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Wind Advisory 46, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 27, 2016

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Dec 27, 2016, 3:08 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 28, 2016, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 27, 2016, 3:08 PM MST (22:08 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 28, 2016, 12:00 AM MST
Expired: Dec 28, 2016, 4:00 PM MST
In force: 16 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted.

749 
WWUS75 KABQ 272208
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
308 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...STRONG JET MAX WILL MOVE OVERHEAD LATER TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY...

.STRONG MID LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS WILL MOVE OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND INTO MOST OF THE
DAY WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY BUFFET THE HIGHER
MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND RIDGES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENTUALLY AFFECT MID SLOPE AND LOWER SLOPE
AREAS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH WILL BE
LIKELY WITH THIS WIND EVENT.

NMZ512>515-523-527-280600-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0014.161228T0700Z-161229T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0046.161228T0700Z-161229T0100Z/
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-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
308 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTOS MOUNTAINS...RATON RIDGE AND 
  JOHNSON MESA AREAS...ALONG WITH THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 
  INCLUDING GLORIETA MESA AND CLINES CORNERS AREA.

* WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED 30 TO NEARLY 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. THERE MAY BE ISOLATED OCCURRENCES OF 
  VERY LOCALIZED HIGHER SUSTAINED AND PEAK GUST WIND SPEEDS 
  MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN AND WHERE ANY MOUNTAIN WAVES 
  DIP TO THE SURFACE IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EXPANDING IN
  AREAL COVERAGE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN DAWN AND MID AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER...EXPOSED MOUNTAIN PEAKS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW OVER OR LOFT TRASH
  CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND OTHER LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY IMPACT 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.

&&

$$

4 follow-up statements

637 
WWUS75 KABQ 280538
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1038 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MOVE OVERHEAD OVERNIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY...

.STRONG MID LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS WILL MOVE OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND INTO MOST OF THE
DAY WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY BUFFET THE HIGHER
MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND RIDGES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENTUALLY AFFECT EASTERN MID SLOPE AND
LOWER SLOPE AREAS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55
MPH WILL BE LIKELY WITH THIS WIND EVENT.

NMZ512>515-523-527-281300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0046.161228T0700Z-161229T0100Z/
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-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1038 PM MST TUE DEC 27 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTOS MOUNTAINS...RATON RIDGE AND 
  JOHNSON MESA AREAS...ALONG WITH THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 
  INCLUDING GLORIETA MESA AND CLINES CORNERS AREA. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY SUSTAINED 30 TO NEARLY 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. THERE MAY BE ISOLATED OCCURRENCES OF
  HIGHER SUSTAINED AND PEAK GUST WIND SPEEDS MAINLY ACROSS THE
  HIGHEST TERRAIN AND WHERE ANY MOUNTAIN WAVES DIP TO THE SURFACE
  IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...DEVELOPING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EXPANDING IN 
  AREAL COVERAGE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN DAWN AND MID AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER...EXPOSED MOUNTAIN PEAKS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW OVER OR LOFT TRASH 
  CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND OTHER LOOSE 
  OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY IMPACT 
  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.

&&

$$

40

527 
WWUS75 KABQ 281054
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
354 AM MST WED DEC 28 2016

...STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MOVE OVERHEAD TODAY...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY BUFFET
THE HIGHER PEAKS AND EXPOSED RIDGES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING THEN EVENTUALLY AFFECT LOWER
ELEVATION AREAS OF THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WILL BE LIKELY.

NMZ512>515-523-527-281900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-161229T0100Z/
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-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
354 AM MST WED DEC 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON
  MESA AREAS...ALONG WITH THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS INCLUDING THE
  CLINES CORNERS AREA.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. THERE MAY BE ISOLATED OCCURRENCES OF
  HIGHER SUSTAINED AND PEAK GUST WIND SPEEDS MAINLY ACROSS THE
  PEAKS AND WHERE ANY MOUNTAIN WAVES DIP TO THE SURFACE
  IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...CONTINUING EARLY THIS MORNING AND EXPANDING IN AREAL
  COVERAGE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WINDS SHOULD PEAK BETWEEN
  SUNRISE AND MID AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS
  THE HIGHER EXPOSED MOUNTAIN PEAKS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW OVER OR LOFT TRASH 
  CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND OTHER LOOSE 
  OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY IMPACT 
  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.

&&

$$

598 
WWUS75 KABQ 281856
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1156 AM MST WED DEC 28 2016

NMZ512>515-523-527-282300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-161228T2300Z/
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-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1156 AM MST WED DEC 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...RATON RIDGE AND 
  JOHNSON MESA AREAS...ALONG WITH THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 
  INCLUDING THE CLINES CORNERS AREA. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. THERE STILL MAY BE ISOLATED CASES OF
  HIGHER SUSTAINED AND PEAK GUST WIND SPEEDS MAINLY ACROSS THE
  PEAKS AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS WHERE ANY MOUNTAIN
  WAVES DIP TO THE SURFACE.

* TIMING...EXPANDING IN AREAL COVERAGE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
  WINDS SHOULD REMAIN NEAR OR A BIT BELOW THEIR PEAK THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALIZED VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS 
  THE HIGHER EXPOSED MOUNTAIN PEAKS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW OVER OR LIFT TRASH
  CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND OTHER LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT
  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.

&&

$$

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&&

$$

526 
WWUS75 KABQ 282234
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
334 PM MST WED DEC 28 2016

NMZ512>515-523-527-282345-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-161228T2300Z/
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-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
334 PM MST WED DEC 28 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON TOWARD SUNSET, BUT SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY
EVENING. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 27, 3:27 AM MST	High Wind Watch	ABQ		12 hr

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Sources

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