Alert archive / New Mexico / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this blizzard warning at Dec 18, 2011, 3:50 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 19, 2011, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2011, 3:50 PM MST (22:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2011, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
485 WWUS45 KABQ 182250 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 350 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY...AS A SHARP BLAST OF COLD AIR PLUNGES SOUTHWARD INTO THE STATE. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT WILL EXPAND RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE STATE MONDAY WHILE TURNING TO ALL SNOW BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE ALONG VALLEY FLOORS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. NMZ527>534-190600- /O.UPG.KABQ.BZ.A.0001.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 350 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW DRIFTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ARE LIKELY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...WHICH INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM GUADALUPE COUNTY TO THE TEXAS LINE...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE COLORADO LINE...AND HIGHWAYS 84...39...AND 104. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL HOVER AROUND ZERO MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. && $$ NMZ535>540-190600- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0009.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 350 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ512>518-521>524-190600- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0009.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ 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- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 350 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ON HIGHER RIDGES AND SUMMITS. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOWER ELEVATION AREAS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN AT THE ONSET OF THE EVENT EARLY MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 TO 8500 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN FALLING STEADILY TO VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. A SHALLOW POCKET OF COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FREEZING RAIN EARLY MONDAY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40...INTERSTATE 25...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ506>508-526-190600- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.111219T0700Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 350 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER SUMMITS AND HIGHER SLOPES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND END BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR 8000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING FALLING TO 7500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN TO ALL LOCATIONS MONDAY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATING ON INTERSTATE 40 FROM NEAR GALLUP TO LAGUNA PUEBLO...OR FROM MILE MARKER 40 TO MILE MARKER 125...AND ACROSS HIGHWAY 60...STATE ROAD 12...AND HIGHWAY 180. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ504-510-511-190600- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 350 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 TO 8500 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN FALLING STEADILY TO VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ519-190600- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- 350 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS AND WEST MESA...INCLUDING RIO RANCHO. 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY WHERE A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN FALLING STEADILY TO VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. A POCKET OF COLD AIR ALONG THE VALLEY FLOOR MAY ALLOW FOR A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN MONDAY MORNING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40...INTERSTATE 25...AND HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ GUYER
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891 WWUS45 KABQ 190555 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1055 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY...AS A SIGNIFICANT SHOT OF COLDER AIR PLUNGES SOUTHWARD INTO THE STATE. RAIN AND SNOW CHANGING TO MOSTLY SNOW OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WILL EXPAND RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH THE DAY WHILE TURNING TO ALL SNOW FOR MOST OF THE AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR EVEN WET SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ALONG VALLEY FLOORS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WELL NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE STATE BETWEEN LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND MIDDAY TUESDAY. NMZ527>534-191300- /O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 1055 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW DRIFTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ARE LIKELY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATER MONDAY MORNING AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...WHICH INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM GUADALUPE COUNTY TO THE TEXAS LINE...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE COLORADO LINE...AND HIGHWAYS 84...39...AND 104. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL HOVER AROUND ZERO MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. && $$ NMZ506>508-526-191300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.111219T0700Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 1055 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER SUMMITS AND HIGHER SLOPES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH TO A FEW FLURRIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FALLING TO BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN TO ALL LOCATIONS MONDAY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATING ON INTERSTATE 40 FROM NEAR GALLUP TO LAGUNA PUEBLO...OR FROM MILE MARKER 40 TO MILE MARKER 125...AND ACROSS HIGHWAY 60...STATE ROAD 12...AND HIGHWAY 180. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MANY AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ535>540-191300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 1055 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MOST LIKELY ACROSS CURRY COUNTY WEST THROUGH NORTHERN DE BACA COUNTY. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BETWEEN MID MORNING AND MID AFTERNOON MONDAY. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. 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. && $$ NMZ512>518-521>524-191300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ 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- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 1055 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ON HIGHER RIDGES AND SUMMITS. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOWER ELEVATION AREAS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET AT THE ONSET OF THE EVENT EARLY MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET INTO MONDAY MORNING THEN FALLING STEADILY TO VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. A SHALLOW POCKET OF COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET EARLY MONDAY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40...INTERSTATE 25...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ504-510-511-191300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 1055 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN FALLING STEADILY TO VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ519-191300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- 1055 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS AND WEST MESA...INCLUDING RIO RANCHO WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY WHERE A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE METRO AREA THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO LATE MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 6500 FEET INTO MONDAY MORNING THEN FALLING STEADILY TO VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. A POCKET OF COLD AIR ALONG THE VALLEY FLOOR MAY ALLOW FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE METRO AREA. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40...INTERSTATE 25...AND HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ 43
