High Wind Warning 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM

229 
WWUS75 KABQ 140500
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1100 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013

...STRONG WINDS BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS NEW MEXICO...

.AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENING OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN
REGION COMBINED WITH RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER
SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL SET UP A WINDY FINISH TO THE WEEKEND.
WIND SPEEDS INCREASING STEADILY AFTER MIDNIGHT EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER AND OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
RANGE WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND
THEIR EASTERN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS BY LATE SUNDAY
MORNING...AND ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AS WELL AS THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK FROM EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING GRADUALLY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. IN
ADDITION TO HAMPERING TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE OR TALL
VEHICLES...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND
REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT IMPROVING
CONDITIONS AFTER SUNSET SUNDAY EVENING.

NMZ512>515-141200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.130414T0600Z-130415T0200Z/
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-
1100 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...THE SUMMITS AND ADJACENT SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO RANGE. 

* WINDS...WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  60 TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS INCREASING STEADILY AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL 
  REACH HAZARDOUS SPEEDS BY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL 
  PEAK IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING GRADUALLY 
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  DUST...WITH VISIBILITIES 3 TO 5 MILES POSSIBLE ACROSS LOWER 
  SLOPES AND VALLEYS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. SOME LOCALIZED 
  REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 1 MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING DUST. GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER MAY DAMAGE POWER 
  UTILITY POLES...WEAKENED TREES...OR OTHER PROPERTY. AIRBORNE 
  LOOSE OR LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ACROSS 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-529-533-141200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.130414T1200Z-130415T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
1100 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...GUADALUPE COUNTY

* WINDS...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH AT TIMES. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS INCREASING STEADILY AROUND SUNRISE WILL 
  CONTINUE INCREASING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL 
  PEAK IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING GRADUALLY 
  THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST...WITH
  VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS. EXPECT BRIEF PERIODS OF BELOW ONE MILE VISIBILITIES IN
  BLOWING DUST AS WIND SPEEDS PEAK.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING DUST. GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER MAY DAMAGE POWER 
  UTILITY POLES...WEAKENED TREES...OR OTHER PROPERTY. AIRBORNE 
  LOOSE OR LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ACROSS 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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-527-141200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.130414T0600Z-130415T0200Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1100 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...AND RATON RIDGE AND 
  JOHNSON MESA. 

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

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL BECOME 
  HAZARDOUS BY SUNRISE. WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK THROUGH MID 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING GRADUALLY THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 2 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST...
  ESPECIALLY ACROSS VALLEYS AND LOWER SLOPES AND IN DUST PRONE 
  AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES SHOULD 
  EXPECT BRIEF LOSS OF CONTROL IN CROSS WINDS...AND SUDDEN POOR 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. AIRBORNE LOOSE OR LIGHT OBJECTS 
  MAY BE BLOWN ACROSS 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.

&&

$$

NMZ506-518-521-522-524-528-532-534-141200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.130414T1200Z-130415T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
1100 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE 
  CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...THE SANTA FE METRO AREA...THE CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT EASTERN SLOPES AND PLAINS...AND 
  THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR NEAR THE TEXAS LINE. 

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

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS INCREASING STEADILY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
  WILL REACH HAZARDOUS SPEEDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS
  PEAKING BY MID AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH THE
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AS WINDS PEAK 
  THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES SHOULD 
  EXPECT BRIEF LOSS OF CONTROL IN CROSS WINDS...AND SUDDEN POOR 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. AIRBORNE LOOSE OR LIGHT OBJECTS 
  MAY BE BLOWN ACROSS 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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587 
WWUS75 KABQ 141155
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
555 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NEW MEXICO...

.VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT RIDGE TOPS AND
HIGH PEAKS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING. BY LATE
MORNING THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO SOME ADJACENT AREAS.
THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON WILL IMPACT
THE HIGHLANDS AND MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL TO NORTHERN AND
NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO WHERE OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO HAMPERING TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY
FOR LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
EXPECT IMPROVING CONDITIONS AFTER SUNSET EVENING.

