Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 071841
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1141 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO...

.MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW OVER NORTHERN AND WEST
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...WILL EXPAND SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOWS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS IT SPREADS EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE HEAVIER SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR THE WEST FACING SLOPES...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL ALSO BE VERY STRONG MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...LEADING TO AN
EXTENSIVE AREA OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES.
HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
IN THE UPPER GILA REGION. HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SUBSIDING TUESDAY EVENING.

NMZ508-072330-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.091207T1900Z-091208T2300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEMADO
1141 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
UPPER GILA REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ACTIVITY
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 8 TO
12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 16
INCHES IN THE MOGOLLON MOUNTAINS. VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...PRODUCING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  ROADS WILL BE SNOW
PACKED AND TREACHEROUS...AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ501>504-510>517-072330-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...DULCE...CUBA...CHAMA...
LOS ALAMOS...PECOS...CERRO/QUESTA...RED RIVER...ANGEL FIRE...
TAOS...ESPANOLA
1141 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY. 

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY IN THE
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. COLDER AIR WILL ALLOW FOR
SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE
SAN JUAN RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. THE HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING TIME FRAME.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 FEET.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW TOTALS WILL FAVOR THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...WHERE 2 OR 3 FEET OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE.

VERY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL ALSO IMPACT THE AREA...CREATING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
IN EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS EXPECTING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE REGION WILL
ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ505-506-509-072330-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.091207T1900Z-091208T2300Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALLUP...EL MORRO...GLENWOOD
1141 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. ACTIVITY
WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. PRECIPITATION
WILL START TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 6 TO
10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY WILL
EXPERIENCE ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES.

VERY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL ALSO IMPACT THE AREA...CREATING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
IN EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS EXPECTING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE REGION WILL
ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ507-519-072330-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.091208T0700Z-091209T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS...ALBUQUERQUE...LOS LUNAS...
RIO RANCHO
1141 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY. 

MODERATE SNOWS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY BY TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON OVER THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WITH AN
INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...PARTICULARLY
ALONG THE WEST MESA AND NORTHEAST HEIGHTS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND STRONG CROSS
WINDS. EXPECT THE SNOW TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
WINDS SUBSIDING BY EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ527>529-072330-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.091208T0700Z-091209T0300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPULIN...RATON...LAS VEGAS
1141 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY. 

MODERATE SNOWS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY BY TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES
LIKELY ABOVE 7500 FEET. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SHOULD BEGIN LATE TONIGHT OR TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE
25. EXPECT THE SNOW TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS
SUBSIDING BY EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ518-521>523-072330-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0011.091208T0700Z-091209T0300Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA FE...SANDIA PARK...CEDAR CREST...
MORIARTY...ESTANCIA...CLINES CORNERS
1141 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...THE
ESTANCIA VALLEY AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA FE
METRO AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVIEST ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 40...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN
SANDIA MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS SHOULD
START TO DIMINISH TUESDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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000 
WWUS45 KABQ 072249
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
349 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS IT SPREADS FROM NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO
EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE
HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR THE WEST FACING
SLOPES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO BE VERY STRONG TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY...LEADING TO AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD
TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE UPPER GILA REGION...THE SANDIA AND
MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. HEAVY SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SUBSIDING
TUESDAY EVENING.

NMZ521>523-080500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0011.091208T0700Z-091209T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.091208T0700Z-091209T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDIA PARK...CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY...
ESTANCIA...CLINES CORNERS
349 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS
THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE
MARGINAL...VERY STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP ACROSS THIS AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG
WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WIND
SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH TUESDAY
EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND MEDICINE AT HOME FOR THE
DURATION OF THE STORM.  CHECK FURNACE AND FUEL LEVELS.

