721  
WWUS75 KABQ 250751  
NPWABQ  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
151 AM MDT THU APR 25 2024  
 
NMZ234-251800-  
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.240425T1700Z-240426T0200Z/  
/O.EXA.KABQ.HW.W.0018.240425T1700Z-240426T0200Z/  
QUAY COUNTY-  
151 AM MDT THU APR 25 2024  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT  
THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...QUAY COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY  
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ223>229-231>233-237>240-251800-  
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0018.240425T1700Z-240426T0200Z/  
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-  
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING  
RATON PASS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING  
COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-  
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES  
COUNTY-  
151 AM MDT THU APR 25 2024  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8  
PM MDT THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND  
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY  
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY  
AFTERNOON AND WILL BE MORE SIGNIFICANT SOUTH OF I-40, ESPECIALLY  
IN SOUTHERN CHAVES COUNTY WHERE VERY LOW VISIBILITY MAY CREATE  
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN OR THROUGH  
CHAVES COUNTY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ212-215-220>222-251800-  
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.240425T1700Z-240426T0200Z/  
GLORIETA MESA INCLUDING GLORIETA PASS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE  
CRISTO MOUNTAINS-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA AND MANZANO  
MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EDGEWOOD-ESTANCIA VALLEY-  
151 AM MDT THU APR 25 2024  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EDGEWOOD, GLORIETA  
MESA INCLUDING GLORIETA PASS, EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO  
MOUNTAINS, LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, AND ESTANCIA VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. EXPECT STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ230-235-236-251800-  
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0027.240425T1700Z-240426T0200Z/  
UNION COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-  
151 AM MDT THU APR 25 2024  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM  
MDT THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CURRY COUNTY, ROOSEVELT COUNTY, AND UNION COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. EXPECT STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY  
BELOW 2 MILES AT TIMES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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