Wind Advisory 23, NWS Albuquerque, NM

098 
WWUS75 KABQ 302202
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
402 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...STRONG WINDS THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST...
...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS EASTERN AREAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING...

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET THIS EVENING ACROSS
NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. THESE WINDS DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A COLD UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL CROSS NORTHEAST PARTS OF THE STATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL DRIVE A STRONG BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE PLAINS WITH NEAR RECORD
LOW TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS
EASTERN NEW MEXICO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

NMZ501>506-510-010200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-130501T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
402 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

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

* LOCATION...NEW MEXICOS CHUSKA AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS... 
  NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS...AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS 
  AND PLATEAU. 

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

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS WITH SUNSET.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS LIKE HIGHWAY 491 NORTH OF GALLUP AND 
  HIGHWAY 550 FROM NAGEEZI TO BLOOMFIELD. LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ523-528>531-010200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HZ.A.0003.130502T0400Z-130502T1800Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
402 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. 

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

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 10
  PM MDT WEDNESDAY 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.

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 17 AND 36 DEGREES WITH MOST
  LOCATIONS BELOW 28 DEGREES. THE WARMER READINGS WILL BE FELT IN
  SOUTHERN HARDING COUNTY.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-524-532>536-539-010200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
402 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATION...ESTANCIA VALLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...EASTERN
  LINCOLN COUNTY...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL
  COUNTY...GUADALUPE...QUAY...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES.

* TIMING...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. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 22 AND 39 DEGREES WITH MOST
  LOCATIONS BELOW 32 DEGREES. THE WARMER READINGS WILL BE FELT IN
  THE CANADIAN RIVER VALLEY.

* 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.

&&

$$

44

422 
WWUS75 KABQ 010224
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
824 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE EASTERN
PLAINS WEDNESDAY... 

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

.A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE THROUGH THE EASTERN
PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THESE GUSTY NORTH AND
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING NEAR THE
COLORADO BORDER...SPREADING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE DAYTIME.

ALSO...NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS
EASTERN NEW MEXICO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

NMZ501>506-510-010330-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-130501T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
824 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS IN WEST CENTRAL TO NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO HAVE BEEN
STEADILY DECREASING IN SPEED...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ530-531-011200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130501T1200Z-130502T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HZ.A.0003.130502T0400Z-130502T1800Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
824 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

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

* WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50
  AND 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...AN ABRUPT SHIFT TO WIND DIRECTION AND INCREASED SPEEDS
  WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY AND EVEN INTO
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP
  AROUND 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY 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...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES.

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 17 AND 36 DEGREES WITH MOST
  LOCATIONS BELOW 28 DEGREES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WARMER READINGS WILL
  BE FELT IN SOUTHERN 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...

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.

&&

$$

NMZ534>536-011200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130501T1500Z-130502T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
824 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...ESTANCIA VALLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...EASTERN 
  LINCOLN COUNTY...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...GUADALUPE... 
  QUAY...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. 

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

* TIMING...AN ABRUPT SHIFT TO WIND DIRECTION AND INCREASED SPEEDS
  WILL SPREAD INTO EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BY MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY AND EVEN INTO
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 22 AND 39 DEGREES WITH MOST
  LOCATIONS BELOW 32 DEGREES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WARMER READINGS
  WILL BE FELT IN THE CANADIAN RIVER VALLEY.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-011200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130501T1200Z-130502T0000Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
824 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

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

* WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50
  AND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...AN ABRUPT SHIFT TO WIND DIRECTION AND INCREASED SPEEDS
  WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY AND EVEN INTO
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-528-529-011200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HZ.A.0003.130502T0400Z-130502T1800Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
824 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

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

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 10 
  PM MDT WEDNESDAY 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. 

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 17 AND 36 DEGREES WITH 
  MOST LOCATIONS BELOW 28 DEGREES. THE WARMER READINGS WILL BE 
  FELT IN SOUTHERN HARDING COUNTY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-524-532-533-539-011200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
824 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...ESTANCIA VALLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...EASTERN 
  LINCOLN COUNTY...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...GUADALUPE... 
  QUAY...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...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. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 22 AND 39 DEGREES WITH MOST 
  LOCATIONS BELOW 32 DEGREES. THE WARMER READINGS WILL BE FELT 
  IN THE CANADIAN RIVER VALLEY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

52

209 
WWUS75 KABQ 010255 CCA
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
833 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE EASTERN
PLAINS WEDNESDAY... 

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

.A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE THROUGH THE EASTERN
PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THESE GUSTY NORTH AND
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING NEAR THE
COLORADO BORDER...SPREADING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE DAYTIME.

