High Wind Warning 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM

992 
WWUS75 KABQ 011731
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...STRONG TO HIGH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A POWERFUL COLD FRONT ON
THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... 

...STRONG TO HIGH EAST CANYON WINDS DEVELOPING MIDDLE AND LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND UPPER TULAROSA BASIN TONIGHT... 

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PLUNGE THROUGH THE
EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS.
EVEN HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE EAST...AS WELL
AS EAST CANYON WINDS INTO PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND 
UPPER TULAROSA BASIN. NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND
EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

NMZ530-531-012200-
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/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HZ.A.0003.130502T0400Z-130502T1800Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50
  AND 55 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISH BY
  DAYBREAK. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 10
  PM MDT THIS EVENING WITH A HARD FREEZE LIKELY AROUND SUNRISE
  THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THURSDAY MORNING WITH
  READINGS RISING ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL LOCATIONS BY MID DAY.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 18 AND 34 DEGREES WITH MOST
  LOCATIONS BELOW 28 DEGREES. THE WARMER READINGS WILL BE FELT IN
  SOUTHEASTERN HARDING COUNTY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY AND TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. TENDER VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A
  HARD FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING
  WATER MAY FREEZE.

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.

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0008.130502T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...QUAY...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL 
  NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 50 TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 OR 65 MPH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY AND
  STRENGTHEN DURING THE EVENING HOURS THEN DIMINISH BEFORE
  DAYBREAK. ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
  DEVELOP AROUND 3 AM MDT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
  WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY...THEN RISE WITH
  READINGS CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING BY 9 AM.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS
  OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 28 AND 36 DEGREES WITH MOST
  LOCATIONS BELOW 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT. THE WARMER READINGS
  WILL BE FELT IN EASTERN QUAY COUNTY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY AND TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL
  DRINKING WATER MAY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
  EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK.

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS
FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

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>520-525-012200-
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SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...THE SANTA FE METRO AREA...ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA... 
  LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND UPPER TULAROSA BASIN. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH LATE 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BECOMING EAST OR SOUTHEAST 
  AND STRENGTHENING TO 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED BELOW CANYONS. 

* TIMING...EAST CANYON WINDS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING...STRONGEST 
  AFTER 8 PM WITH PEAK GUSTS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT INTO 
  THURSDAY MORNING...DIMINISHING AT MID DAY THURSDAY.  

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND 
  ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...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 DANGEROUS 
  CROSS WINDS THAT WILL BE PRESENT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS 
  TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN SOCORRO... 
  ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ528-529-012200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HZ.A.0003.130502T0400Z-130502T1800Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...THE NORTHEAST...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS OF NEW 
  MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY
  BEFORE STRENGTHENING SOME EARLY TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING
  BEFORE DAYBREAK. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP
  AROUND 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING WITH A HARD FREEZE POSSIBLE AROUND
  SUNRISE. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THURSDAY MORNING WITH
  READINGS RISING ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL LOCATIONS BY MID DAY.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 18 AND 28 DEGREES. THE
  COLDEST READINGS WILL BE FELT IN THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. TENDER 
  VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY 
  FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING WATER MAY FREEZE. 

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.

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
POSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ532-012200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY
  BEFORE STRENGTHENING SOME EARLY TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING
  BEFORE DAYBREAK. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP
  AROUND 3 AM MDT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
  BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE...THEN RISE WITH READINGS CLIMBING
  ABOVE FREEZING BY 9 AM.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR MUCH OF
  THE AREA...INCLUDING BELL RANCH AND CONCHAS. LOWER TEMPERATURES
  ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEST PART OF THE ZONE...INCLUDING
  TREMENTINA.

* LOCAL IMPACTS... STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL DRINKING 
  WATER MAY FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK. 

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS
FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

NMZ533-539-012200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130502T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
MDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...GUADALUPE COUNTY AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING
  BEFORE DAYBREAK. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL HOLD STEADY THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE
  THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. MEANWHILE FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 AM MDT EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE...THEN RISE
  WITH READINGS CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING BY 9 AM.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 22 AND 32 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL DRINKING 
  WATER MAY FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK. 

