High Wind Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

974 
WWUS75 KABQ 110457
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
957 PM MST THU JAN 10 2013

...STRONG OVERNIGHT RIDGE WINDS EXPANDING RAPIDLY OVER ALL OF NEW
MEXICO FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...

.A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND
NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL SPREAD HIGH WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER RIDGES AND AREAS TO THE LEE OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL INITIALLY BE AFFECTED BUT THEN SPREAD ACROSS
THE REST OF THE AREA AS FRIDAY MORNING PROGRESSES INTO THE
AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY FRIDAY EVENING AS THE
SUN SETS ALTHOUGH RESIDUAL HIGHER LOCAL GUSTS WILL BE OBSERVED
JUST TO THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS FOR A TIME. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MID
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

NMZ526-111200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.W.0001.130111T0700Z-130112T0100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
957 PM MST THU JAN 10 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 45 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THROUGH FRIDAY
  MORNING WITH PEAK SPEEDS REACHED AROUND NOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN
  STRONG AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING
  GRADUALLY AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED DOWN TO TWO MILES IN BLOWING DUST
  WITH BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND BROKEN TREE BRANCHES MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. POWER MAY BE
  INTERRUPTED. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT LOSS OF CONTROL AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH. TREES WEAKENED OR
  KILLED BY THE LITTLE BEAR FIRE COULD ALSO COME DOWN WITHOUT A
  MOMENTS NOTICE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ513-514-523-524-539-540-111200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.130111T0700Z-130112T0100Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
957 PM MST THU JAN 10 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND PORTIONS OF
  THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TO THE EAST.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 55 TO 65 
  MPH. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN SUMMITS AND 
  ADJACENT EASTERN SLOPES. 

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH WILL INCREASE TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH NOON. 
  WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS 
  DECREASING GRADUALLY AFTER SUNSET FRIDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO A MILE IN BLOWING DUST WITH
  BLOWING NOW ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND BROKEN TREE BRANCHES MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. POWER MAY BE
  INTERRUPTED. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT LOSS OF CONTROL AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS ORIENTED NORTH AND SOUTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ511-512-515-518-519-521-522-525-527>538-111200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.130111T1300Z-130112T0100Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
957 PM MST THU JAN 10 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT 
  NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SUMMITS AND 
  ADJACENT EASTERN SLOPES...AND ALL OF THE EASTERN AND 
  NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 45 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THROUGH FRIDAY 
  MORNING WITH PEAK SPEEDS REACHED AROUND NOON. WINDS WILL 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING 
  GRADUALLY AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 2 MILES IN BLOWING DUST.
  CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST SEVERE OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN
  PLAINS. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL
  EXPERIENCE BLOWING SNOW. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND BROKEN TREE BRANCHES MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. POWER MAY BE 
  INTERRUPTED. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT LOSS OF CONTROL AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE COLORADO LINE...
  HIGHWAY 285...HIGHWAY 54...HIGHWAY 84...STATE ROAD 39...STATE 
  ROAD 402...AND STATE ROAD 206. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ504>509-516-517-520-111200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0001.130111T1300Z-130112T0100Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
957 PM MST THU JAN 10 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...WESTERN HIGHLANDS FROM THE ARIZONA LINE TO THE 
  CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND TO THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 
  ALSO... TAOS COUNTY AND RIO ARRIBA COUNTY ALONG THE LOWER 
  CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...AND THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY IN 
  CATRON COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY THROUGH FRIDAY 
  MORNING TO REACH PEAK SPEEDS AROUND NOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN 
  STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER 
  SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST AND SNOW
  ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. 
  DRIVERS OR LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES SHOULD EXPECT OCCASIONAL 
  LOSS OF CONTROL...ESPECIALLY ON ROADS ORIENTED NORTH AND 
  SOUTH. THESE INCLUDE HIGHWAY 550 FROM SAN YSIDRO THROUGH CUBA 
  TO BLANCO TRADING POST...HIGHWAY 491...STATE ROAD 371...STATE 
  ROAD 602... STATE ROAD 117...AND HIGHWAY 180. 

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.

&&

$$
50

428 
WWUS75 KABQ 111158
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
458 AM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...STRONG WINDS EXPANDING FROM RIDGE TOPS TO LOWER ELEVATION AREAS
LATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...

.A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE IMPACTING NEW MEXICO WITH VERY
STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A DEEP AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE. STRONG
WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED OVER MUCH OF THE HIGHER RIDGES
AND PEAKS OF SOUTHWESTERN...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
AND THESE ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND TO LOWER ELEVATION AREAS THROUGH
THE LATE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN MANY CENTRAL AND EASTERN
PARTS OF THE STATE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE...LEADING TO ABRUPT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.

NMZ513-514-523-524-539-540-111900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0100Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
458 AM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 60 TO 70
  MPH. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN SUMMITS AND
  ADJACENT EASTERN SLOPES WITH DIRECTION TURNING MORE WESTERLY BY
  THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH NOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH
  AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS DECREASING GRADUALLY AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND BROKEN TREE BRANCHES MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. POWER MAY BE 
  INTERRUPTED. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT LOSS OF CONTROL AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS ORIENTED NORTH AND SOUTH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ511-512-515-518-519-521-522-525-527>538-111900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.130111T1300Z-130112T0100Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
458 AM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
  CHAIN SUMMITS AND ADJACENT EASTERN SLOPES...THE SANTA FE AND
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREAS...AND ALL OF THE EASTERN AND
  NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 AND 65 MPH. WINDS TURNING WESTERLY BY
  AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE IN THE MORNING
  WITH PEAK SPEEDS REACHED AROUND NOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING NEAR SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 2 MILES IN BLOWING
  DUST...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN PLAINS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND BROKEN TREE BRANCHES MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. POWER MAY BE 
  INTERRUPTED. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT LOSS OF CONTROL AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE COLORADO LINE... 
  HIGHWAY 285...HIGHWAY 54...HIGHWAY 84...STATE ROAD 39...STATE 
  ROAD 402...AND STATE ROAD 206. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ526-111900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
458 AM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 AND 70 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN SEVERE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  BEFORE DECREASING GRADUALLY AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED DOWN TO TWO MILES IN BLOWING DUST 
  WITH BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND BROKEN TREE BRANCHES MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. POWER MAY BE 
  INTERRUPTED. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT LOSS OF CONTROL AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH. TREES WEAKENED OR 
  KILLED BY THE LITTLE BEAR FIRE COULD ALSO COME DOWN WITHOUT A 
  MOMENTS NOTICE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ504>509-516-517-520-111900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0001.130111T1300Z-130112T0100Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
458 AM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

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

* LOCATION...WESTERN HIGHLANDS FROM THE ARIZONA LINE TO THE
  CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND TO THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
  ALSO...TAOS COUNTY AND RIO ARRIBA COUNTY ALONG THE LOWER CHAMA
  RIVER VALLEY...AND THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY IN CATRON
  COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND
  WILL PEAK AROUND NOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING NEAR SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 2 MILES IN BLOWING DUST AND SNOW
  IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. 
  DRIVERS OR LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES SHOULD EXPECT OCCASIONAL 
  LOSS OF CONTROL...ESPECIALLY ON ROADS ORIENTED NORTH AND 
  SOUTH. THESE INCLUDE HIGHWAY 550 FROM SAN YSIDRO THROUGH CUBA 
  TO BLANCO TRADING POST...HIGHWAY 491...STATE ROAD 371...STATE 
  ROAD 602... STATE ROAD 117...AND HIGHWAY 180. 

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.

&&

$$

52

803 
WWUS75 KABQ 111825
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1125 AM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...

.A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
COMBINED WITH RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN KANSAS
AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. WINDS PEAKING OVER THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY WILL START TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WHILE WINDS
OVER THE EAST WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SUNSET. VISIBILITIES WILL
BE LOCALLY POOR IN BLOWING DUST OVER THE NORTHEASTERN AND EASTERN
PLAINS. THE WIND DANGER WILL EASE AFTER SUNSET...WITH SOME
LINGERING GUSTS REMAINING OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

NMZ504>509-516-517-520-111930-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0100Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1125 AM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT
WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ513-514-523-524-539-540-120100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0100Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1125 AM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... 
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...GUADALUPE 
  MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...WEST TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS PEAKING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE
  GRADUALLY BUT REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS
  WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN
  GUSTY IN SPOTS.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 3 MILES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AIRBORNE LOOSE OBJECTS AND BROKEN TREE BRANCHES
  MAY BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. POWER MAY BE INTERRUPTED. DRIVERS
  SHOULD EXPECT LOSS OF CONTROL AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON ROADS
  ORIENTED NORTH AND SOUTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ511-512-515-518-519-521-522-525>538-120100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0100Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1125 AM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO 
  MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 
  CHAIN SUMMITS AND ADJACENT EASTERN SLOPES...THE SANTA FE AND 
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREAS...AND ALL OF THE EASTERN AND 
  NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...FOR THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...AND SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE
  METRO AREAS...WEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  ELSEWHERE...WEST WINDS TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS ARE PEAKING IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE
  METRO AREAS...AND OVER THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...AND WILL DECREASE
  THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...STRONG AND
  DANGEROUS WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH
  SPEEDS TAPERING OFF AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST... 
  ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AIRBORNE LOOSE OBJECTS AND BROKEN BRANCHES MAY
  BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. POWER MAY BE INTERRUPTED. DRIVERS SHOULD
  EXPECT LOSS OF CONTROL AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ON ROADS ORIENTED
  NORTH TO SOUTH INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE
  COLORADO LINE... HIGHWAY 285...HIGHWAY 54...HIGHWAY 84...STATE
  ROAD 39...STATE ROAD 402...AND STATE ROAD 206.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

SHY

841 
WWUS75 KABQ 112126
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
226 PM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...WINDY AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...

.STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS CIRCULATING ABOUT A WEATHER SYSTEM OVER
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES COMBINED WITH DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE THIS ROUND OF STRONG WINDS OVER
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.
WIND SPEEDS WILL TAPER OFF MARKEDLY AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ511-518-519-112230-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0100Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
226 PM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

LOCAL WIND SPEEDS TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE AT
TIMES AND IN SPOTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT WIDESPREAD
DANGEROUS WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ513-514-523-524-539-540-120100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0100Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
226 PM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... 
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...GUADALUPE 
  MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...WEST TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY BUT REMAIN STRONG
  THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY
  AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN GUSTY IN SPOTS.

* VISIBILITY...POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 3 MILES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AIRBORNE LOOSE OBJECTS AND BROKEN TREE 
  BRANCHES MAY BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. POWER MAY BE INTERRUPTED. 
  DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT LOSS OF CONTROL AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON 
  ROADS ORIENTED NORTH AND SOUTH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ512-515-521-522-525>538-120100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
226 PM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT
  NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SUMMITS AND
  ADJACENT EASTERN SLOPES...AND ALL OF THE EASTERN AND
  NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...PEAKING WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY BUT REMAIN
  STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS TAPERING OFF AFTER
  SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING
  DUST...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN PLAINS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AIRBORNE LOOSE OBJECTS AND BROKEN BRANCHES MAY 
  BE TOSSED ACROSS ROADS. POWER MAY BE INTERRUPTED. DRIVERS 
  SHOULD EXPECT LOSS OF CONTROL AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA 
  PASS TO THE COLORADO LINE... HIGHWAY 285...HIGHWAY 54...
  HIGHWAY 84... STATE ROAD 39...STATE ROAD 402...AND STATE ROAD 
  206. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

SHY

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NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
624 PM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

NMZ512>515-521>540-120230-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130112T0100Z/
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-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
624 PM MST FRI JAN 11 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED CONSIDERABLY THIS EVENING AND THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1039 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
COMPLEX TWEENER PATTERN ALOFT...WITH DEPARTING STORM OVER SOUTHERN
OK AND NEXT INCOMING PACIFIC STORM PUSHING CLOUD INTO NORTHERN AND
WESTERN NM...WITH CLEAR SKIES IN BETWEEN. FOG AND IFR CIGS SHOULD
BREAK OUT BY 19Z OVER NORTHEAST NM. FIRST SIGNS OF INBOUND SYSTEM
SHOULD ARRIVE IN WESTERN NM BY 01Z THUR EVE...AND EXPAND RAPIDLY
TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BY 10Z FRI MORNING. TAFS FOR
GUP...FMN...AND ABQ WRITTEN WITH -SHSN WEATHER GROUPS TO REPRESENT
STRONGEST PRECIP INTENSITY AND GREATEST LIKELIHOOD OF IFR/MVFR
CIGS AND VIZ AT THE TAF SITE. AS PRECIP MOVES THROUGH...WIND SPEEDS
WILL PICK UP RAPIDLY OVER THE WEST...AND THEN DEVELOP OVER THE
CENTRAL AND EAST FROM 11Z ONWARD FRI MORNING. SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO
45 KTS COMMON OVER EASTERN NM FROM 16Z ONWARD FRI.

SHY

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...300 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013...
PRECIPITATION DIMINISHING OVER THE EAST AS ONE SYSTEM
EXITS...ANOTHER COLDER STORM SYSTEM ALREADY SPREADING HIGH CLOUDS
INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO. HIGHS TODAY WILL LIKELY BE THE WARMEST FOR
MOST AREAS THAN THEY WILL BE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AS SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS START TO PICK UP IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING
SYSTEM.

STILL LOOKS LIKE A WINDY TO VERY WINDY DAY FRIDAY AS MUCH COLDER AIR
SWEEPS FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE STATE. INDICATIONS ARE SNOW COULD
BEGIN ALONG/WEST OF THE CONTDVD AND OVER THE SAN JUANS OF RIO ARRIBA
COUNTY BEFORE MIDNIGHT....BUT SHOULD INCREASE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND
SUNRISE FRIDAY. HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH A WINTER WX ADVY FOR
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST STARTING AT 9 PM THIS EVENING. SUSPECT
THERE COULD BE SOME MARGINAL ADVY LEVEL SNOW FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST
TO GUP...CUBA AND GNT AS WELL AS OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MTS BUT
WILL LET DAY SHIFT EVALUATE. COMBINED WITH STRONG AND GUSTY
WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES...AND GENERALLY IMPEDE TRAVEL OVER THE REGION.  WILL ALSO
CONTINUE THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR FRIDAY AS FORECAST WINDS STILL AS
STRONG AS PREVIOUSLY INDICATED AND MID/HIGH CLOUDS FORECAST TO CLEAR
OUT FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE SOUTH AND EAST. HIGHS ESPECIALLY WEST
OF THE CONTDVD FRIDAY WON/T BE MUCH WARMER THAN THE OVERNIGHT
LOWS...AND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SHOULD RESULT IN A SHARPLY
FALLING TEMPERATURES OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE DURING
THE DAY.

THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE NORTH/WEST CENTRAL. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 10
TO 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. UNSETTLED WX PATTERN INTO NEXT WEEK.
BRR...

.FIRE WEATHER...
UPPER LEVEL LOW IS WORKING FARTHER INTO TX AND WRAP AROUND
PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN STEADILY DIMINISHING OVER EASTERN NM EARLY
THIS MORNING. THE NEXT UPSTREAM SYSTEM...AN OPEN TROUGH...IS ALREADY
WORKING INLAND OVER THE WESTERN STATES AND WILL MAKE ITS APPROACH
TOWARD NM TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. STRONGER WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT
WILL MOVE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING TROUGH AND A LEE SIDE SURFACE
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST NM AND EASTERN CO. THIS WILL RAISE
SURFACE BREEZES OVER THE NM AREA...NAMELY NEAR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND HIGH PLAINS. THESE BREEZY AREAS WILL BE
THE ONLY ZONES THAT ESCAPE POOR VENTILATION TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE A FEW DEGREES IN THE DOWNSLOPE AREAS EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA SHOULD MEET OR JUST
SLIGHTLY EXCEED SEASONAL READINGS. EXPECT LOWEST HUMIDITY READINGS
TO SPREAD OVER THE RIO GRANDE AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN/HIGHLAND ZONES
WHERE VALUES WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT.

AS NIGHT FALLS...EXCELLENT RH RECOVERY WILL BE MET IN THE NORTH
CENTRAL...NORTHWEST...AND WEST CENTRAL AREAS WHERE PRECIPITATION
WILL BE ARRIVING WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH. FARTHER EAST AND
SOUTH RECOVERY WILL BE LESS...GENERALLY IN THE 40 TO 60 PERCENT
RANGE. SOME MODEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO BEGIN OVERNIGHT
WITHIN THE NORTHWESTERN THIRD OF THE STATE.

THE OTHER STORY WILL BE THE RAPID STRENGTHENING OF THE MID LEVEL
JET. BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A LARGE
SWATH OF 50 TO 70KT FLOW AT H7 OR THE ROUGHLY THE 10KFT FREE WIND
LEVEL. WHILE THIS WILL NOT BE JUXTAPOSED OVER THE AREA DURING PEAK
HEATING...STRONG MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEAR
AND DOWNWIND OF THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...GRADUALLY CRASHING AND EXPANDING INTO THE PLAINS
FARTHER EAST DURING THE DAYTIME AS MIXING AND SURFACE GRADIENT
ORIENTATION ALLOWS. A VAST MAJORITY OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA WILL HAVE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 50 TO 65 MPH BY
MIDDAY FRIDAY.

WINDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
PRECIPITATION SPREADS TOWARD THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND MUCH
COLDER AIR INVADES. A FEW TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
WOULD BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHWESTERN...AND WEST
CENTRAL ZONES BY END OF THE DAY FRIDAY WITH SOME INTERMITTENT LIGHT
SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. VERY LOW DEWPOINTS AND COLD CORE ALOFT
WILL YIELD A VERY COLD NIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT.

A WEAKER SECONDARY IMPULSE ALOFT WILL KEEP SOME LIGHT AND MORE
SPOTTY SNOW GOING INTO SATURDAY...BUT THE COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL
LIKELY RECEIVE MORE ATTENTION. THE COLD SPELL WILL PERSIST INTO MUCH
OF NEXT WEEK AS ADDITIONAL WAVES SPILL INTO THE STATE...REINFORCING
THE COLD AIR WITHOUT ANY HEFTY PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION. SOME MODEL
DIFFERENCES STILL EXIST ON THE LAST WAVE SLATED FOR WEDNESDAY WHICH
MAY TAKE A LEISURELY TOUR OF NM BEFORE A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDS
IN LATE NEXT WEEK.

52

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-521>524-526>540.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ503-510.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501-502.

&&

43/99

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013

NMZ501>540-111300-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
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-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
600 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MUCH COLDER STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WHILE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WHERE
GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE STATE FRIDAY
AS ACCUMULATING SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW PERSIST OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL
RAKE AREAS ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EAST TO THE TEXAS BORDER
FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20
DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AS WELL AS WIND
IMPACTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1-888-386-7637.