Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS45 KABQ 220459
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
959 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2008

...ANOTHER BLAST OF WINTER WEATHER LIKELY FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN
AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY NEARING THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE CENTRAL ROCKIES MONDAY.
A MORE MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD
ACROSS NEW MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR SNOW TO DEVELOP
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS.
SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND TO THE LEE OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL OCCUR OVER THE WEST CENTRAL...CHUSKA... SAN JUAN...JEMEZ AND
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER
THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS INCLUDING
THE ESTANCIA VALLEY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TUESDAY
EVENING.

NMZ001-002-004-008-221200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.081222T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS
959 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...THE NORTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON OF 12 TO 20 INCHES OVER THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ
MOUNTAINS...6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...
INCLUDING THE CHUSKAS...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU...INCLUDING FARMINGTON.

WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH MONDAY
NIGHT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BY TUESDAY
MORNING...PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269.

$$

NMZ003-221200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.081222T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA
959 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON OF 3 TO
6 INCHES OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA FE AREA.

WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY
NIGHT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269.

$$

NMZ014-221200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.081222T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD
959 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS BY LATE
MONDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF THE SAN FRANSISCO AND TULAROSA
MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE LUNA AREA AND THE GILA WILDERNESS.
LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE GLENWOOD
AREA.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH MONDAY
NIGHT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269.

$$

NMZ010-011-221200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.081222T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
959 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SLOWLY SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD THE SANDIA AND
MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND THE ESTANCIA VALLEY BY MONDAY EVENING.
EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON OF 3 TO 5
INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET.

WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH MONDAY
NIGHT WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

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000 
WWUS45 KABQ 221051
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
351 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO...

.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE TOWARD
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS MORNING AND SWEEP EAST ACROSS NEW
MEXICO THROUGH LATE TUESDAY BEFORE CLEARING THE STATE OVER THE
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. GUSTY WINDS WILL REACH HAZARDOUS SPEEDS OVER THE EASTERN
PLAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
DEVELOPING THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
CONTINUING OVERNIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
AS THE STORM MOVES THROUGH. EXPECT HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OVER RIO
ARRIBA AND THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTY...IN
ADDITION TO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS FROM THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WEST
TO THE ARIZONA BORDER. WINTRY CONDITIONS WILL EASE BRIEFLY BEFORE
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM PUSHES INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO DURING THE
DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

NMZ001-002-004-008-221900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.081222T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS
351 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOMING HEAVIER THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS TO
50 MPH WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW...WITH DRIFTING SNOW OBSTRUCTING ROADS THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS OVER SUMMITS AND
HILLTOPS...THROUGH GAPS AND PASSES...AND BELOW CANYONS.

FOR THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...EXPECT SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 20
INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING GALLUP AND
GRANTS...EXPECT SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU INCLUDING FARMINGTON...BLOOMFIELD...AND
AZTEC...EXPECT SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ003-221900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.081222T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA
351 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

SNOW OVER THE FOUR CORNERS WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME
HEAVIER OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. GUSTY
WEST WINDS TO 40 WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
FALLING SNOW...WITH DRIFTING SNOW OBSTRUCTING ROADS.

EXPECT SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ALONG THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS NEAR THE SANTA FE
AREA.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ014-221900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.081222T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD
351 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
WILL EXPAND SOUTHWARD INTO THE UPPER GILA REGION BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW...WITH DRIFTING SNOW OBSTRUCTING ROADS.

FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO AND TULAROSA MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE LUNA
AREA AND THE GILA WILDERNESS...EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE GLENWOOD AREA AND THE HIGHWAY 180 CORRIDOR...EXPECT
SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ005-221900-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.081222T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON
351 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 MPH BY LATE MORNING...WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY AFTERNOON. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS OVER SUMMITS
AND HILLTOPS...THROUGH GAPS AND PASSES...AND BELOW CANYONS.

ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE
POOR VISIBILITIES IN LOCAL BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR NEAR RATON PASS...WITH SLICK SPOTS
DEVELOPING ON ROADS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ010-011-221900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.081222T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
349 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY.

SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE FOUR CORNERS LATE THIS MORNING WILL
SPREAD SOUTH AND EAT TOWARD THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND
ESTANCIA VALLEY BY MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY
OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS TO 45 MPH
DEVELOPING MONDAY EVENING WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH DRIFTING SNOW OBSTRUCTING ROADS IN
SPOTS.

ABOVE 7500 FEET...EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY EVENING.

BELOW 7500 FEET...EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269 OR
5 1 1.
 
$$

SHY

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 221854
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1154 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO...

.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ONSHORE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY
SNOW WILL DEVELOP FIRST OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...CREATING AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE CHUSKAS...SAN JUAN...JEMEZ...AND
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

NMZ001-002-004-008-230500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS
1154 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE
TO 20 TO 40 MPH BY THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.

FOR THE CHUSKAS...SAN JUAN...AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...EXPECT TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
WITH LOCALLY UP TO 24 INCHES POSSIBLE.

FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING GALLUP...
GRANTS...AND THE GILA WILDERNESS...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU INCLUDING FARMINGTON...BLOOMFIELD...AND
AZTEC...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

FOR THE SANTA FE AREA...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE DANGEROUS
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ003-230500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA
1154 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 
WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE
HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING.

EXPECT SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM NAMBE PUEBLO NORTH TO CHIMAYO AND EMBUDO.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ014-230500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD
1154 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY LATE
THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING REDUCED
VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY
MORNING.

FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO AND TULAROSA MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE LUNA
AREA AND THE GILA WILDERNESS...EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE GLENWOOD AREA AND THE HIGHWAY 180 CORRIDOR...EXPECT
SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ005-010-011-230500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
1154 AM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO WILL SPREAD
SOUTHEAST INTO THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND THE ESTANCIA VALLEY
THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO
30 MPH BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING
REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
TUESDAY MORNING.

ABOVE 7500 FEET...EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

BELOW 7500 FEET...EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269 OR
5 1 1.

$$

GUYER/DPORTER

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 222246
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
346 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN
NEW MEXICO...

.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS REGION
THIS EVENING WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN
MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE MIDDLE AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS. HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL SPREAD
SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE OVER THE CHUSKAS...SAN JUAN...JEMEZ...AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

NMZ001-002-004-008-230500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS
346 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH
THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 20
TO 40 MPH BY THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.

FOR THE CHUSKAS...SAN JUAN...AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...EXPECT TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
WITH LOCALLY UP TO 24 INCHES POSSIBLE.

FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING GALLUP...
GRANTS...AND THE GILA WILDERNESS...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU INCLUDING FARMINGTON...BLOOMFIELD...AND
AZTEC...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE SANTA FE AREA...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ003-230500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA
346 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY LATE THIS EVENING...
WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES
BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING.

EXPECT SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM NAMBE PUEBLO NORTH TO CHIMAYO AND
EMBUDO.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ014-230500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD
346 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WEST CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO
30 MPH BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...
ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING.

FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO AND TULAROSA MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE LUNA
AREA AND THE GILA WILDERNESS...EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE GLENWOOD AREA AND THE HIGHWAY 180 CORRIDOR...EXPECT
SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ009-230500-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.081223T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALBUQUERQUE
346 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 8 PM OVER THE MIDDLE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS EVENING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO 
MODERATE SNOW BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING.

EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS
AND OVER THE WEST MESA.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269 OR
5 1 1.

$$

NMZ005-010-011-230500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
346 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO WILL
SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND THE
ESTANCIA VALLEY LATE THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH BY LATE THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE
MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING.

ABOVE 7500 FEET...EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

BELOW 7500 FEET...EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WILL BE CONFINED
MAINLY TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WEST
OF INTERSTATE 25...IN AREAS SUCH AS SAPELLO...OCATE...AND CIMARRON.
THE AREA AROUND RATON PASS MAY EXPERIENCE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW POSSIBLE.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TUESDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269 OR
5 1 1.

$$

GUYER/DPORTER

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 230458
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
958 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN
NEW MEXICO...

