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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

March 2, 2016

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2016, 3:40 AM MST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2016, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2016, 3:40 AM MST (10:40 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2016, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 3, 2016, 3:07 AM MST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted.

316 
WWUS75 KABQ 021040
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
340 AM MST WED MAR 2 2016

...STRONG WINDS TODAY INTO TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING TO OUR NORTH AND DEVELOPING
LEE SIDE TROUGH WILL INCREASE WINDS AT MID AND LOW LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...AND ALL NIGHT LONG OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

NMZ512>515-021900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.160302T1800Z-160303T1200Z/
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-
340 AM MST WED MAR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE WEST AND
  EAST SLOPES. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REACH ADVISORY
  SPEEDS BY NOON...THEN CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT
  BEFORE DIMINISHING BY DAWN. 

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY NO RESTRICTIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH
  HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTES 552 AND 434.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-523-527>529-533-021900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.160302T1800Z-160303T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
340 AM MST WED MAR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...RATON RIDGE AND
  JOHNSON MESA...AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS GUADALUPE
  COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REACH ADVISORY
  SPEEDS BY NOON...THEN CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY NO RESTRICTIONS ALTHOUGH VISIBILITY COULD
  BE REDUCED TO 5 MILES IN OCCASIONAL BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH HIGHWAYS
  INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS TO RATON PASS. U.S.
  HIGHWAY 285 WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS FROM NEAR
  LAMY TO SOUTHWEST GUADALUPE COUNTY. 

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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3 follow-up statements
703 
WWUS75 KABQ 021908
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1208 PM MST WED MAR 2 2016

...STRONG WINDS TODAY INTO TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EASTERN HIGHLANDS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING TO OUR NORTH AND DEVELOPING
LEE SIDE TROUGH WILL INCREASE WINDS AT MID AND LOW LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS FROM LATE MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND ALL NIGHT LONG OVER THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

NMZ512>515-030000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160303T1200Z/
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-
1208 PM MST WED MAR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE WEST 
  AND EAST SLOPES. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUE THIS
  THROUGH THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING BY DAWN.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY NO RESTRICTIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 
  HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTES 552 AND 434. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-523-527>529-533-030000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
1208 PM MST WED MAR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...RATON RIDGE AND 
  JOHNSON MESA...AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS GUADALUPE 
  COUNTY. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING
  THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...GENERALLY NO RESTRICTIONS ALTHOUGH VISIBILITY 
  COULD BE REDUCED TO 5 MILES IN OCCASIONAL BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH 
  HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS TO RATON PASS. 
  U.S. HIGHWAY 285 WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS FROM 
  NEAR LAMY TO SOUTHWEST GUADALUPE COUNTY. 

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.

&&

$$
746 
WWUS75 KABQ 030011
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
511 PM MST WED MAR 2 2016

NMZ521-523-527>529-533-030115-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
511 PM MST WED MAR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNSET. UNTIL
THEN...LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE.
SINCE WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WIND SPEEDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ512>515-031200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160303T1200Z/
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-
511 PM MST WED MAR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE WEST 
  AND EAST SLOPES. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THROUGH TONIGHT AND DIMINISH
  BY DAWN.

* VISIBILITY...NO RESTRICTIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTES 552 AND
  434.

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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866 
WWUS75 KABQ 031007
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
307 AM MST THU MAR 3 2016

NMZ512>515-031115-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160303T1200Z/
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-
307 AM MST THU MAR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS OVER THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THUS WE HAVE CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.

$$

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Sources

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