NMZ523-529-533-141800-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.130414T1200Z-130415T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
555 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

* LOCATION...GUADALUPE COUNTY

* WINDS...WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS INCREASING STEADILY AROUND SUNRISE WILL 
  CONTINUE INCREASING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL 
  PEAK IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING GRADUALLY 
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST...WITH
  VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  BLOWING DUST. GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER MAY DAMAGE POWER UTILITY
  POLES...WEAKENED TREES...OR OTHER PROPERTY. LOOSE OR LIGHT
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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>515-141800-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130415T0200Z/
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-
555 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

* LOCATION...THE SUMMITS AND ADJACENT SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE
  CRISTO RANGE IN NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  60 TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG TO SEVERE WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SOME IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT
  WILL REMAIN STRONG AND HAZARDOUS. A SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE IN WIND
  SPEEDS IS EXPECTED AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  DUST...WITH VISIBILITIES 3 TO 5 MILES EXPECTED ACROSS LOWER 
  SLOPES AND VALLEYS PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. SOME LOCALIZED 
  REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS 1 MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  BLOWING DUST. GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER MAY DAMAGE POWER UTILITY
  POLES...WEAKENED TREES...OR OTHER PROPERTY. LOOSE OR LIGHT
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506-518-521-522-524-528-532-534-141800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.130414T1200Z-130415T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
555 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE...THE SANTA FE METRO AREA...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
  AND ADJACENT EASTERN SLOPES AND PLAINS...THE NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS...AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

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

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS INCREASING STEADILY THROUGH THE 
  MORNING WILL REACH HAZARDOUS SPEEDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND 
  SPEEDS WILL PEAK BY MID AFTERNOON AND THEN DECREASE GRADUALLY 
  THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AS WINDS PEAK 
  THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES SHOULD EXPECT
  BRIEF LOSS OF CONTROL IN CROSS WINDS...AND SUDDEN POOR
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OR LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-527-141800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130415T0200Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
555 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

* LOCATION...THE SAN JUAN OR TUSAS MOUNTAINS...AND RATON RIDGE
  AND JOHNSON MESA.

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

* TIMING...STRONG WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING.
  WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SOME IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT WILL
  REMAIN STRONG AND HAZARDOUS. A SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE IN WIND
  SPEEDS IS EXPECTED AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 2 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING
  DUST...ESPECIALLY ACROSS VALLEYS AND LOWER SLOPES AND IN DUST
  PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES SHOULD EXPECT
  BRIEF LOSS OF CONTROL IN CROSS WINDS...AND SUDDEN POOR
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OR LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

872 
WWUS75 KABQ 141740
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1140 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NEW MEXICO...

.TURBULENT AND BLUSTERY UPPER ATMOSPHERE WINDS COMBINED WITH
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT DRAPED OVER THE
NORTHERN TIER OF NEW MEXICO WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING
DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AS WIND SPEEDS PEAK THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH SUNSET
TO EASE HAZARDOUS WIND CONDITIONS BY MID EVENING.

NMZ512>515-523-529-533-150200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130415T0200Z/
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-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
1140 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

* LOCATION...SUMMITS AND SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS...THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...THE NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS...AND GUADALUPE COUNTY IN THE EASTERN PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON
  BEFORE DECREASING GRADUALLY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST...WITH 
  VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON IN DUST PRONE 
  AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING DUST. GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER MAY DAMAGE POWER 
  UTILITY POLES...WEAKENED TREES...OR OTHER PROPERTY. LOOSE OR 
  LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506-510-518-521-522-524-527-528-532-534-150200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130415T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
1140 AM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

* LOCATION...THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE 
  CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...THE SANTA FE METRO AREA...THE CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT EASTERN SLOPES AND PLAINS...THE 
  NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK BY MID AFTERNOON AND THEN
  DECREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AS WINDS PEAK 
  THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LARGE OR TALL VEHICLES SHOULD 
  EXPECT BRIEF LOSS OF CONTROL IN CROSS WINDS...AND SUDDEN POOR 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OR LIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

SHY

065 
WWUS75 KABQ 150152
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
752 PM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

NMZ512>515-523-529-533-150300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130415T0200Z/
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-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
752 PM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND GUADALUPE COUNTY. THE WINDS 
WILL CONTINUE TO EASE THIS EVENING BUT HOLD STEADY OR INCREASE
AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED IN MUCH OF 
THIS AREA FOR MONDAY.

$$

NMZ506-510-518-521-522-524-527-528-532-534-150300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-130415T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
752 PM MDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED WITH AVERAGE SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER THE WEST...NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE
THROUGH MIDNIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT OVER THE
WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS
OF THE WEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS FOR MONDAY.

