Wind Advisory 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
413 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010

...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS
TODAY...

.A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE TO THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE DURING THE DAY TODAY...AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS
RAPIDLY OVER NORTH TEXAS. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SPEED RAPIDLY
THIS MORNING NEAR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
40...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WIND
SPEEDS WILL EXPAND EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS LINE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH HAZARDOUS WIND SPEEDS REMAINING MAINLY SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON AS THE
STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES RAPIDLY TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

NMZ521>524-526-539-540-101900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100310T2300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
413 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
  DEVELOPING FROM MID MORNING ONWARD INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AFTER SUNRISE THIS
  MORNING...REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS NORTH SOUTH
  HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING STATE ROAD 14...STATE ROAD 41...HIGHWAY
  285...AND HIGHWAY 70. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS ALONG INTERSTATE 40
  FROM TIJERAS TO MILAGRO...OR FROM MILE POST 165 TO MILE POST
  240.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ533-535>538-101900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0007.100310T1400Z-100310T2300Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
413 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SPEED TO 35 MPH LATE THIS
  MORNING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH DEVELOPING BY EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO HAZARDOUS SPEEDS LATE THIS
  MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL
  DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT GUSTY CROSS WINDS OVER NORTH SOUTH
  HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 54 AND 84...HIGHWAY 285...STATE
  ROAD 20...HIGHWAY 70...AND STATE ROADS 206 AND 209. EXPECT GUSTY
  WINDS ACROSS INTERSTATE 40 FROM MILAGRO TO MONTOYA...OR FROM
  MILE POST 240 TO MILE POST 300. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

SHY

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1117 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010

...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN PLAINS
TODAY...

.A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL COMBINE
WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
SECTIONS OF NEW MEXICO. DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE OVER
PARTS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM EDGEWOOD TO NEWKIRK. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

NMZ521>524-526-539-540-102300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100310T2300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1117 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS NORTH SOUTH
  HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 285 AND 70.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NMZ533-535>538-102300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100310T2300Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1117 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT GUSTY CROSS WINDS OVER NORTH SOUTH
  HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 54...84 AND 285. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING. SUDDEN GUSTS
OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA
ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
255 PM MST WED MAR 10 2010


NMZ521>524-526-533-535>540-102300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100310T2300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
255 PM MST WED MAR 10 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...THEREFORE...
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
304 PM MST TUE MAR 9 2010

.DISCUSSION...
VERY ACTIVE AND COMPLICATED WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

COLD FRONT NOW QUICKLY MOVING THROUGH ARIZONA...AND PASSED THROUGH
KFLG AROUND 2 HOURS OR SO AGO. TEMPERATURES QUICKLY PLUMMETTED INTO
THE 20S WITH HEAVY SNOW...AND A BIT OF LIGHTNING. THIS FRONT AND THE
ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO EMBARK UPON THE WESTERN
BORDER AROUND 00Z. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DROP
AS THE FRONT PASSES AND PRECIPITATION WILL SPEED UP THE SITUATION AS
AMBIENT DEWPOINT TEMPS ARE IN THE LOW 20S.  THOUGH PRECIP MAY BEGIN
AS RAIN...IT WILL VERY QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW.  SNOW MAY BE
HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG THE MAIN FRONTAL BAND...AND IN ADDITION...WINDS
WILL BE FAIRLY BREEZY BEHIND IT...WHICH MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.  THOUGH PRECIP WILL ONLY LAST 3 OR SO HOURS ACROSS
THE WEST...THE IMPACT WILL BE GREAT AS SNOW RATES WILL BE QUITE
HIGH. EARLIER ADDED THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU TO THE WINTER WX
ADVISORY...AND HAVE ALSO DECIDED TO ADD THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AS
WELL...THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT AS HIGH THAT MUCH OF THE AREA WILL
RECEIVE ADVISORY AMTS OF SNOW.  FRONT WILL QUICKLY MARCH EASTWARD
THIS EVENING AND SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT PARTS OF ALBUQUERQUE MAY RECEIVE UP TO AN INCH OF
SNOW.

