Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

895 
WWUS45 KABQ 290623
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1123 PM MST TUE DEC 28 2010

...MAJOR WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM CROSSING NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A POWERFUL SERIES OF WINTER STORMS COMING ASHORE OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE FOUR CORNERS BY MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY...AND THEN SPRAWL ACROSS NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. COLD AIR FROM THE CANADIAN ARCTIC COMBINED
WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SPREAD HEAVY SNOW OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN
AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. GUSTY WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL INCREASE SPEEDS
ON THURSDAY TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE
SOUTHWEST WINDS...ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EASTERN PLAINS. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL RAPIDLY
TO THE SURFACE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FRESH SNOWFALL OVER SUMMITS AND
SLOPES WILL ACCUMULATE OVER LOWER SLOPES AND VALLEYS...WITH SNOW
BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
EVENING. A SECOND BLAST OF COLD AIR WILL PRODUCE STEEP TEMPERATURE
DROPS THURSDAY NIGHT AS SNOW TAPERS OFF BY FRIDAY MORNING. 

NMZ508-291300-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.101229T1900Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1123 PM MST TUE DEC 28 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE 
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGH 
  TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ALONG PEAKS AND 
  WEST FACING SLOPES. 

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS 
  THE UPPER GILA REGION. THE INTENSITY OF SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY 
  WEAKENING THURSDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  60 MPH WILL BE COMMON LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... 
  LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6000 TO 6500 FEET ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
  THEN RAPIDLY LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
  EVENING. HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF
  A MILE AT TIMES. PERSONS IN THE REGION SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE
  WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS
  WIND CHILL MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE AND RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509>511-291300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.101229T1900Z-101231T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1123 PM MST TUE DEC 28 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE 
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGH 
  TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ALONG PEAKS AND 
  WEST FACING SLOPES...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
  ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. EXPECT THE 
  INTENSITY OF SNOWFALL TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST 
  THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING THURSDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW MAY FALL 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT SOME OF THE VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS 
  GLENWOOD AND FARMINGTON BUT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW BY 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD 
  ENOUGH FOR SNOW. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE...HIGHWAY 550 FROM FARMINGTON TO CUBA...AND HIGHWAY 491
  FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GALLUP. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
  TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ512>514-516>518-291300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0021.101230T0100Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
1123 PM MST TUE DEC 28 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 
  INCHES IS POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. MEANWHILE...GREATER THAN 8 
  INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LOCALLY 
  HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON PEAKS AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRE 
  DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING AND 
  PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE 
  NEAR SANTA FE EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  IMPACT TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285 FROM SANTA
  FE TO THE COLORADO BORDER. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
  TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW FREEZING.

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. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

NMZ526-291300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0021.101230T0100Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1123 PM MST TUE DEC 28 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES IS 
  POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON PEAKS AND WEST FACING 
  SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING AND 
  PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL 
  LIKELY OCCUR DURING DAY ON THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  60 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6000 TO 6500 FEET THEN RAPIDLY FALLING TO 
  THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY LATE EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE 
  REGION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL 
  RAPIDLY TO WELL BELOW FREEZING. 

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. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

SHY

529 
WWUS45 KABQ 291123
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
423 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...MAJOR WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM CROSSING NEW MEXICO TODAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A POWERFUL STORM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DIVE RAPIDLY 
SOUTHEAST TO THE FOUR CORNERS BY THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE TURNING
EAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. COLD AIR FROM THE
CANADIAN ARCTIC COMBINED WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SPREAD HEAVY
SNOW OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. GUSTY WINDS
TODAY WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY OVER THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD LIKE
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ON
THURSDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER
MOST OTHER AREAS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT BUT
TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW
ZERO. 

NMZ508-291900-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.101229T1900Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
423 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE 
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGH 
  TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ALONG PEAKS AND 
  WEST FACING SLOPES. 

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
  UPPER GILA REGION. THE INTENSITY OF SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE
  TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING
  THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH WILL BE COMMON FROM LATE TODAY INTO THURSDAY...LEADING TO
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6000 TO 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN
  RAPIDLY LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
  EVENING. HEAVY SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF
  A MILE AT TIMES. PERSONS IN THE REGION SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE
  WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS
  WIND CHILL MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE AND RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509>511-291900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.101229T1900Z-101231T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
423 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS...AND
  PARTICULARLY ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THE INTENSITY OF SNOWFALL TO
  INCREASE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW MAY FALL THIS
  AFTERNOON AT SOME OF THE VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS GLENWOOD AND
  FARMINGTON BUT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
  ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE 
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO THE CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE...HIGHWAY 550 FROM FARMINGTON TO CUBA...AND HIGHWAY 491 
  FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GALLUP. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO 
  BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ507-291900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.101230T0100Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
423 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH
  ALL SNOW TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 
  20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THURSDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS.INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

&&

$$

NMZ526-291900-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.A.0021.101230T1900Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
423 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY
  HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON PEAKS AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN
  SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL
  LIKELY OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65
  MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  LIKELY OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7500 FEET THEN RAPIDLY FALLING TO THE
  LOWER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP
  OVER THE REGION. TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES
  FALL RAPIDLY TO WELL BELOW FREEZING.

