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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 3, 2009

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Jan 3, 2009, 3:54 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 4, 2009, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 24 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: Jan 3, 2009, 3:54 PM MST (22:54 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 4, 2009, 5:00 AM MST
Expired: Jan 5, 2009, 5:00 AM MST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

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 Jan 3, 3:12 PM MST, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 3:12 PM MST, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 6:00 AM MST, 9 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

NMZ001>021-026-041300-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MST SAT JAN 3 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS BETWEEN 8
AM AND 5 PM TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW
MEXICO. THOUGH SOME SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND
TONIGHT...HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
ALONG A BAND FROM WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. PLEASE READ THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MORE
DETAILS.

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 SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB
SITE OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 3, 10:28 AM MST, 5 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1028 AM MST SAT JAN 03 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 AM     SNOW             FARMINGTON              36.75N 108.19W
01/03/2009  E1.0 INCH        SAN JUAN           NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SHOEMAKE

Local storm report, Jan 3, 11:01 AM MST, 4 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1101 AM MST SAT JAN 03 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1053 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSE CLINES CORNERS    35.00N 105.66W
01/03/2009  M61.00 MPH       TORRANCE           NM   ASOS

1053 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  1 SSE CLINES CORNERS    35.00N 105.66W
01/03/2009  M50.00 MPH       TORRANCE           NM   ASOS

&&

SHOEMAKE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 3, 4:10 AM MST	Wind Advisory	ABQ	13 hr
Jan 3, 4:49 AM MST	Winter Storm Watch	ABQ	11 hr
Jan 3, 12:10 PM MST	High Wind Warning	ABQ	5 hr
Jan 3, 3:54 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABQ	37 hr

Nearby

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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.