High Wind Watch 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM

601 
WWUS75 KABQ 212151
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
351 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING STRONG JET
MAXIMUM CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL PUSH FURTHER INLAND IMPACT THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS
OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO WILL BE IMPACTED FIRST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE AREA WILL BE IMPACTED AS THE
JET MAX SLIDES FURTHER SOUTH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST
WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 65 TO 75 MPH...ESPECIALLY FAVORING THE
HIGHEST TERRAIN AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

NMZ512>515-221100-
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/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.A.0005.160322T1600Z-160323T1500Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
351 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM MDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INITIALLY STRENGTHEN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO
  BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS
  WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND BECOMING 30 TO 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY TUESDAY NIGHT
  WITH CONTINUED STRONG WIND GUSTS. WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL TURN
  NORTHWESTERLY AND LESSEN.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF ELEVATED BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED. HAZY
  SKIES WILL RESULT. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHEST
  TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 4 MILES POSSIBLE. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VERY STRONG GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE
  OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROOFS...UTILITY POLES...AND TREES. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST COULD PRODUCE ABRUPT REDUCTIONS TO
  VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES...RECENTLY
  PLOWED FIELDS...AND OTHER SOURCE REGIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505-506-508-510-511-521-523-526>529-539-540-221100-
/O.EXT.KABQ.HW.A.0005.160322T1600Z-160323T1500Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
351 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW 
  MEXICO...GENERALLY ABOVE 7500 FEET IN ELEVATION. 

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INITIALLY STRENGTHEN FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 25
  TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH DURING THE DAY
  TUESDAY. WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SOME GUSTS
  POTENTIALLY APPROACHING 75 MPH IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
  OF NEW MEXICO. BY WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY AND
  EVENTUALLY LOWER AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

* TIMING...INCREASING ON TUESDAY WITH CONTINUED STRONG TO VERY
  STRONG WIND TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE LOWERING AS THE DAY PROGRESSES
  ON WEDNESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
  WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 4 MILES. SOME
  LOCALIZED AREAS COULD OBSERVE REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS ONE HALF
  MILE.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VERY STRONG GUSTS OF 65 TO 75 MPH WILL BE
  CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROOFS...UTILITY POLES...AND TREES.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD PRODUCE ABRUPT REDUCTIONS TO
  VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES...RECENTLY
  PLOWED FIELDS...AND OTHER SOURCE REGIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$
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110 
WWUS75 KABQ 221000
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
400 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INLAND OFF
OF THE PACIFIC WATERS AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN OF THE CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A STRONG JET
STREAK ALOFT AND A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL COMBINE TO YIELD
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AREAS OF NEW MEXICO WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG
INTO TONIGHT FOR MANY HIGH TERRAIN AREAS OF THE STATE...AND MOST
LOCATIONS WILL STAY WINDY INTO WEDNESDAY.

NMZ512>515-221600-
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/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.160322T1600Z-160323T1500Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160322T1600Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
400 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM
MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM
MDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL STEADILY STRENGTHEN TODAY...SUSTAINED AT 30
  TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN
  WESTERLY TONIGHT WITH CONTINUED STRONG WIND GUSTS. ON WEDNESDAY
  WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF ELEVATED BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED. HAZY 
  SKIES WILL RESULT. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE 
  HIGHEST TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 4 MILES POSSIBLE. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VERY STRONG GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE
  OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROOFS...UTILITY POLES...AND TREES. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST COULD PRODUCE ABRUPT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY...
  ESPECIALLY NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES...RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS...AND
  OTHER SOURCE REGIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505-506-508-510-511-521-523-526>529-539-540-221600-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0005.160322T1600Z-160323T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0005.160322T1600Z-160323T1500Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
400 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM
MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM
MDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW 
  MEXICO...GENERALLY ABOVE 7500 FEET IN ELEVATION. 

