High Wind Warning 10, NWS Albuquerque, NM

444 
WWUS75 KABQ 011745
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1145 AM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON WHILE ANOTHER AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS
OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHWEST THIRD OF NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...TO INCLUDE THE
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR GLORIETA TO THE COLORADO BORDER.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY.

NMZ513>515-527>529-012200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0010.140401T1800Z-140402T0200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1145 AM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

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

* LOCATION...THE PEAKS AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. THE 
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM THE GLORIETA AREA TO RATON PASS 
  WILL BE IMPACTED. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THEN
  DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST
  INTO THE LATE EVENING OR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF 3 TO 5 MILE VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  60 MPH MAY LEAD TO DAMAGED ROOF TOPS...UTILITY POLES...AND 
  TREES. 

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>512-516>526-530>540-012200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.140401T1800Z-140402T0200Z/
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-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-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-
1145 AM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

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

* LOCATION...ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...EXCEPT FOR 
  THE PEAKS AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS 
  AND ADJACENT NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...
  THEN GENERALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS
  WILL PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT ALONG THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND AREAS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF 3 TO 5 MILE VISIBILITIES WILL BE COMMON 
  DUE TO BLOWING DUST. LOCALIZED AREAS MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE 
  AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND 
  FAR EASTERN PLAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAYS 
  54...64...AND 285. TRAVEL IMPACTS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED FROM 
  BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED 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.

&&

$$

236 
WWUS75 KABQ 012152
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
352 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED INTO THE
  EVENING...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT OVER NEW MEXICO COMBINED WITH A DEEPENING
AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
STATE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS
THROUGH AT LEAST SUNSET. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
NORTHWEST THIRD OF NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...TO INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR FROM NEAR GLORIETA TO THE COLORADO STATE LINE. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY FOR DUST PRONE
LOWER ELEVATION LOCALES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MID- EVENING
BUT LOCALLY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
REGION TO INCLUDE CAPITAN..ALTO AND RUIDOSO.

NMZ513>515-527>529-020200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140402T0200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
352 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

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

* LOCATION...THE PEAKS AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE
  INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM THE GLORIETA AREA TO RATON PASS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING LATE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH
  AFTER SUNSET. LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO
  THE LATE EVENING OR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF 3 TO 5 MILE VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  60 MPH MAY LEAD TO DAMAGED ROOF TOPS...UTILITY POLES...AND 
  TREES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-020200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140402T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
352 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...THE CAPITAN AND NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TO
  INCLUDE THE COMMUNITIES OF CAPITAN...LINCOLN...ALTO AND RUIDOSO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING... THEN GENERALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. HOWEVER...
  AREAS OF STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT PERHAPS BECOMING EVEN
  STRONGER IN LOCALIZED AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST SLOPES OF
  THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE NOT
  EXPECTED. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL LIKELY BE ENCOUNTERED ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN
  TO CROSS WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST SLOPES.

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>512-516>525-530>540-020200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140402T0200Z/
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-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-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-
352 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

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

* LOCATION...ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...EXCEPT FOR
  THE PEAKS AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
  AND ADJACENT NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE SOUTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON... THEN
  GENERALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS WILL
  PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT ALONG THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND AREAS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF 3 TO 5 MILE VISIBILITIES WILL BE COMMON 
  DUE TO BLOWING DUST. LOCALIZED AREAS MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE 
  AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND 
  FAR EASTERN PLAINS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVELERS ON 
  NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAYS 
  54...64...AND 285. TRAVEL IMPACTS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED FROM 
  BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED 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.

&&

$$

393 
WWUS75 KABQ 020201
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
801 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

...STRONG WINDS TO LINGER TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
THEN RETURN TO EASTERN AREAS WEDNESDAY...

