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Wind Advisory 31, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 18, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at May 18, 2012, 4:00 AM MDT. It took effect at May 18, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 18, 2012, 4:00 AM MDT (10:00 UTC)
In effect from
May 18, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 18, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

169 
WWUS75 KABQ 181000
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
400 AM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATER TODAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO...

.STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CHUSKA
MOUNTAINS...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE WEST CENTRAL
PLATEAU THEN PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE STRONG WINDS
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY MOVING EAST
INTO ARIZONA AND UTAH. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY
STRONG TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
ADVISED AREA.

NMZ502-505-506-182100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0031.120518T1900Z-120519T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
400 AM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU AND THE WEST
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM...THEN
  PERSISTING UNTIL 8 PM.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM GALLUP TO JUST WEST OF GRANTS. STRONG CROSS
  WINDS WILL IMPACT OTHER WEST TO EAST...OR NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
  ORIENTED ROADS AS WELL. 

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.

&&

$$

11/05
2 follow-up statements
463 
WWUS75 KABQ 182040
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
240 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012

...STRONG WINDS AFFECTING WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

.STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...
THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU INTO THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY MOVING EAST INTO ARIZONA AND UTAH. 
THESE WINDS WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY STRONG TO CREATE SOME AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

NMZ502-505-506-190200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120519T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
240 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012

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

* LOCATION...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU AND THE 
  WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 8 PM.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM GALLUP TO JUST WEST OF GRANTS. STRONG CROSS 
  WINDS WILL IMPACT OTHER WEST TO EAST...OR NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS AS WELL. 

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.

&&

$$
595 
WWUS75 KABQ 190145
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
745 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING OVER NORTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING...

NMZ502-505-506-190245-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120519T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
745 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012

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

STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO WERE SLOWLY DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...HOWEVER...GUSTS TO AROUND 35
OR 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING OVER THE
REGION. 

$$

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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.