Wind Advisory 12, NWS Albuquerque, NM

641 
WWUS75 KABQ 280227
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
727 PM MST THU FEB 27 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...

.STRONG WINDS AT MOUNTAIN TOP LEVELS WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO PRODUCE STRONG
AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. VARIABLE AND GUSTY
WINDS MAY ALSO BE ASSOCIATED WITH PASSING SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

NMZ522-281200-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0012.140228T0227Z-140228T2300Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-
727 PM MST THU FEB 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE ESTANCIA VALLEY. 

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

* TIMING...THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS SHOULD
  DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS...POSSIBLY AS
  LOW AS ONE TO AROUND 3 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS STATE ROAD 41.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-523-524-526-528-529-532-533-539-281200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0012.140228T0227Z-140228T2300Z/
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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
727 PM MST THU FEB 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD ACROSS THE ADJACENT 
  HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. 

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

* TIMING...THIS EVENING...THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE PERIODIC IN NATURE DUE TO MOUNTAIN
  WAVE TYPE ACTIVITY AS WELL AS PASSING SHOWERS PRODUCING LITTLE
  OR NO RAIN.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH AS 
  DOWNWIND OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN...OPEN FIELDS...AND 
  CONSTRUCTION ZONES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA TO THE
  RATON AREA AND HIGHWAY 285 THROUGH VAUGHN...CLINES CORNERS TO
  NEAR LAMY.

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.

&&

$$

018 
WWUS75 KABQ 280404
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
904 PM MST THU FEB 27 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS
AS WELL AS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS...

.STRONG WINDS AT MOUNTAIN TOP LEVELS WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO PRODUCE STRONG
AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS 
TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO BE
ASSOCIATED WITH PASSING SHOWERS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

NMZ512>515-521>524-526-528-529-532-533-539-281200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140228T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0004.140228T0404Z-140228T2300Z/
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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
904 PM MST THU FEB 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD ACROSS THE ADJACENT 
  HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MAY BE PERIODIC IN
  NATURE DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVE TYPE ACTIVITY AS WELL AS PASSING
  SHOWERS PRODUCING LITTLE OR NO RAIN.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE AREAS...SUCH AS 
  DOWNWIND OF THE ESTANCIA BASIN...OPEN FIELDS...AND 
  CONSTRUCTION ZONES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA TO THE 
  RATON AREA AND HIGHWAY 285 THROUGH VAUGHN...CLINES CORNERS TO 
  NEAR LAMY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ531-534>538-281200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0013.140228T0404Z-140228T2300Z/
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
904 PM MST THU FEB 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS STRENGHTENING AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN PERSISTING INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR LESS IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS.  

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE EXPERIENCED ON NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. 

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
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1049 AM MST THU FEB 27 2014

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
ACTIVE WEATHER SCENARIO ON TAP NEXT 24 HRS AS SHOWERS/STORMS AND
GUSTY WINDS IMPACT THE REGION. CONFIDENCE ON GREATEST COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS/STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST FROM KGUP AND KFMN
EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN BY MID TO LATE DAY. ACTIVITY
WILL SHIFT INTO CENTRAL NM AFT 22Z HOWEVER CONFIDENCE NOT AS HIGH
ON COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SINCE THE SYSTEM IS WEAKENING AS IT DOES
SO. WINDS ARE ON THE INCREASE OVER THE AREA AS WELL WITH STRONGEST
GUSTS LATE DAY. COMBO OF SHOWERS AND STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MAY
ENHANCE MIXING FOR SOME BLOWING DUST AND ERRATIC GUSTS WITH ANY
ACTIVITY. CONDITIONS WILL CLEAR OUT FOR MOST AREAS TONIGHT EXCEPT
FOR THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN WHERE OBSCURATIONS WILL CONTINUE.
WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE PLAINS THEN CRANK
UP QUITE A BIT AGAIN TMRW.