.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS REGION
THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SNOW OVER MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE OVER THE CHUSKAS...SAN JUAN...JEMEZ...AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

NMZ001-002-004-008-231230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS
958 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...BEFORE TAPERING
OFF TUESDAY EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE AT
SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 40 MPH...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CREATING
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WHERE RIDGETOP GUSTS WILL
REACH 55 MPH.

FOR THE CHUSKAS...SAN JUAN...AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...EXPECT TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
WITH LOCALLY UP TO 24 INCHES POSSIBLE.

FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING GALLUP...
GRANTS...AND THE GILA WILDERNESS...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU INCLUDING FARMINGTON...BLOOMFIELD...AND
AZTEC...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE SANTA FE AREA...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ003-231230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA
958 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...BEFORE TAPERING
OFF TUESDAY EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE AT
SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
DROPPING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
TUESDAY MORNING.

EXPECT SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM NAMBE PUEBLO NORTH TO CHIMAYO AND
EMBUDO.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ014-231230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD
958 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE AT 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW DROPPING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING.

FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO AND TULAROSA MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE LUNA
AREA AND THE GILA WILDERNESS...EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE GLENWOOD AREA AND THE HIGHWAY 180 CORRIDOR...EXPECT
SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ005-010-011-231230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
958 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...BEFORE DECREASING
TUESDAY EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS REACHING 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS
UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE THE SNOW TO
BLOW AND DRIFT...DROPPING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING.

ABOVE 7500 FEET...EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

BELOW 7500 FEET...EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY
EVENING.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WILL BE
CONFINED MAINLY TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25...IN AREAS SUCH AS SAPELLO...
OCATE...AND CIMARRON. THE AREA AROUND RATON PASS MAY EXPERIENCE
1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
POSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269 OR
5 1 1.

$$

NMZ009-231230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALBUQUERQUE
958 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

EXPECT SNOW TO INCREASE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF
TUESDAY EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN
TUESDAY...REACHING SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40.
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING
BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY MORNING.

EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS
AND OVER THE WEST MESA.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269 OR
5 1 1.

$$

44

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 231116
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
416 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

...NEXT STORM DUE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...AS A
POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS EASTWARD TO THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE BY LATE TONIGHT. DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL MOVE TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLES LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND A COLD FRONT SINKING SOUTHWARD...WILL PRODUCE
RAPID INCREASES IN WIND SPEEDS. WITH STRONGEST WINDS FROM THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD...GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT
TO EASE THIS ROUND OF DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER. THE RELIEF WILL BE
BRIEF...AS THE FIRST OF ANOTHER PAIR OF SYSTEMS FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC WILL SLAM INTO NEW MEXICO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE
SECOND ARRIVING ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL REDEVELOP OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

NMZ001-002-004-008-231900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0019.081225T0600Z-081227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS
416 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW MAY OBSTRUCT ROADS THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS OVER SUMMITS AND HILLTOPS...THROUGH
GAPS AND PASSES...AND BELOW CANYONS.

FOR RIO ARRIBA COUNTY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY
84...EXPECT 8 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

FOR SANDOVAL COUNTY NORTH AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 550...EXPECT 4 TO 8
INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
OVER THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. SOUTH AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 550...EXPECT 3
TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.

FOR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR EL MORRO NATIONAL MONUMENT AND
THE RAMAH NAVAJO RESERVATION IN WESTERN CIBOLA COUNTY. FROM THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WEST TO THE ARIZONA BORDER..EXPECT 2 TO 6
INCHES OF NEW SNOW...WITH HEAVIEST SNOW OVER THE HIGHER COUNTRY.
EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER THE SAN MATEO
MOUNTAINS NEAR GRANTS AND ACOMA.

FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM TAOS
NORTHWARD TO THE COLORADO LINE.

FOR THE SANTA FE AREA...EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE LOS ALAMOS AREA...EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TO EASE THIS ROUND OF DANGEROUS
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

AN APPROACHING PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
SNOW TO THE SAME AREAS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH WINTER
CONDITIONS PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVIEST SNOWFALLS WILL
EXCEED A FOOT OVER NORTHERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...WITH 8 TO 10
INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...AND 4 TO
6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE
HIGH COUNTRY OF SAN JUAN COUNTY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA.

$$

NMZ003-231900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0019.081225T0600Z-081227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA
416 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WEST
WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES
TODAY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW MAY BLOCK ROADS
AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY.

EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM ESPANOLA NORTHWARD ALONG HIGHWAY 285 AND
STATE ROADS 68 AND 76.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING TO EASE THIS ROUND OF DANGEROUS
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

AN APPROACHING PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVY SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH WINTER CONDITIONS
PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVIEST SNOWFALLS COULD REACH 6 INCHES
THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY NORTH AND WEST
OF ESPANOLA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA.

$$

NMZ014-231900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0019.081225T0600Z-081227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD
416 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

WEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO
PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DRIFTING
SNOW MAY OBSTRUCT OR BLOCK ROADS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF STATE ROAD 12...EXPECT 8 TO 12 INCHES
OF NEW SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER THE
HIGHER COUNTRY. FOR THE HIGHWAY 180 CORRIDOR...EXPECT 3 TO 6
INCHES OF NEW SNOW...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO
MOUNTAINS NEAR LUNA.

SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING TO EASE THIS ROUND OF
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. 

AN APPROACHING PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVY SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH WINTER CONDITIONS
PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVIEST SNOWFALLS COULD REACH A
FOOT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGH
COUNTRY EAST OF HIGHWAY 180.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA.

$$

NMZ005-010-011-231900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
416 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES
IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. DRIFTING SNOW
WILL OBSTRUCT OR BLOCK ROADS AT TIMES.

FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS ABOVE 7500 FEET INCLUDING RATON PASS...UTE
PARK... AND TH EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS BELOW 7500 FEET INCLUDING RATON AND THE
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...EXPECT UP TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...EXPECT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 FROM EDGEWOOD
EAST TO MILAGRO...OR FROM MILE POST 240...EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269 OR
5 1 1.

$$

NMZ009-231900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALBUQUERQUE
416 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...MAINLY OVER
THE EASTERN HEIGHTS AND WEST MESA. WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING SLIGHTLY
ABOVE FREEZING IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE...BELEN...OR LOS LUNAS. ANY SNOW
MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES...AND RAIN MAY MELT ANY ACCUMULATED SNOWFALL
RAPIDLY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

COLDER TEMPERATURES OVER THE EASTERN HEIGHTS AND WESTERN SLOPES OF
THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS MAY PRODUCE SLICK AND ICY SPOTS ON
ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE RISING INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE
LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269 OR
5 1 1.

$$

SHY

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 231830
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1130 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

...NEXT STORM DUE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE TAPERING OFF BEFORE SUNSET. DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST
COLORADO WILL CREATE GUSTY WINDS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND FROM
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE. SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF GRADUALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO EASE THIS ROUND OF
WINTER WEATHER. ANOTHER PAIR OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
NEW MEXICO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE FRIDAY.

NMZ009-231930-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALBUQUERQUE
1130 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. WHILE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS
ENDED.

$$

NMZ001-002-004-008-240000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0019.081225T0600Z-081227T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS
1130 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. WEST WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED 
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES
ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. THE
MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE UPPER RIO
GRANDE VALLEY...INCLUDING THE SANTA FE AREA...HOWEVER AN
ADDITIONAL 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE.

SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH FRIDAY OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS NEW MEXICO...
CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ003-240000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0019.081225T0600Z-081227T0000Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA
1130 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL FOR THE UPPER RIO 
GRANDE VALLEY HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS UP 
TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE CHIMAYO...EMBUDO...AND NAMBE PUEBLO
AREAS. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NEW
MEXICO AND SPREAD EAST INTO THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS NEW
MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ014-240000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0019.081225T0600Z-081227T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD
1130 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS NEW
MEXICO...CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.

$$

NMZ005-010-011-240000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
1130 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS...THE ESTANCIA VALLEY...AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1
INCH ARE POSSIBLE. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269 OR
5 1 1.

$$

GUYER

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 240008
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
508 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ENDING FOR NOW...
...NEXT STORM EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.MOST OF THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECENT
STORM SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT WITH ONLY LIGHT
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...ANOTHER PAIR OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE
ACROSS NEW MEXICO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
MORE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE.

