Wind Advisory 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM

473 
WWUS75 KABQ 301222 AAA
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
522 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...STRONG JET STREAM WILL BRING VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.A STRONG JET STREAM PUSHING INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
WILL FORCE STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
INITIALLY IMPACT THE HIGHER RIDGES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO AND SANDIA MOUNTAINS EARLY TODAY BEFORE
SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL SHIFT ACROSS
THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS LATE TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS PERSISTING FOR MOST OTHER AREAS.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS EVENT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

NMZ512>515-527>529-532-301900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T0600Z/
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
522 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
  EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH...LOCALLY
  HIGHER WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES DOWN AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THIS WILL BE A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND EVENT
  FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS FROM NEAR
  RATON SOUTH TO LAS VEGAS. TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTATED HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO
  DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF INTERSTATE 25
  BETWEEN RATON...WAGON MOUND...LAS VEGAS...AND PECOS.
  ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL FORCE TUMBLEWEEDS ACROSS
  ROADWAYS CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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>524-526-533-539-540-301900-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T0200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
522 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND NORTHERN 
  SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH...LOCALLY
  HIGHER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. 
  WINDS MAY TAPER OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVERNIGHT BEFORE 
  INCREASING DRAMATICALLY AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN 
  AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THIS WILL BE A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND EVENT
  FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM NEAR
  CLINES CORNERS SOUTH TO VAUGHN...DURAN...AND AROUND RUIDOSO.
  TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTATED
  HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. THIS
  INCLUDES STATE HIGHWAY 54 AND HIGHWAY 285. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS
  ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN
  EDGEWOOD...MORIARTY...AND CLINES CORNERS. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG
  WINDS WILL FORCE TUMBLEWEEDS ACROSS ROADWAYS CREATING
  POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505-506-301900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.140130T1900Z-140131T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
522 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

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

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND 
  THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN 
  AS LOW AS 2 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTATED ROADWAYS WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN 
  GALLUP AND GRANTS. 

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.

&&

$$

156 
WWUS75 KABQ 301816
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1116 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING HIGH...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS 
TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A STRONG JET STREAM PUSHING INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
WILL FORCE STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
AND SANDIA MOUNTAINS AND WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST LATER TODAY 
AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS BY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH
WINDY CONDITIONS PERSISTING FOR MOST OTHER AREAS. DAMAGING WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS EVENT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

NMZ512>515-527>529-532-310215-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T0600Z/
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
1116 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS 
  AND EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH...LOCALLY 
  HIGHER WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES DOWN AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THIS WILL BE A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND EVENT 
  FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS FROM 
  NEAR RATON SOUTH TO LAS VEGAS. TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTATED HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME 
  IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF 
  INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN RATON...WAGON MOUND...LAS VEGAS...AND 
  PECOS. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL FORCE TUMBLEWEEDS 
  ACROSS ROADWAYS CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. 

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>524-526-533-539-540-310215-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T0200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1116 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND NORTHERN 
  SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH...LOCALLY 
  HIGHER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS MAY TAPER OFF FOR
  SEVERAL HOURS OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING DRAMATICALLY AGAIN
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN 
  AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THIS WILL BE A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND EVENT 
  FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM NEAR 
  CLINES CORNERS SOUTH TO VAUGHN...DURAN...AND AROUND RUIDOSO. 
  TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTATED HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO DANGEROUS 
  CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES STATE HIGHWAY 54 AND HIGHWAY 285. 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE 
  INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN EDGEWOOD...MORIARTY...AND 
  CLINES CORNERS. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL FORCE 
  TUMBLEWEEDS ACROSS ROADWAYS CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ507-310200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.140130T1900Z-140131T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1116 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN 
  AS LOW AS 2 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG
  CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40...ESPECIALLY
  AROUND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505-506-310200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.140130T1900Z-140131T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1116 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

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

* LOCATION...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND 
  THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN 
  AS LOW AS 2 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG NORTHWEST
  TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTATED ROADWAYS WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG
  CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 AROUND
  GRANTS TO THE LAGUNA PUEBLO.

