Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Albuquerque, NM

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 261228
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
628 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHERN AND
EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND FRIDAY....

.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHWESTERN
MOUNTAINS TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW INCHES TOWARD THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY LOWER AFTER DARK AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH...AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FAST MOVING COLD FRONT...ESPECIALLY
IN THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE
PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL
IMPACT TRAVEL ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE STATE. 

FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR
1.800.432.4269.

NMZ002-003-261730-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090327T1200Z/
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...ESPANOLA
628 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE
IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW
LEVELS WILL QUICKLY LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH FRIDAY WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING
FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 9
INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ004-261730-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE
628 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS TODAY AND WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY LATE
FRIDAY...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14
INCHES...FAVORING EASTERN SLOPES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING. LESSER
AMOUNTS OF ROUGHLY ONE TO FOUR INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN SANTA FE
AND VICINITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ005>007-261730-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.090326T2100Z-090328T0000Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON
628 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND STRONG
COLD FRONT START TO IMPACT THE AREA.

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ANTICIPATED THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY UP TO 16 INCHES NEAR THE
COLORADO BORDER. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
USHER IN A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS...AND WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL...
INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE
COLORADO BORDER...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 64 AND 87 FROM RATON TO
CLAYTON.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ010>013-018-020-021-261730-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0005.090327T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI...FORT SUMNER...
PORTALES...CLOVIS
628 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE REGION THURSDAY EVENING AS
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM STARTS TO IMPACT THE
AREA.

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ANTICIPATED THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN SECTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER PECOS VALLEY. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL USHER IN A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...AND WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...INCLUDING MUCH OF THE
INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR.

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.

&&

$$

52

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 261719
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1119 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN
   NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW MIGRATES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TO CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY DROP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS 
A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND
PLAINS TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO DEPART THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE ON FRIDAY...REDUCING
THE THREAT TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

NMZ002-003-262300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090327T1200Z/
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...ESPANOLA
1119 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE
IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW
LEVELS WILL QUICKLY LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS THIS EVENING. SNOW
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH FRIDAY WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
RANGING FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
5 TO 9 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ004-262300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE
1119 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. BY LATE FRIDAY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES...FAVORING EASTERN SLOPES. THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE ENDING. LESSER AMOUNTS OF ROUGHLY 1 TO 4 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED IN SANTA FE AND VICINITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ005>007-262300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.090326T2100Z-090328T0000Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON
1119 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AS AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND STRONG COLD FRONT START
TO IMPACT THE AREA.

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ANTICIPATED THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY UP TO 16 INCHES NEAR
THE COLORADO BORDER. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH WINDS
WILL USHER IN A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS...AND WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL...
INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE
COLORADO BORDER...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 64 AND 87 FROM RATON TO
CLAYTON.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ010>013-018-020-021-262300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0005.090327T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI...FORT SUMNER...
PORTALES...CLOVIS
1119 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE REGION THURSDAY EVENING AS AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM STARTS TO IMPACT THE AREA.

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ANTICIPATED THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN SECTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND PORTIONS
OF THE UPPER PECOS VALLEY. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL USHER IN A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS...AND WILL
RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...INCLUDING
MUCH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR.

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.

&&

$$

DPORTER

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 262208
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
408 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN  
NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW MIGRATES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION ACROSS CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS EVENING AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES IN THE NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE
STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEPART THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE ON
FRIDAY...REDUCING THE THREAT TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR
1.800.432.4269. 

NMZ011>013-018-020-021-270500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0005.090327T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0004.090327T0300Z-090328T0000Z/
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...
TUCUMCARI...FORT SUMNER...PORTALES...CLOVIS
408 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING AS
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM STARTS TO IMPACT THE AREA.

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ANTICIPATED LATER TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE IN SECTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS AND THE ADJACENT
HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY.  IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... STRONG
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL USHER IN A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS...AND
WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW...INCLUDING MUCH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ002-003-270500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090327T1200Z/
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...ESPANOLA
408 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY THORUGH THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE
TO LOWER THIS EVENING...AS SNOW BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT.  SNOW
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND UP
TO A FOOT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND NEAR THE COLORADO
BORDER.  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ004>007-270500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON
408 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS AS THE EVENING
PROGRESSES. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 15 INCHES
NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH
WINDS WILL USHER IN A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS...AND WILL RESULT IN
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL...
INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE
COLORADO BORDER...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 64 AND 87 FROM RATON TO
CLAYTON.