GUYER

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...315 AM MDT THU FEB 27 2014...
.SYNOPSIS...
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED STARTING TODAY AND PERSISTING
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE FIRST DISTURBANCE WILL BRING RAIN AND HIGH
TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH ISOLATED THUNDER ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST THIRD LATER TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS MAY
IMPACT THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS TONIGHT. THE
SECOND SYSTEM WILL BE MORE POTENT...IMPACTING NEW MEXICO LATE FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MORE ROBUST RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE...WITH POTENTIALLY
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
MORE ACTIVE PERIOD TO AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
GUIDANCE POPS HAVE INCREASED QUITE AT BIT ON THE 00Z RUN ESPECIALLY
TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. CONSIDERABLE
INSTAB INDICATED FOR THIS AFTERNOON NORTHWEST QUARTER...SO WENT
AHEAD AND UPPER POPS AND ADDED ISOLATED THUNDER TO THE GRIDS. ALSO
RAISED HIGHS CLOSER TO GUIDANCE FOR TODAY. SNOW LEVEL SHOULD REMAIN
FAIRLY HIGH AND FORECASTED AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT TO BE LESS THAN
ADVY FOR NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN. HAVE LEFT WIND
ISSUES FOR SUCCEEDING SHIFTS TO PONDER. SPOTTY WIND ADVY CRITERIA
MAY BE REACHED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR...BUT
THE STRONGER H7 WINDS MAY LEAD TO A DOWNSLOPE EVENT TONIGHT ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN.

FRIDAY MAY SEE A LULL IN WINDS/SHOWERS WITH POPS INCREASING WEST
FRIDAY NIGHT. PWAT INCREASES SATURDAY BUT TEMPS FAIRLY WARM DURING
THE DAY. COOLING SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MAY RESULT IN SOME
ACCUMULATIONS OF SLOPPY WET SNOW FROM THE AZ BORDER TO THE RGV. SOME
OF THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE NORTH COULD SEE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW BY
LATE SUNDAY...IF GUIDANCE QPF IS CLOSE. IN THE NORTHEAST...A COLD
FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT...WHERE HIGHS SUNDAY MAY
NOT WARM OUT OF THE 30S.

CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION TAPER OFF EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT OCCASIONAL
DISTURBANCES COULD BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE NRN HIGH TERRAIN.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK...LOCALLY LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY
WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
DRY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR SEVERAL
HOURS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR...AND LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

MODELS...IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THE
FOLLOWING WORK WEEK. HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM ARIZONA
NORTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL DRIFT EASTWARD TOWARD NEW
MEXICO...AS AGGRESSIVE SHORTWAVE DECAPITATES THE RIDGE AND SLAMS
INTO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS ENERGY WILL SHEAR RAPIDLY
EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...AS MORE SUBSTANTIAL
PACIFIC SYSTEM COILS UP WEST OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY. WEAK RIDGING WILL
BUILD OVER NEW MEXICO FRIDAY IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...WHICH WILL
DIG TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SLIDE
EASTWARD INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY NIGHT. FLOW OVERHEAD
GRADUALLY VEERING ZONALLY AND THEN NORTHWESTERLY AS THE WEEKEND
WINDS UP...AND REMAINING TURBULENT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PERCEPTIBLE
SHORTWAVE AMPLIFYING OVER THE INLAND WEST TUESDAY WILL SLIDE ACROSS
NEW MEXICO BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AS RIDGE BUILDS UPSTREAM FROM THE
TROPICAL EAST PACIFIC TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THIS FEATURE WILL DRIFT EASTWARD OVER NEW MEXICO ON
THURSDAY...AS UPSTREAM TROUGH AMPLIFYING OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST
DIGS TO ARIZONA BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

FOR TODAY...IMPRESSIVE WARM UP ON TAP FOR THE EAST AS SURFACE TROUGH
DEEPENS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES AND ACROSS EASTERN NEW
MEXICO. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN WELL ABOVE LATE FEBRUARY
NORMALS...WITH DOUBLE DIGIT WARM DEPARTURES IN THE EAST. STRONGEST
TURBULENT WESTERLY FLOW WILL MAKE A LATE APPEARANCE ACROSS THE STATE
THIS EVENING...WITH WIND SPEEDS OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
SUMMITS...EASTERN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT PLAINS INCREASING STEADILY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. ADVANCING PACIFIC
SHORTWAVE WILL HELP SET UP SHOWER COVERAGE OVER THE NORTHWEST
QUADRANT OF THE STATE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME THUNDER
POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH...WITH
SUMMITS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS PICKING UP SOME ACCUMULATION
HEADING INTO THE EVENING. SNOW COVERAGE WILL EXPAND TO UPPER SLOPES
OVERNIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL COUPLE OF INCHES POSSIBLE BY EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. HUMIDITIES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE TEENS OVER THE SOUTH
AND EAST...AND IN THE 20S AND 30S IN THE FACE OF ADVANCING MOISTURE
IN THE NORTH AND WEST...COMBINED WITH GUSTS WILL SET UP LOCALLY DRY
AND GUSTY CONDITIONS OVER THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY BELOW SOCORRO
THIS AFTERNOON. VENTILATION OTHERWISE EXCELLENT WITH FAIR TO GOOD
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY...A TWEENER DAY BETWEEN SYSTEMS...AS RIDGE BUILDS RAPIDLY
OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO IN ADVANCE OF MORE SUBSTANTIAL PACIFIC
SYSTEM. STEADY TEMPERATURE PROFILE...WITH TEMPERATES WELL ABOVE
NORMAL. AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY DEPARTS EAST...ENERGY FROM LARGER
PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL RETURN SHOWERS TO THE FORECAST FOR THE NORTH AND
WEST DURING THE DAY...EXPANDING THIS COVERAGE SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH THE SYSTEM RUNNING ON THE WARM SIDE...SNOW
COVERAGE WILL AGAIN BE MOSTLY A HIGH COUNTRY STORY FOR THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS...WITH SUMMIT DUSTINGS FOR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HIGHER
PEAKS. ADDED MOISTURE WILL BOOST WESTERN MINIMUM HUMIDITIES INTO THE
20S AND 30S PCT...WITH DRY TEENS PCT OVER THE CENTRAL VALLEYS AND
EASTERN PLAINS. WINDS WILL START OUT STRONG AND GUSTY FRIDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
SUMMITS...EASTERN SLOPES...AND ADJACENT PLAINS...PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE EASTERN
PLAINS.  HOWEVER...LOW HAINES INDICES IN THE 2 TO 3 RANGE WILL TILT
THINKING AWAY FROM A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR NOW...WITH CAREFUL EYE
ON TRENDS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CONTINUED VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT
VENTILATION...AS HUMIDITY RECOVERY RUNS GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVER THE
WEST...AND FAIR TO GOOD OVER THE EAST.

FOR SATURDAY...PACIFIC SYSTEM APPROACHING NEW MEXICO IN EARNEST WITH
THE BULK OF THE SYSTEM ARRIVING SATURDAY NIGHT. PACIFIC COLD FRONT
ADVANCING EASTWARD WILL DROP MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TO NORMAL OR
SLIGHTLY BELOW...WHILE THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL REMAIN IN DOUBLE
DIGIT WARM DEPARTURES FROM EARLY MARCH NORMALS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS AND HIGH COUNTRY SNOWS OVER MUCH OF WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH COVERAGE EXPANDING
TO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BOUNCING
INTO THE 30S AND 40S PCT WEST...WITH 20S AND 30S PCT EAST AS
ATMOSPHERE PICKS UP SIGNIFICANT SLUG OF MOISTURE. CONTINUED
EXCELLENT VENTILATION WITH GOOD TO EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
SATURDAY NIGHT.

OUTLOOK...SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH ON
SUNDAY...WITH NORTHWEST FLOW REESTABLISHED IN ITS WAKE ON
MONDAY...AND WEAK UPSTREAM RIDGE MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS NEW MEXICO ON
TUESDAY IN ADVANCE OF NEXT INBOUND SHORTWAVE AMPLIFYING OVER THE
INLAND WEST. BROAD COOLING TREND WILL BRING TEMPERATURES FROM NORMAL
TO 3 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...AND IN DOUBLE DIGIT COLD DEPARTURES
OVER THE EAST. BROAD SHOWER COVERAGE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY...LINGERING
OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN HIGH COUNTRY INTO MONDAY. IN ADVANCE
OF NEXT SHORTWAVE...SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY
OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. DRYING TREND IN PLAY...AS MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES IN THE 20S AND 30S PCT FALL BACK INTO THE TEENS PCT BY
TUESDAY. DECREASED VENTILATION QUALITY FROM FAIR TO GOOD SUNDAY TO
POOR ON MONDAY...WITH SOME MODEST IMPROVEMENT IN FOR TUESDAY.

SHY

&&

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST THU FEB 27 2014

NMZ501>540-281300-
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 MST THU FEB 27 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST THIRD THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SAN JUAN...CHUSKA AND
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 55 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT
HIGHLANDS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY AND COVERAGE ACROSS A
LARGE PORTION OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO IS A POSSIBILITY FROM
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO LATE SUNDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE LIKELY
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN HIGHER TERRAIN...THOUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY SNOW LEVELS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN USUAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAIN AND SNOW AMOUNTS TO THROUGH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ
OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
253 PM MST THU FEB 27 2014

NMZ501>540-281300-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
253 PM MST THU FEB 27 2014

...A CHANGING WEATHER PATTERN FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

NEARLY THREE WEEKS OF DRY WEATHER OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO WILL FINALLY COME TO AN END BY THE TIME THE WEEKEND IS
OVER.

TWO DISTURBANCES WILL IMPACT THE STATE...THE FIRST ONE HAS ALREADY
BEGUN...PRODUCING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS AREA WIDE AND SOME RAIN
AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH. THE SNOW LEVELS
WILL LOWER TONIGHT TO AROUND 6000 FEET...WITH MOSTLY SNOW FALLING
AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL AREAS. SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT WITH AN INCH OR TWO ON THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS...MAYBE 3 OR 4 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FACTOR INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SPREAD ONTO THE
ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS EARLY FRIDAY. WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE STATE EARLY FRIDAY. FOLLOWING
QUICKLY ON THE HEELS OF THE FIRST STORM WILL BE A SECOND...STRONGER
STORM SYSTEM. IT WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY WITH RAIN
AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS. PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND TO THE
EAST AND SOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE PRETTY
HIGH THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM...LIMITING SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL TO
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS MAY
RECEIVE SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT.

ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SHOULD RECEIVE PRECIPITATION
BY THE TIME THE WEEKEND IS OVER. THE BULK OF THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL
BE OVER THE WEST AND CENTRAL AREAS...WITH THE LEAST IN THE EAST. AS
THE STORM EXITS TO THE EAST SUNDAY NIGHT...WRAP AROUND MOISTURE MAY
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE NORTHEAST. STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST
AGAIN SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN HIGH PLAINS...WITH BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON SUNDAY.

IF TRAVELLING OVERNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN...ALLOW EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BEFORE DEPARTING...CHECK ROAD
CONDITIONS AT NMROADS.COM OR BY DIALING 5 1 1.

STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS WITH NOAA
WEATHER RADIO...ON LINE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR YOUR PREFERRED
INTERNET WEATHER INFORMATION PROVIDER...AND FROM BROADCAST AND PRINT
MEDIA. JOIN THE WEATHER CONVERSATION ON BOTH TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.