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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 16, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Feb 16, 2014, 3:29 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2014, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2014, 3:29 AM MST (10:29 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2014, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 17, 2014, 4:00 AM MST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

712 
WWUS75 KABQ 161029
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
329 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

...STRONG WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL
MIXING HEIGHTS AND A DEEPENING LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH WILL RESULT
IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TODAY. THOUGH WINDS
SPEEDS WILL DECREASE WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS MAY CONTINUE
LATE TONIGHT DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

NMZ512>515-527>529-161900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.140216T1900Z-140217T1100Z/
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-
329 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM MST MONDAY.

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE
  ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE EVENING. AFTER SUNSET...STRONG WINDS WILL BE MORE
  ERRATIC DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN
  RATON PASS AND LAS VEGAS. LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE OBJECTS 
  MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ523-533-161900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.140216T1900Z-140217T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
329 AM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND GUADALUPE
  COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAY 285
  BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND ENCINO. LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

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4 follow-up statements
794 
WWUS75 KABQ 161918
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1218 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

...STRONG WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL
MIXING HEIGHTS AND A DEEPENING LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH WILL
RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TODAY.
THOUGH WINDS SPEEDS WILL DECREASE WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING
THIS EVENING ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS
MAY CONTINUE LATE TONIGHT DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

NMZ512>515-527>529-170100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T1100Z/
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-
1218 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST MONDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND 
  THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. AFTER SUNSET...STRONG WINDS WILL 
  BE MORE ERRATIC DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 
  BETWEEN RATON PASS AND LAS VEGAS. LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ523-533-170100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
1218 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND GUADALUPE 
  COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAY 285 
  BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND ENCINO. LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$
860 
WWUS75 KABQ 162227
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
327 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

...STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A DEEPENING LEE SIDE
SURFACE TROUGH AND A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL
RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO. STRONG WINDS WITH DANGEROUS GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING HOURS...BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISH AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY WILL ALLOW STRONG WEST WINDS TO PERSIST
OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EAST SLOPES AND
ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

NMZ530>532-534-170400-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T0400Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
327 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...UNION...HARDING...QUAY AND EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS TO BETWEEN
  3 AND 5 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE OBJECTS
  MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ523-533-170400-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T0400Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
327 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND GUADALUPE 
  COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS TO BETWEEN
  3 AND 5 MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAY 285 
  BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND ENCINO. LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-527>529-170400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T1100Z/
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-
327 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST MONDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND 
  THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. AFTER
  SUNSET...STRONG WINDS WILL BE MORE ERRATIC DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVE
  ACTIVITY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS TO NEAR 5
  MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 
  BETWEEN RATON PASS AND LAS VEGAS. LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$
961 
WWUS75 KABQ 170359
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
859 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

NMZ523-530>534-170500-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T0400Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
859 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...GUADALUPE
AND QUAY COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. SUSTAINED SPEEDS
SHOULD BE GENERALLY 10 TO 20 MPH OR LESS THE REST OF THE
NIGHT...BUT WILL LIKELY BE A LITTLE STRONGER AT TIMES IN THE
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.

$$

NMZ512>515-527>529-171100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T1100Z/
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-
859 PM MST SUN FEB 16 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST MONDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND 
  THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS TO THE EAST. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT
  WILL BE MORE LOCALIZED AND ERRATIC THAN DURING THE DAYLIGHT
  HOURS SUNDAY...IN PART DUE TO DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS TO NEAR 5 
  MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 
  BETWEEN RATON PASS AND LAS VEGAS. LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$

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169 
WWUS75 KABQ 171048
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
348 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014

NMZ512>515-527>529-171200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140217T1100Z/
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-
348 AM MST MON FEB 17 2014

...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS ONTO THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND RATON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING.

$$

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Sources

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