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. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

NMZ512>514-516>518-291900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0021.101230T0100Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
423 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 
  INCHES IS POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. MEANWHILE...GREATER THAN 8 
  INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LOCALLY 
  HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON PEAKS AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRE 
  DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR
  DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE 
  NEAR SANTA FE EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285 FROM 
  SANTA FE TO THE COLORADO BORDER. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME 
  TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW FREEZING. 

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. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

CHJ

714 
WWUS45 KABQ 291844
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1144 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...MAJOR WINTER STORM CROSSING NEW MEXICO TODAY INTO THURSDAY
   NIGHT...

.A POWERFUL STORM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DIVE RAPIDLY
SOUTHEAST TO THE FOUR CORNERS LATE TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING EAST
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT THEN NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY. COLD AIR
FROM THE CANADIAN ARCTIC COMBINED WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL
SPREAD HEAVY SNOW OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO.
GUSTY WINDS TODAY WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND PRODUCE DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
LIFE-THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER THE REGION.
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
OCCUR OVER MOST OTHER AREAS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT
BUT TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND
BELOW ZERO.

NMZ512>514-516-517-300200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0021.101230T0100Z-101231T0700Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0018.101229T1900Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
1144 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED FOR LOCATIONS BELOW 7500 FEET...WHILE 6 TO 10 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  LIKELY ALONG THE WEST FACING PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH
  THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE IN
  THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285 FROM 
  SANTA FE TO THE COLORADO BORDER. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME 
  TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ508-300200-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.101229T1900Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1144 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ALONG PEAKS AND WEST FACING
  SLOPES.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
  UPPER GILA REGION. INTENSITY OF SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND
  PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  60 MPH WILL BE COMMON FROM LATE TODAY INTO THURSDAY...LEADING 
  TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6000 TO 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN 
  RAPIDLY LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
  HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE
  AT TIMES. PERSONS IN THE REGION SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER
  WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS WIND
  CHILL MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE AND RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509>511-300200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.101229T1900Z-101231T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1144 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE PEAKS AND ALONG THE
  WEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY WITH
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LIKELY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW MAY FALL THIS
  AFTERNOON AT SOME OF THE SOUTHWEST VALLEY LOCATIONS SUCH AS
  GLENWOOD...BUT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW BY THIS EVENING.
  ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE 
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO THE CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE...HIGHWAY 550 FROM FARMINGTON TO CUBA...AND HIGHWAY 491 
  FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GALLUP. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO 
  BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ518-300200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0021.101230T0100Z-101231T0700Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.101230T0100Z-101231T0700Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
1144 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY ACROSS THE SANTA FE METRO AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
  HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS.

* SNOW LEVELS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY
  FLOORS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  IMPACT TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285. TRAVEL IS
  EXPECTED TO BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL
  BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ507-300200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.101230T0100Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1144 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH 
  ALL SNOW TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 
  20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THURSDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS...ALTHOUGH A BRIEF PERIOD OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX MAY
  OCCUR EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ526-300200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0021.101230T1900Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1144 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY 
  HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON PEAKS AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE 
  NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING
  AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL
  LIKELY OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7500 FEET THEN RAPIDLY FALLING TO THE
  LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP
  OVER THE AREA. TRAVEL WILL BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES
  FALL RAPIDLY TO WELL BELOW FREEZING.

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. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

DPORTER

031 
WWUS45 KABQ 292319
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
419 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NORTHERN/WESTERN NEW MEXICO
   THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.A POWERFUL STORM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DIVE RAPIDLY
SOUTHEAST INTO THE FOUR CORNERS BY THURSDAY BEFORE TURNING EAST
AND NORTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR FROM 
THE CANADIAN ARCTIC COMBINED WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SPREAD
HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. IT
APPEARS GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY OVER
THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...PRODUCING WHITE OUT 
OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. LIFE-THREATENING WEATHER IS LIKELY OVER
THIS REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. A COLD
FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE ON THURSDAY...BRINGING LIGHT 
TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE ESTANCIA VALLEY. STRONG
WINDS SHOULD PRODUCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT
BUT TEMPERATURES COULD PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND
BELOW ZERO. EXPOSURE COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND POTENTIALLY A
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.

