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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 31, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Mar 31, 2014, 2:58 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 1, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2014, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 1, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2014, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

690 
WWUS75 KABQ 312058
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
258 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN ON
TUESDAY...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO AGAIN ON TUESDAY
WHILE ANOTHER AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE. BY THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON THESE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE WITH
SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY EXPECTED.

NMZ501>512-516>526-530>540-010500-
/O.NEW.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-
258 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY...

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

* 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 STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY...AND WILL PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN MOST AREAS INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING TUESDAY...HOWEVER SOME STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST
  INTO THE OVERNIGHT ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF 3 TO 5 MILE VISIBILITY WILL BE COMMON BE
  COMMON DUE TO BLOWING DUST. LOCALIZED AREAS WILL 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.

&&

$$

NMZ513>515-527>529-010500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0006.140401T1800Z-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-
258 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE PEAKS AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY...AND WILL PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT ALONG
  AND EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF 3 TO 5 MILE VISIBILITY 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 WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

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11 follow-up statements
264 
WWUS75 KABQ 010414
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1014 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...

.WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO AGAIN ON TUESDAY
WHILE ANOTHER AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE. BY THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON THESE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE 
WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY EXPECTED.

NMZ501>512-516>526-530>540-011100-
/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-
1014 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

* 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 STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND 
  EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY...AND WILL PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE 
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN MOST AREAS INTO THE 
  EARLY EVENING TUESDAY...HOWEVER SOME STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST 
  INTO THE OVERNIGHT ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF 3 TO 5 MILE VISIBILITY WILL BE COMMON DUE
  TO BLOWING DUST. LOCALIZED AREAS WILL 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.

&&

$$

NMZ513>515-527>529-011100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0006.140401T1800Z-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-
1014 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE PEAKS AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND 
  EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY...AND WILL PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE 
  AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT ALONG 
  AND EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF 3 TO 5 MILE VISIBILITY 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 WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

40
765 
WWUS75 KABQ 011032
NPWABQ

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

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

.WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO AGAIN TODAY WHILE
ANOTHER AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF THE STATE. BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OVER
MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS...IMPACTING THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR
GLORIETA TO THE COLORADO BORDER. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIKELY.

NMZ513>515-527>529-011800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0006.140401T1800Z-140402T0200Z/
/O.NEW.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-
432 AM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* 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 STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THEN
  DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS MAY 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>540-011800-
/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-
432 AM MDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 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 STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON...THEN GENERALLY DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET. LOCALIZED
  STRONG WINDS MAY PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

* 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.

&&

$$
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
926 
WWUS75 KABQ 021101
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
501 AM MDT WED APR 2 2014

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OVER
THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP AROUND MID MORNING
THEN PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD. HOWEVER...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS MAY 
PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
UNTIL LATER TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING.

NMZ515-521-522-525-528-531-534>538-021800-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.140402T1600Z-140403T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
501 AM MDT WED APR 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...SANDIA...MANZANO AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA AND UPPER TULAROSA
  VALLEYS...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...HARDING...QUAY...CURRY...
  ROOSEVELT AND DE BACA COUNTIES AND CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.

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

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING BY MID TO LATE MORNING...PEAKING
  DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST.
 
* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS
  WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-021800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140403T0200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
501 AM MDT WED APR 2 2014

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

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE MID TO LATE
  MORNING HOURS THEN PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DIMINISHING. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS MAY PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-524-532-533-539-540-021800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.140402T1600Z-140403T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
501 AM MDT WED APR 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS
  GUADALUPE...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL...EASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST
  CHAVES COUNTIES.

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

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE MID TO LATE
  MORNING HOURS THEN PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DIMINISHING. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS MAY PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST.
 
* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION 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.

&&

$$

NMZ529-021800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.140402T1600Z-140403T0200Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
501 AM MDT WED APR 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING LAS VEGAS.

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

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING BY MID TO LATE MORNING...PEAKING
  DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS CROSS
  WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 25.

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.

&&

$$
651 
WWUS75 KABQ 021759
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1159 AM MDT WED APR 2 2014

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AT MIDDAY
WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE EVENING. STRONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND FROM SOUTHWEST THROUGH
CENTRAL TO MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH ACROSS WESTERN AREAS OF THE STATE
TOWARD SUNSET. HOWEVER...LOCALLY STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

NMZ506>509-519-520-022230-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140403T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1159 AM MDT WED APR 2 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS...SOUTHWEST
  MOUNTAINS...SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY AND THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
  RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY
  STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED FOR THE HIGH PEAKS AND RIDGES OF THE
  UPPER GILA REGION. 