WILL UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING...AS WELL AS INCLUDE A FEW MORE
ZONES.  BACK DOOR COLD FRONT AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED UPSLOPE FLOW
SHOULD ALLOW FOR THE GREATEST AMOUNTS TO BE IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS AS THEY SHOULD GET HIT FROM BOTH THE EAST AND THE WEST.
AS MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS...700 MB TEMPS WILL DROP TO -8
TO -11C ACROSS THE WEST AND AROUND -7 OR -8C IN THE EAST...MORE THAN
COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW...AND POTENTIALLY HIGH SNOW RATIOS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.  LOOKS INCREASINGLY LIKELY THAT THE
NORTHEAST WILL GET WARNING AMOUNTS...AND HAVE PUT THEM IN A WARNING
AS WELL.  THOUGH THIS AREA WONT RECEIVE SNOW UNTIL LATER...THUS WILL
START THE WARNING AT 06Z.  WILL ALSO SURROUND THE WARNINGS WITH
ADVISORIES.

THOUGH MOST OF THIS SNOW WILL COME WITH THIS FIRST UPPER LEVEL LOW
CROSSING THE STATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...ANOTHER BAGGY
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL QUICKLY SWING OVER THE STATE WEDNESDAY
EVENING.  RATHER THAN ATTEMPTING TO SEPARATE THE EVENTS WITH REGARDS
TO HIGHLIGHTS...HAVE DECIDED TO EXTEND THE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES
FOR THE NORTH ANOTHER FEW HOURS TO CAPTURE THE ADDITIONAL SNOW.
THEREFORE...THESE HIGHLIGHTS WILL RUN THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY. ITS
POSSIBLE THAT LATER SHIFTS WILL BE ABLE TO CANCEL AT LEAST THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING BEFORE THIS TIME.

SO THATS THE WINTER HIGHLIGHTS...NOW FOR THE WIND.  WELCOME TO
SPRING. AS SAID PREVIOUSLY...WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG BEHIND THE
FRONT...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE
SURFACE LOW DEEPENS ACROSS NORTHEAST NM/CENTRAL PANHANDLES. THIS
COMBINED WITH SOME OF THE 50KT OF MOMENTUM AT 700MB MIXING
DOWN...SHOULD PROVIDE FOR A WINDY DAY.  WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY
TO HIGHLIGHT IT...THOUGH WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED TO SEE ONE OR TWO
SITES BRIEFLY HIT HIGH WIND CRITERIA.

A BREAK IN THE ACTION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.  THEN MODELS
CONTINUE TO DIVERGE FOR THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM ON SUNDAY. BOTH
MODELS...GFS AND EURO..ARE ADVERTISING A CLOSED LOW...BUT...IN VERY
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.  AS A COMPROMISE...SIDING WITH THE CANADIAN
WHICH BRINGS A CLOSED LOW OVER NORTHERN/NORTHEASTERN NM. HAVE
INTRODUCED SOME SMALL POPS ACROSS THE NORTH/NE IN THE EXTENDED.

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&&

.AVIATION...
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. QUITE A BIT
OF MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS CURRENTLY EXIST ACROSS ARIZONA AND THIS
IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM. THESE TYPES OF
CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NM THIS EVENING AND AFFECT
CENTRAL LOCATIONS BY LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE EAST...ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST HALF INTO WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE A
QUICK CHANGE OVER FROM RAIN/SNOW MIX TO SNOW ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE
TERMINAL FORECASTS INDICATE A 1 TO 2 HOUR DELAY. IN REALISTIC SENSE
IT COULD BE A MATTER OF 30 MINUTES SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. STRONG
GUSTS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS FRONTAL PUSH WITH STRONG WINDS
REMAINING ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGETOPS THROUGH THE TONIGHT PERIOD.
RESIDUAL STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE DAY PERIOD. GUSTS BETWEEN 30
TO 47 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE. AWW WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY AFFECT THE ABQ
AIRPORT TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH COULD BE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD AS WELL AS
ANOTHER CHANCE LATE MORNING INTO THE MID AFTERNOON.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH AN ACTIVE PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM TRACK. THE NEXT IN A SERIES WILL IMPACT NEW MEXICO TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. A WEAKER DISTURBANCE WILL COME DOWN
FROM THE NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE
STATE THROUGH THURSDAY AND MOST LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES
DURING THIS PERIOD WILL TREND DOWN QUITE CONSIDERABLY AND THIS WILL
ALSO RAISE HUMIDITY VALUES...AT LEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF.
SOUTHERN AREAS SHOULD SEE SOME DRY SLOTTING EFFECTS BUT WILL BE
MUTED SOME IN TERMS OF HUMIDITY DUE TO THE COOLER CONDITIONS. WINDS
WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE TO REMAIN FAIRLY BRISK MOST AREAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN
HALF AND MOST OF THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT...VENTILATION
WILL BE RATED GOOD OR BETTER DURING THIS PERIOD. WETTING SNOW AND
PRECIPITATION RESULTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 40 NORTHWARD AND ALSO
INCLUDE THE NORTHEAST THIRD OVER THE NEXT 48 TO 60 HOURS.

BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS PAINT A DRY SCENARIO WITH SHORTWAVE RIDGING
ON FRIDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SETS UP SHOP OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN COOLER ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA WITH READINGS RANGING BETWEEN 5 TO 13 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
WEATHER MODELS DO INDICATE SOME MID LEVEL DRY SLOTTING...ESPECIALLY
AFFECTING THE MIDSLOPE AND HIGHER RIDGE AREAS ON FRIDAY. AS A
RESULT...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LOWER...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH
WHERE THERE ISNT EXPECTED TO BE A FRESH SNOWPACK. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO TREND SOME ON FRIDAY ALTHOUGH SOME BRISK WINDS WILL REMAIN.
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL LOWER SO VENTILATION RATINGS WILL BE LOWER.
ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS.

IT APPEARS THAT SATURDAY WILL REMAIN DRIER AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC
SYSTEM. WEATHER MODELS...SUCH AS THE GFS AND ECWMF CONTINUE TO BE AT
ODDS WITH EACH OTHER ON THE SYSTEM PASSAGE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY BUT HAVE TO BELIEVE THE MORE BULLISH ECMWF AT THIS POINT.
ESPECIALLY SINCE IT NAILED THE CURRENT SYSTEM PASSAGE SEVERAL DAYS
OUT. WETTING PRECIPITATION WILL ONCE AGAIN BE A POSSIBILITY WITH
THIS SYSTEM PASSAGE. THE WIND FLOW WILL ALSO INCREASE AND AID THE
VENTILATION.

ONCE THE ABOVE MENTIONED SYSTEM PULLS OUT IT APPEARS THAT THERE
COULD BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTION. A RETURN TO DRIER CONDITIONS
SHOULD OCCUR SOMETIME DURING THE EARLIER HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  30  42  27  47 /  80  30  40  10
DULCE...........................  24  37  21  40 /  80  40  50  30
CUBA............................  24  37  22  40 /  90  40  40  40
GALLUP..........................  25  38  22  41 /  80  20  40  20
EL MORRO........................  22  37  20  39 /  80  30  40  30
GRANTS..........................  24  41  22  42 /  70  20  30  20
QUEMADO.........................  22  41  20  40 /  80  20  40  20
GLENWOOD........................  26  52  28  52 /  70  10  20  10
CHAMA...........................  16  37  16  37 /  80  50  50  40
LOS ALAMOS......................  24  41  22  41 /  70  30  30  40
PECOS...........................  23  41  21  40 /  60  40  30  40
CERRO/QUESTA....................  21  39  17  39 /  70  70  50  50
RED RIVER.......................  18  32  13  30 /  80  80  50  50
ANGEL FIRE......................  17  33  14  33 /  80  80  60  50
TAOS............................  25  40  22  42 /  70  50  50  50
ESPANOLA........................  29  46  28  48 /  60  30  30  40
SANTA FE........................  23  41  22  40 /  60  40  30  40
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  25  44  24  43 /  50  30  30  40
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  30  47  28  47 /  60  20  20  30
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  31  49  29  48 /  50  10  20  20
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  30  50  27  50 /  50  10  20  20
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  31  51  28  49 /  50  10  20  20
LOS LUNAS.......................  31  53  29  51 /  40  10  10  20
RIO RANCHO......................  31  50  29  48 /  50  10  20  20
SOCORRO.........................  32  54  31  53 /  30   5   5   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  25  43  23  41 /  60  20  30  30
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  26  45  24  42 /  50  20  20  40
CLINES CORNERS..................  24  41  22  38 /  40  20  20  50
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  28  47  26  44 /  30  10  10  20
CARRIZOZO.......................  29  51  28  49 /  20   5  10  10
RUIDOSO.........................  28  43  25  42 /  20  10  10  20
CAPULIN.........................  23  39  18  39 /  80  80  50  20
RATON...........................  24  43  21  43 /  70  70  50  20
LAS VEGAS.......................  22  43  20  38 /  50  50  20  40
CLAYTON.........................  27  43  25  45 /  50  70  20  10
ROY.............................  28  46  26  44 /  40  50  20  20
CONCHAS.........................  32  55  28  45 /  30  20  10  30
SANTA ROSA......................  30  54  29  46 /  20  10  10  40
TUCUMCARI.......................  31  53  27  45 /  10  20  10  40
CLOVIS..........................  31  53  29  49 /   5   5   5  20
PORTALES........................  32  55  30  51 /   5   5   5  20
FORT SUMNER.....................  33  57  29  50 /  10   5  10  40
ROSWELL.........................  36  64  33  55 /   5   0   0  20
PICACHO.........................  33  56  30  51 /  10   5   5  20
ELK.............................  30  50  28  47 /  10   5  10  20

