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Wind Advisory 28, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 26, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Apr 26, 2014, 8:51 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 27, 2014, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2014, 8:51 PM MDT (02:51 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 27, 2014, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2014, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

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THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
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.

&&

$$
029 
WWUS75 KABQ 272241 AAA
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
441 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY PULL AWAY
FROM NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS OVER THE REGION WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN
MONDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AGAIN IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

NMZ523-530>534-537>540-280300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
441 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY. 

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

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO BETWEEN 5 AND 6 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.

&&

$$

NMZ535-536-280300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
441 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

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

* LOCATION...CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES.

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-522-524>529-280300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
441 PM 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 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DUST ARE LIKELY WITH
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO BETWEEN 3 AND 6 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.

&&

$$

NMZ501>511-516>520-280300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-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-
441 PM 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THE POTENTIAL
  FOR LOCALIZED VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO BETWEEN 3 AND 6 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.

&&

$$
327 
WWUS75 KABQ 280244
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
844 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

NMZ535-536-280345-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KABQ.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
844 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS ARE TAPERING OFF OVER THE AREA HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN
BREEZY THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL OCCUR TOMORROW.

$$

NMZ512>515-521>534-537>540-280345-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-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-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-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
844 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS ARE TAPERING OFF OVER MUCH OF THE REGION HOWEVER IT WILL
REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR TOMORROW.

$$

NMZ501>511-516>520-280345-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-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-
844 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS ARE TAPERING OFF OVER MUCH OF THE REGION HOWEVER IT WILL
REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH TONIGHT AROUND THE HIGH TERRAIN. ANOTHER
ROUND OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IS POSSIBLE TOMORROW.

$$

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 26, 5:50 PM MDT, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 5:50 PM MDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
550 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE
INTENSE LATE SEASON COLD FRONT MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL NM
NEAR 00Z SUN WILL REACH THE NM/TX LINE BY 06Z- 09Z. VERY STRONG
SFC WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS IT MARCHES
EASTWARD THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45-55KTS WILL BE COMMON...WITH
THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VSBY TO LESS THAN 3 MILES IN THE
VICINITY OF KABQ AS WELL AS KTCC AND KROW WHERE IFR VSBYS ARE
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL TREND DOWN OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
WEST AS COLDER AIR DEEPENS FROM THE WEST. THREAT OF HIGH WINDS
WILL PERSIST ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN...PARTICULARLY FROM KLVS TO KRTN. BANDS OF MOSTLY LIGHT
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS WELL AS
ACROSS FAR NORTHERN NM WHERE AREAS OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SUNDAY AS WELL...WITH HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF SFC WIND GUSTS OF 50 KTS
OR GREATER FOR KLVS...KRTN...AND KTCC. KJ