NMZ001-002-004-008-241200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0019.081225T0600Z-081227T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...
RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...GALLUP/GRANTS
508 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH SOME
BLOWING OF SNOW POSSIBLE.

SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH
FRIDAY OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS.

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA.

$$

NMZ003-241200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0019.081225T0600Z-081227T0000Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA
508 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END TONIGHT...WITH
LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NEW
MEXICO AND SPREAD EAST INTO THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA.

$$

NMZ014-241200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0019.081225T0600Z-081227T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD
508 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. BREEZY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH SOME BLOWING OF SNOW
POSSIBLE.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA.

$$

NMZ005-010-011-240115-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
508 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END TONIGHT...WITH
LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

$$

44

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
258 PM MST SUN DEC 21 2008

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK TO DELIVER A POTENT WINTER STORM
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. THE LATEST WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS MIDDLE AND HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE STREAMING EASTWARD ACROSS THE DESERT SW AHEAD OF A DEEP
UPPER LEVEL LOW CRASHING ONSHORE THE PAC NW. THE SHORT-TERM FCST
WILL MAINLY DEAL WITH A LEE TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN
PLAINS AND CONTINUED PATCHES OF MIDDLE AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER.
THE LEE TROUGH WILL HELP FORCE OUT THE ARCTIC AIRMASS CURRENTLY
OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...WHERE TEMPS TODAY HAVE BEEN 20-25
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. TEMPS MONDAY WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL MOST AREAS WITH INCREASING SW WINDS IN THE NORTHEAST PLAINS
AND OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. LEFT GRIDS JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY IN
THESE AREAS...BUT RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL BE HOWELING BY LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

THE 12Z NAM/GFS/UKMET/ECMWF/CANADIAN SHOW WITH DECENT AGREEMENT
THRU 00Z WEDNESDAY FROM THE 15Z SREF/12Z GEFS...THAT A 2-3 STDEV
BELOW NORMAL UPPER WAVE WILL TRANSLATE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
WHILE COLD DEEP MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW INCREASES ACROSS NEW MEXICO.
RAISED POPS TO LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...WITH
HIGH CHANCE POPS ELSEWHERE ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MTNS.
ESSENTIALLY BLENDED THE 12Z GFS/NAM/HPC QPF FIELDS FOR THE PERIOD
TO ALLOW FOR SNOW ACCUMS OF 15-20 INCHES OVER THE SAN JUAN MTNS
OF RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...6-10 INCHES OVER THE CHUSKA...JEMEZ...
SW MTNS...AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. THE MAIN MOISTURE PLUME WILL
LIKELY BE DIRECTED JUST NORTH OF THE BEST FETCH FOR THE SANDIAS
AND ESTANCIA VALLEY THEREFORE EXPECTING LOWER AMOUNTS AROUND 2-6
INCHES IN THESE AREAS. SO WILL UPGRADE TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS
FOR NMZ001>004-008-014 AND PLACE WINTER WX ADVISORIES FOR NMZ010
AND 011. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN THEREFORE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
IS LIKELY INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

LOWERED MAX TEMPS ON TUESDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR CLOUD COVER...SNOW
COVER...PRECIP...AND TO GET AHEAD OF GUIDANCE. THE 12Z MODEL
SUITE LINGERS PRECIP OVER MUCH OF THE STATE BEFORE DIMINISHING
AROUND SUNSET. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
ARIZONA AND PUSH EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO CHRISTMAS EVE THROUGH
CHRISTMAS DAY. ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE DOES BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON THE
TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM THEREFORE LEFT POPS UNCHANGED FOR NOW.
TEMPS WERE LOWERED FOR XMAS DAY AS IT LOOKS LIKE THE SYSTEM
WILL BE VERY COLD WITH 700MB TEMPS BTWN -8 AND -12C. EXTENDED
MODELS ARE STILL INDICATING ANOTHER STRONG STORM TO MOVE THRU
THE STATE SATURDAY...BUT ALSO LEFT THIS UNTOUCHED FOR NOW.