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS
FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-510>516-012200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
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-
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

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

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST...AND MUCH OF WEST-CENTRAL AND NORTH 
  CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TO INCLUDE THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...
  NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE 
  ARIZONA STATE LINE AND CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE LATE
  MORNING...PEAKING IN STRENGTH BY MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON AS A
  COLD FRONT SWEEPS THE REGION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH LATE IN THE DAY.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS INCLUDING OPEN 
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE AREAS BETWEEN GALLUP AND 
  FARMINGTON...AND THE SAN JUAN BASIN WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE 
  LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY 
  ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-012200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA AREAS IN NORTHEAST 
  NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY AND
  INTO EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE STEADILY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN 
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ537-538-540-012200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130502T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...DE BACA AND CHAVES COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH
  AROUND DAYBREAK.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-012200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HZ.A.0003.130502T0400Z-130502T1800Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TO INCLUDE CLINES CORNERS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DIP BELOW FREEZING AROUND 
  10 PM MDT THIS EVENING WITH A HARD FREEZE LIKELY AROUND 
  SUNRISE. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THURSDAY MORNING 
  WITH READINGS RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY MID DAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 20 AND 28 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD 
  FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING 
  WATER MAY FREEZE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
POSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ522-524-012200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...ESTANCIA VALLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DROP BELOW FREEZING 
  SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT 
  AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY...THEN RISE WITH READINGS CLIMBING 
  ABOVE FREEZING BY 9 AM. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 22 AND 32 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL DRINKING WATER 
  MAY FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS
FREEZE EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

406 
WWUS75 KABQ 012155
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...STRONG TO HIGH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A POWERFUL COLD FRONT ON
THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...

...STRONG TO HIGH EAST CANYON WINDS DEVELOPING MIDDLE AND LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND UPPER TULAROSA TONIGHT...

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT HAS SET UP ACROSS THE EASTERN HIGH
PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST 
WINDS OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS. EVEN HIGHER WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT ACROSS THE FAR EAST...AS WELL AS EAST CANYON WINDS INTO
PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND UPPER TULAROSA BASIN. NEAR
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. EVEN
COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

NMZ518-020000-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0008.130502T0000Z-130502T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130502T0000Z-130502T1800Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* LOCATION...SANTA FE METRO AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AFTER SUNSET AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
  NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
  SUNSET AND STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNRISE
  THURSDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SOUTHWEST
  TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIMIT
  THE VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-531-020000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HZ.A.0003.130502T0400Z-130502T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HZ.W.0006.130502T0400Z-130502T1900Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0008.130502T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T0000Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 
  AND 55 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH 
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BEFORE
  DAYBREAK. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 10
  PM MDT THIS EVENING WITH A HARD FREEZE LIKELY AROUND SUNRISE
  THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THURSDAY MORNING WITH
  READINGS RISING ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL LOCATIONS BY MID DAY.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN 
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 18 AND 34 DEGREES WITH 
  MOST LOCATIONS BELOW 28 DEGREES. THE WARMER READINGS WILL BE 
  FELT IN SOUTHEASTERN HARDING COUNTY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIMIT
  VISIBILITY. TENDER VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE.
  EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING WATER MAY
  FREEZE.

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.

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ534>536-020000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.130502T0900Z-130502T1700Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0008.130502T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T0000Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...QUAY...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL 
  NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 
  MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 OR 65 MPH THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE REST OF
  THE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE
  DIMINISHING BEFORE DAYBREAK. ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 AM MDT EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE
  THURSDAY...THEN RISE WITH READINGS CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING BY
  LATE MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES TODAY AND 
  TONIGHT. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 28 AND 36 DEGREES WITH MOST 
  LOCATIONS BELOW 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT. THE WARMER READINGS 
  WILL BE FELT IN EASTERN QUAY COUNTY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY AND TONIGHT. AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. TENDER VEGETATION AND 
  ANIMAL DRINKING WATER MAY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY 
  THURSDAY. EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK. 

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.

