037  
WWUS75 KABQ 271142  
NPWABQ  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
542 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
NMZ230-234>236-272100-  
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260327T2100Z/  
UNION COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-  
542 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CURRY COUNTY, QUAY COUNTY, ROOSEVELT COUNTY, AND UNION  
COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN WEAKENED TREES AND  
VULNERABLE POWER LINES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL  
WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, INCLUDING  
INTERSTATE 40.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AT TIMES, PARTICULARLY  
IN THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ219-272100-  
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0007.260327T1200Z-260328T0400Z/  
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-  
542 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...EAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING EASTERN AREAS OF THE  
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN WEAKENED TREES AND  
VULNERABLE POWER LINES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL  
WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG  
PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BELOW CANYONS  
FROM NEAR PLACITAS TO THE EAST SIDE OF ALBUQUERQUE AND ALONG THE  
MANZANO MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY AT  
TIMES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ227-231-272100-  
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-260327T2100Z/  
JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS-HARDING COUNTY-  
542 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...HARDING COUNTY AND JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING  
RATON PASS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. EXPECT STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BELOW CANYONS  
FROM NEAR ABO PASS TO THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE. AREAS OF  
BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY AT TIMES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ220-224-225-238-272100-  
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0014.260327T1200Z-260327T2100Z/  
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA  
VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-  
542 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED IN  
CHAVES COUNTY WITH EASTERLY WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50  
MPH IN THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY.  
 
* WHERE...UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY, INCLUDING CARRIZOZO AND CHAVES  
COUNTY PLAINS, INCLUDING ROSWELL.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. EXPECT STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BELOW CANYONS  
FROM NEAR ABO PASS TO THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE. AREAS OF  
BLOWING DUST MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY AT TIMES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SECURE LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE.  
 

 
 

 
 
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