Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Feb 2, 2008, 3:08 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 3, 2008, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 65 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2008, 3:08 PM MST (22:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2008, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2008, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 65 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KABQ 022208 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 308 PM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE STATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ITS SWEEP OVER THE STATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL COME SUNDAY NIGHT AND FAVOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. UPWARDS OF 1 TO 2 FEET COULD FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL AT TIMES. THUS CREATING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NMZ001-008-030530- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0005.080203T0100Z-080205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0003.080203T0700Z-080205T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...GALLUP/GRANTS 308 PM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP LATER TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU. GENERAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS BY SUN UP SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON SUNDAY WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU FAVORING THE HIGHER TERRAIN FOUND NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL SEE 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND BELOW 7500 FEET AND LOCALLY UP TO 18 INCHES WILL FALL ACROSS THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ002-004-030530- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0005.080203T0100Z-080205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0003.080203T0700Z-080205T0000Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 308 PM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP LATER TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. GENERAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES BY SUN UP SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON SUNDAY WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 9 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. HIGHER ELEVATIONS LOCATED ON WEST AND SOUTHWEST ASPECTS WILL SEE UP TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOWFALL. PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ003-030530- /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0006.080204T0100Z-080205T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA 308 PM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ NMZ014-030530- /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0006.080204T0100Z-080205T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD 308 PM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ 50/44
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KABQ 030459 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 959 PM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A MORE VIGOROUS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO AFTER SUNRISE ON SUNDAY AND SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE ON MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL COME SUNDAY NIGHT AND FAVOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. UPWARDS OF 1 TO 2 FEET COULD FALL OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NMZ001-008-031300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.080203T0700Z-080205T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...GALLUP/GRANTS 959 PM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON... BEFORE THE INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF SNOW INCREASES SUNDAY NIGHT. A SURFACE FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH SLIGHTLY LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW 7500 FEET. THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS COULD EXPERIENCE A TOTAL OF 18 INCHES BEFORE THE STORM EXITS THE REGION LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ002-004-031300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.080203T0700Z-080205T0000Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 959 PM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF SNOW INCREASES SUNDAY NIGHT. A SURFACE FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET...WITH 9 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. THE HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES... WHERE UP TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ003-031300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0006.080204T0100Z-080205T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA 959 PM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INCREASES ACROSS THE STATE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 AND 6 INCHES WITHIN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ NMZ014-031300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0006.080204T0100Z-080205T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD 959 PM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL STRETCH FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ DPORTER
000 WWUS45 KABQ 031250 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 550 AM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY... .A SECOND AND MUCH STRONGER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO LATE ON SUNDAY AND BRING INCREASED SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND FAVOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS BY LATE MONDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NMZ001-008-032300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...GALLUP/GRANTS 550 AM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON WESTERN FACING SLOPES OF THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO EXIST OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL REDUCE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH SLIGHTLY LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW 7500 FEET. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ002-004-032300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 550 AM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY WITH INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF SNOW INCREASING SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL EXIST OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. BY LATE MONDAY...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET...WITH ONE TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOWFALL POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS CLOSEST TO THE COLORADO BORDER. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ003-032300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0006.080204T0100Z-080205T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA 550 AM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SHOWERS INCREASE ACROSS THE STATE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS APPROACHING 3 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE MONDAY WITHIN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ NMZ014-032300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0006.080204T0100Z-080205T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD 550 AM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL IS LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS SHOWERS INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL STRETCH FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$
000 WWUS45 KABQ 032154 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 254 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY... .A SECOND AND MUCH STRONGER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND BRING MORE SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL FAVOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL AT TIMES. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NMZ014-040500- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0006.080204T0100Z-080205T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0003.080204T0700Z-080205T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD 254 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL BRING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES AND LOCALLY AROUND 14 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. THE BULK OF THIS SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ001-008-040500- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...GALLUP/GRANTS 254 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO EXIST OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL REDUCE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH SLIGHTLY LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW 7500 FEET. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ002-004-040500- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 254 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL EXIST OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. BY LATE MONDAY...TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET...WITH ONE TO TWO FEET AND LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO THE COLORADO BORDER. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ003-040500- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0006.080204T0100Z-080205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.SN.Y.0003.080204T0700Z-080205T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA 254 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. OCCASIONAL SNOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL BRING ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY LATE MONDAY WITHIN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ 40/34
