Alert archive / New Mexico / Blizzard Watches in 2011
Blizzard Watch 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this blizzard watch at Dec 17, 2011, 3:26 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 19, 2011, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2011, 3:26 PM MST (22:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2011, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2011, 3:50 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
448 WWUS45 KABQ 172226 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 326 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM ON THE WAY FOR PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CHURNING OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL EJECT EASTWARD AND DEEPEN THROUGH MONDAY AND INTERACT WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER NEW MEXICO. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH MONDAY. MEANWHILE A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL RACE SOUTH INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS AND TURNING ALL RAIN OVER TO SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS BEFORE THE SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA. TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR NORTH AND EAST OF ALBUQUERQUE MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. NMZ527>537-180600- /O.NEW.KABQ.BZ.A.0001.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ 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- 326 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. SNOW MAY 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...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. && $$ NMZ506>508-526-180600- /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T0700Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 326 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 8 OR MORE INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 TO 8500 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN GRADUALLY FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ504-510>519-521>524-538>540-180600- /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 326 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 8 OR MORE INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY WHERE MORE RAIN THAN SNOW IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 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...EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 TO 8500 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN GRADUALLY FALLING 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 INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25...HIGHWAY 550...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$
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205 WWUS45 KABQ 180628 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1128 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM ON THE WAY FOR MUCH OF NEW MEXICO... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TEMPORARILY STALLED OVER NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA WILL START HEADING EASTWARD SUNDAY AND MONDAY INTERACTING WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER NEW MEXICO. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTH HALF OF NEW MEXICO THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH MONDAY. MEANWHILE A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL SURGE SOUTH INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS AND TURNING PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY OVER THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 AND INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR NORTH AND EAST OF ALBUQUERQUE MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. NMZ527>537-181300- /O.CON.KABQ.BZ.A.0001.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ 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- 1128 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOWFALL. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. SNOW MAY 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...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. && $$ NMZ506>508-526-181300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T0700Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 1128 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 8 OR MORE INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON 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...7500 TO 8500 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN GRADUALLY FALLING 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 INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ504-510>519-521>524-538>540-181300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 1128 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 8 OR MORE INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY WHERE MORE RAIN THAN SNOW IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 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...EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 TO 8500 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN GRADUALLY FALLING 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 INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25... HIGHWAY 550...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ 43
994 WWUS45 KABQ 181110 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 410 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SWEEPING ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY...AS A SHARP BLAST OF COLD AIR PLUNGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT WILL EXPAND RAPIDLY ACROSS THE STATE ON MONDAY AS EASTBOUND STORM MOISTURE RAMS INTO SOUTHBOUND COLD AIR. BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HEAVY SNOW FOCUS OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO MONDAY NIGHT AND TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. NMZ506>508-526-181900- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T0700Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0009.111219T0700Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 410 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT 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 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES LOCALLY OVER THE SUMMITS AND HIGHER SLOPES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND END BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...GENERALLY LIGHT AT 5 TO 15 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR 8000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING FALLING TO 7500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND TO THE SURFACE AT ALL LOCATIONS BY MONDAY NIGHT. * 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...HIGHWAY 180...AND STATE ROADS 117 AND 53. IN LINCOLN COUNTY...EXPECT ACCUMULATING HEAVY SNOW ACROSS HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380...AND STATE ROADS 37...48...AND 220. ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...WITH SLICK AND ICY SPOTS DEVELOPING FIRST ON BRIDGES AND OVER CULVERTS. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY AND OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPEDE OR BLOCK TRAVEL IN SPOTS...WITH ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ NMZ527>537-181900- /O.CON.KABQ.BZ.A.0001.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- 410 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 OR MORE INCHES OF FRESH SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...SOME GUSTS LOCALLY HIGHER AT TIMES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...WHICH INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM GUADALUPE COUNTY TO THE TEXAS LINE...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE COLORADO LINE...AND HIGHWAY 60...HIGHWAYS 64 AND 87...STATE ROAD 39...AND HIGHWAYS 56 AND 412 ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NMZ504-510>519-521>524-538>540-181900- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 410 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 8 OR MORE INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. EXPECT LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY NEAR THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA WHERE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY RAIN. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS 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...EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * 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 INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25... HIGHWAY 550...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ SHY