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ528-529-020000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HZ.A.0003.130502T0400Z-130502T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HZ.W.0006.130502T0400Z-130502T1900Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHEAST AND FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS OF NEW
  MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE STRENGTHENING SOME EARLY TONIGHT...THEN
  DIMINISHING BEFORE DAYBREAK. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
  DEVELOP AROUND 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING WITH A HARD FREEZE
  POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM
  THURSDAY MORNING WITH READINGS RISING ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL
  LOCATIONS BY 1 PM MDT.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 18 AND 28 DEGREES. THE 
  COLDEST READINGS WILL BE FELT IN THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. TENDER 
  VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY 
  FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING WATER MAY FREEZE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ533-539-020000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.130502T0900Z-130502T1700Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130502T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...GUADALUPE COUNTY AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO
  25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN
  DIMINISHING BEFORE DAYBREAK.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL HOLD STEADY THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE
  THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. MEANWHILE FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 AM MDT EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND
  SUNRISE...THEN RISE WITH READINGS CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING BY 11
  AM. 

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 22 AND 32 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL DRINKING 
  WATER MAY FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ532-020000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.130502T0900Z-130502T1700Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE REST OF
  THE AFTERNOON BEFORE STRENGTHENING SOME EARLY TONIGHT...THEN
  DIMINISHING BEFORE DAYBREAK. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
  DEVELOP AROUND 3 AM MDT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
  WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE...THEN RISE WITH READINGS
  CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS BY 11 AM.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR MUCH OF
  THE AREA...INCLUDING BELL RANCH AND CONCHAS. LOWER TEMPERATURES
  ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE ZONE...INCLUDING
  TREMENTINA.

* LOCAL IMPACTS... STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL DRINKING 
  WATER MAY FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-020000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HZ.A.0003.130502T0400Z-130502T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HZ.W.0006.130502T0400Z-130502T1900Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TO INCLUDE CLINES CORNERS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DIP BELOW FREEZING AROUND 10
  PM MDT THIS EVENING WITH A HARD FREEZE LIKELY AROUND SUNRISE.
  TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH MID DAY THURSDAY WITH
  READINGS RISING ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS BY 1 PM.

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 20 AND 28 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD 
  FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING 
  WATER MAY FREEZE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ522-524-020000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.130502T0900Z-130502T1700Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...ESTANCIA VALLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DROP BELOW FREEZING BY 3 AM
  TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE
  THURSDAY...THEN RISE WITH READINGS CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING IN
  MOST LOCATIONS BY 11 AM.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 22 AND 32 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL DRINKING WATER 
  MAY FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ501-020000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.130502T0900Z-130502T1700Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU INCLUDING FARMINGTON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM THEN DIMINISH.
  TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DROP BELOW FREEZING BY 3 AM MDT AND
  BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE BEFORE RISING ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL
  LOCATIONS BY 11 AM MDT.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS INCLUDING OPEN
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN
  WILL BE AREAS BETWEEN GALLUP AND FARMINGTON...AND THE SAN JUAN
  BASIN WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR
  LESS. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 29 AND 37 DEGREES...WITH THE
  LOWEST TEMPERATURES AROUND FARMINGTON...AZTEC AND BLOOMFIELD. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY 
  ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. 

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.

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ537-540-020000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.130502T0900Z-130502T1700Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130502T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
DE BACA COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...DE BACA AND CHAVES COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH
  AROUND DAYBREAK. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DROP BELOW FREEZING
  AFTER 3 AM...BOTTOM OUT JUST AFTER SUNRISE AND RISE ABOVE 32
  DEGREES IN ALL LOCATIONS BY 11 AM.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO 28 TO 32 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. 

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.

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ519-520-525-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0008.130502T0000Z-130502T1800Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...LOWER RIO GRANDE
  VALLEY AND UPPER TULAROSA BASIN.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH LATE 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BECOMING EAST OR SOUTHEAST 
  AND STRENGTHENING TO 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED BELOW CANYONS. 

* TIMING...EAST CANYON WINDS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING WITH
  SUNSET...STRONGEST FROM LATE EVENING UNTIL SUNRISE...THEN
  DIMINISHING GRADUALLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND 
  ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...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 DANGEROUS
  CROSS WINDS THAT WILL BE PRESENT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS
  TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25.

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>506-510>516-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T0000Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-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-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

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

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST...AND MUCH OF WEST-CENTRAL AND NORTH 
  CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TO INCLUDE THE FOUR CORNERS REGION... 
  NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE 
  ARIZONA STATE LINE AND CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
  AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THE REGION FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS INCLUDING OPEN 
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE AREAS BETWEEN GALLUP AND 
  FARMINGTON...AND THE SAN JUAN BASIN WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY BE 
  LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY 
  ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ538-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130502T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH 
  AROUND DAYBREAK. 

