642  
WWUS75 KABQ 151504  
NPWABQ  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
904 AM MDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
NMZ216-151615-  
/O.EXP.KABQ.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-261015T1500Z/  
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-  
904 AM MDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED  
 
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND WILL CONTINUE TO WARM  
THIS MORNING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.  
 
 
 
NMZ219-220-224-225-152315-  
/O.CON.KABQ.HW.W.0011.261016T0000Z-261016T1500Z/  
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-  
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA  
VALLEY-  
904 AM MDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM  
MDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO  
AREA, LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, AND UPPER  
TULAROSA VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY  
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ228-230-152315-  
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.261015T1800Z-261016T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0005.261016T0900Z-261016T1500Z/  
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-  
904 AM MDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT  
 
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, SUB-FREEZING  
TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 33 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND UNION COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. FOR THE  
FREEZE WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. EXPECT STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS.  
FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER SENSITIVE  
VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ227-231-152315-  
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.261015T1800Z-261016T0600Z/  
JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS-HARDING COUNTY-  
904 AM MDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT  
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...HARDING COUNTY AND JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING  
RATON PASS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. EXPECT STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ235-236-152315-  
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.261015T2200Z-261016T0600Z/  
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-  
904 AM MDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CURRY COUNTY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. EXPECT STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ222-223-229-152315-  
/O.CON.KABQ.FZ.A.0005.261016T0900Z-261016T1500Z/  
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-  
904 AM MDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 34 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, ESTANCIA VALLEY, AND NORTHEAST  
HIGHLANDS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
JG  
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