&&

$$

NMZ518-080500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0011.091208T0700Z-091209T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANTA FE
349 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...RESULTING
IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL
RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
SHOULD START TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ508-080500-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEMADO
349 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY. 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE
UPPER GILA REGION THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
UP TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOGOLLON MOUNTAINS. VERY STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL
DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING
BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  ROADS WILL BE SNOW
PACKED AND TREACHEROUS...AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509>517-080500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...DULCE...CUBA...GALLUP...
EL MORRO...GLENWOOD...CHAMA...LOS ALAMOS...PECOS...CERRO/QUESTA...
RED RIVER...ANGEL FIRE...TAOS...ESPANOLA
349 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY. 

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST
PLATEAU AND ADJACENT PLAINS. AT TIMES THIS EVENING...SNOW MAY BE
MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT WILL TRANSITION TO
ALL SNOW AFTER DARK. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 FEET.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW TOTALS WILL FAVOR THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...WHERE UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

VERY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL ALSO IMPACT THE AREA...CREATING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
IN EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS EXPECTING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE REGION WILL
ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ507-519-080500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.091208T0700Z-091209T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS...ALBUQUERQUE...LOS LUNAS...
RIO RANCHO
349 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY. 

MODERATE SNOWS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY BY TUESDAY MORNING. AT TIMES THIS EVENING...SNOW MAY BE
MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT WILL TRANSITION TO
ALL SNOW AFTER DARK. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
WILL BE COMMON OVER THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WITH AN INCH OR TWO
POSSIBLE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE
WEST MESA AND NORTHEAST HEIGHTS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL BEGIN
LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS
WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND STRONG CROSS WINDS. EXPECT THE
SNOW TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SUBSIDING BY
EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ527>529-080500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.091208T0700Z-091209T0300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPULIN...RATON...LAS VEGAS
349 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT
ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR BETWEEN PECOS AND THE COLORADO
STATE LINE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL
BE COMMON IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY ABOVE
7500 FEET. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND
STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25. EXPECT THE
SNOW TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SUBSIDING BY
EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

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000 
WWUS45 KABQ 080458
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
958 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO POUND WESTERN...CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR THE WEST
FACING SLOPES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TONIGHT AND BECOME
VERY STRONG ON TUESDAY...LEADING TO AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE UPPER GILA
REGION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS
SUBSIDING TUESDAY EVENING.

NMZ508-081300-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEMADO
958 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOGOLLON
MOUNTAINS. 

VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 65 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON... PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING
BELOW ONE QUARTER OF MILE. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  ROADS WILL BE SNOW
PACKED AND TREACHEROUS...AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ521>523-081300-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.091208T0700Z-091209T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDIA PARK...CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY...
ESTANCIA...CLINES CORNERS
958 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER...
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL CREATE
TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH TUESDAY
EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND MEDICINE AT HOME FOR THE
DURATION OF THE STORM.  CHECK FURNACE AND FUEL LEVELS.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509>518-081300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...DULCE...CUBA...GALLUP...
EL MORRO...GLENWOOD...CHAMA...LOS ALAMOS...PECOS...CERRO/QUESTA...
RED RIVER...ANGEL FIRE...TAOS...ESPANOLA...SANTA FE
958 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING... RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. POOR
VISIBILITIES WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS SHOULD START TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ507-519-081300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.091208T0700Z-091209T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS...ALBUQUERQUE...LOS LUNAS...
RIO RANCHO
958 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON OVER THE
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WITH AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE IN THE
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE WEST MESA AND
NORTHEAST HEIGHTS. 

IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND
STRONG CROSS WINDS. EXPECT THE SNOW TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SUBSIDING BY EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ527>529-081300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.091208T0700Z-091209T0300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPULIN...RATON...LAS VEGAS
958 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON IN THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY ABOVE 7500 FEET. 