NMZ526-300700-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0021.101230T1900Z-101231T0700Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.101230T0700Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
419 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 4 TO 8
  INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP
  TO ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING PEAKS AND SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
  LATE THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR
  DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6500 FEET THEN RAPIDLY FALLING TO THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
  HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE
  AT TIMES. PERSONS IN THE REGION SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER
  WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILL MAY CAUSE
  FROSTBITE AND RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

&&

$$

NMZ515-300700-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
419 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE PEAKS.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH
  THURSDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  55 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON MAJOR ROUTES...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 434.
  TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL
  RAPIDLY WELL BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ508-300700-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
419 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ALONG PEAKS AND WEST FACING
  SLOPES.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 MPH WILL BE COMMON FROM LATE TODAY INTO THURSDAY...LEADING TO
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* SNOW LEVELS...RAPIDLY LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY
  EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
  HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE
  AT TIMES. PERSONS IN THE REGION SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER
  WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILL MAY CAUSE
  FROSTBITE AND RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509>511-300700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
419 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 9 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE PEAKS AND ALONG THE
  WEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING
  WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LIKELY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
  SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE...HIGHWAY 550 FROM FARMINGTON TO CUBA...AND HIGHWAY 491
  FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GALLUP. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
  TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW FREEZING.
  ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ512>514-516-517-300700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
419 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED FOR LOCATIONS BELOW 7500 FEET...WHILE 6 TO 10 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  LIKELY ALONG THE WEST FACING PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO
  THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING
  THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  IMPACT TRAVEL. ROADS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285 FROM SANTA
  FE TO THE COLORADO BORDER. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
  TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW FREEZING.
  ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ519>525-539-300700-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.101230T0700Z-101231T0700Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
419 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...THEN
  TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 
  20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THURSDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 5500 FEET THEN LOWERING TO THE VALLEY
  FLOORS THIS EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 40. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ507-518-300700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.101230T0100Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
419 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE 
  LIKELY ACROSS THE SANTA FE METRO AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE 
  HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST 
  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR 
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL 
  LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285. TRAVEL 
  IS EXPECTED TO BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY 
  WELL BELOW FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

DPORTER

263 
WWUS45 KABQ 300454
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
954 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NORTHERN/WESTERN NEW MEXICO   
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.A POWERFUL STORM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONTINUES TO MOVE
TOWARDS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...HAS
ALREADY AFFECTED NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND WILL
EVENTUALLY PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE ON
THURSDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND AFFECT
THE SOUTHERN TIER SUCH AS THE GILA REGION AND PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. LIFE-THREATENING WEATHER IS LIKELY
OVER THIS REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO RAPIDLY FALL DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY AS
A COLD FRONT SWEEPS OVER THE STATE. HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH
THURSDAY NIGHT BUT TEMPERATURES COULD PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. EXPOSURE COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND
POTENTIALLY A LIFE- THREATENING SITUATION.

NMZ518-301300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
954 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY ACROSS THE SANTA FE METRO AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
  HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST 
  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR 
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL 
  LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285. TRAVEL 
  IS EXPECTED TO BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY 
  WELL BELOW FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ508-301300-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
954 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ALONG PEAKS AND WEST FACING
  SLOPES.

* TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY
  EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH WILL BE COMMON FROM LATE TODAY INTO THURSDAY...LEADING 
  TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...RAPIDLY LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY 
  EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 
  EVENING. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL LEAD TO 
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER 
  OF A MILE AT TIMES. PERSONS IN THE REGION SHOULD PREPARE FOR 
  SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILL MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE AND RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS. ROAD 
  CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ526-301300-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.101230T0700Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
954 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 6 TO 12
  INCHES LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ESPECIALLY FAVORING WEST
  FACING SLOPES.  

* TIMING...THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAY
  ON THURSDAY WITH INCREASING INTENSITIES LATER TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6500 FEET THEN RAPIDLY FALLING TO THE 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY 
  EVENING. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL LEAD TO 
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER 
  OF A MILE AT TIMES. PERSONS IN THE REGION SHOULD PREPARE FOR 
  SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILL MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE AND RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS. ROAD 
  CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509>511-301300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
954 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES IN THE HIGH
  TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE PEAKS AND
  ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
  AND CENTRAL JEMEZ MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LIKELY WILL OCCUR THROUGH
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY
  EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE 
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO THE CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE...HIGHWAY 550 FROM FARMINGTON TO CUBA...AND HIGHWAY 491 
  FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GALLUP. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO 
  BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ512>517-301300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
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-
954 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN. 

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
  BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  55 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON MAJOR ROUTES...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 434. 
  TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL 
  RAPIDLY WELL BELOW FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ507-301300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
954 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY BY THURSDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  THE DAY ON THURSDAY WITH INCREASING INTENSITY THROUGH THE NIGHT. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL 
  LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285. TRAVEL 
  IS EXPECTED TO BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY 
  WELL BELOW FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ519>525-539-301300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.101230T0700Z-101231T0700Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
954 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
THURSDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES
  EXPECTED NEAR SAN YSIDRO AND ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
  FOOTHILLS SUCH AS NEAR ALBUQUERQUE. 