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

507 
WWUS75 KABQ 310200
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
700 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING HIGH...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS
TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A STRONG JET STREAM PUSHING INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
WILL FORCE STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO AND SANDIA MOUNTAINS AND WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST LATER
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS BY LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS PERSISTING FOR MOST OTHER AREAS.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS EVENT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

NMZ502-505>507-310300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140131T0200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
700 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

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

BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...BUT BELOW WIND
ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

$$

NMZ512>515-527>529-532-310600-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T0600Z/
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
700 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS 
  AND EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES DOWN AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THIS WILL BE A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND EVENT
  FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS FROM NEAR
  RATON SOUTH TO LAS VEGAS. TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTATED HIGHWAYS WILL BE TREACHEROUS DUE TO
  STRONG CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF INTERSTATE 25
  BETWEEN RATON...WAGON MOUND...LAS VEGAS...AND PECOS.
  ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL FORCE TUMBLEWEEDS ACROSS
  ROADWAYS CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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>524-526-533-539-540-311000-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T0200Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
700 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND NORTHERN 
  SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH...LOCALLY 
  HIGHER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS MAY TAPER OFF FOR 
  SEVERAL HOURS OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING DRAMATICALLY AGAIN 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN 
  AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THIS WILL BE A POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND EVENT 
  FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM NEAR 
  CLINES CORNERS SOUTH TO VAUGHN...DURAN...AND AROUND RUIDOSO. 
  TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTATED HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO DANGEROUS 
  CROSSWINDS. THIS INCLUDES STATE HIGHWAY 54 AND HIGHWAY 285. 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE 
  INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN EDGEWOOD...MORIARTY...AND 
  CLINES CORNERS. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL FORCE 
  TUMBLEWEEDS ACROSS ROADWAYS CREATING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL. 

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
346 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

.DISCUSSION...
LOTS TO CONSIDER EARLY THIS MORNING REGARDING PLACEMENT AND TIMING
OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS OVER THE REGION. THE LATEST WATER
VAPOR AND CIRA BLENDED PWAT LOOPS SHOW AN IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE RICH
JET STREAM CRASHING INTO THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. UPPER WINDS OF
140-160 KTS WITH THIS JET STREAM WILL DELIVER A SPRING-LIKE PUNCH
OF WINDS TO MUCH OF NM TODAY AND FRIDAY. LATEST OBS SHOW SURFACE
WINDS ALREADY INCREASING ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN.
THIS FALLS IN LINE VERY WELL WITH TREND OF SREF 700MB MEAN WINDS OF
50-60 KTS. HIGH WIND WARNINGS LOOK IN GREAT SHAPE TODAY AND ONLY A
FEW AREAS OF WESTERN NM WILL NEED SOME WIND ADVISORIES. OBS ALSO
INDICATE SNOW BEGINNING TO BREAK OUT OVER COLORADO...AND THIS WILL
TREND TO THE SOUTH TODAY INTO THE FAR NORTHERN MTS OF NM. STRONG
WARM MOIST ADVECTION OVER THE AREA WILL FORCE TEMPS WELL ABOVE
NORMAL...ESPECIALLY EASTERN NM. EXPECT NEAR RECORD TEMP FOR AREAS
FROM TUCUMCARI SOUTH TO CLOVIS AND ROSWELL. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
HIGH ACROSS THE NORTH. WILL UPGRADE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING
AND PUSH BACK TIMING TO 02Z. FOR RED FLAG CONCERNS SEE FIRE WEATHER
DISCUSSION BELOW.

IMPRESSIVE 700-500MB LAYER WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES. SOME DECOUPLING WILL OCCUR SO WINDS WILL FALL BELOW THE
WARNING THRESHOLD...HOWEVER SPEEDS WILL HOVER NEAR ADVISORY THEN
INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AGAIN FRIDAY. CURRENT HIGH WIND HIGHLIGHTS FOR
THE REGION ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40 IN EASTERN NM LOOK GOOD FOR
FRIDAY. AS THE UPPER JET SLIDES SOUTH STRONG MOIST WESTERLY UPSLOPE
FLOW WILL SLAM THE NORTHERN MTS. WILL EXPAND THE WINTER HIGHLIGHTS
TO ADVISORIES FOR THE FAR NW HIGHLANDS...JEMEZ...AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
MTS THRU EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SOME HIGH PEAKS MAY SEE WARNING
AMOUNTS BUT OVERALL IT WILL TAKE ROUGHLY 36 HRS TO DO SO. WIND WILL
ALSO BE A CONCERN FOR THE SANGRES SO LOOK FOR BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE.