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
355 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA AREAS IN NORTHEAST 
  NEW MEXICO. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY 
  AND INTO EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE STEADILY DIMINISHING AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN 
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

44/40

851 
WWUS75 KABQ 020016
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...STRONG TO HIGH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A POWERFUL COLD FRONT ON
THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...

...STRONG TO HIGH EAST CANYON WINDS DEVELOPING MIDDLE AND LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND UPPER TULAROSA TONIGHT...

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY MORNING...

.A VIGOROUS BACK DOOR COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO BLAST THROUGH THE
EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN THIS
EVENING AS COLDER AIR IS REINFORCED BEHIND THIS STOUT COLD FRONT.
AS THIS SEGMENT OF THE FRONT PROGRESSES FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST IT
WILL ACCELERATE THROUGH GAPS AND CANYONS WITHIN THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN...LEADING TO A SECONDARY AREA OF HIGH TO SEVERE
WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND UPPER
TULAROSA BASIN. 

ALSO...NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS IN MANY CENTRAL TO
EASTERN AREAS OF NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

NMZ530-531-021030-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HZ.W.0006.130502T0400Z-130502T1900Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM MDT THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 
  AND 55 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH 
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY...INCREASING
  IN SPEED THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME AROUND DAYBREAK.
  FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 10 PM MDT
  THIS EVENING WITH A HARD FREEZE LIKELY AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY.
  TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THURSDAY MORNING WITH READINGS
  RISING ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL LOCATIONS BY MID DAY.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING
  SNOW MAY ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITIES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER.

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 18 AND 34 DEGREES WITH MOST
  LOCATIONS BELOW 28 DEGREES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIMIT
  VISIBILITY. TENDER VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE...AND
  EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING WATER MAY
  ALSO FREEZE.

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.

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ534>536-021030-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.130502T0900Z-130502T1700Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...QUAY...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL 
  NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 50 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...INCREASING DURING
  THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN DECREASING IN SPEED AROUND
  DAYBREAK. ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
  DEVELOP AROUND 3 AM MDT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
  WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY...THEN RISE WITH
  READINGS CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS
  OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES WITH MOST
  LOCATIONS BELOW 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY AND TONIGHT. AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. TENDER VEGETATION AND 
  ANIMAL DRINKING WATER MAY FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY 
  THURSDAY. EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK. 

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.

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ501-021030-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.130502T0900Z-130502T1700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU INCLUDING FARMINGTON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE
  EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DROP BELOW FREEZING BY
  3 AM MDT AND BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE BEFORE RISING ABOVE
  FREEZING IN ALL LOCATIONS BY 11 AM MDT.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 29 AND 35 DEGREES...WITH MOST
  AREAS BELOW 32 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL DRINKING WATER MAY
  FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. EXPOSED PIPES MAY
  BREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ502>506-510>515-020130-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T0000Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-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-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SPEED FOR AREAS
WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE. AREAS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE WILL CONTINUE
TO SEE SHIFTING WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST. WHILE GUSTY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE...MOST LOCALES ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BELOW HAZARDOUS WIND THRESHOLDS.

$$

NMZ528-529-021030-
/O.CON.KABQ.HZ.W.0006.130502T0400Z-130502T1900Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...THE NORTHEAST AND FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS OF NEW 
  MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...STRENGTHENING SOME
  EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN DECREASING IN SPEED AROUND
  DAYBREAK. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 10
  PM MDT THIS EVENING WITH A HARD FREEZE POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE.
  TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THURSDAY MORNING WITH READINGS
  RISING ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL LOCATIONS BY 1 PM MDT.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 18 AND 28 DEGREES. THE 
  COLDEST READINGS WILL BE FELT IN THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. TENDER 
  VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY 
  FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING WATER WILL FREEZE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ533-537-539-540-021030-
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.130502T0900Z-130502T1700Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...DE BACA...GUADALUPE...EASTERN LINCOLN...AND SOUTHWEST
  CHAVES COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING THEN
  DECREASING SOME AROUND DAYBREAK. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DROP
  BELOW FREEZING AFTER 3 AM...BOTTOM OUT JUST AFTER SUNRISE AND
  RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES IN ALL LOCATIONS BY 11 AM.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO 28 TO 32 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. 