GUYER

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 10Z MONDAY.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN SHAPING UP FOR THIS WEEK. COLD AIRMASS
WHICH SPREAD OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS SATURDAY WILL MODERATE MONDAY
AS SURFACE LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS AND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE OVER THAT PART OF THE STATE. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT WESTERLY
WINDS TO INCREASE MONDAY ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AS
GRADIENT ALOFT TIGHTENS IN ADVANCE OF UPPER TROUGH MOVING IN FROM
THE GREAT BASIN. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AGAIN
TO THE CENTRAL AND WEST TUESDAY...AS WELL A GOOD CHANCE FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOWS...MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AREA WIDE TUESDAY...ALONG WITH
AN IMPROVEMENT IN MIXING HEIGHTS AND VENTILATION. BY LATE
WEDNESDAY...A SECOND SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD PRECIPITATION
ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS...WHICH SHOULD DIMINISH ON
CHRISTMAS DAY. BY SATURDAY...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM OF THE
WEEK IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP...WHICH WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  24  41  29  34 /  10  50  60  50
GALLUP..........................  22  40  28  33 /   0  50  70  60
GRANTS..........................  24  43  29  34 /   0  20  70  60
GLENWOOD........................  23  50  30  42 /   0   5  30  60
CHAMA...........................  10  33  18  30 /  30  80 100  70
LOS ALAMOS......................  22  37  25  32 /   5  20  60  60
RED RIVER.......................   8  31  20  28 /  10  30  70  60
TAOS............................  10  37  20  31 /   5  20  70  60
SANTA FE........................  16  37  26  31 /   0  10  60  70
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  17  40  27  32 /   0  10  60  60
ESPANOLA........................  14  41  25  35 /   5  10  60  50
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  25  41  32  38 /   0   0  40  50
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  23  43  32  39 /   0   0  40  50
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  25  40  30  36 /   0   5  40  50
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  25  42  31  39 /   0   5  40  50
SOCORRO.........................  23  48  31  42 /   0   0  20  50
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  19  38  28  32 /   0  20  60  70
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  18  43  26  34 /   0   0  30  50
CARRIZOZO.......................  24  46  31  45 /   0   0   5  40
RUIDOSO.........................  20  42  30  40 /   0   0  10  50
RATON...........................  11  39  25  37 /   0   5  20  30
LAS VEGAS.......................  14  40  28  34 /   0   0  40  50
ROY.............................  13  41  27  39 /   0   0  20  30
CLAYTON.........................  13  44  26  40 /   0   0   5  30
SANTA ROSA......................  19  42  30  44 /   0   0  10  30
TUCUMCARI.......................  20  44  32  50 /   0   0   0  20
FORT SUMNER.....................  18  41  26  54 /   0   0   0  10
CLOVIS..........................  20  40  30  54 /   0   0   0  10
PORTALES........................  18  42  32  56 /   0   0   0  10
ROSWELL.........................  20  46  34  58 /   0   0   0  10

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ001>004-008-014.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ010-011.

&&

GUYER/99

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2008

CORRECTION TO MENTION THE WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUANCE.

NMZ001>021-026-221300-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
600 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THREE DISTINCT STORM SYSTEMS APPEAR LIKELY TO IMPACT NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH SNOW...WIND AND SOME RAIN. THE FIRST IS
CENTERED ON THE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD...THE SECOND LOOKS TO
PASS THROUGH BETWEEN CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY AND THE THIRD
SHOULD SURGE THROUGH BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE FIRST AND
THIRD STORMS ARE THE ONES MOST LIKELY TO BRING MAJOR AMOUNTS OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST SECTIONS OF THE
STATE...MOST NOTABLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY...WITH A MIX OF SCATTERED
TO LOCALLY NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN.
THE SECOND SYSTEM MAY BRING SOMEWHAT GREATER SNOW COVERAGE DUE TO
THE LIKELIHOOD OF IT BEING THE COLDEST SYSTEM...BUT AMOUNTS SHOULD
BE LESS THAN THAT BROUGHT BY THE OTHER TWO STORMS. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY WITH INCREASING DISTANCE EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. GUSTY AND LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT
NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AS WELL DURING THESE PERIODS...BRINGING
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TO THE SNOW COVERED AREAS.
PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING
FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE FIRST STORM.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST
FORECASTS...WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SNOW REPORTS DURING EACH OF
THESE STORMS.

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