706  
WWUS75 KABQ 170737  
NPWABQ  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
1237 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
NMZ214-215-171900-  
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0015.251218T0300Z-251218T1600Z/  
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0016.251217T2200Z-251218T1600Z/  
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO  
MOUNTAINS-  
1237 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN SANGRE  
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,  
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY  
BECOME AIRBORNE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ223-228-229-233-171900-  
/O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0015.251218T0300Z-251218T1600Z/  
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0016.251218T0100Z-251218T1600Z/  
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-  
GUADALUPE COUNTY-  
1237 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, GUADALUPE COUNTY, FAR NORTHEAST  
HIGHLANDS, AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,  
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR DUE TO  
STRONG AND ERRATIC CROSS WINDS. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BECOME  
AIRBORNE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ212-171900-  
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0016.251218T0100Z-251218T1600Z/  
GLORIETA MESA INCLUDING GLORIETA PASS-  
1237 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...GLORIETA MESA INCLUDING GLORIETA PASS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,  
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ221-227-230>232-171900-  
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0035.251218T0100Z-251218T1600Z/  
SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EDGEWOOD-JOHNSON AND  
BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-  
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-  
1237 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EDGEWOOD, JOHNSON  
AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS, UNION COUNTY, HARDING  
COUNTY, AND EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. EXPECT STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS.  
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
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