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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 24, 2016

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Apr 24, 2016, 8:58 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 25, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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
Apr 24, 2016, 8:58 PM MDT (02:58 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 25, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 25, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted.

223 
WWUS75 KABQ 250258
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
858 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

NMZ502-505-506-508-251100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0007.160425T1600Z-160426T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
858 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE CHUSKA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS
  WELL AS THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU TO INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE 40
  CORRIDOR FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO GALLUP TO THE
  CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING MONDAY WITH
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES ACROSS DUST
  PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OF THIS
  MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED TREES
  AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ501-504-507-509-251100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.160425T1600Z-160426T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
858 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING MONDAY WITH
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES ACROSS DUST
  PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...STRONG
  WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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>526-529-532-533-539-540-251100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.160425T1800Z-160426T0600Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
858 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATION...THE LOWER RIO GRANDE AND UPPER TULAROSA
  VALLEYS...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGES AND ADJACENT
  HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS TO INCLUDE THE
  INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN TIJERAS AND SANTA ROSA...AND
  INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN GLORIETA AND LAS VEGAS.

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING MONDAY WITH
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES ACROSS DUST
  PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...STRONG
  WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
990 
WWUS75 KABQ 251102
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
502 AM MDT MON APR 25 2016

NMZ502-505-506-508-252200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.160425T1600Z-160426T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
502 AM MDT MON APR 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE CHUSKA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS
  WELL AS THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40
  CORRIDOR FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO GALLUP AND THE VICINITY
  OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE BY MID TO
  LATE MORNING TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED FROM
  MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES ACROSS DUST 
  PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OF THIS 
  MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED 
  TREES AND POWER LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ519-252200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.160425T1800Z-160426T0600Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
502 AM MDT MON APR 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

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

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY FROM LATE MORNING TO MIDDAY
  WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO 4 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ACROSS THE MORE
  DUST PRONE LOCALES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...STRONG 
  WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-504-507-509-252200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.160425T1600Z-160426T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
502 AM MDT MON APR 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING TODAY WITH
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO 4 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ACROSS DUST
  PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...STRONG 
  WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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>526-529-532-533-539-540-252200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.160425T1800Z-160426T0600Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
502 AM MDT MON APR 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE LOWER RIO GRANDE AND UPPER TULAROSA VALLEYS... 
  CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGES AND ADJACENT 
  HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS TO INCLUDE THE 
  INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN TIJERAS AND SANTA ROSA...AND 
  INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN GLORIETA AND LAS VEGAS. 

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING TODAY WITH
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 4 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES
  ACROSS DUST PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...STRONG 
  WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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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462 
WWUS75 KABQ 252157
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
357 PM MDT MON APR 25 2016

NMZ502-505-506-508-260300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160426T0300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
357 PM MDT MON APR 25 2016

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

* LOCATION...THE CHUSKA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS
  WELL AS THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40
  CORRIDOR FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO GALLUP AND THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES IN DUST PRONE
  LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OF THIS 
  MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL AS DOWNED 
  TREES AND POWER LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ526-540-260300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160427T0000Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
357 PM MDT MON APR 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES
  COUNTY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. SHIFTING
  OUT OF THE WEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES ACROSS DUST
  PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS
  CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AND NORTH TO
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-504-507-509-260300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160426T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
357 PM MDT MON APR 25 2016

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

* LOCATION...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS AND THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ACROSS DUST
  PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS
  CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ519>525-529-532-533-539-260300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160426T0600Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
357 PM MDT MON APR 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...UPPER
  TULAROSA VALLEY...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS...EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY...GUADALUPE COUNTY AND
  EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. 

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1 MILES AT TIMES ACROSS DUST
  PRONE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...HAZARDOUS
  CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS.

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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 8:58 PM MDTWind AdvisoryABQ45 hr
Apr 25, 3:16 PM MDTFire Weather WatchABQHarding, San Miguel, Union13 hr

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Sources

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