000 WWUS45 KABQ 040420 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 920 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...FAVORING THE WESTERN SLOPES NORTHERN AND WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN. HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL ALSO IMPACT THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...ALLOWING FOR AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NMZ001-008-041230- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...GALLUP/GRANTS 920 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL REDUCE TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON... TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET. SLIGHTLY LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET. PERSONS TRAVELLING THROUGH THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ002-004-041230- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 920 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL EXIST OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BY LATE SUNDAY...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET...WITH ONE TO TWO FEET AND LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. PERSONS TRAVELLING THROUGH THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ014-041230- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.080204T0700Z-080205T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GLENWOOD 920 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. PERSONS DRIVING THROUGH THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ003-041230- /O.EXT.KABQ.SN.Y.0003.080204T0420Z-080205T0000Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA 920 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS POOR VISIBILITIES. PERSONS TRAVELLING THROUGH THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ DPORTER
000 WWUS45 KABQ 041158 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 458 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER TO CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT... .A VIGOROUS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW FROM NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY INTO EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL FAVOR THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL ADVANCE INTO CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THEN INTO THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NMZ001-008-014-041900- /O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...GALLUP/GRANTS...GLENWOOD 458 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ002-004-041900- /O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 458 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ010-011-041900- /O.EXB.KABQ.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST... MORIARTY/ESTANCIA 458 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS POOR VISIBILITIES. PERSONS TRAVELING THROUGH THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ NMZ003-041900- /O.EXT.KABQ.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ESPANOLA 458 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS POOR VISIBILITIES. PERSONS TRAVELING THROUGH THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ NMZ005>007-012-013-041900- /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0007.080205T0000Z-080205T1900Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON... SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI 458 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO TOTAL BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES ACROSS THIS AREA. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ GUYER/KD
000 WWUS45 KABQ 041844 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1144 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER TO CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT... .A VIGOROUS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW FROM NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY INTO EASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL FAVOR THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL ADVANCE INTO CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN INTO THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NMZ001-008-014-042300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...GALLUP/GRANTS...GLENWOOD 1144 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ002-004-042300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 1144 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ003-010-011-042300- /O.CON.KABQ.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESPANOLA...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST... MORIARTY/ESTANCIA 1144 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS POOR VISIBILITIES. PERSONS TRAVELING THROUGH THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ NMZ005>007-012-013-042300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0007.080205T0000Z-080205T1900Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON... SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI 1144 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO TOTAL BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES ACROSS THIS AREA. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ 40/34
000 WWUS45 KABQ 042211 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 311 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER TO CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT... .A VIGOROUS WINTER STORM SYSTEM ORGANIZING OVER ARIZONA WILL KEEP SNOW GOING OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AS WELL AS SPREAD SNOW INTO NORTHEAST AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL FAVOR THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...THEN PERHAPS SHIFT INTO THE NORTHEAST LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL... CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NMZ005>007-012-013-050600- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0007.080205T0000Z-080205T1900Z/ /O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0003.080205T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON... SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI 311 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO TOTAL BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ACROSS THIS AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS TO RATON. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...PERHAPS TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ001-008-014-050600- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...GALLUP/GRANTS...GLENWOOD 311 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ002-004-050600- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 311 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER SUMMITS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET... WITH LOCALLY ANOTHER FOOT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ009-015-050600- /O.EXB.KABQ.SN.Y.0003.080205T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...SOCORRO 311 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY DAWN ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES...FAVORING THE FOOTHILLS. ROADS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE MAY BE ICY AND TREACHEROUS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF 25 MPH CREATING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ NMZ003-010-011-050600- /O.CON.KABQ.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESPANOLA...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST... MORIARTY/ESTANCIA 311 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS POOR VISIBILITIES. PERSONS TRAVELING THROUGH THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ 40/34
000 WWUS45 KABQ 050550 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1050 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFYING ACROSS NEW MEXICO WILL KEEP SNOW GOING OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE...A SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL ENHANCE SNOWFALL OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NMZ001-008-014-050700- /O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...GALLUP/GRANTS...GLENWOOD 1050 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER...THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND ICY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. $$ NMZ002-004-051200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 1050 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER SUMMITS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ005>007-012-013-051200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON... SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI 1050 PM MST MON FEB 4 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 DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT PLUNGING SOUTH OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OVERNIGHT. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO TOTAL BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ACROSS THIS AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS TO RATON. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...PERHAPS TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ NMZ009-015-051200- /O.CON.KABQ.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...SOCORRO 1050 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY DAWN WILL AVERAGE LESS THAN 1 INCH...FAVORING THE FOOTHILLS. ROADS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE MAY BE ICY AND TREACHEROUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ NMZ003-010-011-051200- /O.CON.KABQ.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESPANOLA...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST... MORIARTY/ESTANCIA 1050 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE AND ESTANCIA VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS POOR VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PERSONS TRAVELING THROUGH THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$
