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Wind Advisory 39, NWS Albuquerque, NM

October 3, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Oct 3, 2012, 8:41 PM MDT. It took effect at Oct 3, 2012, 11:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 3, 2012, 8:41 PM MDT (02:41 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 3, 2012, 11:00 PM MDT
Expired
Oct 4, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

360 
WWUS75 KABQ 040241
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
841 PM MDT WED OCT 3 2012

...STOUT COLD FRONT WILL RACE INTO NORTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...

.WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ABRUPTLY TURN STRONG OUT OF THE NORTH
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT RACES INTO NEW MEXICO. THE COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO INFILTRATE THE FAR NORTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS
OF NEW MEXICO JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING TO ADVANCE OVER
REMAINING AREAS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THESE AREAS AS THIS FRONT PASSES THROUGH.
OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE
OBJECTS AND DUST WHILE CREATING STRONG CROSS WINDS ON WEST TO EAST
ORIENTED ROADS.

NMZ527-528-530-531-534>536-041100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0039.121004T0500Z-121004T1600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
841 PM MDT WED OCT 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS AS WELL AS
  THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 45 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY TURN STRONG OUT OF THE NORTH AROUND
  MIDNIGHT IN THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF NEW MEXICO WHILE THE EAST
  CENTRAL PLAINS WILL NOT OBSERVE THIS WIND SHIFT UNTIL THE EARLY
  MORNING HOURS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 AM MDT. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITY TO 2 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS
  AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY...AND
  LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND OR BECOME AIRBORNE. STRONG
  CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN SANTA ROSA AND THE TEXAS
  BORDER.

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
064 
WWUS75 KABQ 041106 AAA
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
506 AM MDT THU OCT 4 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS BEHIND COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...

.WINDY CONDITIONS PREVAILED BEHIND A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. EARLY THIS MORNING...WINDS
HAVE DECREASED OVER MUCH OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...BUT WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN AREAS THROUGH MID
MORNING.

NMZ527-528-530-531-534-041215-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121004T1600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
506 AM MDT THU OCT 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH OVERNIGHT AND BROUGHT WINDS GUSTS TO
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE DECREASING AND ARE
FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS THROUGH THE DAY. 

$$

NMZ535-536-041600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121004T1600Z/
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
506 AM MDT THU OCT 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATION...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES.  

* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITY TO 2 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS
  AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY...
  AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND OR BECOME AIRBORNE. STRONG
  CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED 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.

&&

$$
529 
WWUS75 KABQ 041533
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
933 AM MDT THU OCT 4 2012

NMZ535-536-041645-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121004T1600Z/
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
933 AM MDT THU OCT 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA... HOWEVER
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
NOON. 

$$

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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.