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. 

&&

$$

NMZ010-270500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0005.090327T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.090327T0300Z-090328T0000Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST
408 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING THEN
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TONIGHT AS AN APPROACHING UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MPACTS THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW
TAPERS OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
USHER IN A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS...AND MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN MAY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW...AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE
PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY.

&&

$$

NMZ016-017-019-270500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.090327T0600Z-090328T0000Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO...ROSWELL
408 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION AS AN UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA
LATER TONIGHT. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND MAY
CONTNUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. SNOW
ACCUMLATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
WITH GREATER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE
PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY.

&&

$$

NMZ009-270500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.090327T0300Z-090328T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALBUQUERQUE
408 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.

SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...THIS EVENING AS
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT BEGIN TO
IMPACT THE REGION.

SNOW ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE
SNOW DIMINISHES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...AND FOR A PERIOD LATE
TONIGHT...GUSTY EAST WINDS COULD BLOW THROUGH CANYONS AND INTO
AREAS EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE
PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY.. 

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 270455
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1055 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF NORTHERN AND
EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND SOUTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO
OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MIGRATES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. ANY REMAINING RAIN SHOWERS WILL
QUICKLY TURN TO SNOW AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO DIVE
SOUTH ACROSS THE PLAINS. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON
ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. SNOW
DRIFTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL BE COMMON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST
PLAINS. THE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEPART THE EASTERN PLAINS
LATE ON FRIDAY...REDUCING THE THREAT TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS.

FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR
1.800.432.4269.

NMZ002-003-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090327T1200Z/
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...ESPANOLA
1055 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THROUGH 6 AM
FRIDAY...MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE ACROSS JEMEZ
MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING NEAR LOS ALAMOS...NORTHWARD THROUGH ESPANOLA
AND EMBUDO. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING WITH TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET AND NEAR THE COLORADO
BORDER. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ004>007-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON
1055 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING
SNOW IS ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE
GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO
4 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS
WITH 1 TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 15 INCHES NEAR THE
COLORADO BORDER. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 4
FEET OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOWFALL...
INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE
COLORADO BORDER...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 64 AND 87 FROM RATON TO
CLAYTON.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ011>013-018-020-021-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...
TUCUMCARI...FORT SUMNER...PORTALES...CLOVIS
1055 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH FRIDAY. AS A COLD FRONT
PROGRESSES SOUTHWARD TONIGHT...SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS
CURRY...ROOSEVELT AND DE BACA COUNTIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS...CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND ESTANCIA VALLEY. IN ADDITION TO
THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND
THE FRONT...AND WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ016-017-019-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.090327T0600Z-090328T0000Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO...ROSWELL
1055 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS AS WELL AS CHAVES COUNTY AS AN
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT BEGIN TO IMPACT
THE AREA.

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GREATER
AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ009-010-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST
1055 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
FRIDAY. 

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT
AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT NEAR THE
AREA. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE
METRO AREA...AS A NORTHEAST OR EAST WIND DEVELOPS ACROSS THE AREA. 

TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW
DIMINISHES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

34

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 271200
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN AND
EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DIG
SOUTHEASTWARD OVER NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WHILE BRISK
NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE EASTERN SLOPES
OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EASTWARD INTO THE HIGHLANDS AND
NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE THEN
EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED AND ROADS WILL BE
SNOWPACKED...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE STATE
WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXCEED 12 INCHES IN SOME LOCALES. THE
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEPART THE
EASTERN PLAINS LATE ON FRIDAY WITH SNOW DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO
EAST TONIGHT.

FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR
1.800.432.4269.

