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Wind Advisory 27, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 25, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Apr 25, 2014, 3:18 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 26, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 25, 2014, 3:18 PM MDT (21:18 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 26, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2014, 9:00 AM MDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

647 
WWUS75 KABQ 252118
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
318 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS SATURDAY AND LIKELY INTO SUNDAY...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ATTENDANT PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO SATURDAY INTO EARLY
SUNDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS FORECAST BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE
FRONT. WHILE STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST ALMOST AREA-WIDE...DAMAGING
WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL PORTIONS OF
THE AREA SATURDAY AND POTENTIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY EVEN PERSIST INTO MONDAY. IN ADDITION...
THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS.

NMZ521-523-524-526-539-540-260530-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
318 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN
  LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 OR 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK 
  DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME 
  SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY 
  MORNING AND PEAK AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE 
  POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE 
  ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING 
  TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW 
  WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ529-260530-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
318 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 25
  CORRIDOR FROM THE PECOS RIVER EAST AND NORTHEAST TO LAS VEGAS
  AND WATROUS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 OR 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING
  THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME SATURDAY
  NIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND
  PEAK AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE 
  POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE 
  ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING 
  TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW 
  WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-522-528-531>537-260530-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
318 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A
HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA VALLEY...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...HARDING
  COUNTY...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...GUADALUPE...QUAY...CURRY...
  ROOSEVELT AND DE BACA COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 OR 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK 
  DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME 
  SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY 
  MORNING AND PEAK AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE 
  POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO 
  SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE 
  ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING 
  TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW 
  WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-504>509-511>514-517>520-525-527-530-538-260530-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-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-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-UNION COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
318 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 OR 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING
  THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME SATURDAY
  NIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND
  PEAK AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS...
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
945 
WWUS75 KABQ 260417
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1017 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...A MULTI-DAY STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND EVENT ON TAP
FOR PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ATTENDANT PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO SATURDAY INTO EARLY
SUNDAY...WITH STRONG WINDS FORECAST BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE
FRONT. WHILE STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST ALMOST AREA-WIDE...THE
GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTH-CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. STRONG
TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY EVEN PERSIST INTO MONDAY. IN ADDITION...THE
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS.

NMZ521-523-524-526-529-539-540-261100-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1017 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN 
  LINCOLN AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH SATURDAY.
  WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING
  THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME SATURDAY
  NIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND
  PEAK AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH POTENTIAL FOR
  SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS...PARTICULARLY DOWNWIND OF
  WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY HIGH
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-522-528-531>537-261100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
1017 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA VALLEY...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...HARDING
  COUNTY...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...GUADALUPE...QUAY...CURRY...
  ROOSEVELT AND DE BACA COUNTIES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH SATURDAY.
  WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING
  THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME SATURDAY
  NIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND
  PEAK AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY HIGH
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY
  SIGNS... AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-504>509-511>514-517>520-525-527-530-538-261100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-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-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-UNION COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1017 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

* LOCATION...LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO... 
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 OR 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK 
  DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME 
  SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY 
  MORNING AND PEAK AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$
429 
WWUS75 KABQ 260953
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
353 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...LONG DURATION STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR PORTIONS
OF NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT...WITH STRONG WINDS FORECAST BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE
FRONT. WHILE STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST AREA WIDE...THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. STRONG WINDS MAY EVEN PERSIST INTO
MONDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH
THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS.

NMZ521-523-524-526-529-539-540-261800-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140426T1800Z-140428T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
353 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS EXTENDED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH 9 PM MDT SUNDAY.

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN
  LINCOLN...SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TODAY.
  WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND PEAK DURING THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS
  WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH
  POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS BELOW ONE
  MILE.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED
  ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-531>537-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140426T1800Z-140428T0300Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
353 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE ESTANCIA VALLEY AND MUCH OF THE
  EASTERN PLAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  SATURDAY. WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND PEAK DURING THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS
  WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 1 MILE.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED
  ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY
  SIGNS... AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ525-530-261800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140426T1800Z-140428T0300Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-UNION COUNTY-
353 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATION...THE TULAROSA VALLEY AND UNION COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 60 MPH TODAY. WEST
  30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND PEAK DURING THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS
  WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 1 MILE.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG
  WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-510-516-261800-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
353 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...
  SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS...
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ528-261800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T1500Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
353 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM MDT
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH TODAY.
  WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE
  SOME SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY
  MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 MILES TODAY AND 1
  MILE SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED
  ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY
  SIGNS... AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-261800-
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T1500Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
353 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM MDT
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  SATURDAY. WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE
  SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY
  MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 MILES TODAY AND 1
  MILE ON SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED
  ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY
  SIGNS... AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-261800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
353 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  SATURDAY. WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE
  SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY
  MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 MILES TODAY AND 1
  MILE SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED
  ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY
  SIGNS... AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>514-261800-
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
353 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO WEST SLOPES AND
  HIGH PEAKS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  SATURDAY. WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE
  SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY
  MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED
  ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY
  SIGNS... AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-504>509-511-517>520-538-261800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
353 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE
  SOME SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN LATE SUNDAY
  MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG
  WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