485 WWUS45 KABQ 191200 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 500 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM MOVING THROUGH NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM CENTERED NEAR EL PASO THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PLUNGES FROM COLORADO SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. GUSTY NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND ADJACENT NORTHEAST PLAINS...AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS FROM INTERSTATE 40 NORTHWARD. REDUCED WIND SPEEDS ELSEWHERE WILL EASE BLOWING SNOW WOE...BUT HEAVY SNOW WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO...AND ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM INTERSTATE 40 SOUTHWARD. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST...AND COLD FRONT PUSHED WELL SOUTH ACROSS THE MEXICO BORDER...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING TO EASE THESE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ527>534-191900- /O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 500 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LOCALLY...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ARE LIKELY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS MORNING WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...WHICH INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM GUADALUPE COUNTY TO THE TEXAS LINE...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE COLORADO LINE...AND HIGHWAYS 84...39...AND 104. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL HOVER AROUND ZERO MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ NMZ506>508-526-191900- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 500 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER SUMMITS AND HIGHER SLOPES. EXPECT HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE SUMMITS...INCLUDING MOUNT TAYLOR AND THE HIGHER PEAKS OF CATRON AND WESTERN SOCORRO COUNTY. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH TO A FEW FLURRIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY THIS EVENING AND TO THE SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATING ON INTERSTATE 40 FROM NEAR GALLUP TO LAGUNA PUEBLO...OR FROM MILE MARKER 40 TO MILE MARKER 125...AND ACROSS HIGHWAY 60...STATE ROAD 12...AND HIGHWAY 180. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MANY AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ535>540-191900- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 500 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACROSS EASTERN LINCOLN...NORTHERN CURRY...NORTHERN DE BACA...AND NORTHWESTERN ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...BREEZY NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW ACROSS HIGHWAY 60...AND ACROSS HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380 ACROSS LINCOLN AND EASTERN CHAVES COUNTY. 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. && $$ NMZ512>518-521>524-191900- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 500 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SUMMITS AND HIGHER EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOWFALL BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH TONIGHT * WINDS...BREEZY NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH LATE AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO 6000 FEET BY EVENING AND TO THE SURFACE BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TIJERAS ACROSS TORRANCE COUNTY TO MILE MARKER 240...INTERSTATE 25 FROM SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO TO GLORIETA PASS AT MILE MARKER 300...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ505-509-191900- /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 500 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH LOCALLY ON LOWER SLOPES AND IN FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...6500 FEET TODAY FALLING TO 6000 FEET BY TONIGHT. VALLEYS NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER WILL REMAIN BELOW SNOW LEVEL. * LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT LOCALLY HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA LINE TO GALLUP...OR FROM MILE MARKER ZERO TO MILE MARKER 40...AND HIGHWAY 180 IN SOUTHWEST CATRON COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ525-191900- /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 500 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH LOCALLY OVER THE SLOPES EAST OF HIGHWAY 54. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS 15 MPH OR LESS. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO 6000 FEET TODAY AND TO 5000 FEET BY TONIGHT. AREAS NEAR CARRIZOZO AND THE HIGHWAY 380 AND HIGHWAY 54 JUNCTION WILL REMAIN BELOW SNOW LEVEL TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAYS 380 AND HIGHWAY 54...AND OVER STATE ROAD 349 TOWARD WHITE OAKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ504-510-511-191900- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 500 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR LOS ALAMOS AND OVER THE JEMEZ MOUNTAIN SUMMITS. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...BREEZY NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY. * SNOW LEVELS...6500 FEET FALLING TO THE SURFACE BY TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ519-191900- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- 500 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES FOR RIO RANCHO AND SOUTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE WEST MESA AND THE EASTERN HEIGHTS...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE SOUTH VALLEY AND VALENCIA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY...AN ADDITIONAL INCH ALONG HIGHWAY 550...AND OVER THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WIND BECOMING EAST BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH SPEEDS 15 MPH OR LESS. * SNOW LEVELS...6500 FEET FALLING TO 5500 FEET BY TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40...INTERSTATE 25...AND HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ SHY
631 WWUS45 KABQ 191859 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1159 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM OVER PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO COMBINED COLD AIR PLUNGING SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES CORNERS EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE AND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS NORTH TO THE COLORADO STATE LINE. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO IMPACT THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS. SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING TO EASE THESE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ504-511-192330- /O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 1159 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ527>534-192330- /O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 1159 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TO 8 TO 16 INCHES FARTHER TO THE NORTH TOWARD THE COLORADO BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ARE LIKELY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR CLINES CORNERS TO THE TEXAS LINE...AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM LAS VEGAS TO THE COLORADO LINE...AND HIGHWAYS 84...39...AND 104. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL HOVER AROUND ZERO THROUGH NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ506>508-526-192330- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 1159 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 18 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET... WITH LOCALLY UP TO 30 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHER AREAS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATING ON INTERSTATE 40 FROM NEAR GALLUP TO LAGUNA PUEBLO...OR FROM MILE MARKER 40 TO MILE MARKER 125...AND ACROSS HIGHWAY 60...STATE ROAD 12...AND HIGHWAY 180. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MANY AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ535>540-192330- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 1159 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OVER THE ROSWELL AREA. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME ALL SNOW. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW ACROSS HIGHWAY 60... AND ACROSS HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380 ACROSS LINCOLN AND EASTERN CHAVES COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ512>518-521>524-192330- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ 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- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 1159 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES OVER HIGHER PEAKS AND RIDGES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TIJERAS ACROSS TORRANCE COUNTY TO MILE MARKER 240...INTERSTATE 25 FROM SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO TO GLORIETA PASS AT MILE MARKER 300...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ505-509-510-192330- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- 1159 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS OF RIO ARRIBA COUNTY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH MAINLY OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...6500 FEET FALLING TO ALL AREAS LATER TODAY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ519-525-192330- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 1159 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES FOR RIO RANCHO...THE WEST MESA...AND THE ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE SOUTH VALLEY...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF VALENCIA COUNTY AND THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY. MOST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET FALLING TO ALL AREAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40...INTERSTATE 25...AND HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ GUYER
