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WWUS75 KABQ 151854
NPWABQ
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1254 PM MDT THU OCT 15 2026
NMZ228-230-160700-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FZ.A.0005.261016T0900Z-261016T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.261016T0900Z-261016T1500Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-261016T0600Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
1254 PM MDT THU OCT 15 2026
..FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH. FOR THE FREEZE WARNING, SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS
LOW AS 31 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND UNION COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. FOR THE
FREEZE WARNING, FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* 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.
NMZ222-223-229-160700-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FZ.A.0005.261016T0900Z-261016T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.W.0006.261016T0900Z-261016T1500Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1254 PM MDT THU OCT 15 2026
..FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 34 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, ESTANCIA VALLEY, AND NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT FRIDAY.
* 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.
NMZ219-220-224-225-160700-
/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-
1254 PM 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.
NMZ227-231-160600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-261016T0600Z/
JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS-HARDING COUNTY-
1254 PM 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.
* 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.
NMZ235-236-160600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0033.261015T2200Z-261016T0600Z/
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
1254 PM 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.
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