Wind Advisory 38, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
925 AM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022

NMZ223-240000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-220424T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0016.220423T1525Z-220424T0000Z/
Central Highlands-
925 AM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Central Highlands.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Extra attention should be given to cross
  winds. Strong winds may generate more wildfire smoke over the 
  region with reduced visibility and poor air quality.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other loose or 
lightweight outdoor objects. Extremely hazardous driving conditions 
can be expected, especially for motorists in high profile vehicles 
who should consider delaying travel.

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NMZ228-229-240000-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-220424T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0016.220423T1525Z-220424T0000Z/
Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-
925 AM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Far Northeast Highlands and Northeast Highlands.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Extra attention should be given to cross
  winds. Strong winds may generate more wildfire smoke over the 
  region with reduced visibility and poor air quality.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other loose or 
lightweight outdoor objects. Extremely hazardous driving conditions 
can be expected, especially for motorists in high profile vehicles 
who should consider delaying travel.

&&

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NMZ227-230-240000-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-220424T0000Z/
Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Union County-
925 AM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass and Union 
  County.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs may be blown down. Expect strong cross winds on area 
  roadways.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Extra attention should be given to cross
  winds. Strong winds may generate more wildfire smoke over the 
  region with reduced visibility and poor air quality.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

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NMZ212-222-231>235-240000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-220424T0000Z/
Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass-Estancia Valley-Harding
County-Eastern San Miguel County-Guadalupe County-Quay County-
Curry County-
925 AM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022

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

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Estancia Valley, Curry County, Guadalupe County, Quay 
  County, Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass, Eastern San Miguel 
  County and Harding County.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A 
  few power outages are possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Extra attention should be given to cross
  winds if travelling along I-25 and portions of I-40. Strong 
  winds may generate more wildfire smoke over the region with 
  reduced visibility and poor air quality.

$$

NMZ214-215-240000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-220424T0000Z/
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo
Mountains-
925 AM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022

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

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Southern Sangre 
  de Cristo Mountains.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A 
  few power outages are possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Extra attention should be given to cross
  winds. Strong winds may generate more wildfire smoke over the 
  region with reduced visibility and poor air quality.

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
543 PM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022

NMZ223-228-229-240045-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-220424T0000Z/
Central Highlands-Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-
543 PM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

Windy conditions will persist this evening, but well below warning 
threshold. Crosswinds on north to south oriented roads will continue 
to cause difficult driving conditions for high profile vehicles.

$$

NMZ212-214-215-222-227-230>235-240045-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-220424T0000Z/
Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass-Southern Sangre de Cristo
Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Estancia Valley-
Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Union County-
Harding County-Eastern San Miguel County-Guadalupe County-Quay
County-Curry County-
543 PM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

Winds will continue to decrease through the evening and are already 
below advisory threshold, therefore the Wind Advisory will be 
allowed to expire.

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
315 AM MDT Sat Apr 23 2022

.SYNOPSIS...
Much weaker winds are forecast today, but still strong enough to
warrant wind advisories and Red Flag Warnings for much of the eastern
plains today. A backdoor front and upper level disturbance brings
cooler weather and higher dewpoints into the state Sunday and Monday.
An east canyon wind will likely result at Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Monday morning with the arrival of the backdoor front. Otherwise, it
will be mostly pleasant spring weather across the Land of Enchantment
for the early week period. The only potential down side will be the
potential for virga showers Tuesday and isolated to scattered storms
Wednesday producing strong gusts of wind. Dry, windy, and warmer
weather returns Thursday and beyond.

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.DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
The very impressive storm system from Friday is intensifying even
further over the northern Great Plains this morning. A 100-120 kt jet
max in its wake will slide eastward across the southern Rockies
today. West to northwest winds are expected to strengthen quickly
this morning with gusts of 40 to 55 mph from the Sangre de Cristo Mts
eastward across east- central and northeast NM. A Wind Advisory will
be issued for this area thru late afternoon. Max temps today will be
much cooler and around 5 to 10F below normal. More blowing dust and
areas of smoke are likely as wildfires continue to rage across parts
of the region. Winds will turn to the northwest then north by early
evening as high pressure builds south into NM. Smoke from the Cerro
Pelado fire may significantly impact the RGV from KSAF to KABQ as
drainage winds draw smoke southward. The I-25 corridor will be
impacted from Calf Canyon and Cooks Peak. Winds then finally relax
Saturday night which will lead to stronger midslope inversions and
colder min temps. Smoke impacts may be exacerbated by these more
stable conditions. Min temps will also be below freezing in a few
areas that are approaching the start to the growing season.

A secondary upper level trough axis will shift southeast thru the
southern Rockies on Sunday with breezy northwest winds. A weak back
door cold front over eastern NM will keep winds more easterly near
the TX border. Max temps will trend a few degrees warmer compared to
today but still remain slightly below normal. Just enough moisture
and lift may be in place over the northern high terrain to develop a
few rain and high terrain snow showers closer to the CO border. The
rest of NM will be sunny with very dry conditions.

LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...
A change in the weather pattern starts next week and the long term
period Monday, with a backdoor cold front bringing cooler and more
moist air through the eastern plains. Model guidance brings this
front through the gaps of the central mountain chain producing an
east canyon wind at ABQ and Santa Fe Monday morning. Meanwhile, a
trailing upper trough will clip northeastern NM generating showers
along the east slopes and adjacent highlands to the Sangre de Cristo
Mountains early Monday. Low clouds and perhaps a few sprinkles may
reach portions of the central highlands stretching southward from Las
Vegas to Vaughn to eastern Lincoln. Otherwise, the main sensible
weather change will be a drop in temperatures Monday afternoon
compared with Sunday’s readings.

The upper trough is replaced by a weak ridging pattern by Tuesday,
with surface easterly flow advancing further west into NM and turning
southerly by Tuesday morning. A very pleasant day looks on tap for
Tuesday with temperatures within a few degrees of normal areawide.
Some virga showers cannot entirely be ruled out, but overall PoPs are
near zero. This changes Wednesday with a weakening perturbation
entering the state, overriding the increased low-level moisture.
Daytime heating and instability provided by this upper level feature
looks to generate a few isolated-scattered afternoon storms through
central NM, moving eastward late in the day. Drier air moving in from
the west in the wake of the upper level feature will likely undercut
any storm cell, limiting wetting footprints. A return to drier,
breezy, and warmer weather arrives Thursday and lasts to the end of
the work week.

Guyer/24

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR ALL OF EASTERN NM AND THE
LOWER TERRAIN OF NORTH CENTRAL NM...

The strongest winds have moved out of the region overnight as a very
impressive storm system ejects across the northern Great Plains.
West to northwest winds will not be as strong today but widespread
windy conditions are still expected. Despite cooler temperatures,
very low humidity and moderately unstable conditions will still
create critical fire weather over eastern NM and the lower terrain
of north-central NM to include the Rio Grande Valley. Surface high
pressure will build south tonight and allow winds to become more
northerly with drainage flow likely in the RGV. A weak back door
front over eastern NM will allow winds to be more easterly near the
TX border. Northwest winds will be breezy Sunday but only elevated
critical fire weather is expected.

Monday thru Wednesday will bring a much needed reprieve as a weak
upper level ridge crests slowly eastward over the region. Temps will
trend warmer and humidity will remain very low Monday and Tuesday
but winds will be lighter. Return flow begins deepening toward the
west Tuesday night with potential for scattered showers and a few
storms Wednesday from the central mt chain eastward. Recoveries will
also trend much higher each night thru Wednesday night.

The potential for critical fire weather will increase again next
Thursday and Friday as much drier and windy conditions return.

Guyer

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
West and southwest winds will continue tapering off overnight as the
powerful storm system from Friday shifts east of NM. Areas of BLDU
and smoke will continue to generate periods of MVFR cigs/vsbys over
central and eastern NM. The SPoRT Dust ML product confirms a large
area of dust moving slowly east across east-central and northeast NM.
Most likely impacts will stretch from KCAO to KTCC and KCVN thru 09Z.
Farther north and west, a few rain and high terrain snow showers with
MVFR cigs along the CO border will dissipate thru 12Z. Strong west to
northwest winds will return Saturday aft 16Z with gusts to btwn 25
and 35 kt at many terminals. Areas of BLDU and smoke are likely again
with lcl MVFR cigs/vsbys.

Guyer

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Farmington......................  60  28  61  30 /   0   0   0   0
Dulce...........................  55  23  58  24 /   5   0   5   5
Cuba............................  55  25  57  27 /   0   0   0   0
Gallup..........................  59  21  61  23 /   0   0   0   0
El Morro........................  55  25  58  27 /   0   0   0   0
Grants..........................  59  21  63  22 /   0   0   0   0
Quemado.........................  58  27  62  27 /   0   0   0   0
Magdalena.......................  63  33  67  34 /   0   0   0   0
Datil...........................  58  28  63  29 /   0   0   0   0
Reserve.........................  69  25  72  23 /   0   0   0   0
Glenwood........................  74  32  78  37 /   0   0   0   0
Chama...........................  48  21  52  21 /  20   0  10  10
Los Alamos......................  57  34  60  35 /   0   0   0   5
Pecos...........................  56  30  60  32 /   0   0   5  10
Cerro/Questa....................  51  26  55  32 /   5   0  20  30
Red River.......................  46  21  53  22 /   5   0  30  30
Angel Fire......................  47  17  51  19 /  10   0  20  30
Taos............................  56  21  59  27 /   0   0  10  20
Mora............................  54  26  59  27 /   0   0  10  20
Espanola........................  63  30  66  34 /   0   0   5  10
Santa Fe........................  57  31  61  34 /   0   0   5  10
Santa Fe Airport................  61  29  65  32 /   0   0   0   5
Albuquerque Foothills...........  63  39  68  40 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque Heights.............  65  39  70  38 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque Valley..............  68  35  71  36 /   0   0   0   0
Albuquerque West Mesa...........  66  38  68  37 /   0   0   0   0
Belen...........................  69  35  71  33 /   0   0   0   0
Bernalillo......................  66  35  69  37 /   0   0   0   0
Bosque Farms....................  69  31  71  33 /   0   0   0   0
Corrales........................  66  36  70  37 /   0   0   0   0
Los Lunas.......................  69  33  71  35 /   0   0   0   0
Placitas........................  62  37  66  38 /   0   0   0   5
Rio Rancho......................  65  37  67  37 /   0   0   0   0
Socorro.........................  73  40  74  40 /   0   0   0   0
Sandia Park/Cedar Crest.........  57  35  61  36 /   0   0   0   5
Tijeras.........................  60  34  64  35 /   0   0   0   5
Edgewood........................  59  32  63  32 /   0   0   0   5
Moriarty/Estancia...............  62  25  66  28 /   0   0   0   5
Clines Corners..................  57  29  61  30 /   0   0   0   5
Mountainair.....................  62  33  65  33 /   0   0   0   0
Gran Quivira....................  63  34  66  35 /   0   0   0   0
Carrizozo.......................  67  39  71  40 /   0   0   0   5
Ruidoso.........................  62  36  67  36 /   0   0   0   5
Capulin.........................  60  28  57  27 /   0   0  20  40
Raton...........................  63  26  62  29 /   0   0  20  50
Springer........................  63  28  64  32 /   0   0  10  30
Las Vegas.......................  59  27  61  29 /   0   0   5  20
Clayton.........................  70  35  64  34 /   0   0   0  20
Roy.............................  64  32  64  33 /   0   0   5  20
Conchas.........................  72  36  72  39 /   0   0   0  10
Santa Rosa......................  68  34  70  38 /   0   0   0  10
Tucumcari.......................  74  37  73  40 /   0   0   0  10
Clovis..........................  73  40  74  41 /   0   0   0  10
Portales........................  75  38  76  41 /   0   0   0  10
Fort Sumner.....................  73  37  75  41 /   0   0   0  10
Roswell.........................  81  43  81  48 /   0   0   0  10
Picacho.........................  72  40  74  41 /   0   0   0   5
Elk.............................  70  39  74  38 /   0   0   0   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Red Flag Warning from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening
for the following zones... NMZ102>104-107-108.

Wind Advisory from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM MDT this evening for
the following zones... NMZ212-222-228-229-231>235.

Wind Advisory until 6 PM MDT this evening for the following zones...
 NMZ214-215-223.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1001 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0953 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST RATON CREWS AIRPORT     36.73N 104.50W
04/22/2022  M62 MPH          COLFAX             NM   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KRTN RATON CREWS AIRPORT.

&&

RJH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1004 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0955 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 E CLAYTON             36.45N 103.15W
04/22/2022  M61 MPH          UNION              NM   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KCAO CLAYTON MUNI AIRPARK.

&&

RJH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1005 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0908 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NE SOUTH VALLEY       35.05N 106.62W
04/22/2022  M58 MPH          BERNALILLO         NM   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KABQ ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT.

&&

RJH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1104 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0725 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NE ABO                34.47N 106.32W
04/22/2022  E61 MPH          TORRANCE           NM   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

RJH