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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 31, 2016

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Jan 31, 2016, 4:01 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 1, 2016, 7:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 31, 2016, 4:01 PM MST (23:01 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 1, 2016, 7:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 1, 2016, 4:10 PM MST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted.

083 
WWUS75 KABQ 312301
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
401 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016

NMZ526-535>540-011200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0002.160201T1200Z-160202T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0002.160201T1200Z-160202T0500Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
401 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM MST MONDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN LINCOLN
  COUNTY...CURRY...ROOSEVELT...CHAVES AND DE BACA COUNTIES.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO NEARLY 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY
  TO MID MORNING MONDAY...MOST LIKELY PEAKING MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
  BELOW 3 MILES ON OCCASION ON THE LOWER TERRAIN. SOME BLOWING
  SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WHERE 2
  TO 5 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE...LOCALLY HIGHER IN THE VICINITY OF
  SIERRA BLANCA.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADS. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TOSSING 
  AROUND LOOSE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AND MAY DOWN CAUSE 
  DAMAGE TO ROOFS OR DOWN POWER LINES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ520-521-523>525-533-534-011200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0002.160201T1200Z-160202T0500Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
401 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM MST MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS... 
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...UPPER TULAROSA 
  VALLEY...GUADALUPE COUNTY AND QUAY COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50
  AND 60 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP 
  EARLY TO MID MORNING MONDAY...MOST LIKELY PEAKING MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
  BELOW 3 MILES ON OCCASION ON THE LOWER TERRAIN. SOME BLOWING
  SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE IMMEDIATELY 
  ADJACENT HIGHLANDS WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE...
  LOCALLY HIGHER ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANDIA AND 
  MANZANOS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADS. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TOSSING 
  AROUND LOOSE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AND MAY DOWN CAUSE 
  DAMAGE TO ROOFS OR DOWN POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ519-522-529-531-532-011200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0005.160201T1400Z-160202T0300Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
401 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. 

* LOCATION...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE 
  METRO AREA...ESTANCIA VALLEY...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...HARDING 
  COUNTY AND EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40
  AND 55 MPH.   
 
* TIMING...STARTING AROUND MID MORNING MONDAY...MOST LIKELY 
  PEAKING MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS 
  EXPECTED...THOUGH A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR EVEN SNOW MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 3 MILES ON OCCASION ON THE LOWER 
  TERRAIN.  

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADS. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TOSSING 
  AROUND LOOSE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS.

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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2 follow-up statements
457 
WWUS75 KABQ 011103
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
403 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016


NMZ520-521-523>526-533>540-012300-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0002.160201T1200Z-160202T0500Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
403 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...
  GENERALLY ALONG/SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND ALONG/EAST OF
  INTERSTATE 25.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO NEARLY 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY
  TO MID MORNING...MOST LIKELY PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
  BELOW 3 MILES ON OCCASION ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN. SOME BLOWING
  SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SANDIA/MANZANO
  MOUNTAINS WHERE 3 TO 6 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE...LOCALLY HIGHER
  OVER THE PEAKS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED ROADS. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TOSSING
  AROUND LOOSE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO
  ROOFS AND DOWN POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ519-522-529-531-532-012300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0005.160201T1400Z-160202T0300Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
403 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE 
  METRO AREA...ESTANCIA VALLEY...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...HARDING 
  COUNTY AND EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY- 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 
  AND 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...STARTING AROUND MID MORNING...MOST LIKELY PEAKING THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED...
  THOUGH A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR EVEN SNOW MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES BELOW 3 MILES ON OCCASION ACROSS THE LOWER
  TERRAIN.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADS. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TOSSING 
  AROUND LOOSE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS. 

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.

&&

$$
583 
WWUS75 KABQ 012310
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
410 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016

NMZ521-523>526-533>540-020500-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0006.160201T2310Z-160202T0500Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
410 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATION...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO...GENERALLY 
  ALONG/SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND NEAR AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 
  25.

* WINDS...MAINLY WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...MAINLY THIS EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF 
  TOSSING AROUND LOOSE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ520-020015-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0500Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
410 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO JUST OVER 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE 
INTO MID OR LATE EVENING WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 OR 35 MPH
POSSIBLE. 

$$

NMZ531-020500-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160202T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0007.160202T1000Z-160202T1900Z/
HARDING COUNTY-
410 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON MST TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE REST OF TODAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON MST TUESDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATION...HARDING COUNTY. 

* WINDS...MAINLY NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 
  AND 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...STARTING A FEW HOURS BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY AND 
  CONTINUING INTO MIDDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT EAST TO WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADS. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TOSSING 
  AROUND LOOSE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ519-522-529-532-020015-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160202T0300Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
410 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO JUST OVER 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE 
INTO MID OR LATE EVENING WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 OR 35 MPH
POSSIBLE.

$$

NMZ530-020500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0007.160202T1000Z-160202T1900Z/
UNION COUNTY-
410 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON MST TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...UNION COUNTY.

* WINDS...MAINLY NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 
  AND 50 MPH. 

* TIMING...STARTING A FEW HOURS BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY AND 
  CONTINUING INTO MIDDAY. 

* VISIBILITY...NO WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT EAST TO WEST 
  ORIENTED ROADS. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TOSSING 
  AROUND LOOSE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS. 

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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 4:01 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningABQ24 hr
Jan 31, 4:23 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningABQ35 hr
Jan 31, 4:23 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ35 hr

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Sources

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