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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 6, 2016

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at May 6, 2016, 3:53 AM MDT. It took effect at May 6, 2016, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2016, 3:53 AM MDT (09:53 UTC)
In effect from
May 6, 2016, 1:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 6, 2016, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted.

393 
WWUS75 KABQ 060953
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
353 AM MDT FRI MAY 6 2016

NMZ502-505>508-519>521-524-061800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0023.160506T1900Z-160507T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
353 AM MDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 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 7 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL...WEST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO.

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

* TIMING...INCREASING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND PEAKING IN THE
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED
  AROUND SUNSET.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEST-EAST
  ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 40. LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE
  CANS...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS MAY BECOME TOSSED AROUND 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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-527>529-061800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0023.160506T1900Z-160507T0100Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
353 AM MDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 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 7 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND
  THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS SURROUNDING INTERSTATE 25.

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

* TIMING...INCREASING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND PEAKING IN THE
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED
  AROUND SUNSET.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEST-EAST
  ORIENTED ROADS. LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER LOOSE
  ITEMS MAY BECOME TOSSED AROUND 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
826 
WWUS75 KABQ 061748
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1148 AM MDT FRI MAY 6 2016

NMZ502-505>508-519>521-524-070100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0023.160506T1900Z-160507T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1148 AM MDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL...WEST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND 
  SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM THE SOUTH AND OCCASIONALLY SOUTHWEST AT
  25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING AT TIMES TO AROUND 50 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAKING MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED AROUND OR
  SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...SOME LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY
  OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AROUND 3 MILES...MAINLY LOWER
  TERRAIN. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEST-
  EAST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 40. LAWN FURNITURE...
  GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS MAY BECOME TOSSED AROUND 
  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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-527>529-070100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0023.160506T1900Z-160507T0100Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1148 AM MDT FRI MAY 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS 
  AND THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS SURROUNDING INTERSTATE 25. 

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

* TIMING...INCREASING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAKING MID TO
  LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED AROUND
  OR A LITTLE AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY...SOME LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY
  OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AROUND 3 MILES...MAINLY LOWER
  TERRAIN. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEST-
  EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER 
  LOOSE ITEMS MAY BECOME TOSSED AROUND 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.

&&

$$

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