* TIMING...WINDS PEAKING IN STRENGTHEN MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING
  AROUND SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST FOR
  LOWER ELEVATION DUST-PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE
  VALLEY...RIO PUERCO BASIN IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS CROSS 
  WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS 
  INTERSTATE 25. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-521-522-525-526-528-529-531-534>538-022230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140403T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1159 AM MDT WED APR 2 2014

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

* LOCATION...SANDIA...MANZANO AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA AND UPPER
  TULAROSA VALLEYS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...HARDING...QUAY...CURRY...
  ROOSEVELT AND DE BACA COUNTIES AND CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.

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

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN
  STRENGTH DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY AFTER
  SUNSET. LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST
  TONIGHT PARTICULARLY ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST FOR
  LOWER ELEVATION DUST-PRONE LOCATIONS...PARTICULARLY THE ESTANCIA
  BASIN AND EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS CROSS
  WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
  285...AND INTERSTATE 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ523-524-532-533-539-540-022230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140403T0200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1159 AM MDT WED APR 2 2014

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

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS 
  GUADALUPE...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL...EASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST 
  CHAVES COUNTIES. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN
  STRENGTH DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY AFTER
  SUNSET. LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST
  TONIGHT PARTICULARLY IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN AS
  WELL AS ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TO
  INCLUDE THE SANTA ROSA TO CLINES CORNERS CORRIDOR.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST FOR
  DUST-PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION 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.

&&

$$
319 
WWUS75 KABQ 022150
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
350 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INTO THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD DURING THE EVENING INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS WESTERN AREAS AND THE
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TOWARD SUNSET. HOWEVER...STRONG GUSTY WINDS
WILL PERSIST FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT
HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

NMZ523-524-539-540-030200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140403T1200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
350 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014

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

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS EASTERN
  LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES.

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND PERSIST
  DURING THE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY
  WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG IMMEDIATELY EAST OF  THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAIN TO INCLUDE THE CLINES CORNERS CORRIDOR ON I-40.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST 
  FOR DUST-PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-526-529-030200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140403T1200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
350 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014

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

* LOCATION...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SOUTH
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND PERSIST
  OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST SLOPES.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST FOR
  LOWER ELEVATION DUST-PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS CROSS
  WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 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.

&&

$$

NMZ506>509-515-519-520-522-525-528-531-534>538-030200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140403T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
350 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014

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

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS...SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS... SAN FRANCISCO RIVER
  VALLEY...EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...ALBUQUERQUE
  METRO AREA...LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...ESTANCIA VALLEY...UPPER
  TULAROSA VALLEY...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...HARDING
  COUNTY...QUAY COUNTY...CURRY COUNTY...ROOSEVELT COUNTY...DE BACA
  COUNTY...CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST FOR
  LOWER ELEVATION DUST-PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS CROSS 
  WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS 
  HIGHWAY 285...AND INTERSTATE 25. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ532-533-030200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140403T0200Z/
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
350 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014

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

* LOCATION...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES.

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST 
  FOR DUST-PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION 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.

&&

$$
894 
WWUS75 KABQ 030203
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
803 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014

NMZ506>509-515-519-520-522-525-528-531-534>538-030315-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140403T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
803 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014

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

WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS ALL OR MOST
LOCALES IN THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS...SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS...SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY...EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...ESTANCIA VALLEY...UPPER
TULAROSA VALLEY...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...HARDING COUNTY...QUAY
COUNTY...CURRY COUNTY...ROOSEVELT COUNTY...DE BACA COUNTY AND THE 
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES
ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING...REACHING THE 25 TO NEARLY 40 MPH RANGE. 

$$

NMZ532-533-030315-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140403T0200Z/
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
803 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014

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

WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS ALL OR MOST
LOCALES IN EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY AND GUADALUPE COUNTY. HOWEVER
WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING...
REACHING THE 25 TO NEARLY 40 MPH RANGE.

$$

NMZ523-524-539-540-031200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140403T1200Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
803 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS 
  EASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG
  IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO INCLUDE THE
  INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR NEAR AND A LITTLE WAYS EITHER SIDE OF 
  CLINES CORNERS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 2 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST FOR
  DUST-PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-526-529-031200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140403T1200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
803 PM MDT WED APR 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SOUTH
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS.

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 TO 5 MILES IN BLOWING DUST FOR
  LOWER ELEVATION DUST-PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS CROSS 
  WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 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.