40
022 
WWUS75 KABQ 261756
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1156 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...LONG DURATION STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR
MUCH OF NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT...
WITH STRONG WINDS FORECAST BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT.
WHILE STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST AREA WIDE...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS. STRONG WINDS MAY EVEN PERSIST INTO MONDAY. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH THE LIKELIHOOD
FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS.

NMZ521>526-529>537-539-540-270300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140426T1800Z-140428T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1156 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF EASTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR
  ALBUQUERQUE TO THE TEXAS BORDER.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TODAY.
  WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND PEAK DURING THE EARLY 
  EVENING HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS 
  WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 1 
  MILE. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY HIGH
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-270300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
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-
1156 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH TODAY.
  WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY HIGH
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-270300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T1500Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1156 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA AND FAR NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH TODAY. 
  WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  HOURS. THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS
  WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY HIGH
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

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>511-516>520-538-270300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.140426T1800Z-140427T0300Z/
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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1156 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... 
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  HOURS. THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS
  WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR LOCALIZED VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$
166 
WWUS75 KABQ 270251
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
851 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...LONG DURATION STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR MUCH OF
NEW MEXICO...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE SWEEPING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN
NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST AREA
WIDE...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS
MAY EVEN PERSIST INTO MONDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

NMZ512>515-271200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
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-
851 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
  SUNDAY.

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DUST ARE LIKELY WITH
  POTENTIAL FOR VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS BELOW 3 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY HIGH
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST AND SNOW MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. HIGH WINDS
  CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY SIGNS...AND
  SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ538-271200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
851 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL
  STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR LOCALIZED VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS BELOW 3 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS...
  ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

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>511-516>520-271200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-140427T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
851 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

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

* LOCATION...LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... 
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS. 

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL
  STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-271200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0007.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-140427T1500Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
851 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA AND FAR NORTHEAST 
  HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  OVERNIGHT. WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  SUNDAY.

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 
  MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY HIGH
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH WINDS CAN
  TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY SIGNS...AND
  SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

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>537-539-540-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
851 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF EASTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM TIJERAS CANYON
  TO THE TEXAS BORDER.

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65
  MPH.

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 1 
  MILE. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY HIGH
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH WINDS CAN
  TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY SIGNS...AND
  SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

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.

&&

$$
268 
WWUS75 KABQ 270411 AAA
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1011 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...LONG DURATION STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR MUCH OF
NEW MEXICO...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE SWEEPING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN
NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST AREA
WIDE...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS
MAY EVEN PERSIST INTO MONDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

NMZ534>536-270600-
/O.NEW.KABQ.DU.Y.0002.140427T0411Z-140427T0600Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
1011 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...QUAY...CURRY...AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES.

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH
  SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 1 MILE...AND LOCALLY
  BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH 
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY 
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ538-270600-
/O.NEW.KABQ.DU.Y.0002.140427T0411Z-140427T0600Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1011 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME OVERNIGHT...WINDS 
  WILL STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH
  SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS BELOW 1 MILE...AND LOCALLY
  BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN 
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-270600-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-140427T1500Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1011 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA AND FAR NORTHEAST 
  HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH 
  OVERNIGHT. WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH 
  SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL 
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 
  MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH 
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY 
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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.

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>533-537-539-540-270600-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1011 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF EASTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW 
  MEXICO INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM TIJERAS 
  CANYON TO THE TEXAS BORDER. 

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL 
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 1 
  MILE. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH 
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY 
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-270600-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
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-
1011 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH 
  SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL 
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON 
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DUST ARE LIKELY WITH 
  POTENTIAL FOR VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS BELOW 3 MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SNOW MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY 
  SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...
  CARPORTS...HIGHWAY SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY 
  CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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>511-516>520-270600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1011 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... 
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS. 