ALSO...NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS
EASTERN NEW MEXICO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

NMZ501>506-510-010330-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-130501T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
833 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS IN WEST CENTRAL TO NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO HAVE BEEN
STEADILY DECREASING IN SPEED...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ530-531-011200-
/O.COR.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130501T1200Z-130502T0000Z/
/O.COR.KABQ.HZ.A.0003.130502T0400Z-130502T1800Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
833 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

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

* WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50
  AND 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT IN DIRECTION AND INCREASE IN
  SPEED OVER NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY AND EVEN INTO
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP
  AROUND 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH A HARD FREEZE POSSIBLE
  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 WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES WITH
  MOST LOCATIONS BELOW 28 DEGREES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WARMER
  READINGS WILL BE FELT IN SOUTHEASTERN HARDING COUNTY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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.

&&

$$

NMZ534>536-011200-
/O.COR.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130501T1500Z-130502T0000Z/
/O.COR.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
833 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

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

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT IN DIRECTION AND INCREASE IN
  SPEED OVER EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BY MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY AND EVEN INTO
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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...3 TO 5 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS OPEN
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 29 AND 35 DEGREES WITH MOST
  LOCATIONS BELOW 32 DEGREES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WARMER READINGS
  WILL BE FELT IN EASTERN QUAY COUNTY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-011200-
/O.COR.KABQ.WI.Y.0024.130501T1200Z-130502T0000Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
833 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

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

* WINDS...NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50
  AND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT IN DIRECTION AND INCREASE IN
  SPEED OVER NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY AND EVEN INTO
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-528-529-011200-
/O.COR.KABQ.HZ.A.0003.130502T0400Z-130502T1800Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
833 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

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

* TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND 10 
  PM MDT WEDNESDAY 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. 

* TEMPERATURES...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 18 AND 26 DEGREES WITH 
  MOST LOCATIONS BELOW 28 DEGREES. THE COLDEST READINGS WILL BE 
  FELT IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-524-532-533-539-011200-
/O.COR.KABQ.FZ.A.0002.130502T0900Z-130502T1500Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
833 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...ESTANCIA VALLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...EASTERN
  LINCOLN COUNTY...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...AND GUADALUPE
  COUNTIES IN NEW MEXICO.

* TIMING...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. 

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING BETWEEN 22 AND 34 DEGREES WITH MOST
  LOCATIONS BELOW 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.

&&

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
530 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013

.AVIATION...
12Z TAF CYCLE
MID AND HIGH CLOUDS CONTINUE TO DROP IN FROM THE NORTH OVER NRN NM THIS
MORNING AS WINDS ALOFT STRENGTHEN DUE TO UPPER TROF DEVELOPING
OVER THE NRN ROCKIES. LEE SIDE SFC TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AS
A RESULT OF THE INCREASING WLY FLOW ALOFT. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT ALL TAF LOCATIONS...WITH THE HIGHEST WIND
SPEEDS IN THE 25-30KT RANGE AT KFMN AND KGUP DEVELOPING AROUND
MIDDAY AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
LIKELY TO RESTRICT VSBYS AT TIMES FROM KGUP NORTH KFMN. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT MOVE
OVER NW AND NORTH-CENTRAL NM AROUND SUNSET. WINDS SUBSIDE
THEREAFTER BUT REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT...MAINLY EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...301 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013...
CURRENTLY...WEAK NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT GRADUALLY BACKING TO ZONAL
IN ADVANCE OF PACIFIC SYSTEM DIGGING ACROSS CENTRAL
NEVADA..UTAH...AND COLORADO THIS MORNING...AS SURFACE TROUGH
EXTENDS FROM THE NEBRASKA SAND HILLS ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES INTO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS BIG BEND
COUNTRY. INERTIAL INSTABILITY SUPPORTING CLOUD BAND ON SOUTHERN
MARGINS OF THE TROUGH BOUNDARY...WITH MAIN COLD FRONT JUST
REACHING SALT LAKE CITY...AND MOVING ACROSS THE MEDICINE BOW RANGE
AND THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHERN WYOMING.

