High Wind Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS75 KABQ 091302
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
602 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TODAY ALONG AND EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...

.STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS A
STOUT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT CROSS THE
REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM LINCOLN
AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 40
AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDORS OF EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO. BLOWING DUST WILL IMPACT THE REGION OF STRONGEST WINDS
WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES NEAR DUST PRONE
AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING AREAS...AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. WIND
SPEEDS WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...WHILE
REMAINING GUSTY ACROSS THE PLAINS.

NMZ537-538-091900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.130209T1700Z-130210T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.W.0002.130209T1700Z-130210T0300Z/
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
602 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...DE BACA AND CHAVES COUNTIES...INCLUDING FORT SUMNER
  AND ROSWELL.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...BECOMING
  WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING WILL
  STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AND BEGIN SHIFTING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST BY
  MID MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY
  TO MID AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WITH SUNSET...BUT
  THEY WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS
  NEAR OPEN FIELDS...ARROYOS...MINING AREAS...AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST...THEN NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING
  HIGHWAY 285. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND FLIMSY
  STRUCTURES MAY TOPPLE IF NOT PROPERLY SECURED. BROKEN TREE
  BRANCHES MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-524-526-528-529-531>534-539-540-091900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0002.130209T1700Z-130210T0300Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
602 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...FROM LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES NORTHWARD
  ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AS
  WELL AS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND HARDING COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...BECOMING
  WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AND BEGIN TO SHIFT OUT OF
  THE SOUTHWEST BY MID MORNING TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL
  GRADUALLY WEAKEN WITH SUNSET...BUT THEY WILL REMAIN GUSTY
  THROUGH THE EVENING

* VISIBILITY...BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS
  NEAR OPEN FIELDS...ARROYOS...MINING AREAS...AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST...THEN NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING
  HIGHWAY 285 FROM LAMY TO RAMON. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE AND FLIMSY STRUCTURES MAY TOPPLE IF NOT PROPERLY
  SECURED. BROKEN TREE BRANCHES MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-091900-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.130209T1700Z-130210T0300Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
602 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...SANTA FE METRO AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...BECOMING WEST
  LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND BEGIN SHIFTING OUT OF THE
  SOUTHWEST BY MID MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  AROUND MID DAY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN WITH
  SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS
  NEAR OPEN FIELDS...ARROYOS...MINING AREAS...AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 285 THROUGH
  SANTA FE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ525-530-535-536-091900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.130209T1700Z-130210T0300Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-UNION COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
602 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY...UNION...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT
  COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT 30 TO
  40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES.
  WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN AND SHIFT OUT OF THE
  SOUTHWEST BY MID MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM
  MID DAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FROM MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
  WITH SUNSET...BUT THEY WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS
  NEAR OPEN FIELDS...ARROYOS...MINING AREAS AND CONSTRUCTION
  SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHWEST...THEN NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY
  64 THROUGH UNION COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 380 THROUGH CARRIZOZO.
  TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-521-522-527-091900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.130209T1700Z-130210T0300Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
602 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA VALLEY...RATON
  PASS...AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...BECOMING 
  WEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING QUICKLY BY MID MORNING TODAY. PEAK
  WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS
  NEAR OPEN FIELDS...ARROYOS...MINING AREAS AND CONSTRUCTION
  SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST...THEN NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING
  INTERSTATE 25. TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

969 
WWUS75 KABQ 091617
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
917 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TODAY ALONG AND EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...

.STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE MORNING AS
A STOUT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT CROSS THE
REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM
LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDORS OF EASTERN AND
NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. BLOWING DUST WILL IMPACT THE REGION OF
STRONGEST WINDS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES
NEAR DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS...MINING AREAS...AND
CONSTRUCTION SITES. WIND SPEEDS WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY AFTER
SUNSET THIS EVENING...WHILE REMAINING GUSTY ACROSS THE PLAINS.

