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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 12, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2014, 4:15 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2014, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2014, 4:15 AM MST (11:15 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2014, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 12, 2014, 6:00 PM MST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

028 
WWUS75 KABQ 121115
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
415 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014

...A STOUT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
TO MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...

.A DEEP BUT MAINLY DRY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIVE
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY WITH STRONG WINDS
RESULTING. WINDS ALOFT WILL STEADILY STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY MIXING DOWN TO THE
SURFACE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER NEAR
INTERSTATE 40 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 60/84. DUE TO THE RECENT DRY
STRETCH...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP WITH OCCASIONAL AND
PERHAPS SUDDEN REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.

NMZ521-523-529-532>537-122300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0001.140112T1900Z-140113T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
415 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATION...ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO 
  MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS... 
  EASTERN SAN MIGUEL...GUADALUPE...QUAY...DE BACA...CURRY AND 
  ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES MOST OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM 
  EDGEWOOD TO THE TEXAS BORDER AND U.S. HIGHWAY 60/84. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED... 
  PARTICULARLY IN THE LOWER ELEVATION PLAINS AND OVER OPEN 
  FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION SITES. VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO 
  1 TO 3 MILES AT TIMES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE
  STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN GLORIETA AND LAS VEGAS AND RATON. SUDDEN
  CHANGES TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512-514-515-522-524>526-528-531-538>540-122300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0001.140112T1800Z-140113T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
415 AM MST SUN JAN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND AREAS TO 
  THE EAST...INCLUDING THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...NORTHERN 
  SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS...THE FAR NORTHEAST 
  HIGHLANDS...HARDING COUNTY...ESTANCIA VALLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS...UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY...EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
  AND ALL OF CHAVES COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER NORTHERN
  MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS
  AND PLAINS COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1 TO 3 MILES AT
  TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PEOPLE PLANNING TO DRIVE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  ALONG NORTH/SOUTH HIGHWAYS SHOULD TAKE NOTE. EXPECT ABRUPT
  CHANGES AND REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
782 
WWUS75 KABQ 121957
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1257 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014

...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
TO MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.A MAINLY DRY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST INTO NEW
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS OF NEW MEXICO
EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER INTERSTATE INTERSTATE 40 AND U.S.
HIGHWAY 60/84. DUE TO THE RECENT DRY STRETCH...AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST WILL EXIST WITH OCCASIONAL AND SUDDEN REDUCTIONS TO THE
VISIBILITY.

NMZ512-514-515-521>526-528-529-531>540-130100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140113T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1257 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO 
  MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS... 
  EASTERN SAN MIGUEL...GUADALUPE...QUAY...DE BACA...CURRY AND 
  ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES MOST OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM 
  EDGEWOOD TO THE TEXAS BORDER AND U.S. HIGHWAY 60/84. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH
  AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...PARTICULARLY IN THE LOWER
  ELEVATION PLAINS AND OVER OPEN FIELDS AND ONGOING CONSTRUCTION
  SITES. VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO 1 TO 3 MILES AT TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE
  STRONG CROSS WINDS ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN GLORIETA AND LAS VEGAS AND RATON. SUDDEN
  CHANGES IN VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO BLOWING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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202 
WWUS75 KABQ 130051
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
551 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014

NMZ512-514-515-521>526-528-529-531>540-130200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140113T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
551 PM MST SUN JAN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

OVERALL WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEEN DIMINISHING IN SPEED ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. SOME
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS THROUGH 9 PM MST...BUT ELSEWHERE GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP OFF TO 35 MPH OR LESS. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

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