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Wind Advisory 37, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 7, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Sep 7, 2012, 2:55 PM MDT. It took effect at Sep 7, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 7, 2012, 2:55 PM MDT (20:55 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 7, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
Expired
Sep 8, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

332 
WWUS75 KABQ 072055
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
255 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...STRONG EAST CANYON WINDS TONIGHT ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY...

.A POWERFUL BACK DOOR COLD FRONT HAS RACED SOUTH ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL PRESS UP AGAINST THE 
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS 
EVENING BEFORE POURING THROUGH THE CANYONS AND PASSES INTO
THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AROUND DARK. THE STRONG
EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING. 

NMZ519-520-080500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0037.120908T0200Z-120908T1200Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
255 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...INCLUDES THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
  THE CITIES OF ALBUQUERQUE...LOS LUNAS...BELEN AND SOCORRO. 

* WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 6 PM AND REACH ADVISORY
  SPEEDS AROUND DARK...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE
  DIMINISHING AROUND DAWN. 

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT THE VISIBILITY TO 3 TO 5
  MILES AT TIMES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 IN SOCORRO...VALENCIA
  AND BERNALILLO COUNTIES.

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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2 follow-up statements
045 
WWUS75 KABQ 080459
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1059 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...STRONG EAST CANYON WINDS TONIGHT ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY...

.A POWERFUL BACK DOOR COLD FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY. GUSTY CANYON WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS
LIKELY INCREASING SOME IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE STRONG EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK
SATURDAY MORNING.

NMZ519-520-081200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-120908T1200Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1059 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...

* LOCATION...INCLUDES THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND 
  THE CITIES OF ALBUQUERQUE...LOS LUNAS...BELEN AND SOCORRO. 

* WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...GUSTY EAST CANYON WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT...LIKELY INCREASING SOME BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM
  MDT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN SPEED AFTER DAWN.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT THE VISIBILITY TO 3 TO 
  5 MILES AT TIMES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 IN SOCORRO...
  VALENCIA AND BERNALILLO COUNTIES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN
  AROUND AND MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$
477 
WWUS75 KABQ 081134
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
534 AM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012

NMZ519-520-081245-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-120908T1200Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
534 AM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

SOME LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE...BUT
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WIND SPEEDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

SHY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 7:11 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQSocorro3 hr
Sep 6, 8:03 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQSocorro117 min
Sep 7, 2:57 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningABQLincoln93 min

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Sources

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