  10   5  10
CARRIZOZO.......................  43  62  32  58 /   0   5   0  10
RUIDOSO.........................  44  53  33  50 /   0   5  10  10
CAPULIN.........................  41  62  28  50 /   5   5  20  40
RATON...........................  40  63  29  53 /   5   5  10  30
SPRINGER........................  36  63  29  55 /   5   5  10  20
LAS VEGAS.......................  40  57  26  51 /   5  10  10  20
CLAYTON.........................  43  67  34  58 /   0   5  10  20
ROY.............................  41  61  31  56 /   5   5  10  10
CONCHAS.........................  46  68  34  63 /   5   5   5  10
SANTA ROSA......................  43  67  35  62 /   0   5   5  10
TUCUMCARI.......................  49  74  35  65 /   5   5   5  10
CLOVIS..........................  46  71  35  63 /   5   5   5   5
PORTALES........................  47  72  36  64 /   5   5   5   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  47  73  35  66 /   5   5   5   5
ROSWELL.........................  49  78  40  69 /   0   5   5   5
PICACHO.........................  45  72  35  63 /   0   5   0   5
ELK.............................  44  67  35  58 /   0   5   0  10

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103>109.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ505>507-515-519.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ508-520-521-523>526-539-540.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ522-527>538.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ104-108.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO NOON MDT SUNDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ510-512>514.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
555 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

NMZ501>540-141200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-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-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
555 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME WINDY AGAIN TODAY. GUSTS WILL PEAK
AROUND 45 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS...ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU
AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. LOW
HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE SEVERAL HOURS OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER AND BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM GLENWOOD TO RED RIVER. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR GUSTS
OVER 60 MPH ALONG AND EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND RATON PASS. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE FAR EASTERN
PLAINS SATURDAY.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS...SNOW
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY TO CENTRAL AND WESTERN
AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY...AROUND A HALF
FOOT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SLOPES
OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. A
FEW INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE
WESTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF WEST CENTRAL...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO BY SUNDAY MORNING.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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