.HAZARDOUS SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAIN LIKELY TONIGHT IN THE SOUTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...BUT WINDS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN THROUGH THE EVENING. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PERSIST ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY AS A POTENT SURFACE TROUGH
DEVELOPS IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES. THIS WILL ENABLE
HAZARDOUS SOUTHWEST WINDS TO REDEVELOP AROUND MID MORNING WEDNESDAY
THEN LAST UNTIL SUNSET ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS AND HIGH PLAINS JUST EAST
OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS
FOR STRONG WINDS TO LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN THE VICINITY
OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS THE POLAR JET STREAM CROSSES.

NMZ529-021115-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140402T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.140402T1600Z-140403T0200Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
801 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING LAS VEGAS.

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

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING
  ALLOWING TODAYS HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE. HOWEVER...WIND
  SPEEDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN AND BECOME HAZARDOUS AGAIN BY MID TO
  LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING
  THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY...THEN SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN AGAIN
  WITH SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ513>515-527-528-020315-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-140402T0200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
801 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS...SO THIS
EVENINGS HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT. 

$$

NMZ523-524-532-533-539-540-021115-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140402T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.140402T1600Z-140403T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
801 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS
  GUADALUPE AND EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES.

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

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN BELOW HAZARDOUS
  LEVELS THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...SPEEDS WILL RESTRENGTHEN
  AND BECOME HAZARDOUS AGAIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY...THEN SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN AGAIN AROUND
  SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF 3 TO 5 MILE VISIBILITIES WILL BE COMMON
  DUE TO BLOWING DUST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE VISIBILITY MAY
  BRIEFLY DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS CROSS
  WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ501>512-516>522-525-530-531-534>538-020315-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140402T0200Z/
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-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
801 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

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

WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN BELOW HAZARDOUS THRESHOLDS
THROUGH THE EVENING...SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. 

$$

NMZ526-021115-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140403T0200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
801 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...THE CAPITAN AND NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TO 
  INCLUDE THE COMMUNITIES OF CAPITAN...LINCOLN...ALTO AND 
  RUIDOSO. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS MAY BRIEFLY WANE AT TIME THROUGH THE
  EVENING...BUT THEY SHOULD STRENGTHEN AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE NOT
  EXPECTED...BUT THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES IN
  DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...BESIDES LOCAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTION DUE TO
  BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

44

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
325 AM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...WITH SOME OF THE HIGHER GUSTS TO
55 OR 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST AS WELL AS
THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL PLAGUE MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND EAST.
STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY SHOULD IMPACT THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE
STATE WHILE HIGH TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND LOWLAND RAIN AND SNOW MOVE
INTO THE NORTHWEST. SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS MAINLY NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 40 WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...AND A FEW INCHES OF
SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BY LATE THURSDAY.
THURSDAY WILL ALSO BE THE COLDEST DAY OF THE WEEK.  UNSETTLED
WEATHER CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND WHILE HIGH TEMPERATURES REMAIN
BELOW AVERAGE.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO ADVANCE TOWARD NEW MEXICO
EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO CRANK UP AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON...AND HAVE GONE AHEAD AND CONVERTED THE HIGH WIND WATCH
FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
HIGHLANDS TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. WE LIKELY WON/T SEE THE
CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUD COVER AS EXISTED SUNDAY...IF MODELS ARE
RIGHT AND HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM NEAR AVERAGE IN THE WEST TO 8 TO 12
DEG ABOVE AVERAGE IN THE EAST.

MODELS SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WIND MAY SHIFT SOUTHWARD DOWN
THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN TONIGHT WITH AROUND 50 KT FCST AT H7 IN THE
SOUTH CENTRAL MTS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

CHANCES FOR SHOWERS INCREASE OVER THE NORTHWEST THIRD WEDNESDAY
WHILE THE STRONGER WINDS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE SOUTHEAST THIRD TO
HALF. TEMPERATURES ALOFT COOL CONSIDERABLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT SO THAT
SOME HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF THE NORTHWEST MAY PICK UP SOME SMALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW. THURSDAY WILL BE THE COLDEST DAY OF THE
WEEK...AND MARGINAL ADVISORY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW MAY OCCUR OVER
THE SAN JUAN MTS WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE OVER THE
NORTHERN HALF...AND SUFFICIENT INSTAB TO PUT SOME THUNDER IN THE WX
GRIDS. THE SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST THURSDAY NIGHT LEAVING A COLDER
AIR MASS BEHIND AND OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE MOSTLY BELOW
AVERAGE...SOME BY AS MUCH AS 10 DEGREES.

