Wind Advisory 20, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS75 KABQ 161025
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
425 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW
   MEXICO TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT...
...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE SOUTH-CENTRAL AREAS WEDNESDAY...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM CROSSING THE GREAT BASIN STEERS THE JET STREAM OVER THE
STATE. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WILL ENABLE DEEP VERTICAL MIXING IN THE
ATMOSPHERE...WHICH WILL TRANSFER THE STRONGER MOMENTUM ALOFT TO
THE SURFACE WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO POTENTIALLY OVER 55 MPH.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS OVER THE
WESTERN MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND
PLATEAU. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO SPREAD TO
LOCATIONS FARTHER EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN WITH SUNSET THIS EVENING...LINGERING LONGEST OVER THE
HIGHER MOUNTAIN PEAKS.

NMZ502-505-506-161800-
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/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0006.130416T1200Z-130417T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
425 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE WEST-CENTRAL AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...AND WEST
  CENTRAL PLATEAU. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR
  BETWEEN THE ARIZONA STATE LINE AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

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

* TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR
  DAYBREAK WILL EXPAND TO LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS BEGINNING
  AROUND LATE MORNING. STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE
  MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES
  OF HIGHWAYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. MOTORISTS
  OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL AS
  DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. WINDS OF THIS
  MAGNITUDE MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOOSE OR LIGHT-WEIGHT
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-504-509>524-527>529-161800-
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
425 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...MUCH OF THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF NEW MEXICO TO
  INCLUDE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM RATON TO CLINES
  CORNERS TO SOCORRO. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA
  FE METRO AREAS AND SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 25 AND
  INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDORS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS STEADILY INCREASING LATE MORNING TOWARD
  MIDDAY...PEAKING IN STRENGTH BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM BEFORE GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING BY MID-EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL...
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS ORIENTED NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST. LOOSE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL LIKELY BECOME SIGNIFICANT IN
  DUST PRONE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIO GRANDE
  VALLEY...AND ESTANCIA BASIN.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ507-508-161800-
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WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
425 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS TO INCLUDE THE UPPER GILA
  REGION...AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS STEADILY INCREASING LATE MORNING TOWARD
  MIDDAY...PEAKING IN STRENGTH BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM BEFORE GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING BY MID-EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL...
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS ORIENTED NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST. LOOSE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL LIKELY BECOME SIGNIFICANT IN
  DUST PRONE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATE 40 NEAR THE RIO
  PUERCO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ525-526-539-540-161800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0006.130417T1600Z-130418T0300Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
425 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...MUCH OF LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES TO
  INCLUDE RUIDOSO...CAPITAN...AND DUNKEN.

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

* TIMING...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 11AM AND 8PM WEDNESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR
  STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH.
  MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING
  TRAVEL AS DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. WINDS OF
  THIS MAGNITUDE MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOOSE OR LIGHT-
  WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL BE
  MOST CRITICAL NEAR AND WEST OF CARRIZOZO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

540 
WWUS75 KABQ 161727
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1127 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO
TODAY THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE SOUTH- CENTRAL
AREAS WEDNESDAY...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSING THE GREAT BASIN STEERS THE JET STREAM
OVER THE STATE. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WILL ENABLE DEEP VERTICAL MIXING
IN THE ATMOSPHERE...WHICH WILL TRANSFER THE STRONGER MOMENTUM
ALOFT TO THE SURFACE WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO POTENTIALLY OVER
55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING/EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE WEST
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE STRONG
WINDS TO SPREAD TO LOCATIONS FARTHER EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...LINGERING
LONGEST OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PEAKS.

NMZ502-505-506-170300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130417T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1127 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE WEST-CENTRAL AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...AND WEST 
  CENTRAL PLATEAU. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR 
  BETWEEN THE ARIZONA STATE LINE AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 