MODELS...IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE
FIRST OF THE WORK WEEK...WITH SOME DIFFERENCES IN COMPLEX PATTERN
EVOLUTION EMERGING FROM MONDAY NIGHT ONWARD. PLAUSIBLE AND
ACCEPTED CONSENSUS DIGGING PACIFIC TROUGH TO THE FOUR CORNERS BY
MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...AND INTO NORTH TEXAS BY THURSDAY. UPSTREAM FLOW
WILL SHIFT STRONGLY NORTHWEST ACROSS NEW MEXICO AS TROUGH CLOSES
INTO A SPRAWLING LOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS BY
FRIDAY. SHORTWAVE AMPLIFYING FROM CLOSED LOW CIRCULATION OVER THE
HEART OF MISSOURI ACROSS THE ROCKIES TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY WILL
AMPLIFY IN PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH CLOSED LOW DEVELOPING OVER
SALT LAKE CITY BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND. THIS FEATURE WILL DRIFT TO
THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. AS THE FOLLOWING WORK WEEK GETS
UNDERWAY...AND SHIFT NEW MEXICO FLOW ALOFT FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHWEST. DISHARMONY EMERGING BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH EUROPEAN
ECMWF SOLUTION DEEPENING CLOSED LOW OVER THE WESTERN CANADIAN
PRAIRIES WITH HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...AND SWINGS THIS ACROSS NEW MEXICO
THROUGH MIDWEEK. DOMESTIC GFS SOLUTION RUNNING MUCH WEAKER AND
DISPENSES WITH CANADIAN CLOSED LOW...PREFERRING SIMPLY TO MOVE THE
SOUTHWEST U.S. CLOSED LOW GRADUALLY EASTWARD TO NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO THROUGH MIDWEEK. WITH BOTH SOLUTIONS SIGNALING AN
UNSETTLED WORK WEEK TO COME...HAVE MAINTAINED ELEVATED
PRECIPITATION CHANCES FROM THE WEEKEND OUT TO THE END OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

FOR TODAY...POWERFUL SURFACE COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEVADA...SOUTHERN UTAH...AND SOUTHERN COLORADO POISED TO RUN SOUTH
TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER BY LATE TONIGHT. SURFACE LOW DEEPENING
RAPIDLY OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...AS PACIFIC TROUGH BASE
ENCROACHES ON THE NORTHERN BORDER OF THE STATE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT. DELAYED FRONTAL ARRIVAL WILL GIVE NEW MEXICO AN
EXCELLENT CHANCE TO SET SOME NEW APRIL 30TH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDS...AS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EAST WILL RUN 10 TO 20
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL..WITH 5 TO 15 DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES IN THE WEST. GUSTY WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
SHAPING UP OVER THE NORTH AND WEST THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUED
LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE A BROAD AREA OF FIRE DANGER. WINDS WILL
BE CLOSE TO ADVISORY THRESHOLDS OVER THE CHUSKA SUMMITS...AND OVER
THE SAN JUANS...THROUGH THIS EVENING. WITH THE APPROACHING
FRONT...SHOWER CHANCES ENHANCED OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
PLAINS INTO THIS EVENING...WITH A FEW SUMMIT SNOWS POSSIBLE ALONG
THE SPINE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. ANTECEDENT RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL MELT MUCH OF ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW ON
CONTACT TO REDUCE AMOUNTS THROUGH THE MORNING.

FOR WEDNESDAY...FIRST PLUNGE OF COLD AIR WILL ROLL THROUGH THE
EAST BY WEDNESDAY MIDDAY...WITH BLAST OF COLD OUT OF THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES ROLLING ACROSS THE WEST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SHARP DROPS IN
DAYTIME MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES OVER THE EAST AND NORTH...WITH POINTS
SOUTH LOSING ALL THE RECORD HIGH ACTION AND RETURNING TO NORMAL
FOR THE DAY. COLD WILL COME WITH BLUSTER...AS WINDS BACK TO NORTH
AND NORTHEAST OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND
LOOK MORE NORTHWESTERLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE. GUSTS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE ENHANCED FIRE DANGER OVER THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. SHOWER
COVERAGE WILL EXPAND RAPIDLY SOUTHWARD OVER THE EAST...AND BULGE
WESTWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MUCH
COLDER AIR OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL CHANGE RAIN OVER TO SNOW
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW SETTING UP ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM ROUGHLY WAGON MOUND TO RATON
PASS...AND EASTWARD ACROSS COLFAX AND UNION COUNTIES TO THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. FURTHER WEST...GUSTY WINDS WILL KEEP BLOWING
DUST ACTIVE OVERNIGHT. EASTERLY GUSTS INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN GAPS WILL SQUIRT OUT OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH WINDS CONTINUING WELL TOWARD THURSDAY MORNING.

FOR THURSDAY...TROUGH BOTTOM PENETRATING INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO
AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE BY MIDDAY...AS SECONDARY PUSH OF COLDER
AIR ADDS ADDITIONAL BITE TO A CHILLY NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY LOW
LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE STATE. LINGERING SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHEAST
WILL BLEND UP WITH BROAD EXPOSURE TO BLOWING DUST FOR MUCH OF THE
EAST THURSDAY. GAP WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...WITH WIND SPEEDS TAPERING OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
TAPERING OFF RAPIDLY BY THURSDAY NIGHT...AS CLOSED LOW ALOFT FORMS
OVER THE PLATTE RIVER VALLEY OF SOUTHERN NEBRASKA EN ROUTE TO
POINTS EAST. AND THOSE TEMPERATURES...THURSDAY MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES RUNNING 18 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW MAY NORMALS IN THE
EAST...AND 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL CENTRAL AND WEST.
THURSDAY NIGHT FREEZES WILL EXTEND OVER MUCH OF THE WEST AND
NORTH...WITH EASTERN FREEZES TOUCHING INTERSTATE 40 IN SPOTS WITH
THE BULK OF THE OVERNIGHT CHILL REMAINING TO THE NORTH.