&&

$$

43
967 
WWUS75 KABQ 031002
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
402 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014

NMZ522-533>538-031800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.140403T1500Z-140404T0000Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
402 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...ESTANCIA VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS
  WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR NEAR AND A
  LITTLE WAYS EITHER SIDE OF CLINES CORNERS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 2 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST 
  FOR DUST-PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-524-539-540-031800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140404T0000Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
402 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS 
  EASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO 
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY 
  STRONG IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO 
  INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR NEAR AND A LITTLE WAYS 
  EITHER SIDE OF CLINES CORNERS. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 2 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST 
  FOR DUST-PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-526-529-031800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140404T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
402 AM MDT THU APR 3 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SOUTH 
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST 
  HIGHLANDS. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY 
  THURSDAY MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG 
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 TO 5 MILES IN BLOWING DUST 
  FOR LOWER ELEVATION DUST-PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS CROSS 
  WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 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.

&&

$$
413 
WWUS75 KABQ 031805
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1205 PM MDT THU APR 3 2014

NMZ522-533>538-040000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-140404T0000Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1205 PM MDT THU APR 3 2014

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

* LOCATION...ESTANCIA VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN PLAINS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM...GRADUALLY
  DECREASING IN SPEED THEREAFTER.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 2 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST 
  FOR DUST-PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-524-539-540-040000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140404T0000Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1205 PM MDT THU APR 3 2014

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

* LOCATION...SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS 
  EASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM...GRADUALLY
  DECREASING IN SPEED THEREAFTER.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-526-529-040000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-140404T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1205 PM MDT THU APR 3 2014

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

* LOCATION...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SOUTH 
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST 
  HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM...GRADUALLY
  DECREASING IN SPEED THEREAFTER.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED TO 3 TO 5 MILES IN BLOWING DUST 
  FOR LOWER ELEVATION DUST-PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS CROSS 
  WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 31, 12:01 PM MDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 12:01 PM MDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1201 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
VFR CONDITIONS FOR ALL TAFS SITES...WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS
FROM THE WEST. WIND GUSTS COULD PEAK BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON FOR KGUP...KLVS...AND KTCC. BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL
CREATE A WINDSHIFT WITH LOW CLOUDS NOT LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
TONIGHT.

.PREV DISCUSSION...335 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014...
.SYNOPSIS...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHEAST
AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AS BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS PERSIST OVERALL.
WINDY CONDITIONS LINGER WEDNESDAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD TO THE
TEXAS BORDER. RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS WILL
BEGIN TO WORK INTO THE NORTHWEST THIRD OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES. TEMPERATURES
COOL TO NEAR TO BELOW AVERAGE VALUES THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...WHILE MAINLY SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS PERSIST OVER
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. PRECIPITATION CHANCES DIMINISH WITH A WARMING
TREND OVERALL SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
UNSETTLED WEATHER PERSISTS THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK. LINGERING
WINDS FROM THE EAST SLOPES CENTRAL MT CHAIN TO THE TX BORDER WHERE
MODELS INDICATE STG MT TOP WINDS PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE
DIMINISHING. CONSEQUENTLY WILL KEEP THE CURRENT HIGH WIND
WARNING/WIND ADVYS GOING. HIGHS TODAY OVERALL WILL BE COOLER THOUGH
NOT OVERLY SO.

NEXT UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING TOWARD THE WEST COAST EARLY
THIS MORNING. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN
TONIGHT/TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CRANK UP AGAIN OVER NEW
MEXICO. ANTICIPATING THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL WIND HIGHLIGHTS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE WEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST AS
TEMPERATURES WARM AGAIN BUT NOT QUITE AS MUCH OVER NORMAL AS WAS THE
CASE SUNDAY. WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN
THE WEATHER GRIDS FOR TUESDAY.

WEDNESDAY SHOULD BEGIN A COOLING TREND AS CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
INCREASE OVER THE NORTHWEST THIRD. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION BEST
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BEFORE THE SYSTEM EXITS THURSDAY NIGHT. A
WEAKER SYSTEM ON ITS/ HEELS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MAY ALSO HAVE SOME
UPSLOPE FLOW TO WORK WITH IN THE EAST THANKS TO A FRONT. CLEARING
WITH A WARMING TREND SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE GFS INDICATES A
DOMINANT RIDGE FOR THE ROCKIES THEREAFTER...WHILE THE ECMWF ALLOWS
FOR SPLIT FLOW OR SYSTEMS TO UNDERCUT THE RIDGE.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...TUESDAY AND
POTENTIALLY WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OR MOST OF THE EASTERN PLAINS.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALSO LIKELY ALONG THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY ON TUESDAY.

THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS IS QUICKLY MOVING OVER
NORTHERN NM THIS MORNING...AND WILL EXIT THE STATE BY THE NOON HOUR.
IN ITS WAKE...CONTINUED STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN THRU MID DAY. ASSOCIATED DRY SLOT
MOVED IN LAST NIGHT...THUS EXPECT MORE DRY AIR TO MIX TO THE SURFACE
TODAY. UP TO 10 HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE EASTERN PLAINS...THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING LOOKS TO BE IN GOOD
SHAPE. SEVERAL HOURS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE ALSO LIKELY
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY. FORTUNATELY...WINDS DO NOT LOOK TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN THE RGV...BUT 1 TO 3 HOURS OF
CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NM.

WINDS WILL RELAX THIS EVENING AND A WEAK BACK DOOR FRONT WILL NUDGE
INTO NORTHEAST NM. GENERALLY POOR TO FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT...THOUGH LOCALLY GOOD RECOVERIES ARE POSSIBLE
BEHIND THE FRONT.

TUESDAY CONTINUES TO LOOK TO BE A CRITICAL DAY AS ANOTHER WAVE
GRAZES NORTHERN NM. HAVE UPGRADED ALL OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO A RED FLAG WARNING. THOUGH WINDS AND HUMIDITIES
LOOK TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS ZONE
102...TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE NEAR NORMAL AND HAINES VALUES HAVE
DROPPED SLIGHTLY. THIS SCENARIO HOLDS TRUE FOR MUCH OF THE WEST AS
WELL. MEANWHILE...TEMPS WILL BE 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH
MODERATE HAINES ACROSS THE RGV AND POINTS EASTWARD.

TUESDAY NIGHT WILL AGAIN FEATURE POOR TO FAIR RECOVERIES...WITH THE
LOWEST READINGS ACROSS THE RGV AND EASTERN PLAINS.  SOME GOOD
RECOVERIES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST.

BY WEDNESDAY...THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BE DIGGING INTO THE GREAT
BASIN. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AREAWIDE...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE WEST AS TEMPERATURES COOL BELOW NORMAL. SUB-15
PERCENT HUMIDITIES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE EAST...THOUGH INSTABILITY
LOOKS TO BE TOO MARGINAL TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH AT THIS TIME.
LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO MONITOR.

THIS STORM SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NM ON THURSDAY. SOME
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NORTH...THOUGH WETTING
PRECIPITATION MAY BE LIMITED. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND
SOUTH OF I-40...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 15
PERCENT AS TEMPS WILL BE BELOW NORMAL ALL AREAS.  THE ONE EXCEPTION
MAY BE THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...WHERE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 15
PERCENT...DESPITE BELOW NORMAL TEMPS.

DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN ON FRIDAY AFTER THE SYSTEM DEPARTS...UNDER
WEAK RIDGING. HOWEVER...YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BE TAKING
SHAPE ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S...HOWEVER THIS ONE MAY DIG FAR ENOUGH
SOUTH SUCH THAT NM MAY NOT SEE MUCH INCREASE IN WINDS AS THE SYSTEM
PASSES. IN FACT...THERE IS SOME INDICATION THAT GULF MOISTURE WILL
BE PULLED INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. THUS...
HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS OVER THE WEEKEND.

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&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ513>515-527>529.

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-107-108.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ521>524-526-539-540.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ102.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 6:00 AM MDT, 8 hours 58 minutes before
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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 31, 11:27 AM MDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1127 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

0800 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 8 SSW RED RIVER         36.59N 105.45W
03/30/2014  M65 MPH          TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

            KACHINA PEAK AT TAOS SKI AREA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400646

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 11:28 AM MDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1128 AM MDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

0353 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 W FARMINGTON          36.75N 108.22W
03/30/2014  M59 MPH          SAN JUAN           NM   ASOS

            KFMN ASOS.

0522 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 WNW GALLUP            35.54N 108.78W
03/30/2014  M61 MPH          MCKINLEY           NM   ASOS

            KGUP ASOS.

0553 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  3 WNW GALLUP            35.54N 108.78W
03/30/2014  M41 MPH          MCKINLEY           NM   ASOS

            KGUP ASOS.

0555 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NNW ANGEL FIRE        36.42N 105.29W
03/30/2014  M61 MPH          COLFAX             NM   AWOS

            KAXX AWOS.

0712 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 6 NE LAS VEGAS          35.66N 105.14W
03/30/2014  M60 MPH          SAN MIGUEL         NM   ASOS

            KLVS ASOS.

0800 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 8 SSW RED RIVER         36.59N 105.45W
03/30/2014  M65 MPH          TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

            KACHINA PEAK AT TAOS SKI AREA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400640 ABQ1400641 ABQ1400642 ABQ1400643 ABQ1400644
ABQ1400646

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 4:50 AM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Catron, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro and 2 more40 hr
Mar 31, 2:58 PM MDTHigh Wind WatchABQ14 hr
Mar 31, 3:24 PM MDTFire Weather WatchABQHarding, San Miguel, Union24 hr

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