000 WWUS45 KABQ 051151 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 451 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO... .A COLD FRONT SURGING SOUTHWARD DOWN THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL COMBINE WITH AN INTENSIFYING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO PRODUCE SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NMZ002-004-051300- /O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS... RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE 451 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THE BULK OF THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE CONFINED TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. ROADS MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS ACROSS THIS AREA. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. $$ NMZ009-015-051300- /O.EXP.KABQ.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...SOCORRO 451 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA HOWEVER ROADS MAY STILL BE COVERED WITH BLACK ICE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269. $$ NMZ003-010-011-051300- /O.EXP.KABQ.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080205T1200Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESPANOLA...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST... MORIARTY/ESTANCIA 451 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA HOWEVER ROADS MAY STILL BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.. $$ NMZ005>007-012-013-051830- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON... SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI 451 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT PLUNGING SOUTH OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THIS MORNING. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS TO RATON WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD SANTA ROSA AND TUCUMCARI. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...PERHAPS TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS MAY BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS... CALL 1.800.432.4269. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ GUYER
000 WWUS45 KABQ 051803 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1103 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT SURGED SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS EARLIER TODAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ROADWAYS MAY BE SNOWPACKED AND ICY. NMZ005>007-012-013-060000- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS- CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON... SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI 1103 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT PLUNGING SOUTH OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS TO RATON WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD SANTA ROSA AND TUCUMCARI. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...PERHAPS TO NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ROADS MAY BE ICY AND SNOW PACKED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS... CALL 1.800.432.4269. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 2, 3:01 PM MST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 3:01 PM MST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 301 PM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 .DISCUSSION... UPGRADED WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING WHERE WE ARE MOST CONFIDENT OF WARNING CRITERIA SNOW ACCUMULATION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. ALSO ADDED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WHERE WE HAVE FAIR CONFIDENCE OF WARNING CRITERIA SNOW ACCUMULATION...AND THE SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY ACCUMULATE UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. LASTLY...ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE CENTRAL EASTERN PLAINS FOR LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN AS EARLY AS TONIGHT IN THE NORTHWEST...AS A SHORTWAVE PRECEEDING THE MAIN TROUGH ALOFT CROSSES. PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS COULD WAKE UP TO A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW SUNDAY MORNING. THEN SNOWFALL WILL STRENGTHEN SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...AS THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A POLAR JET STREAK CROSSES. A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO CROSS FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SUNDAY...MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLY AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE RAIN. HOWEVER...THANKS TO THE COLD FRONT AND SETTING SUN...VALLEY PRECIPITATION CENTRAL AND WEST SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW THROUGH MONDAY. DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THIS CHANGEOVER TO SNOW...A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY ALSO BE NEEDED FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. ITS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...SNOW AMOUNTS IN THESE AREAS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. WITH THE POLAR JET MOVING OVERHEAD...AND A THICK CORE PRODUCING 50 KT WINDS AS LOW AS 10K FEET...A WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...SE PLAINS AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS ON SUNDAY. AT THE VERY LEAST...IT WILL BE WINDY IN THESE AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO COUPLE WILL BORDERLINE CRITICAL HUMIDITIES TO PRODUCE A RED FLAG SCENARIO. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL ALSO DIVE THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WITH SOME SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. LATER SHIFTS MAN NEED TO CONSIDER SOME WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES IN THAT REGION. 44 && .AVIATION... MVFR AND OCCASIONAL IFR CIGS AND VSBYS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF NM INCLUDING TAF SITES KFMN...KGUP AND KSAF DUE TO LOW CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS. MTNS MAY BE OBSCURED AT TIMES. LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH APPROX 02Z. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25KT WITH GUSTS TO 40KT POSSIBLE. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z. 34 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 26 37 27 37 / 50 70 80 50 GALLUP.......................... 22 37 24 32 / 50 60 80 50 GRANTS.......................... 21 40 25 36 / 30 40 60 50 GLENWOOD........................ 28 52 31 44 / 5 10 40 60 CHAMA........................... 13 31 14 32 / 70 90 100 60 LOS ALAMOS...................... 21 38 23 38 / 20 50 60 50 RED RIVER....................... 11 30 18 29 / 60 60 80 60 TAOS............................ 19 36 24 35 / 30 50 70 50 SANTA FE........................ 22 39 27 37 / 20 50 60 50 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 24 41 28 38 / 20 50 50 50 ESPANOLA........................ 21 43 27 42 / 20 50 60 40 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 30 47 32 44 / 20 20 40 40 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 27 48 30 45 / 10 20 30 40 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 25 44 29 41 / 20 30 40 40 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 29 45 32 44 / 10 20 40 40 SOCORRO......................... 28 53 30 50 / 5 10 30 40 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 22 39 25 38 / 20 30 40 50 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 21 44 27 40 / 10 30 30 40 CARRIZOZO....................... 29 53 32 45 / 0 5 10 40 RUIDOSO......................... 30 50 32 40 / 0 0 10 40 RATON........................... 18 46 23 42 / 10 10 20 20 LAS VEGAS....................... 23 45 29 38 / 10 10 30 30 ROY............................. 25 48 30 45 / 0 10 10 20 CLAYTON......................... 25 53 30 48 / 0 0 0 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 29 58 37 50 / 0 10 5 10 TUCUMCARI....................... 31 61 38 53 / 0 0 0 10 FORT SUMNER..................... 29 62 38 54 / 0 5 5 10 CLOVIS.......................... 30 63 38 56 / 0 0 0 10 PORTALES........................ 28 62 37 58 / 0 0 0 10 ROSWELL......................... 33 69 39 61 / 0 0 0 10 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ003-014. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ001-002-004-008. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ108. && 44/34
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 5:58 AM MST, 9 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 558 AM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 NMZ001>021-026-031300- 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- 558 AM MST SAT FEB 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AS SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE. SEE STATEMENT FOR DETAILS ON SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST DURING THE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE WINTER WEATHER WATCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD INTO CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE WEST CENTRAL...NORTHWESTERN...AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. 52
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 5:11 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | ABQ | 10 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:08 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | ABQ | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:10 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 16 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.