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

* TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. STRONG...POTENTIALLY
  DAMAGING WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES
  OF HIGHWAYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. MOTORISTS
  OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL AS
  DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE
  MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOOSE OR LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ507-508-170300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130417T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1127 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS TO INCLUDE THE UPPER GILA 
  REGION...AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...PEAKING
  IN STRENGTH BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
  BY MID- EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS ORIENTED 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. LOOSE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL LIKELY BECOME 
  SIGNIFICANT IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATE 40 
  NEAR THE RIO PUERCO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-504-509>524-527>529-170300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130417T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1127 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF NEW MEXICO TO 
  INCLUDE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM RATON TO CLINES 
  CORNERS TO SOCORRO. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE ALBUQUERQUE AND 
  SANTA FE METRO AREAS AND SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE 
  INTERSTATE 25 AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDORS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  DAY...PEAKING IN STRENGTH BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM BEFORE GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING BY MID-EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS ORIENTED 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. LOOSE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL LIKELY BECOME 
  SIGNIFICANT IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIO 
  GRANDE VALLEY...AND ESTANCIA BASIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ525-526-539-540-170300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0006.130417T1600Z-130418T0300Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1127 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES TO 
  INCLUDE RUIDOSO...CAPITAN...AND DUNKEN. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 11AM AND 8PM WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN 
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON ROADS 
  OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH. 
  MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING 
  TRAVEL AS DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. WINDS OF 
  THIS MAGNITUDE MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOOSE OR LIGHT- 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL 
  BE MOST CRITICAL NEAR AND WEST OF CARRIZOZO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

287 
WWUS75 KABQ 162030
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
230 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE SOUTH-CENTRAL AREAS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A BROAD UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSING THE GREAT BASIN STEERS THE JET
STREAM OVER THE STATE. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WILL ENABLE DEEP
VERTICAL MIXING IN THE ATMOSPHERE...WHICH WILL TRANSFER THE
STRONGER MOMENTUM ALOFT TO THE SURFACE WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO
POTENTIALLY OVER 55 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER
WESTERN AREAS AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...LINGERING OVER SOUTH-
CENTRAL AREAS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

NMZ502-505-506-170300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130417T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
230 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE WEST-CENTRAL AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...AND WEST 
  CENTRAL PLATEAU. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR 
  BETWEEN THE ARIZONA STATE LINE AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 

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

* TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY 
  EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. STRONG... 
  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 
  PM. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR 
  STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST. MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER 
  DELAYING TRAVEL AS DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. 
  WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOOSE 
  OR LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ526-539-540-170300-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.130416T2200Z-130417T1600Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0006.130417T1600Z-130418T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
230 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...MUCH OF LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES TO 
  INCLUDE RUIDOSO...CAPITAN...AND DUNKEN. 

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

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HORUS. STRONG...POTENTIALLY
  DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11AM AND 8PM WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS ORIENTED 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. LOOSE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL LIKELY BECOME 
  SIGNIFICANT IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS
ARE FAVORABLE FOR A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND
CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

NMZ507-508-170300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130417T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
230 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS TO INCLUDE THE UPPER GILA 
  REGION...AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...PEAKING IN STRENGTH BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM BEFORE
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY MID- EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS ORIENTED 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. LOOSE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL LIKELY BECOME 
  SIGNIFICANT IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATE 40 
  NEAR THE RIO PUERCO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-504-509>524-527>529-170300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130417T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
230 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF NEW MEXICO TO 
  INCLUDE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM RATON TO CLINES 
  CORNERS TO SOCORRO. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE ALBUQUERQUE AND 
  SANTA FE METRO AREAS AND SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE 
  INTERSTATE 25 AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDORS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PEAKING IN STRENGTH BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM
  BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY MID-EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS ORIENTED 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. LOOSE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL LIKELY BECOME 
  SIGNIFICANT IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIO 
  GRANDE VALLEY...AND ESTANCIA BASIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ525-170300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0006.130417T1600Z-130418T0300Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
230 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES TO 
  INCLUDE RUIDOSO...CAPITAN...AND DUNKEN. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 10AM AND 8PM WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN 
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON ROADS 
  OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH. 
  MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING 
  TRAVEL AS DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. WINDS OF 
  THIS MAGNITUDE MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOOSE OR LIGHT- 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL 
  BE MOST CRITICAL NEAR AND WEST OF CARRIZOZO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

704 
WWUS75 KABQ 170253
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
853 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...GUSTY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS REDEVELOPING BY
LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...

.GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
WILL INCREASE SPEED BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY...AND REMAIN STRONG
AND GUSTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOCALLY
POOR IN BLOWING DUST...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DANGEROUS FOR LARGE
OR TALL VEHICLES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL
DECREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH THE EVENING TO EASE THESE HAZARDOUS
WIND CONDITIONS.