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS BUT TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND 
  CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 
  20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THURSDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 5500 FEET THEN LOWERING TO THE VALLEY
  FLOORS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 40. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

50

475 
WWUS45 KABQ 301118
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
418 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NORTHERN/WESTERN NEW MEXICO
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A POWERFUL STORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN CONTINUES TO DIVE TOWARD THE
LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS 
NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF THE STATE TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM
AND AFFECT THE SOUTHERN TIER SUCH AS THE GILA REGION AND PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. LIFE-THREATENING WEATHER IS
LIKELY OVER THIS REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO RAPIDLY FALL DURING THE DAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS OVER THE
STATE. HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT BUT TEMPERATURES
WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO...EXCEPT
THE LOW TO MID TEENS FOR PORTIONS OF THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA.
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD COULD LEAD TO EXTENSIVE FROSTBITE.

NMZ508-526-301900-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
418 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ALONG PEAKS AND WEST FACING
  SLOPES.

* TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR INTO THIS AFTERNOON.
  SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65
  MPH WILL BE COMMON...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW
  COMBINED WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
  PERSONS IN THE REGION SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
  CONDITIONS. EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILL MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE
  AND RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509>511-301900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
418 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 12 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE PEAKS AND
  ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND
  CENTRAL JEMEZ MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LIKELY WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE 
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO THE CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE...HIGHWAY 550 FROM FARMINGTON TO CUBA...AND HIGHWAY 491 
  FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GALLUP. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO 
  BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ512>518-301900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
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-
418 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY ACROSS THE SANTA FE METRO AREA AND ESPANOLA BY LATE THIS
  EVENING...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...LOCALLY 
  UP TO 18 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE AREA.  

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285. TRAVEL 
  IS EXPECTED TO BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY 
  WELL BELOW FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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>525-539-301900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
418 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 4 TO 8
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR SAN
  YSIDRO AND ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS SUCH AS NEAR
  ALBUQUERQUE.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS BUT QUICKLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  40 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS EXCEPT BRIEFLY MIXED WITH RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 40. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

40

514 
WWUS45 KABQ 301820
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1120 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW
MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A POWERFUL STORM OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST
TOWARD NEW MEXICO. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH
HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND AFFECT THE SOUTHERN TIER SUCH AS THE
GILA REGION AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.
LIFE- THREATENING WEATHER IS LIKELY OVER THIS REGION THROUGH THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL RAPIDLY THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT SWEEPING EAST OVER THE STATE. SNOW
WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO...WITH LOW TO MID TEENS FOR PORTIONS
OF THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. EXPOSURE TO THE COLD COULD LEAD TO
EXTENSIVE FROSTBITE.

NMZ508-526-302300-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1120 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE 
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGH 
  TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ALONG PEAKS AND 
  WEST FACING SLOPES. 

* TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER 11 PM.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH WILL BE COMMON...LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW
  COMBINED WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  WITH VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
  PERSONS IN THE REGION SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
  CONDITIONS. EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILL MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE
  AND RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509>511-302300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1120 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 12 
  INCHES ARE LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE 
  PEAKS AND ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN 
  MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE 
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO THE CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE...HIGHWAY 550 FROM FARMINGTON TO CUBA...AND HIGHWAY 491 
  FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GALLUP. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO 
  BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ512>518-302300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
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-
1120 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY ACROSS THE SANTA FE METRO AREA AND ESPANOLA BY LATE THIS
  EVENING...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON HIGHER PEAKS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  40 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE AREA. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285. TRAVEL 
  IS EXPECTED TO BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY 
  WELL BELOW FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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>525-539-302300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1120 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 4 TO 
  8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR 
  SAN YSIDRO AND ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS SUCH AS 
  NEAR ALBUQUERQUE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 40. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

GUYER

207 
WWUS45 KABQ 302242
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
342 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW
MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A POWERFUL STORM OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST
TOWARD NEW MEXICO. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND AFFECT THE SOUTHERN TIER SUCH AS THE 
GILA REGION AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.
LIFE- THREATENING WEATHER IS LIKELY OVER THIS REGION THROUGH THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PLUMMET THIS EVENING BEHIND
A COLD FRONT SWEEPING EAST ACROSS THE STATE. TEMPERATURES DIP INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO...WITH LOW TO MID TEENS FOR
PORTIONS OF THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. EXPOSURE TO THE COLD COULD
LEAD TO EXTENSIVE FROSTBITE. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...THUS WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS MAY
NEED TO BE REPLACED OR EXTENDED LATER THIS EVENING.

NMZ508-526-310700-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
342 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ALONG PEAKS AND WEST FACING
  SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH WILL DIMINISH AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...LIFE-THREATENING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW COMBINED
  WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES
  AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PERSONS IN THE
  REGION SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.
  EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILL MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE AND RELATED
  HEALTH IMPACTS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509>511-310700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
342 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 TO 12 
  INCHES ARE LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY OVER THE 
  PEAKS AND ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN 
  MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...AND
  POSSIBLE CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE 
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO THE CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE...HIGHWAY 550 FROM FARMINGTON TO CUBA...AND HIGHWAY 491 
  FROM THE COLORADO BORDER TO GALLUP. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO 
  BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY WELL BELOW 
  FREEZING. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ512>518-310700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
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-
342 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY ACROSS THE SANTA FE METRO AREA AND ESPANOLA BY LATE THIS
  EVENING...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON HIGHER PEAKS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...AND
  POSSIBLY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL 
  IMPACT TRAVEL. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 285. TRAVEL 
  IS EXPECTED TO BECOME TREACHEROUS AS TEMPERATURES FALL RAPIDLY 
  WELL BELOW FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. 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>525-539-310700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
342 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 4 TO 8
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS ALBUQUERQUE
  AND RIO RANCHO WILL BE FOUND OVER THE WEST MESA AND FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY 
  IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATES 25 AND 40. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

GUYER

210 
WWUS45 KABQ 310426
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
926 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ACCUMULATING
SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY...

.THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SOME
LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN ACROSS
WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO BUT THE BEST POTENTIAL
FOR MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL BE MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE AND TEND TO FAVOR
THE WEST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE LOWER SAN JUAN...JEMEZ AND SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

NMZ508-526-310530-
/O.CAN.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
926 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND REFORM
ONCE AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. ACCUMULATIONS HOWEVER WILL BE 2
INCHES OR LESS. THE VERY STRONG WINDS OBSERVED EARLIER HAVE ALSO
COME DOWN ALTHOUGH LOOK FOR PERIODS OF GUSTINESS THROUGH FRIDAY.
THUS SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW SHOULD
CONTINUE.

$$

NMZ510>514-311200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0031.101231T0426Z-110101T0400Z/
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-
926 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN
  3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHER WEST
  FACING RIDGES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING DOWN BY MID TO LATE EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  IMPACT TRAVEL. ROADWAYS REMAIN SNOWPACKED AND ICY DUE TO
  PREVIOUS HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW
  NORMAL WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN MINUS 10 TO MINUS 30 THROUGH THE
  MORNING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

&&

$$

NMZ501>506-509-515>518-310530-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
926 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE BULK OF THE HEAVY SNOW HAS FALLEN ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO. SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY EVENING BUT WILL FALL SHORT OF ADVISORY LEVELS. DUE TO THE
EARLIER HEAVY SNOW...ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY VERY CHILLY TEMPERATURES FRIDAY MORNING. 

$$

NMZ507-519>525-539-310530-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-101231T0700Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
926 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE BULK OF THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. SOME
ADDITIONAL MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BUT SHOULD FALL SHORT OF ADVISORY LEVELS.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN CHILLY THROUGH FRIDAY AND EXPECT SOME
SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS AS WET SURFACES FREEZE UP. 

$$
50

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED TO REMOVE NMZ538 FROM NPW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
320 PM MST TUE DEC 28 2010

...EXTREME WINTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NRN/WRN NEW MEXICO...

.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CHALLENGES FOR THIS PACKAGE PRIMARILY FOCUS ON THE EXTENT
OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITHIN THE SRN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA AND
DIURNAL TEMPS IN THE POST-FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT LATE IN THE WEEK.

WATER VAPOR LOOP CONTINUES TO SHOW A POTENT UPR LEVEL DISTURBANCE
MIGRATING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE CANADIAN COASTLINE WITH AN IMPRESSIVE
COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA/ALBERTA...WHERE
READINGS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT ARE IN THE MID 30S...WHILE IN THE
NEGATIVE TERRITORY IN ITS WAKE. LATEST AMSU/SSMI IMAGERY INDICATES
PRECIPITABLE WATER PLUME FEEDING EASTWARD INTO THE NWRN U.S. IS AOA
200 PERCENT OR FOUR STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL. AS THIS JUICE
MOVES TOWARDS NEW MEXICO...MODELS SUGGEST VALUES WILL LOWER TO TWO
STANDARD DEVIATIONS ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN NEAR NORMAL BY THURSDAY.

FOR THE SHORT TERM...WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DEPART THE
REGION WITH PARTIAL CLEARING. BY DAYBREAK...HIGH CLOUDS ASSOCIATED
WITH UPSTREAM DISTURBANCE WILL START TO SPILL INTO NM...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE WRN ZONES. THIS MAY PLAY HAVOC WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS AND MOS
GUIDANCE IS TRYING TO CAPTURE THE INCREASED RADIATIONAL COOLING. IT
WILL OBVIOUSLY BE COOLER STATEWIDE WHEN COMPARED TO THIS MORNING...
HOWEVER NOT COMPLETELY SOLD ON EXTENT OF COOLING AND HAVE OPTED TO
SIDE WITH THE WARMER END OR ABOVE GUIDANCE DUE TO ITS RECENT POOR
PERFORMANCE.

MOTHER NATURE STARTS TO BRING ITS WRATH OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
ON WEDNESDAY AS A CLOSED 523 DAM LOW DEVELOPS IN SRN IDAHO LATE IN
THE DAY. PCPN WILL START TO INVADE THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY LATE
MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW LEVELS HOVERING AROUND 6000-
6500 FEET. THEREFORE...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE
RAIN SHOWERS WHILE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INITIATE IN THE HIGH TERRAIN.
MEANWHILE...THE ERN PLAINS WILL EXPERIENCE BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS
AS 700MB WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 55KTS WITH A 984MB SURFACE LOW IN
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. THIS WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
THE REGION...REQUIRING A WIND ADVISORY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM 19Z/WED THROUGH 01Z/THU.

BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PARTICULARLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THURSDAY...
LARGE SCALE ASCENT WILL INVADE THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT FROM WEST TO
EAST. THE ONSET OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL START OVER
WRN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND EVENTUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD ON THURSDAY AS
THE UPPER LOW TAKES AIM FOR SRN COLORADO. TO COMPLICATE MATTERS...
MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A BAND OF LOW/MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETICAL
FORCING ACROSS WRN AND PARTICULARLY NRN NEW MEXICO WITH LAPSE RATES
APPROACHING 8C/KM. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH NEGATIVE EPV SHOULD AID
IN THE FORMATION OF CONVECTIVE SNOW BURSTS THAT WILL PRODUCE RATES
UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR. COULD NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED LIGHTNING
STRIKE AS WELL. DENDRITIC SNOWS ARE ALSO LIKELY AS 700-500MB TEMPS
RANGE FROM -18C TO -24C DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS WILL BE AN
ADDED FACTOR TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. A STRONG 700MB JET ON
THE ORDER OF 60-70KTS WILL ALLOW FOR WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP WED
NIGHT THROUGH THURS FROM THE UPPER GILA REGION TO CLINES CORNERS AND
INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE UPPER GILA
COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL LIKELY SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER
THE REGION. WITH THIS ALL BEING SAID...WILL UPGRADE INHERITED WINTER
STORM WATCH TO A WARNING WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 8 TO
12 INCHES ABOVE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON PEAKS AND WEST FACING
SLOPES. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ZONE 508 WHERE A BLIZZARD WARNING WILL
BE IN EFFECT. SUSPECT LIGHTER BUT POTENTIALLY WARNING CRITERIA SNOWS
WILL DEVELOP IN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO SANTE FE AS WELL AS
THE WRN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. WILL POST A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR THESE ZONES. THE NRN SACRAMENTO MTS COULD ALSO ENTER
THE SNOW PARTY IN ADDITION WITH STRONG WINDS. NOT CONFIDENT THAT THE
HEAVIEST SNOW ON THE WRN SLOPES WILL BE JUXTAPOSED WITH THE STRONGER
WINDS ON THE ERN SLOPES. IN THE MEANTIME...WILL POST A WATCH AND LET
FUTURE SHIFT EVALUATE THREAT. THE ERN PLAINS WILL EXPERIENCE WINDY
CONDITIONS AND SUSPECT AN ADVISORY/WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED BUT WILL
WAIT FOR NOW. SUSPECT THE CENTRAL ZONES FROM INTERSTATE 40 SOUTHWARD
/NMZ507-NMZ523/ WILL NEED A SNOW/BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY AND WILL ALSO
WAIT ON THIS. A STRONG POST-FRONTAL GRADIENT IS EXPECTED WHICH WILL
LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO IN ITS WAKE...REQUIRING
THE NEED FOR BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW IN THE FORECAST.

BRUNT OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THU EVENING
AS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM ENTERS THE GREAT PLAINS. A CHASER DISTURBANCE
DUMBBELLING AROUND THE INITIAL LOW WILL SWEEP ACROSS NRN NEW MEXICO
ON FRIDAY...OFFERING A BOUT OF UNSETTLE WEATHER FOR THIS REGION. NOT
EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS AT THIS TIME. BIGGER STORY WILL
BE THE BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WHEN COMPARED TO SEASONAL NORMALS.
MANY LOCALES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 20-30F BELOW NORMAL...WITH
THE NRN/WRN HIGH TERRAIN STRUGGLING TO BUST OUT THE TEENS. LINGERING
SNOW COVER WILL ONLY MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE. REMAINDER OF FORECAST
APPEARS ON TRACK...SUGGESTING RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER WITH BELOW
NORMAL READINGS. DPORTER

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR CONDITIONS SLOW TO ERODE AWAY TODAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST AREAS. BASED ON LATEST VIS IMAGERY...FMN AIRPORT WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. MODEL GUIDANCE DOESNT SUGGEST A REDEVELOPMENT
OF THESE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WEST UNTIL WEDNESDAY MID MORNING AND
THIS WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING SNOW SHOWERS. THE TIMING IS
TRICKY FOR FMN SINCE LOW CLOUDS ALREADY EXIST JUST TO THEIR WEST.
WILL MAKE A LAST MINUTE DECISION ON THIS DURING THE 0Z TAF ISSUANCE.

MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT IN DETERIORATING CIGS AND VIS ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST SUCH AS IMPACTING FMN AND GUP BY LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY
AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. THE 0Z TAF ISSUANCE WILL SHOW THIS
TREND ACCORDINGLY BUT WONT GO TOO LOW SINCE THAT WILL BE TOWARDS THE
END OF THE TAF FORECAST. WINDS WILL BE ANOTHER CONCERN ALONG AND TO
THE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
WEST DUE TO A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN COLORADO.
LOOK FOR GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 KT AT LVS...TCC AND QUITE POSSIBLY
GUP DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z. 50

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH THAT A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT
NEW MEXICO STARTING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THIS STORM
WILL HAVE THE STRONG WIND...WETTING PRECIPITATION AND COLD
TEMPERATURES DURING PORTIONS OF THE EVENT. THE EASTERN PLAINS ARE
THE LEAST LIKELY OF SEEING WETTING PRECIPITATION DURING THE EVENT
DUE TO DOWNSLOPE WIND AFFECTS DURING THE EARLY AND MID STAGES OF IT.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HOWEVER...ARE NOT FORECASTED FOR
THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO HUMIDITY VALUES BEING TOO HIGH.

IN THE MEANTIME...STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY HITTING THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WHILE NEGATIVE DEGREE AIR FLOWS INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALBERTA BEHIND A CONTINENTAL POLAR COLD FRONT.
HIGHER CLOUDS WILL GO ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT WHILE THE DECKS WILL
LOWER FROM WEST TO EAST. HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL REMAIN GOOD
TO EXCELLENT. THE MID LEVEL WIND FLOW WILL ALSO INCREASE NIGHT AND
BEGIN TO BUFFET SOME OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES LATER TONIGHT.

THE PACIFIC TROUGH WILL EDGE CLOSER TO THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY.
PRECIPITATION...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW WILL BREAK OUT AHEAD OF
IT AND IMPACT NORTHWEST AREAS INITIALLY BUT SPREAD SOUTH AND
EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. EVENTUALLY THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
WILL RECEIVE SOME UPSLOPE PRECIPITATION BY THE EVENING HOURS ON
WEDNESDAY. MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT THAT THE MAIN BAND OF SNOW WILL
DEVELOP JUST AHEAD AND ALONG THE VIGOROUS COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ON
THURSDAY. INITIALLY STARTING ACROSS THE WESTERN TIER DURING THE
MORNING AND TRANSITIONING INTO EASTERN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WETTING PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR ALONG THIS BAND AT ALL OF THE
ELEVATION LEVELS. ONCE THE BAND MOVES THROUGH...COLD CORE SHOWERS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW WILL IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO DURING THURSDAY NIGHT WITH RESIDUAL EFFECTS INTO FRIDAY
FAVORING THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS EVENT
GENERALLY WONT BE AS WET AS THE PREVIOUS TWO EVENTS IN TERMS OF
LIQUID WATER CONTENT DUE TO THE COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM
BUT WILL STILL PROVIDE QUITE A FEW LOCATIONS WITH WETTING
PRECIPITATION. TOUGHER TO SAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND WILL BE
DEPENDENT ON HOW THE PRECIPITATION BAND HOLDS TOGETHER AS IT CROSSES
OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY.

WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH PASSAGE WILL BE STRONG AT TIMES...
FAVORING PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALONG AND TO THE EAST
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONTINUING ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF THE EAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN
WIND MAX ASSOCIATED WITH THE MID LEVEL JET WILL SHIFT SOUTH AND
EASTWARD ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. THUS FAVORING THE SOUTHERN
TIER AND EASTERN PLAINS. HUMIDITY DURING THE WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY
PERIOD SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT AND ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER WILL
ALSO MITIGATE FIRE DANGER. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY SO CANT RULE OUT
SOME MARGINAL LOW RH AND STRONG WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS DE BACA AND
ROOSEVELT COUNTIES THEN. SIGNIFICANT COOLING WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY
THUS REDUCING ANY SORT OF FIRE DANGER THREAT ACROSS OUR FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST AREA. AS ONE COULD ASSUME...VENTILATION WILL BE PRETTY GOOD
BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THE COOLER AIR MASS PARTIALLY ORIGINATING FROM THE YUKON WILL SETTLE
OVER NEW MEXICO DURING THE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY PERIOD. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL DURING
THIS PERIOD. DEWPOINTS WILL ALSO DROP LIKE A ROCK AS THE MODELS HAVE
BEEN INDICATING THE PAST FEW DAYS BUT THIS WILL BE OFFSET BY THE
COOLING. THUS...THE NET EFFECT WILL BE LOWERING RH BUT NOT NEARLY AS
MUCH AS ONE WOULD THINK. PERHAPS PRODUCING NEAR NORMAL MIN RH
VALUES. VENTILATION SHOULD REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH ON FRIDAY THANKS TO A
GUSTIER NORTHWEST WIND FLOW FOLLOWING THE TROUGH PASSAGE BUT DROP
SIGNIFICANTLY ON SATURDAY AS THE POST COLD FRONTAL INVERSION TAKES
HOLD.