UNSETTLED WX SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM SWINGS THROUGH
THE STATE. ECMWF HAS A SERIES OF WAVES DROPPING INTO THE TROF OVER
NEW MEXICO INTO NEXT TUESDAY KEEPING IT COOL AND SHOWERY...WHILE THE
GFS BRINGS A RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RE-DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY CAUSING
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. LATEST HAINES VALUES
HAVE INCREASED...MAINLY OVER ZONE 109. THEREFORE...HAVE OPTED TO ADD
ZONE 109 TO THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY DESPITE TEMPS BEING RIGHT
NEAR NORMAL.  IN FACT...SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED ADDING ZONES 101 AND
105 INTO THE RED FLAG WARNING AS WELL...MAINLY FOR THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THOSE ZONES...BUT HAVE HELD OFF DUE TO LOW HAINES VALUES
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AND TEMPS NEAR NORMAL. ALTHOUGH...TEMPS DO
LOOK LIKE THEY MAY BE A LITTLE WARMER THAN WHAT WAS THOUGHT
YESTERDAY. THESE TWO ZONES WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED CAREFULLY TODAY.
OTHERWISE...SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
ALONG AND EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THOUGH NEARLY ALL AREAS
BELOW 8000 FT WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG
AREAWIDE AS WELL...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG AND JUST EAST OF
THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...THOUGH SHOULD REMAIN BREEZY AT
RIDGETOPS. BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NW AS
COMPARED TO THIS MORNING...THOUGH POOR TO FAIR RECOVERIES WILL
CONTINUE TO PLAGUE MOST OF THE AREA.

THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL DIVE DOWN THE GREAT BASIN ON WEDNESDAY...AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL FILTER INTO WESTERN NM. AREAS FROM THE
CENTRAL MT CHAIN WESTWARD WILL SEE HIGH TEMPS UP TO 10 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL...WHILE EASTERN AREAS WILL REMAIN 4 TO 7 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. STRONG WINDS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP AREAWIDE...THOUGH WINDS
SHOULD NOT BE AS STRONG AS TODAY. HUMIDITIES WILL TREND UPWARD
ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH...BUT HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EAST WILL
REMAIN IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE. FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN
GOOD SHAPE FOR ZONES 104 AND 108...THOUGH...HAINES VALUES REMAIN
AROUND 4.  CONTEMPLATED ADDING ZONES 103...106 AND 107 INTO THE
WATCH...BUT SINCE TEMPS WILL BE JUST BELOW NORMAL...DECIDED TO HOLD
OFF ATTM.

THE AFOREMENTIONED SYSTEM WILL SCOOT ACROSS NM WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
ACROSS THE NORTH. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. TEMPS
WILL COOL AREAWIDE ON THURSDAY...WITH MOST AREAS 10 TO 15 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. DESPITE THAT...HUMIDITIES WILL STILL DROP BELOW 15
PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AS STRONG WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP THURS AFTN. AFTER THE WINDS DIMINISH...
THURSDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE QUITE COLD. NEARLY ALL AREAS WILL
SEE BELOW FREEZING TEMPS.

RIDGING WILL COMMENCE ON FRIDAY...AND TEMPS WILL REBOUND
SOME...THOUGH WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL. MEANWHILE...THE NEXT SYSTEM
WILL BE MOVING ON SHORE OVER CALIFORNIA. THE TROUGH AXIS SHOULD BE
FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO RESULT IN SOME GULF MOISTURE ADVECTING NORTHWARD
INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NM FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THEN AS THE
SYSTEM SLIDES OVER NM SAT AFTN AND EVE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM
SHOULD EXIT THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT...AND NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
DEVELOP IN ITS WAKE.

