Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
324 PM MST TUE MAR 9 2010
...STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE STATE...
.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE STATE THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGETOPS FOUND ALONG THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM THE SANDIAS TO THE NORTHERN
SACRAMENTOS. AS THE SYSTEM DRAWS CLOSER AND ENTERS THE STATE
TONIGHT...LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO LOWER IN ELEVATION. STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AND SPREAD FURTHER TO THE
EAST...THUS AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS.
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GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
324 PM MST TUE MAR 9 2010
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM MST WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...LOOK FOR INCREASING WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT AND
BECOMING WEST TO SLIGHTLY NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON
WEDNESDAY. STRONGEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH
PEAK WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* VISIBILITY...SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD RESULT IN
VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 1 MILE.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...VEHICLES TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS ORIENTATED NORTH
TO SOUTH WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPACTED DURING THIS EVENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.
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