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ533-535>538.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST
THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ529-531.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ527-528-530.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ517-518.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ521>524-526-539-540.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ501-502-505-506.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ503-504-510>516.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
532 AM MST TUE MAR 9 2010

NMZ501>540-101300-
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-
532 AM MST TUE MAR 9 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXCEED FOUR INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET.
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWS TO
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO STARTING EARLY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED
EIGHT INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. THE TRACK OF THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
IS STILL UNCERTAIN...WHICH COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON ACCUMULATIONS.
IN ADDITION...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
40. WILL SPEEDS COULD RANGE FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH.

ADDITIONAL LIGHT TO POSSIBLY MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH THE BEST THREAT FOR ACCUMULATIONS BEING
CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ
OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

DPORTER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1029 AM MST TUE MAR 09 2010

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

0545 AM     SNOW             5 E EL MORRO            35.05N 108.24W
03/08/2010  M3.0 INCH        CIBOLA             NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 AM     SNOW             ANGEL FIRE              36.39N 105.28W
03/08/2010  M3.0 INCH        COLFAX             NM   PUBLIC

0700 AM     SNOW             10 SSE ANGEL FIRE       36.25N 105.21W
03/08/2010  M5.5 INCH        MORA               NM   PUBLIC

0700 AM     SNOW             SEDILLO                 35.10N 106.29W
03/08/2010  M1.0 INCH        BERNALILLO         NM   NWS EMPLOYEE

0700 AM     SNOW             EAGLE NEST              36.56N 105.26W
03/08/2010  M4.0 INCH        COLFAX             NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             2 SSE TAOS              36.36N 105.57W
03/08/2010  M1.8 INCH        TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

0700 AM     SNOW             1 NW GALLUP             35.53N 108.75W
03/08/2010  M1.5 INCH        MCKINLEY           NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 AM     SNOW             5 E TIJERAS             35.09N 106.29W
03/08/2010  M1.2 INCH        BERNALILLO         NM   PUBLIC

0700 AM     SNOW             4 N TIJERAS             35.14N 106.38W
03/08/2010  M1.1 INCH        BERNALILLO         NM   PUBLIC

0700 AM     SNOW             8 ENE ALBUQUERQUE       35.16N 106.49W
03/08/2010  M1.0 INCH        BERNALILLO         NM   PUBLIC

            PASEO DEL NORTE AND TRAMWAY.

0700 AM     SNOW             3 NW TAOS PUEBLO        36.50N 105.60W
03/08/2010  M3.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

0800 AM     SNOW             3 NW TRES RITOS         36.16N 105.55W
03/08/2010  M9.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

            SIPAPU SKI AREA.

0815 AM     SNOW             12 SW SAN RAFAEL        34.99N 108.03W
03/08/2010  M2.0 INCH        CIBOLA             NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

0823 AM     SNOW             WHITEWATER              35.27N 108.77W
03/08/2010  M3.0 INCH        MCKINLEY           NM   PUBLIC

0830 AM     SNOW             1 SW PLACITAS           35.30N 106.44W
03/08/2010  M2.0 INCH        SANDOVAL           NM   PUBLIC

0840 AM     SNOW             8 NNW GALLUP            35.63N 108.79W
03/08/2010  M1.6 INCH        MCKINLEY           NM   PUBLIC

0900 AM     SNOW             5 WNW LOS ALAMOS        35.91N 106.38W
03/08/2010  E3.0 INCH        LOS ALAMOS         NM   SNOTEL

            QUEMAZON SNOTEL.

