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Wind Advisory 28, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 27, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Apr 27, 2012, 5:44 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 27, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2012, 5:44 AM MDT (11:44 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 27, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2012, 3:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

007 
WWUS75 KABQ 271144
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
544 AM MDT FRI APR 27 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO TODAY...

.AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEPARTS TO THE NORTHEAST SOME STRONG
WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO TODAY.
ALSO...A REDEVELOPING LEE SIDE SURFACE LOW WILL TAKE
SHAPE...HELPING TO SPREAD THESE STRONG WINDS OVER THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE CENTRAL TO NORTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS...AND
PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. WHILE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO BE AS SEVERE AS YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT...SOME OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST.

NMZ513>515-271800-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120427T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.120427T1200Z-120428T0200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
544 AM MDT FRI APR 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

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

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND RATON RIDGE.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE MORNING AND
  AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DECREASING BY EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN THREE 
  MILES AT TIMES IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG
  NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25 FROM
  GLORIETA TO RATON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE SUDDEN
  CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-271245-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120427T1200Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
544 AM MDT FRI APR 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

SEVERE WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED...HOWEVER SOME STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS REACHING 40 TO 45 MPH FROM THE WEST.

$$

NMZ523-528-529-532>535-271800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.120427T1200Z-120428T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-
544 AM MDT FRI APR 27 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 CENTRAL TO NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND PORTIONS OF
  THE EAST CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG...PEAKING BETWEEN THE LATE
  MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
  AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN THREE 
  MILES AT TIMES IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG
  NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE SUDDEN
  CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES.

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
018 
WWUS75 KABQ 271800 AAA
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1200 PM MDT FRI APR 27 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO TODAY...

.AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEPARTS TO THE NORTHEAST SOME STRONG
WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO TODAY. ALSO...
A REDEVELOPING LEE SIDE SURFACE LOW WILL TAKE SHAPE...HELPING TO
SPREAD THESE STRONG WINDS OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...
THE CENTRAL TO NORTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS...AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS. WHILE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS SEVERE AS
YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT...SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

NMZ513>515-523-528-529-532>535-280200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120428T0200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-
1200 PM MDT FRI APR 27 2012

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

* LOCATION...THE CENTRAL TO NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND PORTIONS 
  OF THE EAST CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG...PEAKING EARLY AFTERNOON.
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN FIVE MILES
  AT TIMES IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$
435 
WWUS75 KABQ 272100 AAB
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 PM MDT FRI APR 27 2012

...BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE...

.WINDS ARE DECREASING AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PULLS FURTHER AWAY
FROM NEW MEXICO OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW
WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLD ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA...BUT BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

NMZ513>515-523-528-529-532>535-272200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120428T0200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-
300 PM MDT FRI APR 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE DECREASING AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PULLS FURTHER AWAY
FROM NEW MEXICO OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW
WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLD ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA...BUT BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

$$

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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.