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND STRONG CROSS
WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25. EXPECT THE SNOW TO
DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SUBSIDING BY EARLY
EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

KW

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 081302
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
602 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO POUND WESTERN...CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS REGION TODAY WHILE WEST AND
CENTRAL SECTIONS WILL SEE THE SNOWFALL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST
BETWEEN MID MORNING AND MID AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR THE UPPER WEST FACING SLOPES...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG TODAY...LEADING TO EXTENSIVE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. HEAVY
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BRING A FEW HOURS OF BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THE UPPER GILA REGION...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS...AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SUBSIDING TUESDAY
EVENING.

NMZ508-081800-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEMADO
602 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS
MORNING...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO
THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES CAN
BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 7 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500
FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 13 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE HIGHER MOGOLLON MOUNTAINS.

VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 65 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING LOCAL
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED
WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW ONE QUARTER OF MILE...ESPECIALLY
ABOVE 7500 FEET WHERE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  ROADS WILL BE SNOW
PACKED AND TREACHEROUS...AND MAY BE CLOSED. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ521>523-081800-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091209T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDIA PARK...CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY...
ESTANCIA...CLINES CORNERS
602 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
MORNING WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
LIKELY...THE GREATER AMOUNTS BEING ABOVE 7500 FEET. HOWEVER...THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS.

WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING AND THE STRONG
WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND MEDICINE AT HOME FOR THE
DURATION OF THE STORM.  CHECK FURNACE AND FUEL LEVELS.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509>518-081800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...DULCE...CUBA...GALLUP...
EL MORRO...GLENWOOD...CHAMA...LOS ALAMOS...PECOS...CERRO/QUESTA...
RED RIVER...ANGEL FIRE...TAOS...ESPANOLA...SANTA FE
602 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH OR TWO AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
TODAY AND GENERALLY 2 TO 6 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. STORM TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 15 INCHES HIGHER WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND UP TO
2 OR 3 FEET HIGHER NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. POOR VISIBILITIES WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS SHOULD START TO DIMINISH LATE
THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ507-519-081800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS...ALBUQUERQUE...LOS LUNAS...
RIO RANCHO
602 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WHILE GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...STORM
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON OVER THE
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WITH UP TO AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE IN THE
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE NORTHEAST
HEIGHTS FOOTHILLS. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BE OVER BY MID TO
LATE MORNING.

IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WILL BUFFET THE AREA MUCH OF THE DAY. THIS WILL
CREATE A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAINLY THIS MORNING AS WELL AS
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND STRONG CROSS WINDS. EXPECT THE WINDS
TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

NMZ527>529-081800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091209T0300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPULIN...RATON...LAS VEGAS
602 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON IN THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY ABOVE 7500 FEET.

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND STRONG CROSS
WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25. EXPECT THE SNOW TO
DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SUBSIDING
BY EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 081749
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1049 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM BEGINNING TO WANE ACROSS NEW MEXICO...

.MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW RESULTED IN UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW
ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH SOMEWHAT LESSER
AMOUNTS NOTED ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS
ENDED...BUT UP 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

NMZ521>523-081900-
/O.CAN.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091209T0300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDIA PARK...CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY...
ESTANCIA...CLINES CORNERS
1049 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA VALLEY AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. HOWEVER...VERY
STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE WITH OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS BLIZZARD
WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HIGH WIND WARNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD
BE AWARE THAT ROADS REMAIN ICY ACROSS THE AREA AND STRONG WINDS
WILL ALSO IMPACT TRAVEL.

$$

NMZ508-081900-
/O.CAN.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEMADO
1049 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS... HOWEVER...
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH
OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN 
REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY.

$$

NMZ501-502-505-506-509-081900-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARMINGTON...GALLUP...EL MORRO...
GLENWOOD
1049 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO...THEREFORE...THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS
MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

NMZ507-519-081900-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANTS...ALBUQUERQUE...LOS LUNAS...
RIO RANCHO
1049 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND ALBUQUERQUE
METRO AREA. HOWEVER...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED
BY A WIND ADVISORY.