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL 
  STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED VISIBILITY LIMITATIONS BELOW 3 MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN 
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$
683 
WWUS75 KABQ 270536
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1136 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...LONG DURATION STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR MUCH OF
NEW MEXICO...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE SWEEPING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN
NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST AREA
WIDE...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS
MAY EVEN PERSIST INTO MONDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

NMZ534>536-271200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140427T0600Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
1136 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...QUAY...CURRY...AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES.

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL 
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES AND LOCALLY LOWER IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH 
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY 
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ538-271200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140427T0600Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1136 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME OVERNIGHT...WINDS 
  WILL STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES AND LOCALLY LOWER IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN 
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-140427T1500Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1136 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA AND FAR NORTHEAST 
  HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH 
  OVERNIGHT. WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH 
  SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL 
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITY
  RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES AND LOCALLY LOWER IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH 
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY 
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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.

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>533-537-539-540-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1136 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF EASTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW 
  MEXICO INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM TIJERAS 
  CANYON TO THE TEXAS BORDER. 

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL 
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES AND LOCALLY LOWER IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH 
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY 
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
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-
1136 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH 
  SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL 
  QUICKLY STRENGTHEN SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON 
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DUST ARE LIKELY WITH 
  POTENTIAL FOR VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SNOW MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY 
  SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES... 
  CARPORTS...HIGHWAY SIGNS... AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY 
  CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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>511-516>520-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1136 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... 
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS. 

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...WINDS WILL 
  STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR LOCALIZED VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN 
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$
647 
WWUS75 KABQ 270922
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
322 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FROM
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS BORDER TODAY...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC
COLD FRONT SWEPT ACROSS NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. IN
ITS WAKE...STRONG WINDS WILL QUICKLY REDEVELOP THIS MORNING. WHILE
STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST AREA WIDE...THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS. STRONG WINDS MAY EVEN PERSIST INTO MONDAY. AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST WILL RETURN...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SIGNIFICANT
VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

NMZ527-528-271500-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-140427T1500Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
322 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA AND FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  THROUGH MID MORNING. WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN THIS MORNING AND
  PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITY 
  RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES AND LOCALLY LOWER IN DUST PRONE 
  AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH 
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY 
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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.

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>537-539-540-271500-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
322 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF EASTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW 
  MEXICO INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM TIJERAS 
  CANYON TO THE TEXAS BORDER. 

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AGAIN THIS MORNING AND
  PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH 
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES AND LOCALLY LOWER IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH 
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY 
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-538-271500-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
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-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
322 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND CHAVES COUNTY
  PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN QUICKLY THIS MORNING AND PEAK
  THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH 
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES AND LOCALLY LOWER IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN 
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

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>511-516>520-271500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
322 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

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

* LOCATION...LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... 
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS. 

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN QUICKLY AGAIN THIS MORNING AND
  PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR LOCALIZED VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN 
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$

40
315 
WWUS75 KABQ 271455
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
855 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WITH POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND
BLOWING DUST FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS BORDER
TODAY...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC
COLD FRONT SWEPT ACROSS NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
IN ITS WAKE...STRONG WINDS HAVE REDEVELOPED THIS MORNING. WHILE
STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST AREA WIDE...THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS. STRONG WINDS MAY EVEN PERSIST INTO MONDAY. AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST WILL RETURN...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SIGNIFICANT
VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

NMZ527-528-280300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-140427T1500Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
855 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATION...RATON RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA AND FAR NORTHEAST 
  HIGHLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  LATER THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITY 
  RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES AND LOCALLY LOWER IN DUST PRONE 
  AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH 
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY 
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-530>537-539-540-280300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.DU.Y.0003.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
855 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE
  40 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR CLINES CORNERS TO THE TEXAS BORDER.

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  LATER THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES AND LOCALLY
  LOWER IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH 
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY 
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ538-280300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.DU.Y.0003.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
855 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO BETWEEN 1 AND 3 MILES AND LOCALLY
  LOWER IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN 
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-280300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
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-
855 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN 
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-522-524>526-529-280300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
855 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  LATER THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH 
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 MILES AND LOCALLY LOWER IN 
  DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUSLY 
  HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT 
  REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. HIGH 
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...POWER LINES...CARPORTS...HIGHWAY 
  SIGNS...AND SEVERELY DAMAGE POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES. 