NMZ002-003-271300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090327T1200Z/
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMA/LOS ALAMOS...ESPANOLA
600 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED OVER MUCH OF THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ
MOUNTAINS...AND SNOW IS DECREASING IN COVERAGE AROUND THE UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY...HOWEVER TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS.

$$

NMZ004>007-271800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON
600 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MANY LOCATIONS...WITH LOCALLY 10 TO
15 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND WILL RESULT
IN AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
HIGH SNOW DRIFTS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... INCLUDING
THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE COLORADO
BORDER...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 64 AND 87 FROM RATON TO CLAYTON.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ011>013-018-020-021-271800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...
TUCUMCARI...FORT SUMNER...PORTALES...CLOVIS
600 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND
PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA VALLEY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT...AND WILL RESULT
IN AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ016-017-019-271800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO...ROSWELL
600 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE DIMINISHING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GREATER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500
FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ009-010-271800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST
600 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS AND THE TIJERAS CANYON THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW DIMINISHES BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE
SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 271759
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1159 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF 
NORTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DIG
SOUTHEASTWARD OVER NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY
WHILE BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN HALF
OF THE STATE. MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EASTWARD INTO THE
HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST OVER THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS.
TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED AND ROADS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND
ICY...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE STATE WHERE
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE IN MANY
LOCALES...WITH DRIFTS OF 2 TO 5 FEET. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE TEXAS BORDER. 

THE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEPART THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE
TODAY WITH SNOW DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT.

FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR
1.800.432.4269.

NMZ004>007-280000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...ROY...CLAYTON
1159 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED IN MANY LOCATIONS...
WITH LOCALLY 10 TO 15 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE AND WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGH SNOW DRIFTS ARE EXPECTED...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... INCLUDING
THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE COLORADO
BORDER...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 64 AND 87 FROM RATON TO CLAYTON.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ011>013-018-020-021-280000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...
TUCUMCARI...FORT SUMNER...PORTALES...CLOVIS
1159 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND
PORTIONS OF THE ESTANCIA VALLEY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
8 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. DRIFTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET
HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT...AND WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED
BY THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE IN COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE TEXAS BORDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ016-017-019-280000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO...ROSWELL
1159 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE
DIMINISHING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GREATER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH 4
TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ009-010-280000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST
1159 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS AND THE TIJERAS CANYON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW
DIMINISHES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE
7500 FEET IN THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. AFTERNOON SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA COULD PRODUCE SHORT-LIVED
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH OVER GRASSY AREAS...PRIMARILY OVER
THE FOOTHILLS AND WEST MESA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 272040
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
240 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...POWERFUL WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CHURNING OVER EASTERN 
NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY END
FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE REMAINDER OF NORTH
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

LOCALLY STRONG NORTH WINDS ALONG THE TEXAS STATE LINE WILL COMBINE
WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL DEPART
THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR
1.800.432.4269.

NMZ009-010-016-017-019-272145-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...
CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO...ROSWELL
240 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
HOWEVER ANY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED.

$$

NMZ006-007-280000-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0600Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON
240 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHEAST
PLAINS THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...FOR STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 10 TO 15 INCHES OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGH SNOW DRIFTS ARE EXPECTED...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...INCLUDING
HIGHWAY 64 AND 87 FROM RATON TO CLAYTON.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ013-280000-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0600Z/
QUAY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TUCUMCARI
240 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER QUAY COUNTY
THROUGH THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...FOR STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 
INCHES.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ADJACENT TO THE
TEXAS BORDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ004-005-011-012-018-020-021-280000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...SANTA ROSA...FORT SUMNER...
PORTALES...CLOVIS
240 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTH
WINDS WILL CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH
SUNSET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 280014
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
614 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...POWERFUL WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CHURNING OVER NORTHERN TEXAS WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO THE EASTERN PLAINS
THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
FOCUSED ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER.

LOCALLY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL
COMBINE WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS POOR VISIBILITIES. THE EFFECTS OF
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL DEPART THE EASTERN PLAINS BY MIDNIGHT.

NMZ004-011-280115-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA
614 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION. BRIEF LIGHT
SNOW MAY LINGER THROUGH SUNSET...BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ005-012-018-020-021-280600-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0600Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...SANTA ROSA...
FORT SUMNER...PORTALES...CLOVIS
614 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING BEFORE
GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNSET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL.

