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Wind Advisory 43, NWS Albuquerque, NM

October 17, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Oct 17, 2012, 4:41 AM MDT. It took effect at Oct 17, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 17, 2012, 4:41 AM MDT (10:41 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 17, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Oct 17, 2012, 3:08 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

627 
WWUS75 KABQ 171041
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
441 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

NMZ521>523-171800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0043.121017T1200Z-121018T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
441 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA VALLEY
  AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 FROM TIJERAS
  CANYON THROUGH CLINES CORNERS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE
  6900 FEET AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
  THE STRONG WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK AROUND MID DAY...THEN GRADUALLY
  WEAKEN THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE
  LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
  MAY BECOME AIRBORNE UNLESS SECURED. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL
  IMPACT SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS LIKE HIGHWAY 54
  AROUND DURAN AND HIGHWAY 60 NEAR THE ABO RUINS AND MOUNTAINAIR.

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
343 
WWUS75 KABQ 171659
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1059 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

NMZ521>523-180100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121018T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1059 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA VALLEY 
  AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 FROM TIJERAS 
  CANYON THROUGH CLINES CORNERS. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND MID DAY AND EARLY
  AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS 
  MAY BECOME AIRBORNE UNLESS SECURED. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL 
  IMPACT SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS LIKE HIGHWAY 54 
  AROUND DURAN AND HIGHWAY 60 NEAR THE ABO RUINS AND 
  MOUNTAINAIR. 

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.

&&

$$

40
774 
WWUS75 KABQ 172108
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
308 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

NMZ521>523-172215-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-121018T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
308 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
40 MPH WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA INTO THE EVENING.,,BUT SHOULD
GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 17, 6:34 AM MDTRed Flag WarningABQ11 hr

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