Wind Advisory 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1039 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO AGAIN TODAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT
NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT
THE JEMEZ...SANGRE DE CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS ONTO
THEIR ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AS
WELL AS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
GRADUALLY TOWARD SUNSET.

NMZ501-504-511-240100-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120224T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1039 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS EAST
  INTO THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY
  THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST IN VALLEY LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS WILL BE PARTICULARLY
  IMPACTED DUE TO CROSS WINDS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  550.

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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NMZ512>515-521>523-527>529-533-535>537-240100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120224T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
1039 AM MST THU FEB 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO 
  MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST AND FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...RATON 
  RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA...ESTANCIA VALLEY...AND GUADALUPE...DE 
  BACA... CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 30 T0 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DIMINISHING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...FIRST ACROSS THE SANGRE
  DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...THEN AREAS
  FARTHER TO THE SOUTH.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES IN AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS WILL BE PARTICULARLY 
  IMPACTED DUE TO CROSS WINDS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 25 
  CORRIDOR FROM ROMEROVILLE TO THE COLORADO 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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GUYER

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
605 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012

NMZ512>515-521>523-527>529-533-535>537-240215-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120224T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
605 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WIND SPEEDS MOST LOCALES WILL FURTHER DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 10 AND
25 MPH LATER TONIGHT WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. HOWEVER THERE WILL
LIKELY BE MORE LOCALIZED STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH THE NIGHT AS
HIGH AS 40 TO 55 MPH ON OCCASION IN SOME LOCALES IMMEDIATELY TO
THE EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.

$$

NMZ501-504-511-240215-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120224T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
605 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WIND SPEEDS MOST LOCALES WILL FURTHER DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 10 AND
20 MPH LATER THIS EVENING AND EVEN LOWER LATER TONIGHT.

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