0900 AM     SNOW             2 WSW EL MORRO          35.04N 108.35W
03/08/2010  M3.0 INCH        CIBOLA             NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

0900 AM     SNOW             6 ESE MOGOLLON          33.36N 108.70W
03/08/2010  E8.0 INCH        CATRON             NM   SNOTEL

            SILVER CREEK DIVIDE SNOTEL.

0922 AM     SNOW             LUNA                    33.82N 108.95W
03/08/2010  E3.0 INCH        CATRON             NM   POST OFFICE

0925 AM     SNOW             MOGOLLON                33.40N 108.79W
03/08/2010  M8.0 INCH        CATRON             NM   PUBLIC

0931 AM     SNOW             QUEMADO                 34.33N 108.50W
03/08/2010  E2.0 INCH        CATRON             NM   POST OFFICE

0946 AM     SNOW             4 W THOREAU             35.40N 108.29W
03/08/2010  E1.0 INCH        MCKINLEY           NM   POST OFFICE

1023 AM     SNOW             LA CUEVA                35.87N 106.64W
03/08/2010  E1.0 INCH        SANDOVAL           NM   PUBLIC

1025 AM     SNOW             GALLINA                 36.23N 106.85W
03/08/2010  E2.5 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   POST OFFICE

1028 AM     SNOW             TRUCHAS                 36.04N 105.81W
03/08/2010  E8.0 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   PUBLIC

1047 AM     SNOW             QUESTA                  36.71N 105.59W
03/08/2010  E2.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   PARK/FOREST SRVC

1050 AM     SNOW             TAOS                    36.39N 105.58W
03/08/2010  E2.5 INCH        TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

1051 AM     SNOW             PENASCO                 36.17N 105.69W
03/08/2010  E6.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   POST OFFICE

1100 AM     SNOW             CAPULIN                 36.74N 103.99W
03/08/2010  E2.2 INCH        UNION              NM   PUBLIC

1104 AM     SNOW             COSTILLA                36.98N 105.53W
03/08/2010  E3.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   POST OFFICE

1109 AM     SNOW             UTE PARK                36.56N 105.11W
03/08/2010  E4.0 INCH        COLFAX             NM   PUBLIC

1112 AM     SNOW             6 WNW SUGARITE          36.99N 104.48W
03/08/2010  E2.5 INCH        COLFAX             NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

1120 AM     SNOW             1 WNW GALLUP            35.53N 108.75W
03/08/2010  M1.5 INCH        MCKINLEY           NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

1132 AM     SNOW             COWLES                  35.81N 105.66W
03/08/2010  E1.0 INCH        SAN MIGUEL         NM   PUBLIC

1141 AM     SNOW             TIJERAS                 35.09N 106.38W
03/08/2010  E2.0 INCH        BERNALILLO         NM   PUBLIC

0400 PM     SNOW             DULCE                   36.94N 107.00W
03/08/2010  M1.6 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

0453 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  7 ENE TUCUMCARI         35.21N 103.61W
03/08/2010  M45 MPH          QUAY               NM   ASOS

            KTCC ASOS.

0715 PM     SNOW             1 SE RED RIVER          36.70N 105.40W
03/08/2010  E10.0 INCH       TAOS               NM   EMERGENCY MNGR

0830 PM     SNOW             10 S TIJERAS            34.94N 106.38W
03/08/2010  M3.5 INCH        BERNALILLO         NM   PUBLIC

0855 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  2 ENE CLAYTON           36.46N 103.14W
03/08/2010  M41 MPH          UNION              NM   ASOS

            KCAO ASOS.

0900 PM     SNOW             5 SW BONITO LAKE        33.40N 105.78W
03/08/2010  E12.0 INCH       LINCOLN            NM   SNOTEL

            SIERRA BLANCA SNOTEL.

0900 PM     SNOW             5 NNW ELIZABETHTOWN     36.68N 105.33W
03/08/2010  E14.0 INCH       COLFAX             NM   SNOTEL

            RED RIVER PASS SNOTEL.