NMZ502-505-506-170400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130417T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
853 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

EXPECT LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING. WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS WIND CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ507-508-170400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130417T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
853 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

EXPECT LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING. WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS WIND CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ501-503-504-509>524-527>529-170400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130417T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
853 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

EXPECT LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING. WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WIND CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ526-539-540-171200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.130417T1600Z-130418T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0007.130417T1600Z-130418T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130417T1600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
853 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...MUCH OF LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES TO 
  INCLUDE RUIDOSO...CAPITAN...AND DUNKEN. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 8 PM WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL...
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS ORIENTED NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST. LOOSE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME
  AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL BECOME SIGNIFICANT IN DUST
  PRONE LOCATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...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 HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ525-171200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.130417T1600Z-130418T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0007.130417T1600Z-130418T0300Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
853 PM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BETWEEN 10 AM AND 8 PM WEDNESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN 
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON ROADS 
  OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH. 
  MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING 
  TRAVEL AS DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. WINDS OF 
  THIS MAGNITUDE MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOOSE OR LIGHT- 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL 
  BE MOST CRITICAL NEAR AND WEST OF 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.

&&

$$

SHY

016 
WWUS75 KABQ 171031
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
431 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE 
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN THEN INCREASE IN SPEED AND EXTENT ACROSS 
MUCH OF THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS BY MIDDAY...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DURING
THE MORNING HOURS...INITIALLY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
EASTERN HIGHLANDS THEN OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS BY AFTERNOON.
DAMAGING WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS
EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH A GRADUALLY
REDUCTION IN SPEED.

NMZ526-539-540-171800-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.130417T1600Z-130418T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130417T1600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
431 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013

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

* LOCATION...MUCH OF LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES TO 
  INCLUDE RUIDOSO...CAPITAN...AND DUNKEN. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH MID
  MORNING...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH AND SHIFTING TO THE WEST
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH LATER AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO
  THIS EVENING. STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 11 AM AND 8 PM WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS ORIENTED 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. LOOSE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL BECOME SIGNIFICANT 
  IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ525-171800-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.130417T1600Z-130418T0300Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
431 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013

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

* LOCATION...THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY.

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

* TIMING...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 10 AM AND 8 PM.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR
  STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH.
  MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING
  TRAVEL AS DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. LOOSE OR
  LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS
  WILL BE MOST CRITICAL NEAR AND WEST OF 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521>524-528-529-531>538-171800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.130417T1800Z-130418T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
431 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA MANZANO MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND
  MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY DURING THE
  MORNING HOURS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM 1 PM TO 6PM.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO
  3 TO 5 MILES...WITH LOCAL RESTRICTIONS OF LESS THAN ONE MILE IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON ROADS OR HIGHWAYS
  ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL BE
  SIGNIFICANT IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

601 
WWUS75 KABQ 171603
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1003 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS
THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN THEN INCREASE IN SPEED AND EXTENT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS BY MIDDAY...

.WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING
HOURS...INITIALLY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN
HIGHLANDS THEN OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS BY AFTERNOON.
DAMAGING WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. ELSEWHERE... SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS
EVENING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH A GRADUALLY
REDUCTION IN SPEED.

NMZ526-539-540-180015-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-130417T1600Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130418T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1003 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES TO 
  INCLUDE RUIDOSO...CAPITAN...AND DUNKEN. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH 
  MID MORNING...INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH AND SHIFTING TO THE 
  WEST WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH LATER AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO 
  THIS EVENING. STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BETWEEN 11 AM AND 8 PM WEDNESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL... 
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS ORIENTED 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. LOOSE AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL BECOME SIGNIFICANT 
  IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ525-180015-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130418T0300Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1003 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY.

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

* TIMING...STRONG...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BETWEEN 10 AM AND 8 PM. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL RESULT IN 
  EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON ROADS 
  OR STRETCHES OF HIGHWAYS THAT ARE ORIENTED NORTH TO SOUTH. 
  MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING 
  TRAVEL AS DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. LOOSE OR 
  LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS 
  WILL BE MOST CRITICAL NEAR AND WEST OF 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521>524-528-529-531>538-180015-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.130417T1800Z-130418T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1003 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA MANZANO MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 
  AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH 
  BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY DURING THE 
  MORNING HOURS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM 1 PM TO 6PM. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES 
  TO 3 TO 5 MILES...WITH LOCAL RESTRICTIONS OF LESS THAN ONE 
  MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON ROADS OR HIGHWAYS 
  ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. BLOWING DUST IMPACTS WILL BE 
  SIGNIFICANT IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
552 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013