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.

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ532-021030-
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.130502T0900Z-130502T1700Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...STRENGTHENING SOME
  EARLY TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AROUND DAYBREAK.
  FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 3 AM MDT
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND
  SUNRISE...THEN RISE WITH READINGS CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING IN
  MOST LOCATIONS BY 11 AM.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR MUCH OF
  THE AREA.

* LOCAL IMPACTS... STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL DRINKING 
  WATER MAY FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-021030-
/O.CON.KABQ.HZ.W.0006.130502T0400Z-130502T1900Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TO INCLUDE CLINES CORNERS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DIP BELOW FREEZING AROUND 
  10 PM MDT THIS EVENING WITH A HARD FREEZE LIKELY AROUND 
  SUNRISE. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH MID DAY 
  THURSDAY WITH READINGS RISING ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS 
  BY 1 PM. 

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 20 AND 28 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD 
  FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING 
  WATER MAY FREEZE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ522-524-021030-
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.130502T0900Z-130502T1700Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...ESTANCIA VALLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DROP BELOW FREEZING BY 3 
  AM TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE 
  THURSDAY...THEN RISE WITH READINGS CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING IN 
  MOST LOCATIONS BY 11 AM. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 22 AND 34 DEGREES WITH MOST
  AREAS BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL DRINKING WATER 
  MAY FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ519-520-525-021030-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130502T1800Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...LOWER RIO GRANDE 
  VALLEY AND UPPER TULAROSA BASIN. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY
  THIS EVENING WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE EAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH.
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED BELOW THE TIJERAS AND BEAR
  CANYONS...AS WELL AS ABO PASS AND THE CARRIZOZO AREA.

* TIMING...EAST CANYON WINDS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING NEAR 
  SUNSET...STRONGEST FROM LATE EVENING UNTIL SUNRISE...THEN 
  DIMINISHING GRADUALLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND 
  ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...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 DANGEROUS 
  CROSS WINDS THAT WILL BE PRESENT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS 
  TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-021030-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING TAOS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL SHIFT NORTHERLY THEN EASTERLY
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH FROM THE EAST
  ARE EXPECTED PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
  WITH WINDS SHIFTING DIRECTION. STRONG EASTERLY CANYON WINDS WILL
  PERIODICALLY BLOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED AROUND DAYBREAK.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS INCLUDING OPEN
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT
  VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-021030-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1800Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...SANTA FE METRO AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH NEAR SUNSET AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER 
  SUNSET AND STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 
  SUNRISE THURSDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT THE VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ538-021030-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE EVENING THEN
  DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-021030-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
616 PM MDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA AREAS IN NORTHEAST 
  NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY...INCREASING EARLY
  THIS EVENING BEFORE STEADILY DIMINISHING AFTER DAYBREAK.

* VISIBILITY...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN 
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND PERHAPS
  BLOWING SNOW WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

52

295 
WWUS75 KABQ 021041
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
441 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013


NMZ530-531-021600-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KABQ.HZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130502T1600Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
441 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* LOCATION...THE FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* TIMING...BLUSTERY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
  GRADUALLY WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 18 AND 28 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE...AND
  EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING WATER MAY
  ALSO FREEZE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ534>536-021600-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130502T1600Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
441 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* LOCATION...QUAY...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES.

* TIMING...BLUSTERY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
  GRADUALLY WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING BY MID MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 32 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL DRINKING WATER MAY
  FREEZE EARLY THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ519-021145-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130502T1800Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
441 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

EAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND
REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES BELOW CANYONS. SUSTAINED SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN BELOW 30 MPH.

$$

NMZ528-529-021600-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KABQ.HZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130502T1600Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
441 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* LOCATION...THE NORTHEAST AND FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM AFTER DAYBREAK WITH
  READINGS RISING ABOVE FREEZING AT ALL LOCATIONS BY LATE MORNING
  OR MIDDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 18 AND 28 DEGREES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE.
  EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING WATER WILL
  FREEZE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ532-533-537-539-540-021600-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130502T1600Z/
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
441 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* LOCATION...DE BACA...GUADALUPE...EASTERN LINCOLN...AND SOUTHWEST
  CHAVES COUNTIES.