NMZ530-535-536-100300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.130209T1700Z-130210T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.W.0002.130209T1700Z-130210T0300Z/
UNION COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
917 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...UNION...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL
  SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID DAY THROUGH
  LATE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WITH SUNSET...BUT
  THEY WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS
  NEAR OPEN FIELDS...ARROYOS...MINING AREAS AND CONSTRUCTION
  SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST...THEN NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THIS
  INCLUDES..BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO HIGHWAYS 56 AND 87 THROUGH UNION
  COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 84 THROUGH CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES.
  TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-524-526-528-529-531>534-537>540-100300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0002.130209T1700Z-130210T0300Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
917 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS...FAR NORTHEAST AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...HARDING...
  GUADALUPE...DE BACA...CHAVES...EASTERN LINCOLN AND EASTERN SAN
  MIGUEL COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH... 
  BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY TO
  MID AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WITH SUNSET...BUT WILL
  REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS 
  NEAR OPEN FIELDS...ARROYOS...MINING AREAS...AND CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST...THEN NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING
  BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGHWAYS 285..84...380 AND 60. LIGHTWEIGHT
  OBJECTS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE AND FLIMSY STRUCTURES MAY TOPPLE IF
  NOT PROPERLY SECURED. BROKEN TREE BRANCHES MAY DAMAGE POWER
  LINES. TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ525-100300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.130209T1700Z-130210T0300Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
917 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL
  SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID DAY THROUGH
  EARLY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON NEAR THE
  TEXAS BORDER. SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN WITH SUNSET...BUT
  THEY WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS NEAR OPEN FIELDS...ARROYOS...MINING AREAS AND CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHWEST...THEN NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES
  HIGHWAY 380 THROUGH CARRIZOZO. TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  MAY BE DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-518-521-522-527-100300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.130209T1700Z-130210T0300Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
917 AM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SANTA FE METRO AREA...EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA
  VALLEY AND THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...BECOMING 
  WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND MID DAY
  THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN WITH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS NEAR OPEN FIELDS...ARROYOS...MINING AREAS...AND 
  CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
  HIGHWAY 285 THROUGH SANTA FE. TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  MAY BE DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

256 
WWUS75 KABQ 100246
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
746 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

NMZ523-524-526-528>540-100400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
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-
746 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASED IN SPEED THIS EVENING...THUS
THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ525-100400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
746 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASED IN SPEED THIS EVENING...THUS
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
 
$$

NMZ515-518-521-522-527-100345-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
746 PM MST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASED IN SPEED THIS EVENING...THUS
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

52

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
552 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013

.UPDATE...
HIGH WINDS FORECAST FOR THE SW MTS WILL IMPACT ONLY A FEW HIGH
ELEVATION LOCATIONS AROUND THE MAGDALENA AND SAN MATEO MTS SO TO
ELIMINATE DOUBLE HEADLINES AND CONFUSION WITH WINTER WX ADVISORY
PRODUCT HAVE CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. THE MORE WIDESPREAD
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE WINTER WX ADVISORY WITH
A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW TO BE INCLUDED IN AREAS THAT WILL SEE THE
STRONGEST WINDS ANYHOW. OTHER UPDATES INCLUDE ADDING BLSN TO GRIDS
WHERE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...550 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013...
.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL DIMINISH THRU TONIGHT
BUT REMAIN BREEZY. THICK HIGH CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY SLIDE EAST INTO
THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE STATE. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
THEN DEVELOP AFT 14Z FOR THE LINCOLN COUNTY/SOUTH CENTRAL MTS REGION
WHERE GUSTS UP TO 55KTS ARE LIKELY FOR SEVERAL HRS. WIDESPREAD WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE REST OF THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS
AND BLDU LIKELY...ESPECIALLY FOR EASTERN NM. BLDU WILL IMPACT THE
PLAINS AS WELL WHERE LCL VSBYS MAY FALL AS LOW AS 1SM. A WIND SHIFT
WILL WORK ACROSS THE STATE FROM SW TO W DURING THE DAY USHERING IN
COLDER TEMPERATURES. SOME -SHSN WILL ALSO DEVELOP FOR THE NORTH AND
WEST AROUND SUNRISE AND CONTINUE THRU THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE MAIN
IMPACT FOCUSING ALONG SW FACING SLOPES. MORE DETAILS FORTHCOMING
WITH THE NEXT TAF ISSUANCE. GUYER

.PREV DISCUSSION...247 PM MST FRI FEB 8 2013...
A PATTERN CHANGE IS UNDERWAY THAT WILL BRING WINTER CONDITIONS
BACK TO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS IN THE LOWER BOUNDARY LAYER ARE RESPONDING
IMPRESSIVELY TO AN APPROACHING POTENT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...WITH
WINDY CONDITIONS PREVAILING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. TONIGHT WILL
BE ANOTHER WARM ONE AS WINDS IN THE LOWER BOUNDARY LAYER CONTINUE
TO CRANK OUT OF THE SOUTH. LOWS WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL EAST AND WELL
ABOVE NORMAL WEST. VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
AND WILL GENERALLY BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST AND
NORTHWEST.