IT DOES APPEAR THERE WILL BE ONE WEAK TRAILING UPPER VORT THAT
SLIDES OVER THE AREA SATURDAY...BRINGING A POTENTIAL UPTICK IN SNOW
SHOWERS. AT THIS TIME HAVE NOT MADE MANY CHANGES TO EXTENDED GRIDS.
THE ACTIVE PATTERN IS PROGGED TO CONTINUE SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK
WITH SEVERAL MORE DISTURBANCES MOVING OVER NM WITH A BACK DOOR
FRONTAL BOUNDARY BANKED UP AGAINST THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN. MODEL QPF
INDICATES PRECIP BREAKING OUT OVER NM WHICH IS ALWAYS A VERY TRICKY
SCENARIO TO FORECAST.

GUYER

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A MULTIFACETED HAZARDS WX PATTERN IN THE CARDS...ESPEC FOR THE NEXT
48 TO 72 HOURS...WITH THE EMPHASIS ON WINDS AND SOME AREAS OF RED
FLAG CONDITIONS. HUMIDITIES...WIND SPEEDS AND WETTING PRECIP CHANCES
ARE STILL LOOKING TO BE SOME OF THE MORE CHALLENGING PARAMETERS TO
DEAL WITH. FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN NM FOR LATER TODAY WILL BE UPGRADED
TO RED FLAG WARNING...THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOWER FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY THAN FOR THE EAST. DECIDED TO UPGRADE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FIRE
WX ZONE 106 AS WELL SINCE WINDS AND MIN RH SHOULD BE CLOSE ENOUGH
TO...AND IN SOME AREAS JUST INTO...CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR LONG
ENOUGH THAT...GIVEN THE SERIOUSLY DRY CONDITIONS...IT SEEMS A LITTLE
UNWISE TO TRIM THIS ZONE OUT OF THE WARNING AREA. BUT TRIMMING IT
OUT ALSO HAS SOME RELEVANCE AS WELL SINCE THERE MAY BE ENOUGH
LINGERING CLOUD COVER TO SUPPRESS NEAR SFC WINDS A BIT. SO...DAY
CREW MAY WANT TO REVISIT THIS LATER THIS MORN WHEN LATEST MODEL
DATA IN THE MIX. THERE IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE MORE CRITICAL AREA
COVERAGE IN EASTERN THIRD OF FIRE WX ZONES 105 AND 109...BUT HAINES
IS 3 OR LESS IN THIS AREA WHICH IS PART OF REASON FOR NOT ISSUING
RED FLAG WARNING THERE.

WINDS TO COME DOWN SOME TONIGHT...BUT FAIRLY LIKELY TO REMAIN BREEZY
TO QUITE WINDY ALONG AND A LITTLE WAYS EAST OF CENTRAL MTN CHAIN.
FORTUNATELY RH COMES BACK UP ENOUGH...AND OR WIND DROPS LOW
ENOUGH...TO STAY WITH THE CURRENT EARLY EVE FIRE WX...UPGRADED TO
RED FLAG...HIGHLIGHT EXPIRATION TIME. LOOK FOR YET ANOTHER NIGHT OF
FAIR TO POOR RH RECOVERIES...EXCEPT FOR MORE NORTHERLY AREAS WHERE
MOISTURE ADVECTION SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE GOOD TO PERHAPS VERY
GOOD RECOVERIES IN SPOTS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SURGE UP AGAIN FRI
WITH ANOTHER DAY OF SOMEWHAT STRONGER THAN SEASONAL NORMAL MIXING.
TEMPS TO BEGIN A COOLDOWN...THOUGH STILL HIGH TEMPS TO REMAIN ABOVE
NORMAL EAST. HOWEVER...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES GENERALLY LOOK TO BE IN
THE 16 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE WITH LOW HAINES VALUES AND GENERALLY 3 HR
OR LESS DURATION. SO...NO HIGHLIGHTS ISSUED YET FOR THAT EAST
CENTRAL NM FIRE WX ZONE.

JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR SOME MEASURABLE PRECIP STILL IS A
POSSIBILITY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
SAN JUANS AND HIGHEST TERRAIN OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AS OROGRAPHIC
FORCING KICKS IN. BUT IN MAY CONTINUE FRI NIGHT AND EVEN INTO SAT SO
FURTHER ACCUM MORE LIKELY LATER IN THIS PERIOD.

A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS FRI NIGHT AND
SAT...WHICH WILL COOL TEMPS BACK...ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST. MODELS
CONTINUE TO SUGGEST AN UNSETTLED PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS A
TROUGH SLIDES ACROSS THE STATE EITHER SAT NIGHT. GFS REMAINS
SLIGHTLY STRONGER WITH THE TROUGH THAN THE ECMWF...CREATING A LITTLE
MORE PRECIP COVERAGE. STILL SOME QUESTION AS TO EXACTLY WHERE BEST
COVERAGE WILL BE.