* TIMING...BLUSTERY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES NEAR
  OR JUST BELOW FREEZING WILL WARM TO ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK BY
  LATE MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO 29 TO 32 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A FREEZE.
  EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE. ANIMAL DRINKING WATER WILL FREEZE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ516-527-538-021145-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1200Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
441 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHING TO BELOW 30 MPH.

$$

NMZ518-021145-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-130502T1800Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
441 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHING TO BELOW 30 MPH.


$$

NMZ523-021600-
/O.EXT.KABQ.HZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130502T1600Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
441 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATION...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TO INCLUDE CLINES CORNERS.

* TIMING...HARD FREEZE LIKELY AROUND SUNRISE. TEMPERATURES WILL
  GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH MID MORNING WITH READINGS RISING ABOVE
  FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS BY MIDDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 22 AND 28 DEGREES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION MAY EXPERIENCE A HARD 
  FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY FREEZE AND BREAK. ANIMAL DRINKING 
  WATER MAY FREEZE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 28 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ501-522-524-021600-
/O.EXT.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130502T1600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
441 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATION...ESTANCIA VALLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY...THEN
  RISE WITH READINGS CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS BY
  11 AM.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 22 AND 34 DEGREES WITH MOST 
  AREAS BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION AND ANIMAL DRINKING WATER 
  MAY FREEZE. EXPOSED PIPES MAY BREAK. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ520-525-021800-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130502T1800Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
441 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* LOCATION...THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND UPPER TULAROSA BASIN.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED EAST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED NEAR AND WEST OF THE CARRIZOZO AREA...AS WELL AS
  EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE.

* TIMING...STRONGEST EASTERLY GAP WINDS THROUGH MID-MORNING...THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY MIDDAY.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES SUCH AS OPEN FIELDS AND
  ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...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 DANGEROUS
  CROSS WINDS THAT WILL BE PRESENT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.
  DUST WILL ALSO IMPACT PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 380 BETWEEN SAN
  ANTONIO AND CARRIZOZO.

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.

&&

$$

724 
WWUS75 KABQ 021606
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1006 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

NMZ520-525-021715-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130502T1800Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1006 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

OBSERVATION SITES ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND TULAROSA
VALLEY INDICATE THAT WIND SPEEDS ARE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AND
WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. THUS THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH
NOONTIME OR EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

$$

NMZ523-528>531-021715-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130502T1600Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
1006 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...HARD FREEZE WARNING EXPIRED AT 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES HAVE EITHER RISEN TO FREEZING OR ABOVE...OR WILL DO
SO BEFORE 11 AM...IN NEARLY ALL AREAS. IN ADDITION THE SUN IS OUT
ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA.

$$

NMZ501-522-524-532>537-539-540-021715-
/O.EXP.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130502T1600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1006 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

...FREEZE WARNING EXPIRED AT 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING IN NEARLY ALL AREAS.

$$

43

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1147 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
UPPER TROUGH TO CONTINUE DEEPENING OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES THROUGH 01/12Z. COLD FRONT STRETCHED JUST NORTH OF COLORADO/NEW
MEXICO BORDER AT 01/06Z FORECAST TO PLUNGE INTO THE EASTERN
PLAINS BY 01/12Z AND RACE THROUGH THE REGION BY 01/18Z. SFC WND
GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOUNDARY AND
LOCAL MVFR CIGS AND LIGHT SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP OVER NE NM. N TO NE
WINDS TO STRENGTHEN WITH GUSTS TO 50KT OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS AFT
02/00Z WITH AN EAST WIND PACKING GUSTS TO 50KT IN VCNTY CANYONS
DEVELOPING INTO THE RGV.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...943 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013...
MADE SOME UPDATES TO WINDS AND POPS FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...AND SENT OUT WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHEAST TO EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS FOR WEDNESDAY.

WINDS ARE GOING TO BE VERY STRONG WITH THIS FRONT WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY WITH SOME SEVERE GUSTS. WHILE OVERALL
GRAPHICAL DEPICTIONS OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND THE SURFACE FRONT ARE
DECENTLY AGREED UPON BY THE MODELS...THE NUMERICAL MOS GUIDANCE
HAS SOME BIG DISCREPANCIES REGARDING WIND SPEEDS. THE MET IS VERY
MUCH AN OUTLIER WITH MUCH LOWER SPEEDS...HOWEVER IF YOU LOOK AT
THE SURFACE GRADIENT WITH THE FRONT...ALL MODELS DEPICT A VERY
ROBUST GRADIENT WITH IMMENSE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT
SPILL SOUTHWARD AND WESTWARD. WINDS WERE NUDGED CLOSER TO THE
MAV/EURO MOS NUMBERS WHICH ARE MUCH HIGHER...BUT SEEM MORE
REASONABLE WITH THE SHARP SURFACE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE
GRADIENTS.

IN FACT...LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...MODELS SHOW ROUGHLY 20 MB
GRADIENT BETWEEN FT SUMNER AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE.
BY 02/06Z...3HR PRESSURE RISES OF 15-16MB ARE SHOWN THROUGH THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. HAVE ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHEAST TO EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY DAYTIME...BUT THE SPEEDS MAY INCREASE AND
FLIRT WITH 60 MPH GUST/HIGH WIND CRITERIA BEFORE DARK. SUBSEQUENT
SHIFTS WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY NEED TO EXTEND OR UPGRADE THE
ADVISORY FOR THESE AREAS AS THE WINDS CONTINUE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE OTHER BIG CONCERN WILL BE CENTRAL VALLEY AREAS THAT WILL
SEE A VERY STOUT CANYON/GAP WIND EVENT...ALSO POTENTIALLY MEETING
HIGH WIND CRITERIA IN ABQ...ABO PASS...AND OTHER VULNERABLE
LOCALES.

52

&&

.
318 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENING OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THIS
MORNING WILL DIVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN NM
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL SEND A COLD FRONT
SOUTHWARD THROUGH NORTHWEST NM AND MORE QUICKLY SOUTHWESTWARD
THROUGH EASTERN NM ON WEDNESDAY. THIS FRONT WILL PLOW INTO THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A STRONG EAST CANYON WIND
BEARING GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA AND GUSTS IN THE
40 TO 50 MPH RANGE ELSEWHERE FROM TAOS SOUTHWARD BELOW CANYONS
OPENING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM THE EAST. THE STRONG EAST
CANYON WIND WILL PEAK AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING...THEN THE
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY. THEY MAY
STRENGTHEN SOME BRIEFLY ON THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE FINALLY
DIMINISHING THURSDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT ON THE PLAINS...A
1038 MB OR SO SURFACE HIGH WILL APPROACH EASTERN NEW MEXICO FROM
THE NORTH INDUCING STRONG N AND NE WINDS ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN
PLAINS WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL SURELY KICK UP AREAS OF HAZARDOUS
NIGHT TIME BLOWING DUST WHICH COULD WREAK HAVOC WITH IMPORTANT
ARTERIES LIKE I-40.

THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION MAINLY ALONG
AND EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. THE PRECIP WILL START AS RAIN AND MAYBE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...PLUMMETING
TEMPERATURES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE THE
PRECIP OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST
WITH SUNSET WEDNESDAY EVENING. BY EARLY THURSDAY LOWER ELEVATIONS
OF THE NE PLAINS NEAR THE CO BORDER COULD HAVE AROUND 1 INCH OF
SNOW...WITH AROUND 2 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST AREAS WILL ALSO HAVE A SHOT AT SOME SHOWERS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY...BUT ANY WETTING PRECIPITATION WILL PROBABLY
BE CONFINED NEAR THE TX BORDER.

IN THE WAKE OF THE EXITING STORM SYSTEM...COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
TAKE HOLD. AFTER WIDESPREAD RECORD AND NEAR RECORD HIGHS 9-18
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY...ALL BUT SOUTHWEST PARTS OF THE
FORECAST AREA WILL EXPERIENCE HIGHS 9 TO 29 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
THURSDAY. NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. WITH
THIS AFTERNOONS FORECAST PACKAGE WE ARE ISSUING FREEZE WATCHES AND
HARD FREEZE WATCHES FOR THIS AREA AND AS FAR SOUTHWESTWARD AS THE
S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.
WILL KEEP DE BACA AND CHAVES COUNTIES OUT OF THE FREEZE WATCH FOR
NOW...DUE TO WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE PECOS VALLEY.
PORTIONS OF THESE TWO COUNTIES WILL PROBABLY REACH FREEZING NEAR
SUNRISE THURSDAY...BUT ONLY FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. FREEZING
TEMPERATURES COULD DEVELOP IN ALL LOCATIONS EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN FRIDAY NIGHT...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE RIO
GRANDE AND RIO CHAMA VALLEYS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU.
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO REBOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT ANOTHER
ROUND OF LESS BRUTAL FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO
THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

THE COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP A CLOSED UPPER LOW EAST
OR NORTHEAST OF NM THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN THIS FEATURE WILL TRACK
SLOWLY AWAY FROM OUR STATE. IN ITS WAKE ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH WILL
SAG SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FRI AND SAT...THEN FORM
A CLOSED LOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN SUN WHICH WILL RETROGRADE
SOUTHWESTWARD OVER CA ON MONDAY. GFS AND ECMWF DIVERGE ON HOW
PROGRESSIVELY THE LOW WILL TRACK EASTWARD OVER THE SOUTHWEST US
THIS WEEKEND OF DURING THE COMING WORK WEEK. IF THE FASTER ECMWF IS
CORRECT...THEN PRECIP CHANCES COULD INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SATURDAY...THEN AREAWIDE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY.

44

.FIRE WEATHER...
MAIN FIRE WEATHER CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
WITH A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINING IN PLACE FOR WEST CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST NM THROUGH 7 PM. WINDS ALOFT WILL ACTUALLY CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND SPOTTY RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS
COULD CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM IN THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. AN HOUR OR TWO
OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
EVENING AROUND CLINES CORNERS AND LAS VEGAS. OTHERWISE A DRY NIGHT
COMING UP WITH GUSTY WINDS REMAINING OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN PEAKS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD FOR THE START OF MAY WITH
RH RECOVERIES FAIR TO POOR. A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL REACH
NORTHEAST NM BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.

CANCELED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS LOOKS TO BE DELAYED UNTIL EVENING WHEN TEMPERATURES
HAVE COOLED ENOUGH TO PREVENT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

MEANWHILE THE STRONG BACK DOOR FRONT WILL PLOW FROM SOUTH AND WEST
THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY BRINGING IN A MUCH
COOLER AIR MASS...HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DECREASING
VENTILATION RATES. STRONG EAST CANYON WINDS WILL HOWL INTO THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE EARLY THURSDAY.

A WARM UP IS STILL EXPECTED FRIDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS
WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION AND A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT TO THE WINDS
DEVELOPS. ANOTHER CHILLY SURGE OF AIR IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...
COOLING THINGS OFF SUNDAY AND BRINGING IN HIGHER RH VALUES
ESPECIALLY TO THE EAST.

THE GFS PREDICTS AN UNSEASONABLY DEEP TROUGH/CLOSED LOW IS FORECAST
TO FORM ALONG THE WEST COAST OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY
EAST TO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA BY WEDNESDAY. IF THIS WERE TO VERIFY
INCREASING MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH WILL COMBINE WITH LARGE-SCALE
ATMOSPHERIC LIFT AND INCREASING INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE AT LEAST
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODELS
ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT DEW POINTS WILL RISE INTO THE 30S AND
40S...MAKING WETTING SHOWERS A BETTER POSSIBILITY FOR THE FIRST HALF
OF NEXT WEEK.

IT LOOKS LIKE AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH NO MAJOR CONCERNS FOR
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

CHJ

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ522-524-532>536-539.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ534>536.

HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ523-528>531.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ527-530-531.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
518 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

NMZ501>540-011200-
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-
518 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS WHERE LOW
HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. WIND SPEEDS WILL GUST LOCALLY TO 50 MPH OVER
THE CHUSKA AND SAN JUAN SUMMITS AND HIGH COUNTRY GAPS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

MUCH COLDER AIR INVADING NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WILL DROP TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THURSDAY. GUSTY
WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH BLUSTERY GUSTS
THROUGH CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN GAPS AND OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED IN
BLOWING DUST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER OVER THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. RAIN
SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
NORTHEAST PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM WAGON MOUND TO THE COLORADO LINE...AND
EAST ACROSS COLFAX AND UNION COUNTIES TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
BORDERS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED AND TRAVEL MAY BE
IMPEDED.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS.

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