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>511-516>520-280300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/
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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
855 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... 
  INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO AREAS. 

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR 3 
  MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN 
  VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 

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 Apr 25, 3:09 PM MDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 3:09 PM MDT, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
309 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A WILD AND WINDY WEEKEND IS ON TAP AS A POTENT SPRING STORM SYSTEM
AND ATTENDANT PACIFIC COLD FRONT SWING EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO.
STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE FEATURED IMPACT...WITH SOME BLOWING DUST.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY AS THE SYSTEM
PUSHES INTO NEW MEXICO...THEN CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BECOMING FOCUSED
ON THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS INTO SUNDAY. SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE TUSAS...JEMEZ AND SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE SUNDAY...BUT WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS COLDER AIR
MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES. BELOW
NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEK...ALTHOUGH
TRENDING UP TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BEGINS TO DEVELOP OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AIR ADVECTION AND DEEP LAYER MIXING UNDERWAY THIS AFTERNOON
IN ADVANCE OF THE WEEKEND STORM SYSTEM...WITH CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS BEING OBSERVED. HIGHS TODAY ARE ABOVE NORMAL
AND GENERALLY 5-15 DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. CLOUD COVER TO
GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING IN ADVANCE OF
THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM...WITH LOWS ABOVE NORMAL AND GENERALLY 5-15
DEGREES WARMER THAN THIS MORNING'S.

THE POTENT UPPER LOW AND ATTENDANT PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SWING EAST ACROSS
THE STATE OVERNIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INITIAL IMPACT WILL BE
STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST. THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SATURDAY
HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES. IN
ADDITION TO THE WIND IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED (SEE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW FOR DETAILS). THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FROPA LATE
SATURDAY...WITH THE BOUNDARY SHARPENED BY EVAPORATIVE COOLING OF
THE FRONTAL LAYER FROM POST-FRONTAL PRECIPITATION. MAY EVEN SEE AN
HOUR OR TWO OF HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA WINDS HERE IN THE ABQ
METRO LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED HERE IN ABQ (TRACE TO 0.05")
...BUT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LOOK TO BENEFIT FROM SOME
POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LOW TRANSITIONS OVERHEAD. 4 TO 8 INCHES
SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 9K FEET IN THE TUSAS AND SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WHERE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE
REQUIRED. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY
NIGHT AND CRANK BACK UP SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
PLAINS. HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SUNDAY AS STRONG WINDS
CONTINUE OVER THE AREA ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LOW. BLOWING
DUST WILL LIKELY GET GOING AGAIN OUT EAST ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY
AFTER A LITTLE SURFACE HEATING. THE OTHER WEATHER STORY FOR SUNDAY
WILL BE THE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES...WHICH WILL FEEL EVEN
COOLER THANKS TO THE WINDS.

WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
JET ENERGY CONTINUES TO DIG DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE EXPANSIVE
UPPER LEVEL LOW TAKING SHAPE OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. WIND ADVISORIES
ARE LIKELY MONDAY AND POSSIBLY TUESDAY AS WELL...MAKING FOUR DAYS
IN A ROW WITH WIND HIGHLIGHTS. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO CONTINUE AS WELL THANKS TO THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE
AIRMASS WITH A COUPLE PIECES OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY AND A BACKDOOR
COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A WARMING TREND
FORECAST FOR LATE NEXT WEEK WITH PRESSURE HEIGHTS INCREASING AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE SW U.S.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY
STRONGER TO DAMAGING WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY...

MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS BLEW ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE
TODAY WITH 35 MPH GUSTS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS EASTWARD. WINDS
COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR
THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
WESTERN AREAS SHOULD GET INTO THE ACT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING AS HIGH CLOUDS PUSH OFF TO THE EAST.

SATURDAY...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL...EASTERN AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS DUE TO VERY STRONG TO
DAMAGING WINDS THAT COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH OR HIGHER.
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. MODELS ARE FASTER WITH THE SURFACE
COLD FRONT POSSIBLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR RH TO MEET RED FLAG
CRITERIA IN MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. FUTURE SHIFTS CAN TAKE ONE
MORE LOOK INTO POSSIBLY REMOVING THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM
THE RED FLAG. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
REGION SATURDAY...BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR AND SCATTERED SHOWER
ACTIVITY TO PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND NORTH. THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN
MOUNTAINS WILL SEE SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS.