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INITIALLY STRENGTHEN FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 25
  TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH TODAY. WINDS
  WILL TURN WESTERLY TONIGHT WITH SOME GUSTS POTENTIALLY
  APPROACHING 70 MPH IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
  MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO. BY WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL TURN
  NORTHWESTERLY AND EVENTUALLY LOWER AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

* TIMING...INCREASING THIS MORNING WITH CONTINUED STRONG TO VERY
  STRONG WIND TONIGHT BEFORE LOWERING AS THE DAY PROGRESSES ON
  WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 
  WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 4 MILES. SOME 
  LOCALIZED AREAS COULD OBSERVE REDUCTIONS AS LOW AS ONE HALF 
  MILE. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VERY STRONG GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE 
  CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROOFS...UTILITY POLES...AND 
  TREES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD PRODUCE ABRUPT REDUCTIONS 
  TO VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES...RECENTLY 
  PLOWED FIELDS...AND OTHER SOURCE REGIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ509-221600-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0013.160322T1600Z-160323T1500Z/
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
400 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

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

* LOCATION...THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS MORNING FROM THE
  SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
  WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY TONIGHT...OCCASIONALLY LOWERING IN
  SPEED...BUT ON WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY AND WITH
  STRONG SPEEDS AGAIN.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN
  GUSTY INTO THE EVENING. SOME REDUCTION IN SPEED IS EXPECTED
  TONIGHT...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF ELEVATED BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED...AND
  HAZY SKIES WILL RESULT. VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER TO 2 TO 4 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE STRONG
  CROSSWINDS ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY. LOOSE
  OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE 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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-503-504-507-516>520-522-524-525-221600-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0013.160322T1600Z-160323T1500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
400 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

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

* LOCATION...THE VALLEYS AND ELEVATIONS LOWER THAN 7500 FEET
  ACROSS CENTRAL TO WESTERN NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS MORNING FROM THE
  SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
  WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY TONIGHT...OCCASIONALLY LOWERING IN
  SPEED...BUT STILL INTERMITTENTLY GUSTY. ON WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL
  TURN NORTHWESTERLY AND WITH STRONG SPEEDS AGAIN.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN
  GUSTY INTO THE OVERNIGHT. SOME OCCASIONAL REDUCTIONS IN SPEED
  ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT HAZARDOUS GUSTS ARE STILL
  ANTICIPATED. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF ELEVATED BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED...AND
  HAZY SKIES WILL RESULT. VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER TO 2 TO 4 MILES
  OVER WIDESPREAD AREAS WITH LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS DOWN TO ONE HALF
  MILE POSSIBLE.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL CREATE STRONG
  CROSSWINDS ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY.
  VISIBILITY MAY ABRUPTLY REDUCE IN BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS
  SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE 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.

&&

$$

NMZ530>538-221600-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WI.Y.0013.160322T1600Z-160323T1500Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
400 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

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

* LOCATION...THE HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS MORNING FROM THE
  SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
  WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY TONIGHT...OCCASIONALLY LOWERING IN
  SPEED...BUT STILL INTERMITTENTLY GUSTY. ON WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL
  TURN NORTHWESTERLY AND WITH STRONG SPEEDS AGAIN.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN
  GUSTY INTO THE OVERNIGHT. SOME OCCASIONAL REDUCTIONS IN SPEED
  ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT HAZARDOUS GUSTS ARE STILL
  ANTICIPATED. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF ELEVATED BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED...AND
  HAZY SKIES WILL RESULT. VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER TO 2 TO 4 MILES
  OVER WIDESPREAD AREAS WITH LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS DOWN TO ONE HALF
  MILE POSSIBLE.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL CREATE STRONG
  CROSSWINDS ON NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS TODAY.
  VISIBILITY MAY ABRUPTLY REDUCE IN BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS
  SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE 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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
356 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...CORRECTED TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN SECOND PARAGRAPH OF MAIN
DISCUSSION...

.SYNOPSIS...
WHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT MOVES OVER NEW MEXICO
TODAY...IT WILL WEAKEN AND FLATTEN OUT OVER THE STATE. MEANWHILE A
SURFACE TROUGH TO THE EAST OF THE ROCKIES WILL DEEPEN
TODAY...LEADING TO GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN
NEW MEXICO. A DISTURBANCE ALOFT AND ASSOCIATED JET STREAM ALOFT
WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN STATES ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT...AND THIS WILL LEAD TO A VERY WINDY DAY ACROSS THE LAND OF
ENCHANTMENT ON TUESDAY WHILE MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND MANY LOCATIONS
THROUGHOUT EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL POSSIBLY APPROACH RECORD HIGH
READINGS ON TUESDAY. COLDER AIR WILL SWEEP INTO THE STATE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH ONLY SOME LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE...MOSTLY
OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. CONDITIONS WILL TURN MORE TRANQUIL ON
THURSDAY WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING JUST BELOW NORMAL FOR LATE
MARCH.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
DESPITE THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER NEW MEXICO
TODAY...CONDITIONS WILL TURN BREEZY TO WINDY ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OF NEW MEXICO TODAY. WITH RISING PRESSURE
HEIGHTS IN THE MID TROPOSPHERE TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND ABOVE
NORMAL TODAY WITH A FEW NEAR-RECORD HIGHS POSSIBLE IN UNION AND
QUAY COUNTIES. THERE THEY WILL ALSO HAVE THE AID OF COMPRESSIONAL
WARMING DUE TO DOWNSLOPING BREEZES. THE BREEZES WILL BE LARGELY
DRIVEN BY THE DEEPENING LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH SINCE FLOW ALOFT
IS FAIRLY WEAK. HOWEVER...THE SURFACE GRADIENT IS PROGGED TO BE
IMPRESSIVE...ABOUT 6 MB BETWEEN KCQC AND KCAO BY THIS
AFTERNOON...AND THE WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL INDUCE A DEEPLY
MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT OR SO OF THE
STATE.

INTO TONIGHT A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN OF THE
CONUS WITH A STOUT JET STREAK ALOFT USHERING THE FEATURE INLAND.
THIS JET WILL NOSE INTO AZ AND NM BY TUESDAY...STRENGTHENING AND
FOCUSING OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NM TUESDAY NIGHT. THE 700MB
WINDS ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE...HITTING HIGH TERRAIN AREAS OF NM ON
TUESDAY WITH 45-55 KT...AND THEN INCREASING TO 60 TO 75 KT OVER
THE GILA AND SACRAMENTO/CAPITAN/GUADALUPES TUESDAY NIGHT. IN
ADDITION...TODAY'S LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEEPEN INTO A
989 MB CYCLONE OVER THE TRI-STATE AREA OF NE/KS/CO...INDUCING A
HEFTY SURFACE GRADIENT OVER NM. HAVE HOISTED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR
THE HIGHER TERRAIN ZONES WHERE HIGHEST CONFIDENCE RESIDES FOR
GUSTS REACHING 60 MPH...BUT ALL REMAINING ZONES WILL LIKELY NEED A
WIND ADVISORY BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE VERY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLIES
WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR USUAL WARMING EFFECTS OF WARM AIR
ADVECTION AND DOWNSLOPING/COMPRESSIONAL WARMING IN THE HIGH
PLAINS...AND THIS WILL SEND HIGH TEMPERATURES WITHIN CLOSE
PROXIMITY OF RECORD HIGH READINGS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

AS ALLUDED TO ABOVE...THE FLOW ALOFT STRENGTHENING OVER THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA AND A PERSISTENTLY SHARP
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NM WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS GOING
OVERNIGHT. MANY ZONES WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH
THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING DUST. THE COLD
FRONT WILL BE OVERTAKING NM TUESDAY NIGHT...ALSO ENHANCING GUSTY
CONDITIONS AS THE LOW ALOFT TRACKS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE AN AFTERTHOUGHT TO THE HIGH WINDS WITH ONLY
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ANYTHING MEASURABLE
WITH LIGHT AMOUNTS STILL.

IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT THE SURFACE GRADIENT WILL BE SLOW TO
RELAX...KEEPING THE STRONG WINDS GOING AS THEY SHIFT WITH MORE OF
A NORTHERLY COMPONENT. PRECIPITATION WILL STAY LIGHT AND CONFINED
TO THE NORTHERN TIER OF ZONES WEDNESDAY...NAMELY THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS WHERE MINIMAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL BELOW AVERAGE BY 5 TO 10 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY.

INTO THURSDAY THE FLOW ALOFT RELAXES SUBSTANTIALLY WITH A WEST
NORTHWEST DIRECTION. SURFACE WINDS WILL VEER MORE SOUTHERLY IN
MANY ZONES...BUT STILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE JUST SHY OF
SEASONAL AVERAGES. THE FLOW BEGINS TO INCREASE MORE INTO FRIDAY AS
IT BUCKLES INTO AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. STRONGER SURFACE WINDS WILL
THUS BE RESURRECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE TROUGH AXIS BENDS
ITS WAY OVER THE NM-CO BORDER. AGAIN PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON THE
LIGHTER SIDE...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE SET BACK A FEW DEGREES.

52

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

...CRITICAL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST
AND EAST CENTRAL...

...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY...

...POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY ALONG/SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40...

A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES...STRONG TO
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS AND SINGLE DIGIT MIN RH VALUES...WILL BE
COMBINED WITH HIGH HAINES AND WELL ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
TUESDAY...AND MODERATE TO HIGH HAINES WEDNESDAY...AS WELL AS HIGH
MIXING HEIGHTS...TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON...TUESDAY AND POTENTIALLY WEDNESDAY.

VENT RATES WILL BE MOSTLY EXCELLENT TODAY...AT A MAXIMUM
TUESDAY...AND EXCELLENT OVERALL WEDNESDAY.

THE UPPER RIDGE WILL START TO FLATTEN TODAY...AS A LEE TROUGH
DEVELOPS. SOME SPOTTY NEAR RECORD HIGHS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
AS HIGHS SOAR TO 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE...AND MIN RH VALUES
PLUMMET TO BELOW 10 PERCENT FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. SFC WIND
FORECAST INCREASED A BIT OVER THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST FOR
THIS AFTERNOON...ENOUGH TO RESULT IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR
PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
PLAINS...AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. WILL ONLY HAVE THE EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS IN THE FIRE WEATHER WARNING THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AS THE
MAJORITY OF THE OTHER ZONES MAY NOT HIT. THAT SAID...LOCALES
IMMEDIATELY ADJOINING THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS MAY SEE 3 TO 6 HRS OF
CRITICAL CONDITIONS.

WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...AND MAY BE NOTICEABLE
AT SOME RIDGETOP LOCATIONS OVER NW AND NORTH CENTRAL NM. RH
RECOVERIES FORECAST TO BE ONLY FAIR TO POOR OVERALL.

ON TUESDAY...THE SFC LOW/LEE TROUGH STRENGTHEN...AS DO WINDS ALOFT.
MT TOP AS WELL AS TRANSPORT WINDS RANGE FROM 40 TO AROUND 55KTS.
HIGH HAINES WILL BE PREVALENT...AND SINGLE DIGIT MIN RH WILL BE
WIDESPREAD. WINDS ALOFT INCREASE FURTHER TUESDAY NIGHT...AND RH
RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN POOR OVER THE EAST AND RGV. THEREFORE HAVE
EXTENDED TIME WISE THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONES 103-104-107 AND
108 UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.

ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE COOLING WORKING OVER THE STATE
IN THE WAKE OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WEDNESDAY...FORECAST GRIDS INDICATE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...WHERE MIN RH
VALUE RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 THE COOLER
AIR AND POTENTIAL FOR RAIN AND HIGH TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL BOOST
MIN RH ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHWESTERLY...AND RATHER
STRONG...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ARE FAVORED TERRAIN WISE. SOME
UNCERTAINTY HOW STRONG THE WIND MIGHT BE THOUGH...BUT ENOUGH
DIFFERENCES IN THE GUIDANCE TO HOIST A FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR TO
BELOW AVERAGE...WITH OVERALL LESS WIND AND BETTER OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERIES. HOWEVER...VENT RATES REMAIN GOOD TO EXCELLENT BOTH DAYS.
SPOTTY CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE EAST
CENTRAL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH COULD SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST/WEST
CENTRAL SATURDAY AS A CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT BRING SOME
RELIEF TO THE EAST.

THE UPPER RIDGE REBUILDS NEXT SUNDAY/MONDAY WITH ANOTHER TROUGH/COLD
FRONT POSSIBLE AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MODELS NOT IN VERY
GOOD AGREEMENT HOW THIS COULD SHAPE UP PRECIPITATION WISE.

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAIN HIGHLIGHTS
WILL BE HIGH CLOUDS THAT CONTINUE TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AND
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THAT WILL INCREASE IN SPEED LATE MON
MORNING AREAWIDE. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MT CHAIN WHERE GUSTS MAY REACH 25-35KT IN THE AFTERNOON.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  72  38  69  29 /   0   0   0   0
DULCE...........................  68  28  67  22 /   0   0   5  10
CUBA............................  69  35  66  27 /   0   0   0   5
GALLUP..........................  73  31  66  23 /   0   0   0   0
EL MORRO........................  67  29  64  23 /   0   0   0   5
GRANTS..........................  73  31  70  26 /   0   0   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  70  38  67  27 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  74  30  72  29 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  60  27  58  18 /   0   0   5  20
LOS ALAMOS......................  66  44  68  34 /   0   0   0   0
PECOS...........................  65  38  67  33 /   0   0   0   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  66  29  65  25 /   0   0   0   5
RED RIVER.......................  54  33  52  24 /   0   0   0  20
ANGEL FIRE......................  58  32  59  20 /   0   0   0  10
TAOS............................  67  30  67  26 /   0   0   0   5
MORA............................  65  39  66  30 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  73  33  71  31 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  68  40  69  32 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  70  38  71  33 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  73  43  73  37 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  75  45  75  38 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  76  42  76  37 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  76  44  76  36 /   0   0   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  77  40  78  36 /   0   0   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  77  43  74  35 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  76  43  81  41 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  69  43  70  35 /   0   0   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  72  42  72  37 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  73  30  74  32 /   0   0   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  69  40  70  31 /   0   0   0   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  69  42  72  38 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  70  43  76  39 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  66  47  68  40 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  73  39  74  32 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  75  35  76  33 /   0   0   0   0
SPRINGER........................  73  37  76  32 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  72  41  72  35 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  82  46  82  40 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  76  43  78  35 /   0   0   0   0
CONCHAS.........................  82  46  84  42 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  79  46  81  42 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  85  46  88  43 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  78  46  83  43 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  78  47  84  46 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  80  42  84  42 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  81  45  87  46 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  76  47  79  48 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  71  46  74  46 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ103-104-107-108.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ105>109.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... NMZ101-102-105-106-109.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ108.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ502-505-506-508-510>515-521-523-526>529-539-540.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
535 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2016

NMZ501>540-211200-
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 CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/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-
535 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2016

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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE FORECAST
TUESDAY AND WILL LIKELY REQUIRE WIND ADVISORIES...AND POSSIBLY
HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR A FEW AREAS. IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST WEDNESDAY AS WELL...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO WHERE WIND
ADVISORIES AND A FEW HIGH WIND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY AS
WELL...MAINLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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