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...300 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014...
.SYNOPSIS...
A HIGHLY UNUSUAL WEATHER SYSTEM IS IMPACTING NEW MEXICO TODAY. THE
CORE OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM IS UNUSUALLY COLD...CAUSING HEAVY SNOW
AT FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WINDS AT THE SURFACE
AND ALOFT ARE UNUSUALLY STRONG WITH THIS LARGE SCALE STORM...AS A
RESULT SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE EAST
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.  WITH THESE WINDS
BLOWING DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THESE STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW
AT THE CORE OF THE STORM MOVES INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION FROM
NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS EVENING THEN TRACKS ALONG THE NEW MEXICO...
COLORADO STATE LINE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.  A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH NEW MEXICO BRINGING COLDER
TEMPERATURES AND A GOOD CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHERN AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO...AND MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD
FRONT STRONG WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE THE RULE ON
SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LOW INTENSIFIES AND TRACKS INTO THE GREAT PLAINS
OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASKA. MODERATE COLD NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
OVERSPREAD NEW MEXICO LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS THIS LARGE
SCALE STORM TRACKS THROUGH THE GREAT PLAINS TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES
REGION.  BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS
NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
NWP MODELS TRACK A 549 DM 500 MB UPPER LOW ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 10 HOURS. THIS IS AN ANOMALOUSLY COLD
AND DEEP 500 MB LOW...-2.5 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL 500
HEIGHT AND TEMPERATURE VALUES. QUITE UNUSUAL. WITH THE RESULTANT
STRONG BAROCLINIC FORCING ALOFT...STRONG FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING
WITH THE PACIFIC COLD FRONT AND THE STRONG 25-28 MB SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE 983 MB SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO AND AZ/NM LINE...STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND AT
THE SURFACE WILL IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
TODAY AND TOMORROW. WIND AND WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN PLACE AND
WILL CONTINUE TO BE FRESHENED AS THIS LARGE SCALE STORM MOVES
THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR CONCERN WHILE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
BE MUTED TODAY AS COLD ADVECTION OVERSPREADS THE ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
WITH THE PACIFIC COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...AS IT SWEEPS FROM WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...MOVING THROUGH GALLUP AT THIS
TIME...THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE AROUND 6 PM/00Z AND INTO THE EASTERN
PLAINS AROUND 9PM/03Z. PRECIPITATION IS MOST LIKELY NEAR THE COLD
CORE OF THE UPPER LOW ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WHERE STEEPER
LAPSE RATES WILL ENHANCE LIFT AND PRECIPITATION DEVELOPMENT AS
WELL AS IN FRONTAL BANDS AHEAD OF AND ALIGNED WITH THE COLD FRONT
WHERE CONVECTION AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THESE
BANDS COULD PRODUCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO. EXPECT 50 KNOT WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN TOPS OF THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OVERNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW AND
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR WEST SLOPE AREAS ABOVE 8000
FEET...BUT EXPECT SNOW LEVELS TO ACTUALLY DROP WELL BELOW
THAT...SO THAT TAOS COULD SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW.

MORE WIND AGAIN TOMORROW ALONG WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY TOMORROW NIGHT WHICH WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES
TO DROP TO NEAR AND OR BELOW FREEZING ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST...THE ESTANCIA VALLEY AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AND EVEN
THE SANTA FE METRO AS WELL AS THE HIGH TERRAIN. MODERATE WINDS AGAIN
MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD WIND ADVISORIES
ANTICIPATED...AND A FEW SPOT HIGH WIND WARNINGS AS WELL. WINDS WILL
DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT AS THE ATMOSPHERE DECOUPLES WITH THE BOUNDARY
LAYER...PRODUCING ANOTHER ROUND OF FREEZING AND NEAR FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ACROSS SIMILAR AREAS AS SUNDAY NIGHT.

WINDS DECREASE TUESDAY TO OCCASIONAL BREEZES...EXCEPT ACROSS THE NE
WHERE MODERATELY WINDY CONDITIONS FORM BEHIND A BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT.  ENOUGH NORTHERLY WIND STRENGTH EXPECTED TO CAUSE DUST TO BE
LIFTED FROM THE SE COLORADO DUST SOURCE REGION AND BE BLOWN ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AROUND CLAYTON.  DRY COOL NORTHERLY FLOW
WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY PUNCTUATED BY A BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT TUESDAY. THIS BACK DOOR FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH AND
WEST...ENOUGH TO PUSH THROUGH THE GAPS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN. SOME LONG RANGE MODELS INDICATE A CHANCE FOR PLAINS MOISTURE
TO GENERATE PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA
THURSDAY.  HOWEVER...MODEL CONSENSUS LOW ON THIS SCENARIO. FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS SIMILARLY LOW AS WELL...NOT BUYING IT RIGHT NOW.  WITH
GENERALLY NORTHERLY FLOW AND COLD ADVECTION PERSISTING THROUGH THE
WEEK...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY.

01/BENNETT

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PERSIST INTO THE EVENING
HOURS ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO...