THE MAIN IMPACT PERIOD FOR THIS FIRST SYSTEM WILL BE SATURDAY...
WHEN ACCUMULATING SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST/SNOW ARE
ANTICIPATED. FIRST WINDS...A SWATH OF STRONG WINDS IN THE MID
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL SHIFT FROM OVER WESTERN NM TO
EASTERN NM SATURDAY. 45-50KTS IS FORECAST AT 700MB ALONG WITH A
RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING LEE SIDE TROUGH. THE 12Z GEFS MEAN IS
SHOWING SPEEDS BETWEEN 2 AN 3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL 18Z
SATURDAY AT BOTH 500MB AND 700MB. WE'VE EXPANDED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH FURTHER WEST TO INCLUDE THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR
CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE HIGH WIND
WATCH SATURDAY. THE MAIN IMPACT PERIOD FOR THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
BE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...BUT MAY CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. NOW ON TO SNOW. 12Z UPPER AIR
DATA SHOWED -34C AT 500MB AND -14C AT 700MB ASSOCIATED WITH THE
APPROACHING SYSTEM. THESE ARE SIMILAR TEMPERATURES TO THE SYSTEMS
ON/NEAR JANUARY 15TH AND 30TH. THE RESULT WILL BE A VERY DRY SNOW
WITH HIGH SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS. BOTH THE 12Z ECMWF AND GFS ARE
SHOWING A SOLID BAND OF PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT AND
SHIFTING INTO OUR WESTERN AREAS ON SATURDAY. THESE SEEM REASONABLE
AND GIVEN VERY LITTLE MOISTURE NEEDED TO MAKE SNOW...DECIDED TO GO
WITH ADVISORIES OUT WEST AND UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING. MORE
DETAILS SOON IN THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE
TERRAIN-DOMINATED BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY AND WILL GENERALLY
TAPER-OFF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY.

ROUND TWO COMES LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. TIMING IS
UNCERTAIN WITH DIFFERENCES IN THE 12Z MODEL SUITE. THE MODELS DO
AGREE ON AN UPPER LOW TRYING TO CLOSE-OFF AS THE TROUGH DROPS OUT
OF THE GREAT BASIN ON SUNDAY...BUT DIFFER ON THE SOUTHWARD EXTENT
OF THE ENERGY BEFORE TURNING AND MOVING EAST OVER NM. IT DOES
APPEAR THAT THIS RELATIVELY MOISTURE-STARVED UPPER LOW WILL MOVE
DIRECTLY OVERHEAD MONDAY NIGHT AND EXIT THE STATE TUESDAY.
ADDITIONAL SNOWS ARE LIKELY...AND MAY SPREAD TO LOWER ELEVATION
LOCALES MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. BOTH THE 12Z GFS AND ECMWF SHOW
A FRONT PUSHING DOWN THE EASTERN PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT AND
INTERACTING WITH THE UPPER LOW MOVING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL NM...
RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE QPF ACROSS THE NE...INCLUDING THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SANGRES. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED
CLOSELY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTER HIGHLIGHTS MONDAY NIGHT NE.

THE UPPER LOW PULLS OUT TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY AND LEAVES A COLD
AIRMASS IN ITS WAKE. ANOTHER BLAST OF COLD AIR IS FORECAST LATE
NEXT WEEK AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A ROUND OF SNOW...BUT TIMING
IS LOW CONFIDENCE FOR NOW. ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN...WINTER IS
BACK TO STAY FOR AWHILE. 11

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER...WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS ON
SATURDAY. A FEW HOURS OF LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL
REDEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

MODELS...IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THE UPCOMING WORK
WEEK. LARGE PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM COILED UP OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OVER NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON.
SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE FOUR CORNERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. AS
SYSTEM CORE SHEARS RAPIDLY INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...THE BROADER
TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER NEW MEXICO INTO SUNDAY MORNING. REINFORCING
SHORT WAVE AMPLIFYING OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION WILL DIVE
SOUTHWARD INTO NEW MEXICO LATE MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TROUGH SHIFTS TO
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW
OVER NEW MEXICO IN THE WAKE OF THE TROUGH...WITH NEXT GULF OF ALASKA
SYSTEM DIGGING RAPIDLY TO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY. TROUGH
WILL AMPLIFY AND DRIFT EAST BY LATE FRIDAY RETURNING NEW MEXICO TO
NORTHWEST FLOW BY NEXT WEEKEND.

OVERNIGHT...SHOWERS DEVELOPING NORTH AND WEST OVERNIGHT...WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE CHUSKAS...SAN JUANS...AND THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS NEAR THE ARIZONA LINE. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BREEZES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE RAMPING BACK UP ON SATURDAY.
FAIR TO GOOD OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY...BEST OVER THE EASTERN
PLAINS.