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1123 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
VFR CIGS AND VIZ NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH GUSTS 30 KTS OR LESS SAT
AFTERNOON REDEVELOPING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE STATE FROM 14Z AND BEYOND
SUN MORNING. SURFACE TROUGH DEEPENING FROM EASTERN COLORADO ACROSS
EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY...AS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
ALOFT STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY OVER NEW MEXICO ON SOUTH SIDE OF MAJOR
STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES. GUSTS
SUFFICIENT FOR LOCAL BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES SUNDAY
MORNING

SHY

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...338 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013...

...EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY...

BAGGY TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH OF NEW MEXICO TODAY
WHILE SHORT WAVE ENERGY PASSES NORTHEAST OF THE STATE. AN UPTICK
IN WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT ALONG WITH A LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH WILL
SPELL BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...MOSTLY IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART
OF THE STATE. MID LEVEL DRYING IS STILL ADVERTISED BY THE
MODELS...PERHAPS A BIT MORE THAN 24 HOURS AGO. THIS WILL LIMIT THE
SHOWER/TSTORM COVERAGE TODAY...AND SHIFT THE FOCUS MORE TO THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD. HAVE PUT SOME DRY STORM AND
SPRINKLES IN THE FORECAST FOR TODAY WITH VERY ISOLATED COVERAGE
AND LOW PROBABILITIES FOR MEASURABLE PRECIP GIVEN DRY BOUNDARY
LAYER AND INVERTED V SOUNDINGS.

TONIGHT...THE MODELS ARE QUICKLY RAMPING UP THE BELT OF WESTERLIES
OVER NORTHERN NM AND CO. AS MUCH AS 50-60 KT OF FLOW IS DEPICTED
ALONG AND TO THE LEE OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...PARTICULARLY THE
SANGRES. THIS MID LEVEL JET WILL STAY FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AS ONE LOW WORKS INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS AND
ANOTHER HUSKY TROUGH IS CARVED OUT OVER THE GREAT BASIN IN ITS
WAKE. HAVE OPTED TO HOIST A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SANGRES AND A
FEW ADJACENT HIGHLAND ZONES WHERE CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST. THIS WILL
START EARLY SUNDAY AND RUN THROUGH THE DAYTIME. OTHERWISE EXPECT
MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE A FEW DEGREES IN
THE EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO DOWN SLOPING...AND ALL ZONES
SHOULD BE AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY.

A WEAK BACK DOOR FRONT WILL SNEAK TOWARD THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF
THE STATE SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT THE SURFACE LOW WILL STAND ITS
GROUND...NOT LETTING THE BOUNDARY ADVANCE VERY FAR. ANOTHER WINDY
DAY IS IN STORE FOR MONDAY...LIKELY THE WINDIEST DAY OF THE
UPCOMING STRETCH. SURFACE LOW BOTTOMS OUT NEAR THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF NM AT 993 MB...AND PLENTY OF STIFF FLOW IN THE H7-H5
LAYER WILL BE EASILY MIXED TOWARD THE SURFACE. TEMPERATURES WILL
CHANGE LITTLE FROM SUNDAY...AS WILL POPS...JUST VERY ISOLATED IN
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. SEE FIRE WX DISCUSSION BELOW FOR DETAILS
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY DRYING AND WATCH ISSUANCE.

