Strong Wind Advisory Through 8 p.m. Today

NWS Alert:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY … WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 P.M. THIS EVENING.

  • LOCATION … ALL OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
  • WINDS … SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS ON MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.
  • TIMING … WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EVENING.
  • VISIBILITY … MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM THE ARIZONA BORDER TO GRANTS.
  • LOCAL IMPACTS … TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS…LAWN FURNITURE…AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. BE AWARE OF SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY WHILE ON THE HIGHWAYS.

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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