.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE
TURBULENT FLOW OVER MOST OF THE REGION WILL CONTINUE GUSTY WEST
AND SW WINDS THRU SUNSET. STRONGEST GUSTS OF 35-40KTS WILL IMPACT
CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM...WITH AN AIRPORT WEATHER WARNING FOR THE
KABQ SUNPORT THRU SUNSET. AREAS OF BLDU SEEN ON THE LATEST NASA
SPORT DUST PRODUCT OVER THE NW PLATEAU FROM KFMN TO KGUP WILL
CREATE PERIODIC VSBY REDUCTIONS BTWN 4-6SM AND NEAR MVFR CIGS THRU
THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFT SUNSET AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT
DECOUPLE FROM THE SURFACE. SOME LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT IN AREAS THAT DECOUPLE THE BEST HOWEVER CONFIDENCE TOO
LOW TO PUT IN ANY SPECIFIC AREA AT THIS TIME...BUT WILL TAKE
ANOTHER LOOK AT 06Z ISSUANCE. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY
AND PERHAPS TREND A LITTLE STRONGER THAN TODAY WITH MORE BLDU
EXPECTED. GUYER

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...309 PM MDT MON APR 15 2013...
WARM...WINDY AND DRY UNTIL A BIG CHANGE MID WEEK. AT 12Z...THE
SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA SUNDAY WAS
PROGRESSING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE GREAT
LAKES REGION...WITH A SECOND SPEED-MAX MOVING EAST ACROSS COLORADO.
ALL OF THIS AHEAD OF AN ANOMALOUSLY COLD TROUGH TAKING SHAPE
ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE UPPER FLOW IS BACKING IN
RESPONSE TO THIS DEVELOPING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. WARM AIR
ADVECTION IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WAS NOTED IN THE 12Z
UPPER AIR DATA...AND THIS SHOULD PERSIST TOMORROW AS THE UPPER
FLOW CONTINUES TO BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST. EXPECT A WARM
NIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND AN AVERAGE 4
DEGREES WARMER THAN LAST NIGHT'S.

TUESDAY WILL BE WARMER...WINDIER AND DRIER THAN TODAY. FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS CONTINUE TUESDAY (SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS). A WIND
ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR A MAJORITY OF THE AREA.
AS A RESULT...BLOWING DUST WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN WHAT WE
ARE SEEING THIS AFTERNOON. TUESDAY MAY BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE
SEASON SO FAR. WE ARE GOING FOR A HIGH OF 90 IN ROSWELL...WHICH
WAS ACTUALLY HIT EARLY THIS YEAR ON MARCH 15TH. THE AVERAGE 1ST
80+ DEGREE DAY FOR ALBUQUERQUE (INCLUDING OLD DATA) IS APRIL
16TH...AND WE'LL BE CLOSE TOMORROW.

THE BIG CHANGE COMES WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY WITH A MAJOR LEAGUE COOL
DOWN BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND WILL BE
LATE ENOUGH THAT MUCH OF THE EAST...AND ESPECIALLY THE
SOUTHEAST...WILL BE ABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURE-WISE.
WIND HIGHLIGHTS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR WEDNESDAY AS WELL.
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE IN PLAY FOR WEDNESDAY TOO...SEE BELOW
FOR DETAILS. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE WEST AND
NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY...WITH THE FOCUS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
THURSDAY. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE RATON MESA...WITH
PERHAPS AN INCH OR SO ACROSS THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND FAR
NORTHEAST PLAINS.THE 12Z MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE SHOWING -7 TO -9C AT
700MB BY 12Z THURSDAY AND THE GEFS MEAN IS -2 TO -3 STANDARD
DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL FOR TEMPS AT 700 AND 500MB OVER THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. THIS COOL DOWN WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE
COOL DOWN ON THE 9TH OF THIS MONTH. WELL BELOW NORMAL LOWS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE DUE MAINLY TO STRONG COLD AIR
ADVECTION...WHEREAS THE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THURSDAY
NIGHT WILL BE DUE TO LOWER DAYTIME HIGHS THURSDAY AND GOOD
NOCTURNAL RADIATIONAL COOLING. FREEZE AND/OR HARD FREEZE WARNINGS
WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF OUR AREA THAT ARE PAST THE
AVERAGE LAST FREEZE DATE. THAT SAID...WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY
FORECASTING A FREEZE ACROSS THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT OR THURSDAY NIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE FRIDAY AND HIGHS WILL BE CLOSE TO
NORMAL BY THE WEEKEND WITH A MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. A
WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH MAY GRAZE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AND BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...ALTHOUGH WETTING PRECIPITATION
IS NOT EXPECTED. 11

.FIRE WEATHER...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS...THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK...RED FLAG CONDITIONS CONTINUING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IMPROVING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE LAST
HALF OF THE WORK WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.

