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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 15, 2016

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2016, 3:48 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 15, 2016, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2016, 3:48 AM MDT (09:48 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2016, 1:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted.

889 
WWUS75 KABQ 150948
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
348 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...WINDY CONDITIONS TAKING SHAPE OVER PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO
TODAY... 

.AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT COMBINED WITH
STRENGTHENING WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST
OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TIERS OF NEW MEXICO WHERE SOME
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS SHOULD
DECREASE IN SPEED SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ508-509-520-523>540-151800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.160415T1900Z-160416T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE 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-
348 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TIERS OF NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 AND 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ABRUPTLY IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON
  AND WILL REMAIN STRONG UNTIL SUNSET WITH SPEEDS DECREASING
  SIGNIFICANTLY THEREAFTER.

* VISIBILITY...SOME LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITY TO 3 TO 5 MILES.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
  ROADS ARE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF MORIARTY
  THROUGH THE TEXAS BORDER. OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN
  FURNITURE MAY BECOME BLOWN OVER OR LOFTED IN THE STRONG WINDS.

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
148 
WWUS75 KABQ 151759
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1159 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO TODAY...

.A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DRAW CLOSER TO THE
STATE. THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE CURRENTLY MIXING DOWN TO THE
SURFACE AND WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL
BE STRONGEST OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TIERS OF NEW MEXICO
WHERE SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
SHOULD DECREASE IN SPEED SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ508-509-520-523>540-160200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.160415T1900Z-160416T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE 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-
1159 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TIERS OF NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS RANGING BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND REACH ADVISORY
  LEVELS ACROSS A LARGER PORTION OF THE AREA BETWEEN 2 PM TO 4 PM
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...SOME LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY TO 3 TO 5 MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED 
  ROADS ARE EXPECTED. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF 
  MORIARTY THROUGH THE TEXAS BORDER. OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS 
  AND LAWN FURNITURE MAY BECOME BLOWN OVER OR LOFTED IN THE 
  STRONG WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$
50
869 
WWUS75 KABQ 160155
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
755 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

NMZ508-509-520-523>540-160300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-160416T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE 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-
755 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM...AS WINDS
HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 3:52 AM MDTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Sandoval, Socorro, Valencia16 hr
Apr 15, 4:15 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ32 hr
Apr 15, 1:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo27 min
Apr 15, 1:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRio Arriba37 min
Apr 15, 4:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion51 min
Apr 15, 5:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion41 min

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Sources

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