WEATHER MODELS START TO DIFFER FOR THE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK PERIOD. MAINLY WITH HOW THEY HANDLE THE SECONDARY OR BAGGY
PORTION OF THE OVERALL TROUGH PASSAGE. ECMWF REMAINS BULLISH WITH A
SECONDARY PIECE OF ENERGY PUSHING DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE GFS
ON THE OTHERHAND IS MUCH QUICKER TO SHEAR THIS ENERGY OUT ACROSS THE
GREATER DESERT SOUTHWEST. THE CANADIAN MODEL SEEMS TO SUPPORT THE
ECMWF SOLUTION BETTER. WE ARE GOING WITH A RELATIVELY DRY FORECAST
AT THIS TIME WITH JUST SOME SLIGHT CHANCES ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WOULD REMAIN BELOW NORMAL DURING
THIS TIME FRAME BUT START TO SHOW SOME IMPROVEMENT FROM THE
FRIDAY/SATURDAY READINGS. LARGE SWINGS IN HUMIDITY ARE ALSO NOT
EXPECTED. VENTILATION COULD IMPROVE SLIGHTLY BUT WILL BE DEPENDENT
ON THE TRACK AND TIMING OF WAVE FEATURE. CONFIDENCE IS SORT OF LOW
FOR THE SUNDAY/MONDAY PERIOD. 50

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  26  39  30  33 /   0  70  70  60
DULCE...........................  19  34  24  28 /   5  80  80  70
CUBA............................  22  37  24  29 /   0  80  70  70
GALLUP..........................  23  37  28  29 /   0  50  80  70
EL MORRO........................  22  38  26  27 /   0  50  70  90
GRANTS..........................  20  41  24  30 /   0  30  60  70
QUEMADO.........................  25  46  28  33 /   0  40  80  80
GLENWOOD........................  32  52  34  41 /   0  40  80  70
CHAMA...........................  13  32  19  25 /   5  90  90  90
LOS ALAMOS......................  26  38  26  30 /   0  60  60  70
PECOS...........................  26  41  26  32 /   0  30  50  70
CERRO/QUESTA....................  17  37  21  30 /   0  40  50  80
RED RIVER.......................  18  31  21  22 /   0  40  50  90
ANGEL FIRE......................  18  36  22  28 /   0  30  40  80
TAOS............................  21  41  25  31 /   0  30  50  70
MORA............................  23  43  26  34 /   0  20  30  60
ESPANOLA........................  24  47  25  37 /   0  40  40  60
SANTA FE........................  27  43  27  32 /   0  40  50  70
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  25  44  26  33 /   0  40  50  70
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  28  46  28  36 /   0  30  40  60
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  31  48  30  37 /   0  30  30  60
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  24  49  24  39 /   0  20  30  50
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  25  47  25  37 /   0  30  30  60
LOS LUNAS.......................  25  50  25  41 /   0  20  30  50
RIO RANCHO......................  28  47  27  37 /   0  30  40  60
SOCORRO.........................  32  56  31  49 /   0  10  20  40
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  27  44  27  32 /   0  40  50  70
TIJERAS.........................  26  46  26  37 /   0  30  40  70
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  23  47  25  36 /   0  30  30  60
CLINES CORNERS..................  27  45  27  33 /   0  20  30  60
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  29  50  31  39 /   0  20  30  60
CARRIZOZO.......................  30  56  33  44 /   0  10  30  60
RUIDOSO.........................  31  48  31  38 /   0  10  40  70
CAPULIN.........................  21  51  25  39 /   0   5  10  40
RATON...........................  21  55  27  46 /   0   5  10  40
SPRINGER........................  23  57  27  47 /   0  10  10  40
LAS VEGAS.......................  26  52  29  36 /   0  20  20  50
CLAYTON.........................  27  59  30  47 /   0   5   5  20
ROY.............................  23  54  29  44 /   0   5  10  30
CONCHAS.........................  30  60  34  54 /   0   5  10  20
SANTA ROSA......................  29  58  33  52 /   0  10  10  20
TUCUMCARI.......................  27  63  35  57 /   0   5   5  10
CLOVIS..........................  27  62  35  54 /   0   5   5  10
PORTALES........................  26  64  34  56 /   0   5   5  10
FORT SUMNER.....................  30  64  34  56 /   0   5   5  10
ROSWELL.........................  32  66  38  64 /   0   0   5  10
PICACHO.........................  31  61  37  56 /   0   5  10  20
ELK.............................  30  58  37  49 /   0  10  20  50

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ508.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501>506-509>511.

WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ513>515-521>524-526>537-539-540.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>514-516>518-526.

&&

46/50

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST TUE DEC 28 2010

NMZ501>540-291300-
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 TUE DEC 28 2010

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A LARGE AND VERY COLD STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP
WEDNESDAY...AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN
NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND STRONG AND GUSTY
WEST WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...
HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING THE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PERIOD WILL
RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TO
THE 20S AND 30S ELSEWHERE.  LOW TEMPERATURES OVER THE NORTHERN AND
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS COULD BOTTOM OUT AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

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 TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637 OR BY
VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ.