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WWUS75 KABQ 160604
NPWABQ
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1204 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026
NMZ219-224-161500-
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/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0006.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1204 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 30
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO
AREA, AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR
PLUMBING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.
NMZ222-223-228>230-161500-
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.261016T0900Z-261016T1500Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0006.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
1204 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE FREEZE WARNING, FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 32
EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS
25 POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, ESTANCIA VALLEY, FAR NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS, NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, AND UNION COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE FREEZE WARNING, UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. FOR THE
FREEZE WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR
PLUMBING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.
NMZ220-225-161500-
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-261016T1500Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0006.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1204 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES
AS LOW AS 30 POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. FOR
THE FREEZE WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL
CROPS, OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED
OUTDOOR PLUMBING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE AT AND BELOW
CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
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.
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.
NMZ201-217-218-231>237-239-241-161500-
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0006.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-ESPANOLA VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-HARDING
COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN
COUNTY-SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS-
1204 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 30
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL,
NORTHEAST, AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR
PLUMBING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.
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