758 WWUS45 KABQ 192246 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 346 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMBINED WITH COLD AIR PLUNGING SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 FROM CLINES CORNERS EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE AND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS NORTH TO THE COLORADO STATE LINE. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO IMPACT THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS PARTICULARLY ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS. SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING TO EASE THESE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ527>534-200600- /O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 346 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TO 8 TO 16 INCHES FARTHER TO THE NORTH TOWARD THE COLORADO BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ARE LIKELY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR CLINES CORNERS TO THE TEXAS LINE...AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM LAS VEGAS TO THE COLORADO LINE...AND HIGHWAYS 84...39...AND 104. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL HOVER AROUND ZERO THROUGH NIGHT. 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. && $$ NMZ504-506>508-511-526-200600- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 346 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 550...AND INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ535>540-200600- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 346 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OVER THE ROSWELL AREA. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING THEN BECOME ALL SNOW. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT HEAVY SNOW ACROSS HIGHWAY 60... AND ACROSS HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380 ACROSS LINCOLN AND EASTERN CHAVES COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ512>518-521>524-200600- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ 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- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 346 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES OVER HIGHER PEAKS AND RIDGES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TIJERAS CANYON EAST TO CLINES CORNERS...INTERSTATE 25 FROM SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO TO GLORIETA PASS...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ505-509-510-200600- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- 346 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS OF RIO ARRIBA COUNTY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...6500 FEET FALLING TO ALL AREAS LATER TODAY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ519-525-200600- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 346 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS AND 1 TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE RELEGATED TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES EXCEPT IN THE FOOTHILLS WHERE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET FALLING TO ALL AREAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40...INTERSTATE 25...AND HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ GUYER
754 WWUS45 KABQ 200600 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1100 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS NEW MEXICO... .THE CIRCULATION AROUND A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF FALLING AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS. ELSEWHERE SCATTERED LIGHTER SNOWS AND REFREEZING OF MOISTURE ON ROAD SURFACES...AS WELL AS AREAS OF FREEZING FOG...WITH KEEP TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AS WELL. SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY TO EASE THESE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ538-540-200700- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 1100 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIMITED SNOWFALL WILL KEEP ANY ACCUMULATIONS VERY MINIMAL OVERNIGHT. $$ NMZ509-200700- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 1100 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIMITED SNOWFALL WILL KEEP ANY ACCUMULATIONS VERY MINIMAL OVERNIGHT. $$ NMZ527>534-201200- /O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 1100 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SPOTTY ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TO 2 TO 5 INCHES FARTHER TO THE NORTH TOWARD THE COLORADO BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ARE LIKELY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MOST AREAS THROUGH DAWN TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH TOWARD DAWN. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED ACROSS THE AREA...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR CLINES CORNERS TO THE TEXAS LINE...AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM LAS VEGAS TO THE COLORADO LINE...AND HIGHWAYS 84...39...AND 104. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL HOVER NEAR TO A LITTLE ABOVE ZERO THROUGH THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ504-506>508-511-526-201200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 1100 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND PATCHY DENSE FREEZING FOG REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SPOTTY ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD DAWN. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW OR FOG. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN... ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 550...AND INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ535>537-539-201200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- 1100 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL SPOTTY 1 TO 3 INCHES...MOSTLY ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN OF LINCOLN COUNTY...CURRY COUNTY AND NORTHERN DE BACA AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE A FEW HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ512>518-521>524-201200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ 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- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 1100 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND PATCHY DENSE FREEZING FOG REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SPOTTY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY DAWN TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM TIJERAS CANYON EAST TO CLINES CORNERS...INTERSTATE 25 FROM SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO TO GLORIETA PASS...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ501-201200- /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 1100 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE A FEW HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TO A FEW FLURRIES. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND FOG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ505-510-201200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- 1100 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...VERY LOCALIZED ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...MAINLY IN THE HIGH TERRAIN AND NEAR THE DIVIDE. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE A FEW HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TO A FEW FLURRIES. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND PATCHY FOG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ519-525-201200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-111220T1200Z/ ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 1100 PM MST MON DEC 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND PATCHY DENSE FREEZING FOG REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN INCH ADDITIONAL...MAINLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER UNTIL A FEW HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL AREAS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG. REFREEZING OF MOISTURE INTO ICY PATCHES IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ 43
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Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 4:10 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | ABQ | 49 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:50 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 37 hr |
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