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Wind Advisory 41, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 15, 2016

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Dec 15, 2016, 5:18 AM MST. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2016, 5:18 AM MST (12:18 UTC)
Expired
Dec 16, 2016, 6:00 AM MST
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted.

919 
WWUS75 KABQ 151218
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
518 AM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...POWERFUL JET STREAM TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A VERY STRONG JET STREAM CORE OF HIGH WINDS WILL DIP SOUTH OVER
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DURING THE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT PERIOD. THESE UNCOMMONLY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL
INITIALLY IMPACT THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND PEAKS AND
EVENTUALLY MIX DOWN THE SLOPES AND OVER THE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS.
DAMAGING WIND WILL BE A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS FRIDAY.

NMZ513>515-152300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.161215T1218Z-161216T1300Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
518 AM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING TO MIDDAY
  THEN CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...WHILE NO WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE
  EXPECTED...THERE MAY BE SOME LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING
  DUST ACROSS CONSTRUCTION SITES AND PERHAPS BLOWING SNOW ACROSS
  THE HIGHEST PEAKS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND SPEEDS THAT COULD CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE
  CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLES. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS THAT ARE NOT
  SECURED COULD BECOME PROJECTILES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-521>524-526>529-533-539-540-152300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0012.161216T0700Z-161217T1300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
518 AM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* LOCATION...CHUSKA AND CENTRAL TO SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL
  AS THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TO THEIR EAST.

* WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND
  NEARLY 80 MPH.

* TIMING...DEVELOPING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHENING 
  DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH IMPACTS WELL INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN
  PEAKS AND BLOWING DUST NEAR CONSTRUCTION AREAS AND RECENTLY
  PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND DRY LAKE BEDS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL 
  ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND SPEEDS THAT COULD TOPPLE 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS THAT ARE NOT 
  SECURED COULD BECOME PROJECTILES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ505>509-518>520-525-530>532-534>538-152300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0012.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
518 AM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS...LOWER/MIDDLE RIO GRANDE 
  VALLEY...SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY....SANTA FE METRO AREA AND 
  ALL OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST/SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 
  75 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING FRIDAY...REACHING THE HIGHEST SPEEDS DURING
  THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING A BIT DURING THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST ACROSS CONSTRUCTION SITES 
  AND RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND DRY LAKE BEDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL 
  ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND SPEEDS THAT COULD TOPPLE 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS THAT ARE NOT 
  SECURED COULD BECOME PROJECTILES. 

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.

&&

43

$$
4 follow-up statements
138 
WWUS75 KABQ 152306
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
406 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A VERY STRONG JET STREAM CORE OF HIGH WINDS WILL DIP SOUTH OVER
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
THESE UNCOMMONLY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL INITIALLY IMPACT THE
HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND PEAKS AND EVENTUALLY MIX DOWN THE
SLOPES AND OVER THE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
FRIDAY.

NMZ502-521>524-526>529-533-539-540-160500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0012.161216T0700Z-161217T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0014.161216T0700Z-161217T1300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
406 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE
  SANDIA...MANZANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE
  ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TO THEIR EAST.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60
  AND NEARLY 80 MPH.

* TIMING...DEVELOPING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHENING
  DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH IMPACTS WELL INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
  DAMAGING WINDS MAY LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
  INTO MID DAY SATURDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED LOCALLY IN BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHEST
  MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND BLOWING DUST NEAR CONSTRUCTION
  AREAS...RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND DRY LAKE BEDS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL ESPECIALLY
  BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS THAT COULD BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES
  AND MAY LOFT LIGHT OBJECTS INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ508-160500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0012.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0014.161216T0700Z-161217T1300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
406 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60
  AND 75 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH
  AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY.

* VISIBILITY...MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST BELOW 3 MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL ESPECIALLY
  BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS THAT COULD BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES
  AND MAY LOFT LIGHT OBJECTS INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530>532-534>538-160500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0012.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0014.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
406 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MST FRIDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60
  AND 75 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING FRIDAY MORNING...REACHING THE HIGHEST
  SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING SLOWLY FRIDAY
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED LOCALLY IN BLOWING DUST ACROSS CONSTRUCTION
  SITES...RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND DRY LAKE BEDS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL ESPECIALLY
  BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS THAT COULD BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES
  AND MAY LOFT LIGHT OBJECTS INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ505>507-509-518>520-525-160500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0012.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0042.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
406 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MST FRIDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU...
  THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SAN FRANCISCO RIVER
  VALLEY...AND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND
  55 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING FRIDAY MORNING...REACHING THE HIGHEST SPEEDS
  DURING THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST ACROSS CONSTRUCTION
  SITES... RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND DRY LAKE BEDS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING
  INTERSTATE 25...WILL ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS
  THAT COULD BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT OBJECTS MAY
  BECOME LOFTED INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ513>515-160500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-161216T1300Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
406 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WESTERLY 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING
  FURTHER. 

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE
  EXPECTED...THOUGH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE HIGHEST PEAKS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL BE
  ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND SPEEDS THAT COULD CAUSE DRIVERS
  TO LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLES. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THAT ARE
  NOT SECURED COULD BECOME PROJECTILES.

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.

&&

$$

34
631 
WWUS75 KABQ 160440
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
940 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A VERY STRONG JET STREAM CORE OF HIGH WINDS WILL DIP SOUTH OVER
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
THESE UNCOMMONLY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL INITIALLY IMPACT THE
HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND PEAKS AND EVENTUALLY MIX DOWN THE
SLOPES AND OVER THE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
FRIDAY.

NMZ502-508-521>524-526>529-533-539-540-161200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0014.161216T0700Z-161217T1300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
940 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHWEST
  MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TO THE EAST.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 
  AND NEARLY 80 MPH. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHENING 
  DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH IMPACTS WELL INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. 
  DAMAGING WINDS MAY LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS 
  INTO MID DAY SATURDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED LOCALLY IN BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE 
  HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND BLOWING DUST NEAR CONSTRUCTION 
  AREAS... RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND DRY LAKE BEDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL 
  ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS THAT COULD BLOW OVER 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO TOPPLE TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND MAY LOFT LIGHT OBJECTS INCLUDING HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530>532-534>538-161200-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0014.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
940 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 
  AND 75 MPH. 

* TIMING...INCREASING FRIDAY MORNING...REACHING THE HIGHEST 
  SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING SLOWLY FRIDAY 
  EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED LOCALLY IN BLOWING DUST ACROSS 
  CONSTRUCTION SITES...RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND 
  DRY LAKE BEDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL 
  ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS THAT COULD BLOW OVER 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO TOPPLE TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND MAY LOFT LIGHT OBJECTS INCLUDING HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ513>515-161200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-161216T1300Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
940 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WESTERLY 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 OR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING 
  FURTHER. 

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED...THOUGH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE HIGHEST PEAKS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL BE 
  ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND SPEEDS THAT COULD CAUSE DRIVERS 
  TO LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLES. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THAT 
  ARE NOT SECURED COULD BECOME PROJECTILES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ505>507-509-518>520-525-161200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0042.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
940 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU... 
  THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SAN FRANCISCO RIVER 
  VALLEY...AND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 
  AND 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...INCREASING FRIDAY MORNING...REACHING THE HIGHEST 
  SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING DURING THE 
  EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST ACROSS CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES... RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND DRY LAKE BEDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATE 25...WILL ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS 
  THAT COULD BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME LOFTED INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
332 
WWUS75 KABQ 161158
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
458 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO WITH HIGH
WINDS CONTINUING TO BUFFET THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND PEAKS
THROUGH THE MORNING...EVENTUALLY MIXING DOWN THE SLOPES AND OVER
THE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. GUSTS
WILL BE EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS FRIDAY.

NMZ502-508-521>524-526>529-533-539-540-161300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-161217T1300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
458 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHWEST 
  MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TO THE EAST. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
  BETWEEN 60 AND NEARLY 75 MPH.

* TIMING...CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AND WITH SEVERE
  IMPACTS WELL INTO TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS MAY LINGER ACROSS THE
  SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO MID DAY SATURDAY.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED LOCALLY IN BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHEST
  MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND BLOWING DUST NEAR CONSTRUCTION
  AREAS...RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND DRY LAKE BEDS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL 
  ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS THAT COULD BLOW OVER 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO TOPPLE TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND MAY LOFT LIGHT OBJECTS INCLUDING HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530>532-534>538-161300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0014.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
458 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW
  MEXICO.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
  60 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND PEAKING DURING
  THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SPEED SOME THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED LOCALLY IN BLOWING DUST ACROSS 
  CONSTRUCTION SITES...RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND 
  DRY LAKE BEDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL 
  ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS THAT COULD BLOW OVER 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO TOPPLE TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND MAY LOFT LIGHT OBJECTS INCLUDING HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ513>515-161300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-161216T1300Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
458 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WESTERLY 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...PERSISTING THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE INCREASING
  FURTHER.

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED...THOUGH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE HIGHEST PEAKS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL BE 
  ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WIND SPEEDS THAT COULD CAUSE DRIVERS 
  TO LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLES. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THAT 
  ARE NOT SECURED COULD BECOME PROJECTILES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ505>507-509-518>520-525-161300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0042.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
458 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU... 
  THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SAN FRANCISCO RIVER 
  VALLEY...AND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45
  AND 55 MPH.

* TIMING...INCREASING THIS MORNING...REACHING THE HIGHEST SPEEDS
  DURING THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST ACROSS CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES... RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND DRY LAKE BEDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATE 25...WILL ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS 
  THAT COULD BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME LOFTED INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
073 
WWUS75 KABQ 161254
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
554 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO WITH HIGH
WINDS CONTINUING TO BUFFET THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES AND PEAKS
THROUGH THE MORNING...EVENTUALLY MIXING DOWN THE SLOPES AND OVER
THE LOWER ELEVATION AREAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. GUSTS
WILL BE EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS FRIDAY.

NMZ513>515-161400-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-161216T1300Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
554 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING...

WHILE HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW GOING INTO EFFECT. PERIODS OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL INCREASE WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ502-508-521>524-526>529-533-539-540-162300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-161217T1300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
554 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SATURDAY...

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHWEST 
  MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SANDIA...MANZANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS TO THE EAST. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 
  BETWEEN 60 AND NEARLY 75 MPH. 

* TIMING...CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AND WITH SEVERE 
  IMPACTS WELL INTO TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS MAY LINGER ACROSS 
  THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO MID DAY SATURDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED LOCALLY IN BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE 
  HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND BLOWING DUST NEAR CONSTRUCTION 
  AREAS... RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND DRY LAKE BEDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL 
  ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS THAT COULD BLOW OVER 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO TOPPLE TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND MAY LOFT LIGHT OBJECTS INCLUDING HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530>532-534>538-162300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0014.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
554 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW 
  MEXICO. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 
  OF 60 TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...INCREASING THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND PEAKING 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SPEED SOME THIS 
  EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED LOCALLY IN BLOWING DUST ACROSS 
  CONSTRUCTION SITES...RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND 
  DRY LAKE BEDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS WILL 
  ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS THAT COULD BLOW OVER 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO TOPPLE TREES AND 
  POWER LINES AND MAY LOFT LIGHT OBJECTS INCLUDING HOLIDAY 
  DECORATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ505>507-509-518>520-525-162300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0042.161216T1600Z-161217T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
554 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

* LOCATION...THIS INCLUDES THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU... 
  THE LOWER AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SAN FRANCISCO RIVER 
  VALLEY...AND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 
  AND 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...INCREASING THIS MORNING...REACHING THE HIGHEST SPEEDS 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST ACROSS CONSTRUCTION 
  SITES... RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND DRY LAKE BEDS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATE 25...WILL ESPECIALLY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS 
  THAT COULD BLOW OVER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME LOFTED INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 15, 4:32 AM MSTWinter Storm WarningABQ60 hr
Dec 15, 4:06 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningABQ47 hr
Dec 15, 4:06 PM MSTWind AdvisoryABQ29 hr

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Sources

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