SUNDAY...VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE AREA WIDE...WITH STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL
BE STRONG WITH POOR RH VALUES...BELOW TO WELL BELOW AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES WILL PREVENT WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY BUT START TAPERING OFF
TUESDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD IN FROM
THE WEST DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.

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&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
VFR CONDITIONS FOR ALL TAFS SITES FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS. STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO NEAR 40 KTS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING....WITH STRONGER GUST ALONG AND EAST
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. LOWERING
CEILINGS AND ISOLD -SHRAS FOR FAR WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN NM
INCLUDING KFMN AND KGUP SATURDAY MORNING BTWN 11-14Z AS STRONG SFC
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE
EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AREA WIDE.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  43  65  33  57 /   0  50  50  10
DULCE...........................  35  62  29  52 /   0  60  80  20
CUBA............................  36  63  31  53 /   0  40  70  10
GALLUP..........................  37  60  31  56 /   0  60  50  10
EL MORRO........................  34  57  30  51 /   0  50  40   5
GRANTS..........................  37  62  33  55 /   0  40  40   5
QUEMADO.........................  39  60  32  55 /   0  60  40   0
GLENWOOD........................  35  68  35  67 /   0  50  30   0
CHAMA...........................  31  59  25  43 /   0  70  90  30
LOS ALAMOS......................  44  64  33  53 /   0  30  50  10
PECOS...........................  42  64  32  52 /   0  20  50   5
CERRO/QUESTA....................  34  66  29  49 /   0  20  70  20
RED RIVER.......................  30  56  24  37 /   0  30  80  40
ANGEL FIRE......................  31  60  26  39 /   0  30  60  30
TAOS............................  33  67  31  50 /   0  20  70  20
MORA............................  41  64  32  51 /   0  20  40  10
ESPANOLA........................  40  70  35  57 /   0  20  40   5
SANTA FE........................  45  66  33  54 /   0  20  50   5
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  40  69  35  57 /   0  20  40   5
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  49  71  38  62 /   0  10  30   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  51  71  39  63 /   0  10  30   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  46  73  38  65 /   0  10  20   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  49  72  39  64 /   0  10  30   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  46  75  41  66 /   0  10  20   0
RIO RANCHO......................  48  72  38  63 /   0  20  30   0
SOCORRO.........................  51  76  44  69 /   0  10  20   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  47  68  34  59 /   0  20  40   0
TIJERAS.........................  48  69  36  58 /   0  20  40   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  39  69  35  56 /   0  10  30   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  45  68  33  56 /   0   5  30   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  47  69  37  60 /   0  10  20   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  50  73  40  64 /   0   5  10   0
RUIDOSO.........................  49  70  41  61 /   0   5  20   0
CAPULIN.........................  44  73  36  58 /   0   5  20  30
RATON...........................  38  75  35  61 /   0   5  20  20
SPRINGER........................  41  74  37  61 /   0   5  20  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  42  69  39  57 /   0  10  30   0
CLAYTON.........................  48  81  40  64 /   0   0   5  10
ROY.............................  46  77  39  61 /   0   0  10   0
CONCHAS.........................  53  80  44  69 /   0   0  10   0
SANTA ROSA......................  53  81  44  68 /   0   0  10   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  53  85  46  73 /   0   0   5   0
CLOVIS..........................  51  83  44  71 /   0   0   5   0
PORTALES........................  53  84  46  73 /   0   0   5   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  54  83  46  70 /   0   0   5   0
ROSWELL.........................  53  89  49  80 /   0   0   5   0
PICACHO.........................  53  83  46  74 /   0   0  10   0
ELK.............................  51  78  43  68 /   0   0  10   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ521-523-524-526-529-539-540.

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103>109.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ515-521>524-526-528-529-531>537-539-540.

WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ502-504>509-511>515-517>520-522-525-527-528-530>538.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 5:24 AM MDT, 9 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
524 AM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

NMZ501>540-261200-
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-
524 AM MDT FRI APR 25 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS. LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WHERE WIND GUSTS MAY TOP 60 MPH...CAUSING
DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND TREES. STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY
PERSIST INTO MONDAY AS WELL. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW
HUMIDITIES ON SATURDAY WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. IN
ADDITION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
SATURDAY NIGHT...PRIMARILY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 6:24 AM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more39 hr
Apr 25, 3:18 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningABQ54 hr

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Wind Advisories in New Mexico, 2014Every wind advisory in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.