MODELS...IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AND INTO THE
MIDDLE OF THE FOLLOWING WORK WEEK. WEATHER SYSTEM AMPLIFYING OVER
THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION WILL DIG TO NORTHERN ARIZONA ON WEDNESDAY
AND MAKE SLOW 24 HOUR TRIP ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY.
BLUSTERY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ESTABLISHED OVER NEW MEXICO THURSDAY
NIGHT HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND AS WEAK WAVE AMPLIFIES OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN U.S. THROUGH SUNDAY. NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEMS AMPLIFYING
AND DIGGING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FOLLOWING WORK WEEK...WITH FLOW
ALOFT OVER NEW MEXICO BACKING TO NEAR ZONAL ON THURSDAY AS HIGH
AMPLITUDE POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH DEEPENS FROM NORTHERN NEVADA
ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO THE TROPICAL EAST PACIFIC.

OVERNIGHT...FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AS WIND SPEEDS
DECREASE AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS EASE. OVERNIGHT SOUTHWEST BREEZES
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE WESTERN
MOUNTAINS...AND ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND ADJACENT EAST
SLOPES AND PLAINS.

FOR TUESDAY...MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHERN NEVADA WITH
SURFACE LOW DEEPENING RAPIDLY OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL...WITH
STRONGEST GUSTS OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH GAPS...AND ACROSS THE
ADJACENT EASTERN FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WELL DOWN
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...WITH LOW TEENS PCT OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...SETTING UP WIDESPREAD FIRE DANGER STATEWIDE BELOW ANY
SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK. HAVE UPGRADED TUESDAY WATCH TO A RED FLAG
WARNING TO COVER FOR NOW. NO VENTILATION ISSUES WITH POOR TO FAIR
HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY...WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING THE FOUR CORNERS BY LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SHOWER COVERAGE EXPANDING OVER THE NORTH
AND WEST IN ADVANCE. SURFACE LOW SHIFTS TO SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND
SETS UP REDEVELOPING GUSTY WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EAST.
HUMIDITIES CONTINUING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS EAST AND
SOUTH...AND HAVE HOISTED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ZONES FOR LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
ISOLATED SHOWER COVERAGE COULD WORK AS FAR SOUTH AS INTERSTATE 40
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AS MUCH COLDER AIR WORKS INTO NEW MEXICO
FROM THE NORTHWEST. WEDNESDAY DAYTIME HIGHS 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL NORTH AND WEST...AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS ABOVE NORMAL SOUTH AND
EAST. SURFACE WINDS SHIFTING NORTHWEST BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WIDESPREAD NORTH AND
WEST...AND TO INTERSTATE 40 IN THE EAST. RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL
FLIRT WITH THE 32 MARK NEAR ALBUQUERQUE...BUT A LITTLE WARMER DOWN
RIVER. FAIR TO GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AS CENTRAL ROCKIES AIR MASS
CRASHES SOUTHWARD OVER NEW MEXICO. 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW MID APRIL
NORMALS WILL BE COMMON AS SHOWER COVERAGE NORTH TAPERS OFF AND
COLLAPSES TO SUMMITS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. BOOSTS TO MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES PUSHING MOST SPOTS INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND 20S...WITH
CONDITIONS REMAINING DRY OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM ALBUQUERQUE
SOUTH. NORTH TO NORTHWEST BREEZES MAINLY OVER THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU...AND ALONG THE EASTERN BORDER OF THE STATE...AS WEATHER
SYSTEM CORE MOVES OUT INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

OUTLOOK..FRIDAY THROUGH WEEKEND...WARMING TREND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
LEVELING OFF ON SUNDAY UNDER GRADUALLY WEAKENING NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO SOMETHING CLOSER TO NORMAL OVER
THE WEEKEND. BREEZIEST ON SATURDAY...AS WEAK WAVE AMPLIFIES OVER NEW
MEXICO IN THE BROADER NORTHWEST MEAN FLOW. REMAINING VERY DRY...WITH
SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS HUMIDITIES OVER THE SOUTH...UPPER TEENS
AND 20S PCT OVER THE NORTH. MARGINALLY DEGRADED VENTILATION FRIDAY
IMPROVING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHY

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103>109.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ101>109.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ502-505>508-521-523-524-526-529.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013

NMZ501>540-161200-
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-
600 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS
AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO BEFORE SUNSET THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55
MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST...AFFECTING TRAVEL.

IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PREVAIL OVER
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WHILE LOW HUMIDITY
PERSISTS. THIS WILL KEEP CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ONGOING
WITH STRONG WINDS PRODUCING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
DUST.

COLDER AIR OVERSPREADING THE REGION COULD RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE
25 WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WINDS OF 50 MPH OR
GREATER OR WIND IMPACTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
ALBUQUERQUE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ.