Wind Advisory 16, NWS Albuquerque, NM

323 
WWUS75 KABQ 151053
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
453 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ARE
FORECAST TO TRACK INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY...AND
MOVE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. STRONG TO VERY
STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY MID DAY
ACROSS WESTERN AREAS...AND BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PLAINS.
WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WILL WEAKEN
WITH SUNSET...BUT THEY WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH AT
LEAST MIDNIGHT.

NMZ501-504-506-507-151800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.140315T1800Z-140316T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0006.140315T1800Z-140316T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
453 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU...AS WELL AS THE
  WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS PEAKING AROUND 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MID DAY
  THEN DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND LOCALLY WELL
  BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST TO
  NORTHEAST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME AIRBORNE. FRAGILE STRUCTURES MAY FALL OVER.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505-508-520-522>524-151800-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.140315T1800Z-140316T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
453 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE CHUSKA AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL
  PLATEAU...LOWER RIO GRANDE AND ESTANCIA VALLEYS...AND THE
  CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY THEN
  DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG
  CROSS WINDS ON SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE AND
  LIGHTWEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ533-535>538-151800-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.140315T2000Z-140316T0600Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
453 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...GUADALUPE...DE BACA...CHAVES...ROSSEVELT AND CURRY
  COUNTIES.  

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AS A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT
  PUSHES SOUTHWARD DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
  WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE
  EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO PERSIST
  THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING NEAR THE
  TEXAS BORDER.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND LOCALLY
  FALLING WELL BELOW 1 MILE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG
  CROSS WINDS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 60
  FROM CLAYTON TO VAUGHN. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-511-519-521-151800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.140315T1800Z-140316T0100Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
453 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA AND MANZANO
  MOUNTAINS AND ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY THEN
  DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG
  CROSS WINDS ON SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE AND
  LIGHTWEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ527>532-534-151800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.140315T2000Z-140316T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
453 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST PLAINS AND HIGHLANDS INCLUDING RATON 
  RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL AND QUAY COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...EXCEPT
  20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH ACROSS EASTERN
  PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST AND FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN AS A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT
  PLUNGES SOUTHWARD DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL
  THEN REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
  EASTERN NEW MEXICO BORDER. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE STRONG
  WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS AND INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND LOCALLY
  FALLING WELL BELOW 1 MILE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS 
  HIGHWAY 64 AND 87 FROM RATON TO CLAYTON. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT 
  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.

&&

$$

44

732 
WWUS75 KABQ 151744
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1144 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ARE
FORECAST TO TRACK INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY...
AND MOVE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. STRONG TO
VERY STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY
MID DAY ACROSS WESTERN AREAS...AND BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
PLAINS. WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WILL
WEAKEN WITH SUNSET...BUT THEY WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE PLAINS
THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT.

NMZ501-504-506-507-160100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0006.140315T1800Z-140316T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1144 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU...AS WELL AS 
  THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS PEAKING AROUND 60 
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND PEAK DURING THE
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND MAY BE WELL
  BELOW 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST TO 
  NORTHEAST ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE. FRAGILE STRUCTURES MAY FALL OVER. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-503-505-508-511-519>524-160100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.140315T1800Z-140316T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1144 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

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

* LOCATION...THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...SANDIA AND MANZANO 
  MOUNTAINS AND ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS
  BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS ON SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. 
  LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ527>538-160100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.140315T2000Z-140316T0600Z/
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-
1144 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AS A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT
  PUSHES SOUTHWARD DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
  STRONG WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE
  EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE
  INTO SUNDAY MORNING NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND LOCALLY 
  FALLING WELL BELOW 1 MILE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG
  CROSS WINDS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE
  40. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

34

714 
WWUS75 KABQ 160045
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
645 PM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FRONT AND
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO THE HOURS AFTER
SUNSET...BUT THEY WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS OF THE
STATE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. 

NMZ501-504-506-507-160145-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140316T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
645 PM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED AFTER SUNSET...AND THUS
THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH MAY
OCCUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...BUT OVERALL WIND GUSTS WILL
BE TRENDING LOWER.

$$

NMZ502-503-505-508-511-519>524-160145-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140316T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
645 PM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

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

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED AFTER SUNSET...AND THUS
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL
AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH MAY
OCCUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...BUT OVERALL WIND GUSTS WILL
BE TRENDING LOWER.

$$

NMZ527>538-160600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140316T0600Z/
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-
645 PM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE SOUTHWARD AS A
  BACK DOOR COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO
  THIS EVENING. PERIODIC GUSTS TO 50 AND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH THE EVENING TOWARD MIDNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND LOCALLY 
  FALLING BELOW 1 MILE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS 
  INTERSTATE 40. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

52

347 
WWUS75 KABQ 160535
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1135 PM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING OVER THE FAR
EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS
NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING IN ASSOCIATION WITH A STOUT COLD FRONT
AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO
SUNDAY MORNING...BEING SLOW TO DIMINISH.

NMZ527>538-161200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140316T1200Z/
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-
1135 PM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS
  SUNDAY...AND WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO 2 MILES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS 
  INTERSTATE 40. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

163 
WWUS75 KABQ 161011
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
411 AM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...STRONG WINDS TO PERSIST ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW
   MEXICO THIS MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO
THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY THE CAPROCK REGION TO THE CLOVIS AND
PORTALES AREAS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDDAY IF NOT A LITTLE BEFORE.

NMZ535-536-161800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140316T1800Z/
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
411 AM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

* LOCATION...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES TO INCLUDE THE
  COMMUNITIES OF MELROSE...CLOVIS AND PORTALES.

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING
  HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDDAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO AROUND 1 MILE IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITIONAL TO BLOWING DUSTS IMPACTS...DRIVERS
  OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE IMPACTED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS
  ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527>534-537-538-161200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140316T1200Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
411 AM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO EXCEPT FOR
  CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES WHERE THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
  EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...AREAS OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY
  THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK
  THOUGH THEY MAY REMAIN LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH MID TO
  LATE MORNING IN AREAS.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO 2 MILES IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE IMPACTED BY 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS 
  INTERSTATE 40. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

KJ

657 
WWUS75 KABQ 161151
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
551 AM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

NMZ527>534-537-538-161300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140316T1200Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
551 AM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

AREAS OF BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL
PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD
STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT.

$$

NMZ535-536-161800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140316T1800Z/
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
551 AM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* LOCATION...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES TO INCLUDE THE 
  COMMUNITIES OF MELROSE...CLOVIS AND PORTALES. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MORNING HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDDAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO AROUND 1 MILE IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITIONAL TO BLOWING DUSTS IMPACTS... 
  DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE IMPACTED BY STRONG 
  CROSS WINDS ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 

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.

&&

$$

KJ

486 
WWUS75 KABQ 161628
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1028 AM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

NMZ535-536-161730-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140316T1800Z/
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
1028 AM MDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS ACROSS CURRY
AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
559 PM MDT FRI MAR 14 2014

.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE
UPPER LOW IN WEST CENTRAL NM...SLOWLY DRIFTING TO THE EAST. SCT
SHRA AND ISOLATED TSRA WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NW TWO
THIRDS OF NM INTO THE MID EVE HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING.
GREATEST TAF SITE IMPACTS TO INCLUDE SAF...LVS...AEG AND PERHAPS
ABQ AS WELL WITH GUP SEEING ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL SHRA.
LOCAL MVFR CIGS ARE ALSO STILL POSSIBLE FOR BRIEF PERIODS TIL 09Z
OR SO IN AND NEAR THESE TAF SITES WITH ABQ THE LEAST LIKELY TO SEE
CIGS THAT LOW. MT OBSCURATIONS LIKELY AT TIMES ALSO MUCH OF THE
NIGHT. NOT ENOUGH COVERAGE OF TSRA TO SUPPORT USING VCTS OR TEMPO
THUNDER IN THE TERMINAL FORECASTS. THUNDER WOULD BE A SHORT TERM
IMPACT AS WELL. SHORT DURATION GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE
STRONGER SHRA AND ISOLATED TSRA. STRONGEST STORMS MAY STILL
PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...BUT BOTH THOSE THREATS SHOULD END BEFORE 05Z.
DRY ON SATURDAY...BUT VERY STRONG WINDS LOOK MORE AND MORE LIKELY
TO IMPACT WEST AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NM AND ALSO NE NM BEHIND BACK
DOOR FRONT SATURDAY AFTN. BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER
WINDS.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...324 PM MDT FRI MAR 14 2014...
.SYNOPSIS...
A SHOWERY AND WINDY START TO THE WEEKEND WILL GIVE WAY TO SUNNY
SKIES ON SUNDAY. WARMING TEMPERATURES MONDAY WILL COOL OFF
THROUGH THE HEART OF THE WORK WEEK BEFORE WARMING UP IN TIME FOR
NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENTLY...CLOSED LOW ALOFT SITS OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA...AND IS
PUMPING SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE THROUGH LATER THIS
EVENING. DOME OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ON THE FOUR
CORNERS WITH SURFACE LOW OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE SUPPORTING COLD
FRONT...WHICH IS STARTING TO ENCROACH ON NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON
ITS WAY SOUTH AND WEST.

MODELS...IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH MIDWEEK...WITH FEATURE
PLACEMENT AND UPSTREAM PATTERN EVOLUTION DIFFERENCES EMERGING FOR
THE LAST HALF OF THE WORK WEEK. PLAUSIBLY ACCEPTABLE CONSENSUS
MOVES ARIZONA TROUGH ACROSS NEW MEXICO INTO NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS BY
SATURDAY MORNING...AS UPSTREAM RIDGE PUMPS STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW
INTO THE STATE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TIGHT SHORTWAVE WORKING OVER
THE TOP OF THE RIDGE WILL PENETRATE INTO NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...BUT WILL MOVE WELL SOUTH OF THE
STATE ALLOW GUTS OF THE RIDGE TO BUILD OVER NEW MEXICO THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. RIDGE IN PLACE MONDAY WILL COLLAPSE INTO POSITIVE
TILT MONDAY...AS NEXT INBOUND SHORTWAVE TROUGH CROSSES THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS TROUGH WILL ROUND OFF AS IT DRIFT
TO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY AND MAKES AGONIZINGLY SLOW SHEAR
TO THE EAST THROUGH MIDWEEK. PATTERN PROBLEMS WILL CROP UP BY
THURSDAY...AS EUROPEAN COLLEAGUES AT ECMWF BUILD WEAK RIDGE OVER
NEW MEXICO THURSDAY...WHICH PROPAGATES GENTLY EASTWARD FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK LEAVING THE STATE IN BROADLY ZONAL FLOW
THROUGH THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. DOMESTIC GFS SOLUTION PUSHES ONE
MORE TROUGH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY...AND DIGS
THIS FEATURE INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AS THE BASE ROUNDS OFF
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER WAVE AMPLIFIES OVER THE GREAT
BASIN ON SATURDAY AND SHEARS THROUGH NEW MEXICO TO WIND UP THE
WEEKEND IN PRETTY MUCH ZONAL FLOW. SOLUTIONS NOT PARTICULARLY WELL
MATCHED...BUT HAVE ENOUGH IN COMMON TO BLEND SOLUTIONS FOR NOW TO
GUIDE EXTENDED FORECAST THINKING AND SEE WHAT FUTURE RUNS HAVE TO SAY.

OVERNIGHT...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE CONTINUING THROUGH
THE EVENING WEST AND CENTRAL...WITH SOME SHOWERS WORKING EASTWARD
ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TO THE TEXAS LINE. SNOW LEVELS
WILL REMAIN GENERALLY ABOVE 7500 FEET...REDUCING SNOW COVERAGE
AFTER TEMPERATURES COOL DOWN...AND LIMITING ACCUMULATIONS TO
MODEST AMOUNTS OVER SUMMITS AND UPPER SLOPES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS.

FOR SATURDAY...TROUGH WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS NEW MEXICO...AS
NEXT INBOUND WAVE STREAKS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ROCKIES INTO
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SURFACE LOW OVER
EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY WITH TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AGAINST GREAT BASIN DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE TO SET UP A
VERY WINDY DAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS OVER
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. HAVE PLAYED UP BLOWING DUST POTENTIAL BELOW 7500
FEET...AS NORTHERLY WINDS NEAR THE TEXAS LINE KICK UP LATE
SATURDAY AND CONTINUE PAST MIDNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING TO KEEP
THE DUST CLOUDS GOING RIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
COVERAGE WILL REFOCUS OUT OF THE NORTH AND WEST TO THE NORTHEAST
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND EXPAND COVERAGE TO THE ENTIRE EAST
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE FAST MOVING SOUTHBOUND STORM SYSTEM
PLUNGES TO THE TEXAS BIG BEND COUNTRY IN THE WEE HOURS OF EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES REMAINING NEAR MID MARCH NORMALS FOR
THE DAY.

FOR SUNDAY...STORM SYSTEM LEFTOVERS WELL INTO NORTHERN MEXICO AND
SLIDING TOWARD SOUTH TEXAS...AS NEW MEXICO COMES UNDER THE
DOWNSTREAM LIMB OF POSITIVELY TILTED RIDGE...WITH BLUSTERY AND
TURBULENT NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. NORTHERLY BREEZES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE TEXAS LINE...AND WILL COMBINE WITH
LOW HUMIDITIES TO MERIT ADDITIONAL FIRE WEATHER ATTENTION.
TEMPERATURES RUNNING A LITTLE COOLER EAST AND SOUTH...WITH RETURN
TO NORMAL TEMPERATURES NORTH AND WEST CLOSER TO THE HEART OF THE RIDGE.

FOR MONDAY...RIDGE OVERHEAD WILL HELP PRODUCE SHARP REBOUND IN
HIGH TEMPERATURES...WITH EASTERN POINTS 8 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE
MID MARCH NORMALS...AND 6 TO 12 DEGREE WARM DEPARTURES TO THE
WEST. BREEZY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES
WILL KEEP FIRE ATTENTION FOR ANOTHER DAY. QUICK BLIP SHORTWAVE
CREASING NORTHERN NEW MEXICO LATE MONDAY NIGHT MAY TOUCH OFF SOME
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO SUMMITS
NEAR THE COLORADO LINE...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MODEST AT BEST.

OUTLOOK...TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...COOLER AIR PENETRATING NEW
MEXICO TUESDAY WILL REVERSE THE BIG MONDAY WARM UP AND RETURN
TEMPERATURES BACK TO NORMAL LEVELS. GENTLE WARMING TREND WILL
RETURN MOST SPOTS TO ABOVE NORMAL BY THURSDAY...DESPITE ANOTHER
COOL PUSH INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. TUESDAY ISOLATED
SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN HIGH COUNTRY WILL SHIFT TO
THE NORTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
REMAINING DRY THROUGH THURSDAY. TUESDAY WINDS WILL RUN BREEZY
NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY...WITH REDUCED WIND SPEEDS ON WEDNESDAY.
AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST BREEZES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EAST ON
THURSDAY. CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE POCKETS OF FIRE
WEATHER ISSUES THROUGH THE PERIOD.

SHY

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
TRIMMED LOW RH AND STRONG WIND AREAS FOR SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST
SIGNAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHERE TEMPS WOULD BE NEAR NORMAL...COUPLED WITH
HAINES 5 VALUES AND FAIRLY CLEAR SKIES. PRECIPITATION SHOULDNT BE
QUITE AS MUCH DOWN THAT WAY EITHER TODAY/TONIGHT. AS A RESULT OF
THIS TRIMMING...WILL TRIM THREE ZONES FROM THE CURRENT FIRE WX
WATCH. THE BIGGER FIRE WX GROWTH EVENT LOOKS TO BE MONDAY WITH ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPS...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES...VERY LOW RH AND BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS.

UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY SPINNING OVER THE AREA. ISOLATED LIGHTNING
AND SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE RESULTED. SMALL AREA OF MEASURABLE RAIN
CURRENTLY BUT THIS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. BEST SIGNAL
FOR NEAR WETTING RAIN OF A TENTH OF AN INCH ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS
THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE LOW DEPARTS. RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TO
EXCELLENT TONIGHT.

AS MENTIONED ABOVE...TRIMMED CRITICAL AREAS BY RAISING RH VALUES
SOME. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL. REVIEWING STABILITY
AND RH PARAMETERS SUGGEST THAT A FIRE WX WATCH IS NOT WARRANTED FOR
MOST AREAS. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND IS EXPECTED ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
DEPARTING LOW. THE MAV GUIDANCE IS WAY BULLISH...DECIDED TO BLEND A
LITTLE MORE TOWARDS THE OTHER...MODELS WHICH MEANT SLIGHTLY LOWER
WIND. EITHER WAY...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXIST...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL BE COUPLED
WITH MARGINALLY LOW RH AND SUNNIER SKIES. MODELS ALSO SHOW SOME
WETTING PRECIPITATION POSSIBILITIES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST THIRD LATER
IN THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES IN. THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS
AND NORTHEAST PLAINS SHOULD BENEFIT FROM THAT MOISTURE. THE MOISTURE
WILL SLIDE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND EASTERN PLAINS
SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONGER NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS COLD
FRONTAL PUSH.

RIDGING AND SOME DRYING WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE COOLER THAN NORMAL ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS. DEW POINTS
DROP LIKE A ROCK...AT LEAST BASED ON LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE.
THUS...RH VALUES ACTUALLY LOWER ALMOST AREA WIDE ON SUNDAY VERSUS
SATURDAY. LESSENING NORTH/NORTHWEST WIND FLOW DURING THE AFTERNOON
AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES SOME. SOME LOCALIZED LOW RH AND STRONG WIND
POSSIBILITIES EXIST ACROSS THE EAST BUT THAT WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY
MOISTURE THUS NOT A BIG FACTOR CRITICAL WISE.

MONDAY LOOKS TO BE A VERY INTERESTING DAY. ALL OF THE MODELS SHOW
SOME SORT OF STRENGTHENING MID LEVEL DRY INTRUSION OVER THE AREA.
MIXING VARIES SOME BUT LOOKING AT ABOVE NORMAL MIXING HEIGHTS ACROSS
MOST WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS AS WELL AS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL. LOOKING AT A REAL DRY AIR MASS ON MONDAY
WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES ACROSS THE LOWLANDS.
POOR TO MODERATE RECOVERIES LEADING INTO THE DAY MOST AREAS EXCEPT
NORTH CENTRAL MTNS. THE WIND FLOW WILL TURN WESTERLY AND A PRETTY
STRONG SURFACE LOW SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WIND
SPEEDS SHOULD BE BREEZY TO WINDY ON THIS DAY. HAINES VALUES VARY
SOME BUT LOOKING AT OVERALL 5 VALUES MOST AREAS. ALSO LOOKING FOR
QUITE A BIT OF SUN AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY 5 TO 10 DEGREES.
DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE A WATCH AT THIS TIME BUT LIKING THE
POSSIBILITIES OF ONE BEING ISSUED THIS WEEKEND.

TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE BREEZY TO WINDY WITH A BACK DOOR COLD FRONTAL
INTRUSION ACROSS THE EAST. A LITTLE LESS WIND ON WEDNESDAY.
VENTILATION RATES LOOK TO BE REAL GOOD ON TUESDAY BUT LOWER ACROSS
THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY.

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&&

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

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
602 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2014

NMZ501>540-151200-
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-
602 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CROSS FROM THE WEST TODAY AND TONIGHT
WITH RAIN SHOWERS...MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE 8500
FEET. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD END BY MIDNIGHT AND
FAVOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS
COULD REACH AROUND 50 MPH IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS. WIND GUSTS
AROUND 50 MPH MAY LINGER THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS AS A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT PLUNGES SOUTHWARD. THE WINDS WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE. THE STORM SHOULD ALSO PRODUCE A FEW INCHES
OF SNOW ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WITH EAST FACING SLOPES
FAVORED.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
455 PM MDT FRI MAR 14 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0418 PM     HAIL             7 WNW ALBUQUERQUE       35.16N 106.74W
03/14/2014  M0.75 INCH       BERNALILLO         NM   STORM CHASER

            UNIVERSE AND PASEO DEL NORTE

0418 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  7 WNW ALBUQUERQUE       35.16N 106.74W
03/14/2014  M50 MPH          BERNALILLO         NM   STORM CHASER

            UNIVERSE AND PASEO DEL NORTE

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400549
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400550

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
524 PM MDT FRI MAR 14 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0418 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  7 WNW ALBUQUERQUE       35.16N 106.74W
03/14/2014  E50 MPH          BERNALILLO         NM   STORM CHASER

            UNIVERSE AND PASEO DEL NORTE

&&

CORRECTED EVENT

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400550

CML