High Wind Warning 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM

813 
WWUS75 KABQ 080945
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
345 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL DIG SLOWLY 
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD NEW MEXICO TODAY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL
INITIALLY PUSH OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO...GRADUALLY SPREADING TO
MOST AREAS. THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE...LEADING TO VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS WITH
VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING IN MANY AREAS...BUT MAY REMAIN STRONG IN
THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PORTIONS OF
THE EASTERN PLAINS.

NMZ520>526-529-539-540-082200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.W.0004.130408T1800Z-130409T0600Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
345 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE LOWER RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND
  SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING THIS MORNING THEN PEAKING LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND
  MAY PERSIST OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
  ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505>509-082200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0004.130408T1500Z-130409T0400Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
345 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE CHUSKA...
  SAN MATEO...AND SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE GILA 
  WILDERNESS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING THIS MORNING THEN PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ513-515-082200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.130408T1800Z-130409T0400Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
345 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND
  NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING LATE THIS MORNING THEN PEAKING THIS
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-532-533-537-538-082200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.130408T1800Z-130409T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
345 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE 
  RATON RIDGE AND FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE 
  PLAINS OF SAN MIGUEL...GUADALUPE...DE BACA...AND CHAVES 
  COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING LATE THIS MORNING THEN PEAKING LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
  AND MAY PERSIST OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-504-511-512-514-518-519-082200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.130408T1800Z-130409T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
345 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... 
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS...THE JEMEZ 
  MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO 
  MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING LATE THIS MORNING THEN PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

015 
WWUS75 KABQ 081922
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
122 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL DIG SLOWLY
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD NEW MEXICO TODAY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL
INITIALLY PUSH OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO...GRADUALLY SPREADING
EASTWARD. THESE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE...LEADING TO VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS WITH
VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF
THIS EVENING IN MANY AREAS...BUT MAY REMAIN STRONG IN THE SOUTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS.

NMZ502-505>509-082200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
122 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE CHUSKA...
  WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ520>526-529-539-540-082200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
122 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE LOWER RIO 
  GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND 
  SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG
  WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND MAY PERSIST
  OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
  HIGHLANDS.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-531-534>536-082200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
122 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO...FROM
  CLAYTON...TO TUCUMCARI...CLOVIS AND PORTALES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG
  WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND MAY PERSIST
  OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-504-511>515-518-519-082200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
122 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... 
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS...THE JEMEZ 
  MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO 
  MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-532-533-537-538-082200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
122 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE 
  RATON RIDGE AND FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE 
  PLAINS OF SAN MIGUEL...GUADALUPE...DE BACA...AND CHAVES 
  COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...
  STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND MAY
  PERSIST OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

34

630 
WWUS75 KABQ 082153
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
353 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE GREAT BASIN WILL SLIDE
OVER NEW MEXICO THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM
WILL CONTINUE IMPACTING CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO INTO THIS
EVENING...AND POTENTIALLY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL
HIGH TERRAIN AND THE EASTERN PLAINS. BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY
THESE WINDS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES...AND DOWN TO
NEAR ONE HALF MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.

NMZ502-505>509-090400-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
353 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE CHUSKA...
  WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...2 TO 5 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ520>526-529-539-540-090400-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
353 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE LOWER RIO 
  GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO AND 
  SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN MOST LOCATIONS THIS EVENING. THE SOUTH
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EAST SLOPES MAY EXPERIENCE
  STRONG WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES...AND AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE IN DUST
  PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-504-511>515-518-519-090400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
353 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... 
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS...THE JEMEZ 
  MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO 
  MOUNTAINS...AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES...AND AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE IN DUST
  PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-530>538-090400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
353 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE 
  RATON RIDGE AND FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE 
  PLAINS OF SAN MIGUEL...GUADALUPE...DE BACA...AND CHAVES 
  COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS.

* VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES...AND AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE IN DUST
  PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

900 
WWUS75 KABQ 090413
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1013 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER
THE SACRAMENTO...CAPITAN...AND GAUDALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE GREAT BASIN WILL
INCH INTO NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. STRONG
WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK OVER PORTIONS OF NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT. AREAS IN AND NEAR THE SACRAMENTO...CAPITAN...AND
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO OBSERVE GUSTY WINDS
PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR
DAMAGING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. BLOWING DUST MAY ACCOMPANY
THESE WINDS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW 3 MILES... AND DOWN TO
NEAR ONE HALF MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.

NMZ523-524-091200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T1400Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1013 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATION...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF NEW
  MEXICO.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES...AND AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

NMZ520>522-525-529-090515-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1013 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS...AND THUS THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NMZ502-505>509-090515-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
1013 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS...AND THUS THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ527-528-530>532-534>536-090515-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
1013 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS...AND THUS THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NMZ501-504-511>515-518-519-090515-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
1013 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS...AND THUS THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ526-539-540-091200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130409T1400Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1013 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...THE SACRAMENTO...CAPITAN...AND GUADALUPE
  MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS RURAL EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES...AND AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ533-537-538-091200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T1400Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1013 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...THE PLAINS OF GUADALUPE...DE BACA...AND CHAVES
  COUNTIES.  

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES...AND AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

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WWUS75 KABQ 091202
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
602 AM MDT TUE APR 9 2013

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT PLAINS AND CHAVES COUNTY TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO WILL BRING
STRONG WINDS ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE TODAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND BE STRONGEST FROM
THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO NEAR THE TEXAS
BORDER. BLOWING DUST MAY ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS WITH VISIBILITIES
REDUCED TO NEAR 3 MILES AT TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.

NMZ526-539-540-092200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130409T1400Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T2200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
602 AM MDT TUE APR 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY
  PLAINS AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND
  PEAK AROUND NOON. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY
  THRESHOLDS BY 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-524-533-537-091315-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T1400Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
602 AM MDT TUE APR 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT THE STRONGER
WINDS WILL BE FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO.

$$

NMZ538-092200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130409T2200Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
602 AM MDT TUE APR 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS INCLUDING ROSWELL.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND
  PEAK AROUND NOON. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY
  THRESHOLDS BY 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
919 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013

.UPDATE...
TRYING TO GET THIS OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE...BUT WILL GO AHEAD
AND UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WARNING WITH THE ADDITION OF
THE SW CHAVES COUNTY AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. SOME OF THESE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN/HIGHLAND ZONES MAY BE A BIT MARGINAL ON HITTING
60 MPH CRITERIA...BUT BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY BE A HIGH IMPACT
CONCERN. HAVE ALSO TACKED ON WIND ADVISORIES FOR SURROUNDING ZONES
INCLUDING ABQ AND SANTA FE. SOME ZONES WITHIN THE NORTHERN AND
EASTERN TIER OF THE STATE MAY COME CLOSE TO HITTING ADVISORY LEVEL
WINDS...BUT WILL LEAVE THEM OUT FOR NOW AND GO WITH HIGHEST
CONFIDENCE AREAS.

NAM H7 WINDS DO LOOK A BIT LOWER THROUGH THE DAYTIME
TOMORROW...BUT IT STILL SHOULD BE A BIG EVENT NONETHELESS. WILL
LEAVE WINTER/SNOW HIGHLIGHTS AS IS FOR NOW...BUT A LATER START
TIME MAY BE IN ORDER DUE TO A SLIGHTLY SLOWER PROGRESSION/ARRIVAL
OF THE LOW. ALSO THIS WILL ALLOW STRONGEST FLOW ALOFT TO WORK OVER
THE GUADALUPES AND SOUTHERN NM MONDAY NIGHT...SO SOME ZONES MAY
NEED WIND HIGHLIGHT EXTENSIONS.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...521 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013...
.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN AFTER 06Z
IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND
FOUR CORNERS REGION WITH SFC LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EAST
CENTRAL NM AND THE TX PANHANDLE. PERIODS OF MAINLY HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE TO PASS FROM WEST TO EAST OVER NM BEFORE 08/12Z WITH
ISOLD HIGH BASED SHOWERS POSSIBLE NEAR THE CO BORDER...AND
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 40KT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MT CHAIN. ISOLD HIGH BASED SHOWERS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45KT OVER
FAR NE UNTIL AROUND 03Z THIS EVENING.

316 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013...
BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER COMING WITH HIGH WINDS...PRECIPITATION
AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES.

STORM OVER THE PACIFIC NW WILL DIVE SE TON AND MON...REACH THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION MON NIGHT THEN TURN NE ACROSS CO TUE. ADDITIONAL
ENERGY BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP A TROUGH OVER NM THROUGH WED.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE...GUSTY WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN THE
RULE TODAY ACROSS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. BUT WE ARE IN FOR A BIG
CHANGE STARTING MON AND CONTINUING THROUGH WED. THE STORM DROPPING
SE TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY MON NIGHT WILL RESULT IN STRONG
WINDS ON MON...COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE W...AND THE ONSET OF SOME
PRECIPITATION OVER THE W AND N. THE WINDS WILL BE THE BIG STORY ON
MON. WE ARE ISSUING A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MANY W AND CNTRL AREAS OF
THE CWA. VIRTUALLY EVERY ZONE MON WILL HAVE A WIND ADVISORY OR HIGH
WIND WARNING.

PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP MON IN THE FORM OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE W AND N HIGH TERRAIN. IT WILL TURN COLDER MON
NIGHT WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OVER THESE AREAS. PRECIPITATION WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH WED AS ENERGY CIRCULATING AROUND
THE MAIN LOW WILL KEEP CYCLONIC FLOW OVER NM THROUGH MIDWEEK. WE WILL
ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE NRN MOUNTAINS WITH THE PM FORECAST
PACKAGE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR SURROUNDING
AREAS AND THE WRN MOUNTAINS.

FINALLY...TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO TURN MUCH COLDER...ON THE ORDER
OF 20 TO 35 LOWER BY TUE AS COMPARED TO TODAY. A FREEZE IS LIKELY
TUE NIGHT OVER NEARLY ALL OF THE CWA...BORDERLINE FOR THE MIDDLE
AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND CHAVES COUNTY.

A WEAK SYSTEM WILL CROSS TO THE N LATE IN THE WEEK WITH MINIMAL
IMPACT...THEN A WARMER AND DRY PERIOD IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND. CHJ

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM THE MIDDLE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS EASTWARD MONDAY AFTERNOON
UNTIL SUNSET...

A FEW STRAY SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY EVEN A LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM
WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CO BORDER FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STRING OF PERTURBATIONS
CONTINUES TO PASS EASTWARD OVER CO. WETTING PRECIPITATION IS NOT
EXPECTED.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST
MONDAY...THEN CROSS THE FOUR CORNERS MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS CO ON TUESDAY. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM A STRONG
POLAR JET IN SW FLOW ALOFT WILL CROSS NM ON MONDAY WITH VERY STRONG
WINDS. IN ADDITION...A 993 MB SURFACE LOW IN SE CO WILL RESULT IN A
TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS MUCH OF NEW MEXICO. WIND
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AREAWIDE...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
FROM LAS VEGAS TO CLINES CORNERS INCLUDING THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
MORIARTY. AS WINDS ALOFT GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN...SURFACE WIND SPEEDS
SHOULD GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN FINALLY PEAKING IN STRENGTH IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON.  SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN QUICKLY WITH SUNSET ALONG AND WEST OF
THE RIO GRANDE...BUT THEY WILL WEAKEN MORE GRADUALLY ALONG AND EAST
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WHERE THE SPEED MAXIMUM ALOFT WILL
LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. WILL CONVERT THE ONGOING FIRE WEATHER
WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MONDAY DUE TO MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN
THE 10-17 PERCENT RANGE...AND WILL ADD THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS BELOW
SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK.

OTHERWISE...THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING PRECIPITATION
CHANCES MAINLY TO THE NW MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CHUSKAS...AS WELL
AS THE NW PLATEAU ON MONDAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF WETTING PRECIP
WILL OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NW PLATEAU
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE EXITING UPPER
LOW...ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVE ENERGY ALOFT WILL DIVE INTO AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL LINGER OVER NM. THIS WILL KEEP A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF PRECIP IN THE FORECAST FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL PRECIP ACCUMULATION WILL BE
POSSIBLE IF NOT LIKELY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS DURING THESE LATTER
PERIODS. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH THE SYSTEM WILL GENERALLY BE
RAIN SHOWERS WITH A FEW AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW
SHOWERS. HOWEVER...A PACIFIC FRONT CROSSING FROM THE WEST MONDAY
NIGHT...AND A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTHWARD THROUGH
THE PLAINS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOULD DROP TEMPERATURES COLD
ENOUGH FOR SNOW EVEN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NM
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOWER ELEVATION
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS...EXCEPT FOR THE
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHERE A FEW INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FEW
INCHES ARE ALSO EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH SEVERAL INCHES TO ALMOST A FOOT ON
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS. AFTER HIGH TEMPERATURES A FEW TO 12
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON MONDAY...READINGS WILL PLUMMET TO 10-23
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS NW FLOW
ALOFT LINGERS OVER THE AREA. HIGHS WILL REACH NEAR NORMAL FRIDAY AND
A FEW TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON SATURDAY. THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE
PICKING UP ON  AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT COULD BRING ANOTHER CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION MAINLY TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY. 44

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ520>526-529-539-540.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108.

WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ501-504-511-512-514-518-519-527-528-532-533-537-538.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ502-505>509.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ510>514.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
554 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013

NMZ501>540-081200-
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-
554 AM MDT SUN APR 7 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE.
OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO..VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED
IN BLOWING DUST. GUSTS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CHANGE TO OVERNIGHT SNOW
OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH SIGNIFICANT SUMMIT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

ON TUESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND EXPAND IN COVERAGE
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT TO THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND ADJACENT
PLAINS...THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND THE SUMMITS OF THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS GUSTS REDEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN
PLAINS WITH BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TUESDAY NIGHT
TEMPERATURES WILL DIP WELL BELOW FREEZING OVER NORTHERN AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

SHY