0900 PM     SNOW             15 SW COYOTE            36.02N 106.80W
03/08/2010  E8.0 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   SNOTEL

            VACAS LOCAS SNOTEL.

0900 PM     SNOW             7 E CANJILON            36.50N 106.31W
03/08/2010  E7.0 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   SNOTEL

            BATEMAN SNOTEL.

0900 PM     SNOW             11 NNW CANON PLAZA      36.70N 106.25W
03/08/2010  E8.0 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   SNOTEL

            HOPEWELL SNOTEL.

0900 PM     SNOW             5 NW CHAMA              36.95N 106.65W
03/08/2010  E7.0 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   SNOTEL

            CHAMITA SNOTEL.

0955 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ENE CLAYTON           36.46N 103.14W
03/08/2010  M61 MPH          UNION              NM   ASOS

            KCAO ASOS.

1000 PM     SNOW             8 E TESUQUE             35.76N 105.78W
03/08/2010  E12.0 INCH       SANTA FE           NM   SNOTEL

            SANTA FE SNOTEL.

1000 PM     SNOW             TRES RITOS              36.13N 105.52W
03/08/2010  E8.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   SNOTEL

            TRES RITOS SNOTEL.

1000 PM     SNOW             7 SSW UTE PARK          36.46N 105.17W
03/08/2010  E13.0 INCH       COLFAX             NM   SNOTEL

            TOLBY SNOTEL.

1100 PM     SNOW             FOLSOM                  36.85N 103.92W
03/08/2010  E6.0 INCH        UNION              NM   PUBLIC

0600 AM     SNOW             3 ESE ANGEL FIRE        36.38N 105.24W
03/09/2010  M16.0 INCH       COLFAX             NM   PUBLIC

            ANGEL FIRE SKI AREA.

0600 AM     SNOW             6 WSW BONITO LAKE       33.40N 105.80W
03/09/2010  M13.0 INCH       LINCOLN            NM   PUBLIC

            APACHE SKI AREA.

0630 AM     SNOW             8 SSW RED RIVER         36.59N 105.45W
03/09/2010  M18.0 INCH       TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

            TAOS SKI AREA.

0700 AM     SNOW             RED RIVER               36.71N 105.42W
03/09/2010  M17.0 INCH       TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

            RED RIVER SKI AREA.

0700 AM     SNOW             1 ESE CHAMISAL          36.17N 105.73W
03/09/2010  M6.0 INCH        TAOS               NM   PUBLIC

0700 AM     SNOW             4 ESE BLACK LAKE        36.28N 105.19W
03/09/2010  M6.5 INCH        COLFAX             NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 AM     SNOW             CHAMA                   36.89N 106.58W
03/09/2010  M5.5 INCH        RIO ARRIBA         NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             EAGLE NEST              36.56N 105.26W
03/09/2010  M4.0 INCH        COLFAX             NM   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     SNOW             4 NW SANDIA PARK        35.21N 106.41W
03/09/2010  M5.0 INCH        BERNALILLO         NM   PUBLIC

            SANDIA SKI AREA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1001222 ABQ1001218 ABQ1001220 ABQ1001221 ABQ1001223
ABQ1001224 ABQ1001225 ABQ1001226 ABQ1001227 ABQ1001228 ABQ1001229
ABQ1001219 ABQ1001216 ABQ1001215 ABQ1001214 ABQ1001213 ABQ1001210
ABQ1001211 ABQ1001212 ABQ1001209 ABQ1001208 ABQ1001207 ABQ1001206
ABQ1001205 ABQ1001204 ABQ1001203 ABQ1001202 ABQ1001201 ABQ1001198
ABQ1001199 ABQ1001197 ABQ1001193 ABQ1001194 ABQ1001195 ABQ1001200
ABQ1001196 ABQ1001217 ABQ1001232 ABQ1001192 ABQ1001191 ABQ1001231
ABQ1001185 ABQ1001186 ABQ1001187 ABQ1001188 ABQ1001189 ABQ1001190
ABQ1001230 ABQ1001182 ABQ1001183 ABQ1001184 ABQ1001181 ABQ1001179
ABQ1001180 ABQ1001178 ABQ1001173 ABQ1001174 ABQ1001175 ABQ1001176
ABQ1001177 ABQ1001172

99