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&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
VFR CIGS AND VIZ OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING
FROM 16Z ONWARD TUE MORNING. SOUTHWEST GUSTS TO 30 KTS OR HIGHER
WILL PRODUCE LOCAL VIZ DROPS DUE TO BLOWING DUST...COVERAGE
UNCERTAINTIES HAVE LEFT THESE OUT OF TAFS THIS ROUND.
ALOFT...LARGE TROUGH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL STRENGTHEN
OVER NEVADA BY 06Z TUESDAY NIGHT...AS SURFACE LOW DEEPENS RAPIDLY
OVER EASTERN COLORADO. EXCEPT FOR BLOWING DUST...VFR CIGS AND VIZ
ELSEWHERE THROUGH 06Z TUE NIGHT.

SHY

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  64  35  54  26 /   5   5  10  40
DULCE...........................  59  28  50  22 /   5  10  30  40
CUBA............................  62  29  53  21 /   5   5  20  30
GALLUP..........................  63  28  51  21 /   5   5  10  30
EL MORRO........................  60  25  48  19 /   5   5  10  30
GRANTS..........................  64  28  55  20 /   5   0  10  20
QUEMADO.........................  63  29  54  23 /   0   0   5  10
GLENWOOD........................  74  33  63  26 /   0   0   0   5
CHAMA...........................  54  24  44  19 /   5  10  30  50
LOS ALAMOS......................  62  33  54  29 /   0   0  10  10
PECOS...........................  61  33  53  25 /   0   0   5   5
CERRO/QUESTA....................  60  28  52  21 /   5   5   5  20
RED RIVER.......................  53  24  44  18 /   5   5  10  30
ANGEL FIRE......................  55  32  47  22 /   0   0   5  20
TAOS............................  61  30  53  23 /   0   0   5  20
MORA............................  61  35  53  25 /   0   0   5  10
ESPANOLA........................  67  33  59  26 /   0   0   5  10
SANTA FE........................  63  33  55  25 /   0   0   5  10
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  66  35  58  27 /   0   0   5  10
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  69  39  62  31 /   0   0   5   5
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  72  42  65  34 /   0   0   5   5
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  73  37  66  28 /   0   0   5   5
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  72  39  64  30 /   0   0   5   5
LOS LUNAS.......................  74  39  67  31 /   0   0   5   5
RIO RANCHO......................  71  41  64  34 /   0   0   5   5
SOCORRO.........................  77  43  70  35 /   0   0   0   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  65  35  57  27 /   0   0   5  10
TIJERAS.........................  67  37  60  29 /   0   0   5  10
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  68  31  60  22 /   0   0   5   5
CLINES CORNERS..................  65  35  59  26 /   0   0   0   5
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  69  37  61  29 /   0   0   0   5
CARRIZOZO.......................  71  43  64  34 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  68  41  59  34 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  66  32  58  27 /   0   0   0  20
RATON...........................  68  33  60  29 /   0   0   0  20
SPRINGER........................  69  34  64  28 /   0   0   0  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  63  37  60  27 /   0   0   0   5
CLAYTON.........................  72  40  70  35 /   0   0   0  10
ROY.............................  69  38  66  31 /   0   0   0   5
CONCHAS.........................  77  42  70  35 /   0   0   0   5
SANTA ROSA......................  78  43  72  36 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  81  45  76  38 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  78  44  74  39 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  80  46  75  40 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  81  46  75  39 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  86  47  79  42 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  77  45  71  40 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  71  44  65  39 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ102>104-106>109.

WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501>512-516>526-530>540.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ104-108.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ513>515-527>529.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

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-
600 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA...MANZANO
AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. OTHERWISE...VERY STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL SHOULD DIMINISH THROUGH THE MID TO LATE
MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TUESDAY FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OVER
THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS.  VERY
STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES
WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN ON TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...AND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL.

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 WIND GUSTS OR AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
ALBUQUERQUE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ.
SPOTTERS CAN ALSO VOLUNTEER THEIR REPORTS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR
ON TWITTER USING THE HASHTAG N M W X.