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE CURRENTLY PREVAILING ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA...WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BEING OBSERVED FROM THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD
FRONT. AN AREA OF SHOWERS WITH OCCASIONAL THUNDER IS PUSHING INTO
FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA ALONG/BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL
BRING WETTING PRECIPITATION TO THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY THE TUSAS...JEMEZ AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS WHERE UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER
PEAKS AND WEST-FACING SLOPES. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL IMPROVE
TONIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT AND BE FAIR SOUTH AND EAST...AND GOOD TO
EXCELLENT NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FAR WEST.

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST
WINDS FOCUSED FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
EAST TO THE TEXAS BORDER. THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN CLINES
CORNERS AND TUCUMCARI LOOKS TO BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND WIND SPEEDS WILL DEFINITELY HIT CRITICAL THRESHOLDS
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
SUNDAY...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL AND HAINES
VALUES WILL STRUGGLE TO HIT 4.  MORE STRONG WINDS MONDAY AS THE FLOW
BECOMES MORE NORTHWESTERLY...WITH HUMIDITIES AND WINDS ONCE AGAIN
HITTING CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ACROSS A GOOD CHUNK OF THE FORECAST
AREA. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE BELOW TO WELL BELOW
NORMAL.

A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...
HELPING TO HOLD HIGH TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEK.
WINDS WILL BECOME MUCH LESS OF AN ISSUE BY WED/THU...BUT VENT RATES
WILL TAKE A HIT. THAT SAID...NO POOR VENT RATES ARE FORECAST AT THIS
TIME. THE SYNOPTIC WEATHER PATTERN WILL SHIFT LATE IN THE WEEK AND
PRESSURE HEIGHTS WILL RISE GOING INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE MOUNTAIN WEST...LEADING
TO A WARMING TREND WITH TEMPERATURES BACK ABOVE NORMAL BY NEXT
SATURDAY.

11

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ521>526-529>537-539-540.

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-104-106>108.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ501>520-538.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ510>516.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-527-528.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ527-528.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 5:53 AM MDT, 14 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
553 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

NMZ501>540-271200-
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-
553 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO POWER LINES...TREES
AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST IS
LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE
WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL.

STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN AND EASTERN PLAINS. ADDITIONALLY...MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW ARE LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY ON SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL
AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY ACROSS
MANY CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITY EACH DAY.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT FROM
RATON...TO LAS VEGAS...TO ESTANCIA AND CLINES CORNERS AS WELL AS
ACROSS THE SANTA FE METRO AREA AND ESPANOLA. A HARD FREEZE IS
POSSIBLE FOR THESE SAME AREAS AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU
MONDAY NIGHT.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH...AND ANY WILDFIRES THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING
1.888.386.7637.

34

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 26, 5:25 PM MDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
525 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

NMZ507-518-519-521-270015-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO
MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
525 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BERNALILLO...VALENCIA...
EXTREME WESTERN SANTA FE AND SOUTHEASTERN SANDOVAL COUNTIES THROUGH
615 PM MDT...

AT 522 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING EAST INTO THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA AT 45
MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THIS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
THE AREA.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...LOS LUNAS...RIO RANCHO...
ALBUQUERQUE...BERNALILLO...TAYLOR RANCH...TOME...MARIPOSA...PARADISE
HILLS...RIO RANCHO CITY CENTER...TOME-ADELINO...CABEZON...RIO
COMMUNITIES...BOSQUE FARMS...RIO GRANDE NATURE CENTER...ISLETA
PUEBLO...VALENCIA...RIO RANCHO INTEL AREA...SOUTH VALLEY...VISTA
HILLS AND LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE.

BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE HALF MILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3539 10672 3541 10615 3460 10665 3459 10716
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 273DEG 33KT 3505 10674

GUYER
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 5:49 PM MDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
549 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

NMZ512-514-517-518-270015-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE
CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
549 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SANTA FE COUNTY THROUGH
615 PM MDT...

AT 544 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING EAST INTO SANTA FE AT 55 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS FRONT.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SANTA FE...LAMY...
POJOAQUE...NAMBE...TESUQUE...GLORIETA...CUYAMUNGUE...CHUPADERO...
BLACK CANYON CAMPGROUND...GLORIETA CAMPGROUND...BIG TESUQUE
CAMPGROUND AND SANTA FE SKI AREA.

BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE
HALF MILE. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DANGEROUSLY STRONG CROSSWINDS ON
INTERSTATE 25.

&&

LAT...LON 3596 10572 3549 10573 3547 10579 3542 10582
      3541 10625 3592 10615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 254DEG 55KT 3573 10617

GUYER
Local storm report, Apr 26, 5:55 PM MDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
555 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

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

0315 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  7 W OSCURO              33.50N 106.18W
04/26/2014  M41 MPH          LINCOLN            NM   MESONET

0340 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  22 SE BOSQUE DEL APACHE 33.56N 106.65W
04/26/2014  M44 MPH          SOCORRO            NM   MESONET

0400 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 21 SE BOSQUE DEL APACHE 33.62N 106.60W
04/26/2014  M61 MPH          SOCORRO            NM   MESONET

            WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - STALLION WIT.

0400 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  21 SE BOSQUE DEL APACHE 33.62N 106.60W
04/26/2014  M46 MPH          SOCORRO            NM   MESONET

            WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - STALLION WIT.

0405 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NNW TAOS              36.44N 105.60W
04/26/2014  E58 MPH          TAOS               NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

0410 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 18 NNE ENCINOSO         33.92N 105.34W
04/26/2014  M59 MPH          LINCOLN            NM   MESONET

            CSBF TRANSWESTERN PUMP.

0436 PM     SNOW             2 ENE GALLUP            35.53N 108.70W
04/26/2014  M1.0 INCH        MCKINLEY           NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

0440 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 18 WSW OSCURO           33.40N 106.36W
04/26/2014  M59 MPH          LINCOLN            NM   MESONET

            WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - POLE 616.

0450 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 11 SE BOSQUE DEL APACHE 33.72N 106.74W
04/26/2014  M60 MPH          SOCORRO            NM   MESONET

            WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - SULF.

0450 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  11 SE BOSQUE DEL APACHE 33.72N 106.74W
04/26/2014  M42 MPH          SOCORRO            NM   MESONET

            WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - SULF

0500 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 21 SE BOSQUE DEL APACHE 33.62N 106.60W
04/26/2014  M62 MPH          SOCORRO            NM   MESONET

            WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - STALLION WIT.

0515 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 22 SE BOSQUE DEL APACHE 33.56N 106.65W
04/26/2014  M63 MPH          SOCORRO            NM   MESONET

            WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - HARRY.

0522 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 S MESA                33.93N 104.69W
04/26/2014  M62 MPH          CHAVES             NM   APRSWXNET/CWOP

0535 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  3 WSW BELEN             34.65N 106.83W
04/26/2014  M43 MPH          VALENCIA           NM   AWOS

            KE80 AWOS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400801
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400802
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400803
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400804
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400805
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400806
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400807
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400808
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400809
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400810
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400811
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400812
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400813
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400814

JF
Local storm report, Apr 26, 6:59 PM MDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
659 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

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

0442 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NNE LA CIENEGA        35.60N 106.11W
04/26/2014  M59 MPH          SANTA FE           NM   ASOS

            KSAF ASOS.

0557 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSE CLINES CORNERS    35.00N 105.66W
04/26/2014  M62 MPH          TORRANCE           NM   ASOS

            KCQC ASOS.

0610 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 S ALBUQUERQUE         35.04N 106.62W
04/26/2014  M58 MPH          BERNALILLO         NM   ASOS

            KABQ ASOS.

0635 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 6 NE LAS VEGAS          35.66N 105.14W
04/26/2014  M66 MPH          SAN MIGUEL         NM   ASOS

            KLVS ASOS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400815
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400816
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400817
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400818

JF
Local storm report, Apr 26, 7:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
712 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2014

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

0655 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SE LOS ALAMOS         35.88N 106.30W
04/26/2014  M59 MPH          LOS ALAMOS         NM   AWOS

            KLAM AWOS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400819

JF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 10:11 PM MDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryABQ109 min
Apr 27, 8:55 AM MDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryABQ12 hr

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