&&

$$

NMZ006-007-013-280600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0600Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-QUAY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...TUCUMCARI
614 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT. 

WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 
TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...FOR STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE NORTHEAST PLAINS
AND 6 TO 12 INCHES IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

LOCALLY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGH DRIFTS CAN BE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...
INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 87 FROM RATON TO CLAYTON AS WELL AS
INTERSTATE 40 FROM SANTA ROSA TO THE TEXAS BORDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS...
AND MAY BE CLOSED. 

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.

&&

$$

46

000 
WWUS45 KABQ 280547
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1147 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

NMZ006-007-013-280700-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0600Z/
HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-QUAY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROY...CLAYTON...TUCUMCARI
1147 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

SIGNIFICANT SNOWS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. RECENT SNOW
HAS ALLOWED FOR ROAD CLOSURES IN THE REGION. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS...PLEASE CALL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269.

$$

NMZ005-012-018-020-021-280700-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0600Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS/RATON...SANTA ROSA...
FORT SUMNER...PORTALES...CLOVIS
1147 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

SIGNIFICANT SNOWS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION...THEREFORE
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. RECENT SNOW
HAS ALLOWED FOR ROAD CLOSURES IN THE REGION. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS...PLEASE CALL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269.

$$

DPORTER

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
813 PM MDT WED MAR 25 2009

.UPDATE...
THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  WIND SPEEDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING...AND HUMIDITIES HAVE
ALREADY RISEN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. HOWEVER...CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS FOR A TIME ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 44

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
300 PM MDT WED MAR 25 2009...MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING AS IT TRACKS SOUTHEAST INTO GREAT BASIN AND
FOUR CORNERS REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. AT THE SAME
TIME...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL START DEVELOP FARTHER SOUTH OVER
EAST CENTRAL MEXICO.

CONSEQUENTLY...WESTERLY WINDS MAY PICK UP LATER TONIGHT AND THEN
GUST OVER AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR AREAS MOST LIKELY TO
REACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

OTHERWISE...A POSITIVE IN THE INCOMING SYSTEM/S FAVOR IS CURRENT
MOUNTAINTOP TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY BELOW FREEZING...AND H7 TEMPS
BECOME SHARPLY COLDER THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND INTO
THE PLAINS.

DESPITE THE STRONG COLD FRONT...MODELS NOT INDICATING A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO AND SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.  THE GFS IN PARTICULAR
INDICATES COMPETING H7 CIRCULATIONS...BUT THERE IS DECENT
FRONTOGENESIS PROGGED OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS LATER THURSDAY AND
INTO FRIDAY...SO HAVE SPREAD THE WINTER STORM WATCH ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND MOST OF THE REST OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS.  NOT CONFIDENT THERE WILL BE A GOOD AREA OF LOW
LEVEL CONVERGENCE TO SET UP OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF ZONE 2...AS AN
EAST WIND INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY NOT LOOKING...AT THIS TIME...
AS IF IT WILL PERSIST FOR LONG IF IT HAPPENS.

EXPECT WIND SHIFT TO ARRIVE AT KCAO SOMETIME AROUND MID-DAY WITH THE
STRONG NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY. TIMING
OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE DELAYED SO HAVE STARTED WINTER STORM WATCH
A BIT EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE NORTHEAST TO COVER INCREASING
WINDS INITIALLY.  TEMPERATURES TO PLUNGE APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS FROM HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON TO HIGHS ON
FRIDAY.

THE SYSTEM MAY STILL END UP TRACKING A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH AND
EXITING A LITTLE SLOWER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RIDGE TO BUILD IN FOR
SATURDAY BUT ANOTHER SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO BE MORE VIGOROUS WITH
EVERY MODEL RUN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. THEREFORE...MADE SOME CHANGES
TO NUDGE POPS/WX TOWARD 12Z GFS FOR NEXT WEEK.  GIVEN THE MORE
ACTIVE PATTERN SUGGESTED...WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT LEAST A MENTION OF A
SLIGHT CHANCE VERSUS NO POPS AT THIS POINT.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL ALL TAF SITES FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS...EXCEPT PERHAPS EXCURSIONS TO MVFR CIGS AT KGUP AND KFMN BY
15Z THURSDAY. GUSTY NW WINDS UP TO 35 KNOTS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS
THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. MT OBSC AND WINDY
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN THIRD OF NM AFTER 12Z
THURSDAY AHEAD OF A POWERFUL WINTER STORM.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG CONDITIONS VERIFYING TO THE LEE OF THE
CENTRAL MTS AND OVER MOST OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. A FEW LOCALES
FROM RATON TO LAS VEGAS ARE ALSO CLOSE TO CRITERIA. WILL KEEP
HIGHLIGHTS AS IS AND EXPECT EXPIRATION AT 02Z WITH MID/UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE INCR ACROSS THE REGION.