FOR SATURDAY...COLD FRONT SWEEPING TO THE EAST WILL DROP
TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES AS THE FRONT WHISTLES THROUGH...WITH A
RAPID FALL INTO WELL BELOW NORMAL TERRITORY FOR EARLY FEBRUARY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING SPEED RAPIDLY FROM MID MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...WITH STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES AND
ADJACENT PLAINS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...EXPANDING TO THE EASTERN AND NORTHEAST PLAINS BY MID
AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER ON TAP FOR THE EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS...AS MINIMUM HUMIDITIES DIP TO THE LOW TEENS PCT. MINIMUMS IN
THE 20S PCT OVER THE NORTHEAST...AND IN THE 30S AND LOW 40S PCT
NORTH AND WEST WILL LIMIT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER COVERAGE DESPITE THE
STRONG WINDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SIGNIFICANT OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND FROM THE ARIZONA LINE TO THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE. SOLIDLY EXCELLENT VENTILATION FOR THE DAY...WITH FAIR TO
GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EAST...AND GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES IN
THE WEST.

FOR SUNDAY...COLD AIR OVERSPREADING THE EASTERN PLAINS DURING THE
DAY WILL DEPRESS MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 3 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL...WITH 10 TO 20 DEGREE DEPARTURES WIDESPREAD CENTRAL AND
WEST. SNOW CONTINUING OVER THE NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE STATE...WITH
MORE ACCUMULATION OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
RANGE SUMMITS. GUSTY WINDS OVER THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AND
ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITIES TO
PRODUCE SEVERAL HOURS OF LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NO VENTILATION ISSUES...WITH FAIR TO GOOD HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT IN THE EAST...AND GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES
IN THE WEST.

FOR MONDAY...AMPLIFYING SHORTWAVE OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION WILL
SWEEP INTO NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON TO SPREAD ANOTHER
ROUND OF SNOW ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE BY MONDAY NIGHT AS SNOW
LEVELS FALL TO THE SURFACE. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BOOSTED STRONGLY IN
MUCH COOLER AIR...WITH 20S AND 30S PCT COMMON ACROSS THE EAST...AND
40S AND 50S IN THE WEST. SURFACE WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
WILL BECOME BREEZY WEST AND CENTRAL. COLD AIR PENETRATION FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS WESTWARD INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL SHIFT WIND
DIRECTIONS TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AT SOMEWHAT REDUCED SPEEDS.
SOME DETERIORATION OF VENTILATION CONDITIONS NEAR THE COLORADO
BORDER...BUT REMAINING IN THE GOOD TO EXCELLENT RANGE ELSEWHERE.
EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.

OUTLOOK...TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WARMING TREND PEAKING ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BRING TEMPERATURES UP TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW MID
FEBRUARY NORMALS...WITH COLD FRONT INVADING NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
FORCING TEMPERATURES TO LEVEL OUT ON THURSDAY. LAST OF THE SHOWERS
FINISHING UP IN THE WEST AND NORTH TUESDAY...WITH SHOWERS
REDEVELOPING ON THURSDAY AS NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES OVER NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO. SOME BREEZES OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES AND ADJACENT PLAINS OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ON WEDNESDAY...WITH BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS
DEVELOPING THURSDAY OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AS THE COLD FRONT
ARRIVES. DRYING TREND WILL PUSH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BACK DOWN INTO
THE TEENS PCT ACROSS THE SOUTH...AND MOSTLY 20S AND 30S ACROSS THE
NORTH. DEGRADE VENTILATION NORTH AND WEST ON TUESDAY WILL IMPROVE
FOR ALL POINTS THROUGH THURSDAY. SHY

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ108.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ524-526-539-540.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501-505-506-508.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-503-510-512>514.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
611 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013

NMZ501>540-091300-
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-
611 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST SATURDAY TO 6 PM
MST SATURDAY FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES
COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH THE FIRST SYSTEM THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS WHILE STRONG TO HIGH WINDS RAKE AREAS SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 SATURDAY. THESE WINDS
COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. COLDER AIR WILL ALSO INVADE THE
STATE WITH HIGHS BY SUNDAY UP TO 15 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE FOR MID
FEBRUARY. A SECOND SYSTEM WILL TRACK INTO THE STATE EARLY NEXT
WEEK PRODUCING A POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.

A THIRD STORM COULD BRING MORE SNOW AND COLD AIR LATE NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ
OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

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