FOR FRIDAY...CLOSED LOW MOVED OUT OVER THE PLAINS AS NORTHWEST
FLOW EASES SOMEWHAT OVER NEW MEXICO. ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
SETTING UP OVER WESTERN COLORADO WILL HELP VEER SURFACE WINDS TO
INCREASINGLY SOUTHERLY COMPONENT...AND KICK OFF WARMING TREND. A
FEW WESTERN SPOTS WILL APPROACH EARLY MAY NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...BUT MOST OF THE REST OF THE STATE WILL REMAIN 5 TO
15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE DAY. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE...NO
SHOWERS...AND LIGHT WINDS WILL SET UP THE START TO A BRIEF
RECOVERY FROM THE MIDWEEK BLAST.

OUTLOOK...WEEKEND THROUGH MONDAY...POSITIVELY TILTED SHORTWAVE
AMPLIFYING ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. SATURDAY CLOSING OFF INTO A LOW
OVER CENTRAL NEVADA BY MONDAY...AND WILL SHIFT NEW MEXICO FLOW
ALOFT FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST HEADING INTO THE START OF THE
WORK WEEK. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL COOL BACK DOWN
TO 8 TO 12 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BY MONDAY AS WEAK COLD FRONT DROPS
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE IN RESPONSE TO ALL THE DYNAMIC ACTION
TAKING PLACE TO THE NORTH. NORTHERN SHOWER COVERAGE WILL EXPAND TO
COVER MUCH OF THE NORTHWESTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO ON SUNDAY...WITH
SHOWER CHANCES STATEWIDE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS TUG OF
MOISTURE OUT OF THE PACIFIC REACHES THE STATE.

SHY

.FIRE WEATHER...

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE
NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND HIGHLANDS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY MID AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING
FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.FIRE WEATHER...
MAIN FIRE WEATHER CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING WITH A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINING IN PLACE FOR WEST-CENTRAL
AND NORTHWEST NM THROUGH 1900. WINDS ALOFT ALREADY BEGINNING TO
INCREASE OVER FAR NORTHWEST NM EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WEST WINDS
ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND WITH STRONG DAYTIME
HEATING...TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR LATE APRIL
AND VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...KEPT RED FLAG WARNING AS IS.
ELSEWHERE...AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY GIVEN THE ABOVE MENTIONED FACTORS. THE MAIN CORE OF STRONG
UPPER LEVEL WINDS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST NM.

KEPT FIRE WEATHER WATCH AS IS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS THERE BEHIND A DRY PACIFIC COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.

EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG BACK DOOR FRONT WILL THEN PLOW FROM EAST TO
WEST THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY BRINGING IN A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DECREASING VENTILATION RATES. THIS
FRONT WILL BRING AN END TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE ONE EXCEPTION MAY BE IN THE MIDDLE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHERE ENOUGH DOWN SLOPING MAY OCCUR WITH THE STRONG
EAST CANYON WINDS TO CREATE AT LEAST A COUPLE OF HOURS OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR CLOSELY BUT
SUSPECT THE MODELS ARE OVERDOING THE DRYING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL REMAIN JUST ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.

WARM UP STILL ON TRACK FOR FRIDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS
WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION AND SOUTHERLY COMPONENT TO THE WINDS
DEVELOPS. ANOTHER BACK DOOR SURGE...HOWEVER...IS EXPECTED FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY....COOLING THINGS OFF AGAIN AND BRINGING IN
HIGHER RH VALUES TO EASTERN AND CENTRAL ZONES.

AN UNSEASONABLY DEEP TROUGH/CLOSED LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO DROP INTO
THE GREAT BASIN SUNDAY. FORECAST MODELS STILL ADD ODDS AS TO WHERE
THE TROUGH/LOW WILL END UP BUT GENERAL IDEA THAT INCREASING MOISTURE
FROM THE SOUTH WILL COMBINE WITH LARGE-SCALE ATMOSPHERIC LIFT AND
INCREASING INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE AT LEAST ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT
DEW POINTS WILL RISE INTO THE 30S AND 40S...MAKING WETTING SHOWERS
A POSSIBILITY.

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&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ106.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ101-105.

&&

SHY

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.

SHY