Wind Advisory 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM

537 
WWUS75 KABQ 040640
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1140 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO
MONDAY...

.STRONG WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LEE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO
TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE AGAIN WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE TO THE LEE OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TO THE TEXAS
STATE LINE. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY EVENING THEN SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

NMZ523-526-529-532>534-537-539-540-041300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.130304T1600Z-130305T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1140 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MST MONDAY...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS NORTHWARD ALONG THE
  CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP MONDAY MORNING THEN 
  PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE THE 
  VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTH TO NORTH 
  ORIENTATED ROADWAYS INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAYS 285...54...AND 84. 

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.

&&

$$

753 
WWUS75 KABQ 041033
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
333 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013

...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO TO
PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY. WEST WINDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN
DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE BASE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSES.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT FROM SOUTHEAST OF LAS VEGAS TO
RUIDOSO...ROSWELL AND TUCUMCARI. WIND SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN IN MOST
LOCATIONS WITH SUNSET...BUT A COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE PLAINS TONIGHT COULD BRIEFLY BEAR GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER.

NMZ538-041900-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.130304T1600Z-130305T0200Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
333 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS INCLUDING ROSWELL.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...SHIFTING OUT
  OF THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING THEN PEAK
  DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF WITH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE THE 
  VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTH TO NORTH
  ORIENTATED ROADWAYS LIKE U.S. HIGHWAY 285.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-526-529-532>534-537-539-540-041900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.130304T1600Z-130305T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
333 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
  AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...SHIFTING OUT
  OF THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING THEN PEAK DURING
  THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF WITH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE THE 
  VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTH TO NORTH
  ORIENTATED ROADWAYS INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAYS 285...54...AND 84.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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WWUS75 KABQ 041729
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1029 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013

...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS ARE CURRENTLY SPREADING OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE MID
AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW
OVER EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE
WEST...SHIFTING A BIT MORE WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY AS A
COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT FROM
SOUTHEAST OF LAS VEGAS TO RUIDOSO...ROSWELL AND TUCUMCARI. WIND
SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN IN MOST LOCATIONS AT SUNSET...BUT A COLD
FRONT DROPPING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE PLAINS TONIGHT COULD BRIEFLY
BEAR GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER.

NMZ535-536-050200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T0200Z/
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
1029 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES IN THE EAST CENTRAL
  PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...SHIFTING 
  OUT OF THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF WITH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE THE 
  VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTH TO NORTH
  ORIENTATED ROADWAYS INCLUDING STATE ROUTES OF 206 AND 209.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-526-529-532>534-537>540-050200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1029 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE 
  CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...SHIFTING 
  OUT OF THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF WITH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE THE 
  VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTH TO 
  NORTH ORIENTATED ROADWAYS INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAYS 285...54... 
  AND 84. 

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.

&&

$$

527 
WWUS75 KABQ 050159
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
659 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013

NMZ523-526-529-532>540-050300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
659 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST. NORTHWEST 
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST DURING THE EVENING
WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...MAINLY
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. 

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
507 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE
CURRENT KABQ 00Z SOUNDING DATA INDICATES WINDS WEST AT 60 KNOTS
OVER KABQ AT THIS TIME. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN NM
INDICATE GUST FROM 25 KTS TO 45 KTS WITH STRONGEST GUSTS OVER
KTCC. WIND IMPACTS AND ASSOCIATED MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE INTO THE
EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ALONG AND ABOVE THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND NEARBY PLAINS PAST MIDNIGHT DIMINISHING LITTLE
THROUGH SUNRISE TOMORROW.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT THE NEW MEXICO/COLORADO
BORDER TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY GENERATING SOME ISOLATED RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. ACCORDINGLY HIGHER MOUNTAINS PEAKS MAY BE OBSCURED
OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY DUE TO PRECIPITATION. MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO ESPECIALLY
ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TOMORROW
ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-40
CORRIDOR TOWARDS TEXAS AND SOUTH ABOVE AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND INTO THE NEARBY
PLAINS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

VFR ALL TERMINALS THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS EXPECT THOSE AFFECTED
BY POTENTIAL PRECIPITATION IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...303 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013...
THE UPPER RIDGE FLATTENED-OUT OVERNIGHT AND WESTERLIES HAVE
OVERTAKEN OUR AREA WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE ADVECTION IN THE MID AND
UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE RESULTING IN CLOUDS. WELL ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES PREVAIL ALONG WITH A WELL-MIXED LOWER BOUNDARY
LAYER AND WINDY TO LOCALLY VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH WERE REPORTED AT CLINES CORNERS...WITH 40-50 MPH GUSTS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS. AS OF 2 PM...ROSWELL WAS 83 AND CHALLENGING THE RECORD
VALUE OF 86 SET 2009.

OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE ABOVE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND GENERALLY
5-10 DEGREES WARMER THAN THIS MORNING'S LOWS THANKS TO INCREASED
CLOUDS AND A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW IN THE LOWER BOUNDARY LAYER
PREVENTING WIND DECOUPLING AND TEMPERATURE INVERSION DEVELOPMENT
MOST AREAS. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH AND WEST...BUT BETTER
CHANCES COME LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. A PACIFIC MOISTURE TAP
WILL CONTINUE WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PUSHES INTO THE
AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...RESULTING IN CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. SNOW SHOWERS WILL FAVOR
THE MOUNTAINS WITH RAIN POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET. MORE
SPECIFICALLY...WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND
LOWER SAN JUAN/TUSAS MOUNTAINS WILL BE FAVORED WITH SNOW AMOUNTS
UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. CHANCES FOR SNOW WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST
NEW MEXICO MONDAY NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO PUSH SOUTH
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE RATON RIDGE MAY SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF SNOW MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS UNION COUNTY TO
NEAR CLAYTON WHERE A DUSTING IS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT MONDAY NIGHT MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE
RATON RIDGE AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

CLOUDS WILL DIMINISH LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...WITH A 10-20
DEGREE COOL-DOWN FORECAST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT. A RIDGE AXIS IS FORECAST TO SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE
STATE LATE TUESDAY...WITH THE FLOW IN THE LOWER BOUNDARY LAYER
BEGINNING TO RESPOND TO THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS
WILL SIGNAL ANOTHER WARMING TREND GOING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT WITH
WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE BACKING FROM WEST TO
SOUTHWEST. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY WITH
LEE SIDE TROUGHING AND A WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER.

THE STORM SYSTEM FOR FRI/SAT/SUN IS STILL ON TRACK TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS TO THE REGION. THE 12Z ECMWF AND GFS
SOLUTIONS SHOW SIMILAR FORECAST GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT FIELDS AND
PLACEMENT OF THE UPPER LOW AT THE 144HR PROJECTION...BUT THEY
DIFFER WITH THE EASTWARD TRACK ACROSS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.
SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY'S 12Z RUNS...THE GFS TAKES A MORE SOUTHERLY
TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...WHILE THE ECMWF LIFTS THIS
SYSTEM NORTHEAST ACROSS AZ AND NW NEW MEXICO. THE GFS MAINTAINS A
POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH AXIS...WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW GULF MOISTURE
TO GET WRAPPED-UP INTO IT AND DECREASES THE WETTING POTENTIAL OF
THE SYSTEM. THE ECMWF DOES FINALLY PULL IN GULF MOISTURE WITH A
TROWAL DEVELOPING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BUT OVER EASTERN
COLORADO AND SE WYOMING. STILL PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE
FORECAST TRACK BEYOND 144HRS.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF THE EAST PLAINS
FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO
SEE RED FLAG CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING WITH STRONG
WESTERLIES ALOFT...A LEE SIDE SURFACE LOW...AND EFFICIENT MIXING. AS
DARKNESS FALLS THE WINDS WILL TRY TO DECOUPLE...BUT EVEN STRONGER
WINDS OF 40 TO 50KT IN THE H7-H5 LAYER WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ALLOWING MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE.
THUS...THE PLAINS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL OBSERVE AN APPRECIABLE
DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT...BUT HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS ALONG
AND DOWNWIND OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
WILL SEE PERIODIC STRONG GUSTS WITH INTERMITTENT SPEEDS OF 45 TO 50
MPH TONIGHT. THE PLACES WITH STRONGER WINDS WILL CONSEQUENTLY REMAIN
BETTER MIXED AND UNABLE TO RADIATE AS EFFICIENTLY...SO MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT WARMER WITH LOWER RH RECOVERY TONIGHT.
THE BEST RECOVERY WILL BE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHWESTERN ZONES
WHERE ARRIVING BATCHES OF PRECIPITATION WILL HELP AS A WEAK SHORT
WAVE TROUGH MOVES OVER THE NM/CO BORDER.

THE UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE DRAGGING PRECIPITATION OVER THE
NORTHERN TIER OF NM ON MONDAY WHILE A COLD FRONT IS USHERED THROUGH
THE STATE. WINDS ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN SPEED THROUGH THE
DAY...BUT WILL STILL BE STRONG. THE PACIFIC FRONT WILL HELP DRAG
STRONG WINDS OVER THE SURFACE AS IT PUSHES EAST...AND THE BACK DOOR
SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL SPILL SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE PLAINS OF THE
STATE BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH ITS OWN ADDITIONAL GUSTY CONTRIBUTION.
AHEAD OF THE FRONT SOME BLOTCHY CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...BUT THIS WILL ONLY BRIEFLY
OCCUR OVER A MINORITY OF FWZ108. THUS...NO HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE
HOISTED.

PRECIPITATION WILL SHIFT INTO THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF NM MONDAY
NIGHT WITH BETTER OVERALL RH RECOVERY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. A
BRIEF STINT OF RIDGING WILL BRING LIGHTER WINDS ON TUESDAY...AND
TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL IN THE EAST IN THE WAKE OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT. THIS WILL SPELL POOR VENTILATION FOR SOME
SHELTERED NORTH CENTRAL AREAS. STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLIES ALONG WITH A
REFORMATION OF THE LEE SIDE SURFACE LOW WILL INTRODUCE BREEZINESS
AND BETTER VENTILATION BACK INTO THE FORECAST BOTH WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.

BY FRIDAY PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN WORKING INTO WESTERN PARTS OF NM
AS A VERY LARGE SCALE STORM SYSTEM INCHES CLOSER TO THE STATE. THIS
STORM HAS SOME POTENTIAL TO BE A DECENT WETTING PRECIPITATION MAKER
FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH LATEST MODEL
RUNS ARE NOT QUITE AS SOAKING AS PREVIOUS ONES.

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&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ108.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ523-529-533.

&&

GUYER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

NMZ501>540-041300-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE FOR ONE TO THREE HOURS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...WEST
CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BELOW SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK...AS WELL
AS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS.

IN ADDITION...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. STRONG WINDS
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS MAY RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND LOW
VISIBILITIES.

A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM MAY IMPACT THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND.
THOUGH THE EXACT PATH...TIMING AND IMPACTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN...
PERSONS WITH OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
213 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

NMZ501>504-510>518-527>531-041230-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-UNION COUNTY-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
213 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS COMING TO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

PACIFIC MOISTURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH INTO THE
AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...RESULTING IN CHANCES FOR SHOWERS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. SNOW SHOWERS WILL FAVOR THE
MOUNTAINS WITH RAIN POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET. MORE SPECIFICALLY...
WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND LOWER SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS WILL BE FAVORED WITH SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES
POSSIBLE.

CHANCES FOR SNOW WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO MONDAY NIGHT WITH
A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE PLAINS. THE RATON
RIDGE MAY SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD
EAST ACROSS UNION COUNTY TO NEAR CLAYTON WHERE A DUSTING IS POSSIBLE.
GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW ACROSS THE RATON RIDGE AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS...OR PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. TUNE IN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...GO
ON LINE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR WITH OTHER INTERNET WEATHER SOURCES...
AND STAY INFORMED WITH YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST AND PRINT MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION.

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