BY TUESDAY THE SURFACE LOW DOES APPEAR TO RETROGRADE WESTWARD SOME
AS IT EXPANDS OVER A LARGER AREA OF NM. THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE
NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF THE STATE TO OBSERVE A BETTER BACK DOOR
FRONTAL INTRUSION WHILE 30-50 KT WINDS IN THE H7-H5 LAYER CONTINUE
TO OVERLAY THE STATE. THE POSITION OF THE SURFACE LOW WILL PULL
THE WINDIEST AREAS FARTHER SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY...AND LITTLE
PROSPECTS FOR PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE STORY...EVEN
IN THE NORTHEAST WHERE SOME MODEST BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE WILL
SEEP IN.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE BEST WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR PRECIPITATION AS THE SYNOPTIC COLD POOL ALOFT FINALLY
OVERTAKES THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF NM. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
WILL ALLOW FOR SOME SNOW IN NORTHERN ZONES. MODELS SEEMINGLY INCH
THIS SYSTEM FATHER SOUTH EACH RUN...WHICH WOULD BE BENEFICIAL AS
THE MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL NOT ALLOW ANY PRECIP OUTSIDE THE
ACTUAL CORE OF THE SYSTEM/COLD POOL ALOFT.

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.FIRE WEATHER...

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
ALL BUT THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...

ANOTHER SURFACE BOUNDARY DROPPED INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS FRIDAY
EVENING...AND COMBINED WITH THE SOUTHWARD SAGGING UPPER
TROUGH...KICKED OFF SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS. NOT MUCH WETTING PRECIPITATION NOTED HOWEVER WITH
THIS ACTIVITY. THE SLIGHT INCREASE IN DEW POINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
BOUNDARY TO BE NEGATED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS ALOFT
STRENGTHEN AND SFC LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS. MODELS NOW INDICATE THE
SPOTTY CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
PLAINS 24 HOURS AGO FOR THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD...SO
HAVE GONE AHEAD AND ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THAT PART OF THE
FORECAST AREA. ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR ISOLD MAINLY DRY
SHOWERS/STORMS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND EASTERN PLAINS WHILE SOME HIGHER DEW POINTS LINGER IN THE
EAST CENTRAL/SOUTHEAST CLOSER TO THE TX BORDER. VENTILATION
EXCELLENT TODAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE
FOR MID APRIL.

WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS STILL ON TRACK FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT TO BE ONLY FAIR TO POOR OVER THE RGV...CENTRAL
AND NE HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS IN SOME OF THE WESTERN VALLEYS. MODELS
REALLY CRANK UP THE WINDS ALOFT TONIGHT NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH OVER THE RIDGE TOPS AND
EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MTS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. THESE STRONGER WINDS THEN SAG SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN
SANGRES AND OVER THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SUNDAY MIDDAY. SOME HIGHER
RH/S FORECAST IN THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL WHERE A FEW
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE...AND MAY MAKE FOR LESS THAN CRITICAL
CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THERE BUT WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND RH
DECREASED FOR ZONE 109 SO HAVE ADDED THEM TO THE WATCH. SINGLE DIGIT
RH IS MOST LIKELY OVER THE MIDDLE RGV...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FORECAST HAINES VALUES REMAIN ONLY MODERATE
THOUGH.

ANOTHER SURFACE BOUNDARY SAGS INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS SUNDAY
NIGHT...BUT BACKS OUT MONDAY. RH RECOVERIES SUNDAY NIGHT REMAIN POOR
TO FAIR OVER MUCH OF THE AREA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND NORTHWEST
INTO THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. HAVE DECIDED TO HOIST A WATCH FOR THE
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND NE OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS FOR MONDAY.

ON TUESDAY MODEL DIFFERENCES BECOME MORE APPARENT WITH THE LOCATION
OF THE SURFACE FRONT IN THE EASTERN PLAINS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS
COULD FAVOR THE WEST CENTRAL...RGV AND CENTRAL TO NE HIGHLANDS AS
POPS INCREASE OVER THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA WHILE THE
LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT SINKS INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND
NORTHERN AZ. THIS SYSTEM EXITS NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY
WITH LINGERING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND CRATERING HUMIDITIES BUT
HIGH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE.

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-103>109.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>109.

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-104.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-523-529.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
521 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013

NMZ501>540-141200-
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-
521 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS
AND NORTHEASTERN HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES
COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

A FEW STRAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY BRIEF
AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TODAY...MOSTLY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A PERIOD OF WINDY AND DRY WEATHER WILL QUICKLY UNFOLD SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EACH DAY WITH PERIODIC BOUTS OF
LOW HUMIDITY CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SOME
STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ON SUNDAY...AND PERHAPS
AGAIN ON 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 ANY STRONG WINDS OF 50 MPH OR
GREATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE AT
1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ.

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