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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

October 15, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Oct 15, 2015, 10:13 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 15, 2015, 10:13 PM MDT (04:13 UTC)
Expired
Oct 16, 2015, 5:58 AM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

437 
WWUS75 KABQ 160413 AAA
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1013 PM MDT THU OCT 15 2015

...STRONG TO DAMAGING EAST WINDS BELOW CANYONS THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

NMZ519-161200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151016T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0002.151016T0413Z-151016T1800Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
1013 PM MDT THU OCT 15 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY.

* LOCATION...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 55
  AND 65 MPH. ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  IMMEDIATELY BELOW CANYONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE WEST SLOPES OF THE
  SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...EAST WINDS PEAKING THROUGH 4 AM BEFORE GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING MIDDAY FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE NOT
  EXPECTED. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST IS LIKELY NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF
  CONSTRUCTION SITES...BARE FIELDS...AND ARROYOS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BELOW BEAR
  CANYON...TIJERAS CANYON...JUAN TABO CANYON...AND AROUND
  PLACITAS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG INTERSTATE 25.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ520-525-161200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151016T1800Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1013 PM MDT THU OCT 15 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND UPPER TULAROSA BASIN.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 45
  AND 55 MPH. ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS LIKELY BELOW CANYONS ALONG
  THE IMMEDIATE WEST SLOPES OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...
  AND OTHER FAVORED GAPS.

* TIMING...EAST WINDS PEAKING THROUGH 4 AM BEFORE GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING MIDDAY FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED. SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST IS LIKELY NEAR AND 
  DOWNWIND OF CONSTRUCTION SITES...BARE FIELDS...AND ARROYOS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BELOW CANYONS
  AND OTHER FAVORED GAPS IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF CENTRAL AND
  SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO INCLUDING HIGHWAY 60 AT ABO PASS...AND
  HIGHWAY 380 NEAR CARRIZOZO.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
745 
WWUS75 KABQ 161158
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
558 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2015

...STRONG EAST WINDS BELOW CANYONS THIS MORNING...

NMZ519-161500-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151016T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.151016T1200Z-151016T1500Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
558 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATION...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE
  METRO.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* TIMING...EAST WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE NOT
  EXPECTED.  

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BELOW CANYONS
  AND OTHER FAVORED GAPS IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF CENTRAL NEW
  MEXICO...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 60 AT ABO PASS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ520-525-161800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151016T1800Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
558 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* LOCATION...LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND UPPER TULAROSA BASIN.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS LIKELY BELOW CANYONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
  WEST SLOPES OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND OTHER
  FAVORED GAPS.

* TIMING...EAST WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY MIDDAY.

* VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED. SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST IS LIKELY NEAR AND 
  DOWNWIND OF CONSTRUCTION SITES...BARE FIELDS...AND ARROYOS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BELOW CANYONS
  AND OTHER FAVORED GAPS IN THE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF SOUTH CENTRAL
  NEW MEXICO INCLUDING HIGHWAY 380 NEAR CARRIZOZO.

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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Sources

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