$$

NMZ527>529-081900-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091209T0300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPULIN...RATON...LAS VEGAS
1049 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR
BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND THE COLORADO BORDER. A FEW FLURRIES REMAIN
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT THE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
HAVE ENDED. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

NMZ503-504-510>518-082300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-091208T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DULCE...CUBA...CHAMA...LOS ALAMOS...
PECOS...CERRO/QUESTA...RED RIVER...ANGEL FIRE...TAOS...ESPANOLA...
SANTA FE
1049 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO ONE INCH OF
SNOW ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...TO UP TO 2 OR 3
FEET OF SNOW ACROSS THE WEST FACING SLOPES AND HIGHEST PEAKS.
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
322 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM AND HIGH WINDS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO THROUGH
   EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE IS DECIPHERING HEADLINES AND TRYING TO
KEEP THEM AS SIMPLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE AS POSSIBLE. ZONAL FLOW HAS
COMMENCED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA IN RESPONSE TO A POTENT UPPER
LEVEL SYSTEM WHICH IS PINWHEELING THROUGH NRN CALIFORNIA WITHIN A
LONG WAVE TROUGH. MOISTURE ADVECTION IS VERY IMPRESSIVE ACROSS THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST WITH DYNAMICS IMPROVING OVER ARIZONA AND WRN NM.
INHERITED FORECAST IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND CONTINUED TO INCREASE
POPS DUE TO HEIGHTENED CONFIDENCE. IN FACT...OPTED TO INCREASE MANY
LOCALES TO 100 PERCENT IN THE NW/WC MOUNTAINS. THERMODYNAMICS WILL
SUPPORT SNOW INITIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY WITH RAIN/SNOW IN
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AS WARM AIR ADVECTION TAKES ITS TOLL. PRIMARY
BAND OF PRECIPITATION WILL WORK INTO ERN AZ/WRN NM AFTER MIDNIGHT...
INCREASING INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF ACTIVITY. COLD AIR THROUGHOUT
THE COLUMN WILL INVADE THE AREA...DROPPING SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT. AXIS
OF THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL TRAVERSE
THE STATE FROM WEST-EAST FROM DAYBREAK ON TUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. THE GENERAL GIST OF THE SNOW FORECAST HAS NOT CHANGED WITH
RESPECT TO ACCUMULATIONS. WHAT REALLY THROWS A FLY IN THE OINTMENT
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS OVER SRN NM. MODELS SUGGEST A VERY
HEALTHY 105-115KT 500MB JET RIPPING ACROSS THE REGION. THESE WINDS
WILL TRANSLATE TO THE SURFACE...MAKING FOR A SLAM DUNK FORECAST FOR
FOR MUCH OF SE NM. WHAT COMPLICATES THE SITUATION IS THE HEAVY SNOW
THAT WILL FALL OVER WRN/CENTRAL NM. WILL MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN
CURRENT THINKING.

-INHERITED WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NW/NC NEW MEXICO LOOKS GOOD AND
WILL NOT ADJUST. THE WEST FACING SLOPES WILL GET HAMMERED WITH MAJOR
SNOW TOTALS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...
WHERE ONE TO TWO FEET WILL BE COMMON. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THE
SAN JUAN PEAKS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER APPROACH THREE FEET. WINDS
WILL BE A FACTOR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED.

-CONFIDENCE THAT WARNING CRITERIA SNOWS WILL ACCUMULATE IN NMZ508..
WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN NMZ505-506-509. ALTHOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE
A TAD SHORT IN THE WARNING CRITERIA...THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WINDS
WILL OFFSET THIS CONCERN. 500MB JET WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE UPPER
GILA AND WORRIED THAT HIGH WIND WARNING COULD ALSO BE MET. DECIDED
TO ISSUE A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THIS ZONE. NOTE...THE STRONGER WINDS
WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BUT OPTED TO KEEP IT AS
SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. WILL RUN THIS SEGMENT FROM 19Z TODAY THROUGH 23Z
TUESDAY.

-LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS AND WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA.
WAS TEMPTED TO HOLD OFF ON THESE ZONES BUT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS TOO
MUCH OF A CONCERN TO IGNORE AT THIS POINT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD
BE CONFINED TO THE WEST MESA AND ABQ HEIGHTS AND MAY BE A TAD UNDER
ADVISORY CRITERIA...BUT WIND ADVISORY SPEEDS WILL MAKE UP IT. OPTED
TO RUN THIS SEGMENT FROM 07Z-23Z TUESDAY.

-HIGH WINDS WILL BE A SLAM DUNK FOR AREAS ALONG/EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. WILL UPGRADE CURRENT HIGH
WIND WATCH TO A WARNING AND ADJUST TIMING TO 07Z/TUE THROUGH 03Z/WED.
WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR NMZ520-524-525 AS WELL AS THE EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. ANTICIPATING HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA
FOR THE SANDIA/MANZANOS...ESTANCIA VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
BUT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE DEFINITELY A CONCERN. WASN/T
SURE WHETHER TO POST A WINTER STORM WARNING OR HIGH WIND WARNING DUE
TO UNCERTAINTY ON WHICH WILL HAVE THE GREATER IMPACT...THUS DECIDED
TO ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH AND LET THE DAY CREW MONITOR WITH THE
12Z MODEL DATA. THE SANTA FE METRO ZONE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE MORE
SNOW THAN WIND...BUT WANTED A SIMILAR TIME FRAME WITH ADJACENT ZONES
TO THE SOUTH.

-ANTICIPATING WIND ADVISORY SPEEDS IN THE NE PLAINS FROM 15Z-03Z TUE
BUT WILL LET DAY CREW ISSUE THIS SEGMENT.

HEAVY SNOWS WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIND SPEEDS FALLING
BELOW CRITERIA TUESDAY EVENING. A ZONAL PATTERN WILL EVOLVE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW UPPER LEVEL PERTURBATIONS
TO PASS THROUGH THE FLOW...KEEPING LOW GRADE POPS IN THE WRN HALF OF
THE STATE. DID NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO EVALUATE...BUT A QUICK GANDER OF
THE GRIDS SUGGESTED THAT EVERYTHING WAS IN GOOD SHAPE.

UPDATED WSW/NPW PRODUCTS WILL BE OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DPORTER

&&

.AVIATION...
STRENGTHENING SW TO W FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOISTENING ATMOSPHERE WITH AREAS OF MVFR AND IFR
CIGS LIKELY ACROSS ROUGHLY THE W AND N THIRD OF NM NEXT 24 HOURS
WITH SOME MINOR VARIATIONS AS DAY PROGRESSES. MT OBSCURATIONS WILL
BECOME MORE COMMON AS DAY PROGRESSES AS WELL. LOCALLY IFR CIGS MAY
DROP A LITTLE FARTHER S TO THE E OF CENTRAL MT CHAIN TODAY DUE TO
COLD AND MOIST ATMOSPHERE BEHIND BACK DOOR SFC COLD FRONT. TAF SITES
MOST IMPACTED THROUGH MOST OF PERIOD BY IFR OR LOWER CIGS TO BE
KTCC...KLVS...KGUP. THEN BY LATE MORNING OR AFTN KFMN AND AFTER
ROUGHLY 00Z KSAF...KROW AND KABQ. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL GREATLY
REDUCE VSBY AT TIMES ACROSS W AND N SECTIONS ESPECIALLY LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT. EXPECT WINDS OVER AND TO LEE OF MTS TO BECOME VERY
STRONG LATER TONIGHT.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 22Z. 43

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED THROUGH TUE WITH COMBO OF HIGH
TERRAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS...MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LOWLANDS.
HEAVIEST SNOWS TO BE ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN OF W AND N CENTRAL NM
TONIGHT INTO ROUGHLY MIDDAY TUE. STRONG TO VERY STRONG
WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS NM WITH APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. MOST OF SE THREE QUARTERS OR
MORE OF NM TO SEE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS TUE...BUT MIN RH
NOT EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL VALUES FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF
TIME. HIGHER MT RIDGES AND PEAKS TO SEE STRONG WINDS AT TIMES LATER
TODAY AND INCREASING TONIGHT.