A POWERFUL EARLY SPRING WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE
NW CORNER OF NM THURSDAY MORNING. COLDER TEMPS AND BREEZY/WINDY
NW WINDS WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THE WESTERN HALF THURS AFTERNOON
THEN A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PLOW SOUTH DOWN THE PLAINS
THURS EVE. PRECIP WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW FOR MOST AND WILL
LIKELY ACCUMULATE SEVERAL INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS. HIGHER RH VALUES AND COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPS
WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE
VENTILATION RATES CORRESPOND POOR TO FAIR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY RETURN TO THE EASTERN PLAINS
AND SOUTHERN THIRD SUNDAY AS STRONG DRY SW FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF
THE NEXT SYSTEM. MODELS ARE HIGHLY UNCERTAIN REGARDING ADDITIONAL
PRECIP SUNDAY NIGHT. COOL NW FLOW WILL DEVELOP AGAIN BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER STORM WEDNESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  33  47  23  49 /  20  50  30  10
GALLUP..........................  24  45  18  45 /   5  30  20  10
GRANTS..........................  25  47  21  45 /   0  40  50  20
GLENWOOD........................  29  60  29  55 /   0   5  30   0
CHAMA...........................  24  29  16  32 /  40  70  60  30
LOS ALAMOS......................  34  41  23  39 /  10  50  70  30
RED RIVER.......................  23  30  16  30 /  10  50  80  60
TAOS............................  22  37  17  36 /  10  40  70  50
SANTA FE........................  25  44  20  39 /   5  40  70  50
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  27  48  22  41 /   5  30  60  40
ESPANOLA........................  25  49  24  43 /   5  50  70  40
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  35  55  29  45 /   0  20  50  40
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  30  57  26  46 /   0  20  40  30
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  31  52  26  42 /   0  20  50  40
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  30  55  26  46 /   0  20  50  30
SOCORRO.........................  34  59  30  56 /   0   5  40  20
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  28  48  20  37 /   0  20  60  50
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  29  51  25  39 /   0  20  60  50
CARRIZOZO.......................  31  61  27  49 /   0   0  20  10
RUIDOSO.........................  31  57  25  40 /   0   0  30  20
RATON...........................  25  47  15  36 /   5  30  80  60
LAS VEGAS.......................  29  47  16  35 /   5  10  70  50
ROY.............................  27  48  17  31 /   5  10  80  60
CLAYTON.........................  30  47  17  32 /   0  10  80  70
SANTA ROSA......................  33  59  22  38 /   0   5  60  60
TUCUMCARI.......................  36  62  24  37 /   0   5  70  80
FORT SUMNER.....................  34  66  25  40 /   0   5  50  50
CLOVIS..........................  34  67  25  38 /   0   0  50  60
PORTALES........................  36  70  26  39 /   0   0  50  60
ROSWELL.........................  39  74  33  47 /   0   0  20  20

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ002-004.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ005>007.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ010>013-018-020-021.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ010-011-015>017-026.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
442 PM MDT WED MAR 25 2009

NMZ001>021-026-261200-
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-
442 PM MDT WED MAR 25 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN/EASTERN NEW MEXICO...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY...STRONG SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. THERE
IS INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS
NORTHERN AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. STRONG WINDS ALSO WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT...MAINLY
ALONG THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA BORDERS. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL OCCUR
FROM THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS REGION. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
WINTER WEATHER AND NON-PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS FOR FURTHER 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 THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING
1.888.386.7637 FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

DPORTER/43