MODELS STILL GENERALLY SUPPORT A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THERE MAY BE A BACK DOOR FRONT SLIDING DOWN THE PLAINS
AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AXIS...THUS...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE STATE WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP...BUT MODELS
OTHER THAN THE ECMWF NOT SHOWING MUCH PREFERENCE WEST OR EAST.

43

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
INCREASING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT TO AVIATION DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NM FROM THE NW OVERNIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE TO THE WEST FLATTENS. WLY MID LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY BETWEEN 06Z-08Z. STRONG MTN WAVES RESULTING IN GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LEE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS
AND SANDIA/MANZANO MTNS FROM KRTN TO KLVS AND KCQC...PRIMARILY
BTWN 08Z-15Z. LOWERING CIGS ALONG WITH AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WILL START TO GET UNDERWAY OVER THE FAR NRN MOUNTAINS
THURSDAY EVENING.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  59  36  46  21 /  10  40  50  40
DULCE...........................  55  27  39  15 /  30  60  70  50
CUBA............................  59  35  44  22 /   0  20  50  40
GALLUP..........................  62  35  45  18 /   0  10  40  30
EL MORRO........................  57  31  44  18 /   0  10  20  20
GRANTS..........................  62  36  48  21 /   0   5  20  20
QUEMADO.........................  60  38  52  27 /   0   5  20  20
GLENWOOD........................  66  34  59  27 /   0   0  10  10
CHAMA...........................  49  30  36  16 /  60  70  80  60
LOS ALAMOS......................  54  40  46  28 /   0   5  40  30
PECOS...........................  57  39  51  28 /   0   0  20  20
CERRO/QUESTA....................  45  24  41  12 /   0  40  50  40
RED RIVER.......................  42  23  36  13 /  20  60  70  50
ANGEL FIRE......................  49  28  44  15 /   5  30  40  30
TAOS............................  52  35  43  21 /   0  40  50  40
MORA............................  57  38  50  26 /   0   0  10  10
ESPANOLA........................  60  31  52  22 /   0   5  20  20
SANTA FE........................  55  36  47  25 /   0   5  30  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  60  37  52  28 /   0   0  20  20
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  63  40  54  31 /   0   0  20  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  65  41  56  32 /   0   0  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  68  37  57  30 /   0   0  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  68  38  55  30 /   0   0  10  10
LOS LUNAS.......................  68  34  59  28 /   0   0   5   5
RIO RANCHO......................  67  39  55  29 /   0   0  10  10
SOCORRO.........................  70  38  62  33 /   0   0   5   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  59  40  52  28 /   0   5  30  20
TIJERAS.........................  61  42  54  30 /   0   0  20  20
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  61  34  60  25 /   0   0   5  10
CLINES CORNERS..................  58  38  54  27 /   0   0  10  10
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  62  42  58  32 /   0   0   5  10
CARRIZOZO.......................  64  38  58  34 /   0   0   5   5
RUIDOSO.........................  61  42  58  33 /   0   0   5  10
CAPULIN.........................  62  34  50  21 /   0   5  10  10
RATON...........................  63  33  52  24 /   0   5  10  10
SPRINGER........................  65  29  55  23 /   0   0   5  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  64  39  56  26 /   0   0  10  10
CLAYTON.........................  62  31  48  20 /   0   5  10  10
ROY.............................  69  33  60  25 /   0   0   5  10
CONCHAS.........................  73  44  67  34 /   0   0   5   5
SANTA ROSA......................  74  45  70  35 /   0   0   5   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  76  43  73  33 /   0   0   0   5
CLOVIS..........................  73  42  68  36 /   0   0   5   5
PORTALES........................  73  41  70  38 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  76  45  74  38 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  80  43  79  41 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  73  49  68  43 /   0   0   5   5
ELK.............................  69  47  62  41 /   0   0   5   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-505-506.

HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ521>524-526-533-539-540.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON MST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ104-106-108.

HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ512>515-527>529-532.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST
SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ503-511>515.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ510.

&&

GUYER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
544 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014

NMZ501>540-301300-
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-
544 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. A MORE WIDESPREAD AREA OF WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH IS POSSIBLE SURROUNDING THIS AREA OF HIGH WINDS BOTH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WITH THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE
THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS WELL FOR THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ACROSS
THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY AND
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN...PARTICULARLY OVER RIO
ARRIBA COUNTY...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GUYER