LITTLE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE NEXT
TROUGH IN THE WESTERLIES AFFECTS NORTHERN NM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE GENERALLY A BIT BELOW NORMAL NEXT WEEK. 43

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  38  31  33  15 /  60  90  60   5
DULCE...........................  31  23  29   8 /  80 100  80  10
CUBA............................  33  25  31   7 /  70  90  80  10
GALLUP..........................  39  29  31   8 /  50  80  60   5
EL MORRO........................  38  27  31   8 /  40  70  80   5
GRANTS..........................  41  28  34  10 /  30  70  70   5
QUEMADO.........................  43  31  36  12 /  40  80  70   5
GLENWOOD........................  48  31  40  19 /  40  70  80  10
CHAMA...........................  27  17  26  -1 / 100 100  90  20
LOS ALAMOS......................  33  25  32   9 /  60  70  70  10
PECOS...........................  34  25  34   9 /  40  60  80  10
CERRO/QUESTA....................  30  19  29  -5 /  60  80  80  10
RED RIVER.......................  24  17  24  -3 /  60  90  80  10
ANGEL FIRE......................  28  18  27  -1 /  50  70  70  20
TAOS............................  32  25  31   6 /  50  70  70  10
ESPANOLA........................  38  29  37  14 /  50  60  70   5
SANTA FE........................  34  26  33  11 /  40  70  70   5
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  36  28  35  15 /  40  70  70   5
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  42  31  39  19 /  20  50  60   5
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  42  32  40  21 /  10  40  50   5
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  43  30  41  17 /  10  40  50   5
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  41  31  39  20 /  20  40  60   5
LOS LUNAS.......................  46  28  44  16 /  10  30  50   5
RIO RANCHO......................  42  30  39  19 /  20  40  60   5
SOCORRO.........................  49  33  48  23 /  10  30  40   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  39  28  35  15 /  20  60  70   5
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  38  28  36  17 /  20  50  70   5
CLINES CORNERS..................  34  26  34  13 /  20  40  60   5
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  41  32  42  21 /   5  40  60   5
CARRIZOZO.......................  44  31  47  20 /   5  30  50   5
RUIDOSO.........................  44  33  44  27 /   5  40  40   5
CAPULIN.........................  25  18  34   4 /  10  40  30  10
RATON...........................  29  21  36   7 /  20  50  40  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  31  24  38  11 /  30  50  50   5
CLAYTON.........................  28  21  36   8 /  10  30  20   5
ROY.............................  27  24  40  18 /  10  40  20   5
CONCHAS.........................  35  31  47  19 /  10  30  20   5
SANTA ROSA......................  38  29  48  22 /  10  30  20   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  35  30  47  16 /   5  20  20   5
CLOVIS..........................  36  29  53  19 /   5  10  10   5
PORTALES........................  39  29  56  21 /   5   5  10   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  39  31  52  22 /   5  20  20   5
ROSWELL.........................  43  33  61  27 /   5   5  20   5
PICACHO.........................  49  30  54  25 /   0  10  20   5
ELK.............................  48  33  51  28 /   5  20  30   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501>504-510>517.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ505-506-509.

BLIZZARD WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ508.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ526-539-540.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ507-519-527>529.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ518-521>523.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ520-524-525.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ533>538.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

NMZ501>540-081300-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
600 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WILL BUFFET MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SNOW WILL START THIS MORNING
ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND START MIDDAY TO
AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. IT APPEARS MAJOR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST
FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHEST
TERRAIN ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING OR
AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDING DOWN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD
WILL LIKELY BE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.
AGAIN WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
SNOW AND WIND REPORTS.

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