271 WWUS45 KABQ 181858 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1158 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SWEEPING ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A SHARP BLAST OF COLD AIR PLUNGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT WILL EXPAND RAPIDLY ACROSS THE STATE MONDAY AS EASTBOUND STORM MOISTURE RAMS INTO SOUTHBOUND COLD AIR. BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HEAVY SNOW WILL FOCUS OVER NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. NMZ535>537-182230- /O.CAN.KABQ.BZ.A.0001.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- 1158 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...SOME GUSTS LOCALLY HIGHER AT TIMES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ506>508-526-182230- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.111219T0700Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 1158 AM 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 EARLY 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...HIGHWAY 180...AND STATE ROADS 117 AND 53. IN LINCOLN COUNTY...EXPECT ACCUMULATING HEAVY SNOW ACROSS HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380...AND STATE ROADS 37...48...AND 220. ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...WITH SLICK AND ICY SPOTS DEVELOPING FIRST ON BRIDGES AND OVER CULVERTS. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY AND OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPEDE OR BLOCK TRAVEL IN SPOTS...WITH ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ NMZ527>534-182230- /O.CON.KABQ.BZ.A.0001.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 1158 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...SOME GUSTS LOCALLY HIGHER AT TIMES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...WHICH INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM GUADALUPE COUNTY TO THE TEXAS LINE...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO THE COLORADO LINE...AND HIGHWAYS 64 AND 87. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NMZ538>540-182230- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 1158 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 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 INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25... HIGHWAY 550...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ512>518-521>524-182230- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 1158 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 8 OR MORE INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. EXPECT LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY NEAR THE SANTA FE AIRPORT AND ESPANOLA. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 TO 8500 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN FALLING STEADILY TO VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40...INTERSTATE 25...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ504-510-511-182230- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 1158 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 8 OR MORE INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. 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. * 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... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ519-182230- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- 1158 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES IN THE ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF RIO RANCHO. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY WHERE A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 7500 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN FALLING STEADILY TO VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25...AND HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ GUYER
135 WWUS45 KABQ 181956 CCA WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1250 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SWEEPING ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A SHARP BLAST OF COLD AIR PLUNGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT WILL EXPAND RAPIDLY ACROSS THE STATE MONDAY AS EASTBOUND STORM MOISTURE RAMS INTO SOUTHBOUND COLD AIR. BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HEAVY SNOW WILL FOCUS OVER NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. NMZ535>537-182345- /O.CAN.KABQ.BZ.A.0001.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- 1250 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...SOME GUSTS LOCALLY HIGHER AT TIMES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ506>508-526-182345- /O.COR.KABQ.WS.W.0009.111219T0700Z-111220T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 1250 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER SUMMITS AND HIGHER SLOPES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND END BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR 8000 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FALLING TO 7500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN TO ALL LOCATIONS MONDAY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATING ON INTERSTATE 40 FROM NEAR GALLUP TO LAGUNA PUEBLO...OR FROM MILE MARKER 40 TO MILE MARKER 125...AND ACROSS HIGHWAY 60...STATE ROAD 12...AND HIGHWAY 180. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. && $$ NMZ527>534-182345- /O.COR.KABQ.BZ.A.0001.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 1250 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * 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 MAY 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...SOME GUSTS LOCALLY HIGHER AT TIMES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL MAY 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NMZ538>540-182345- /O.COR.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 1250 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 7500 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN FALLING STEADILY TO VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ512>518-521>524-182345- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-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- 1250 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 8 OR MORE INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. EXPECT LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY NEAR THE SANTA FE AIRPORT AND ESPANOLA. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS 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...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 INTERSTATE 40...INTERSTATE 25...AND HIGHWAY 285. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ504-510-511-182345- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 1250 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 8 OR MORE INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 TO 8500 FEET THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN FALLING STEADILY TO VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ NMZ519-182345- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0011.111219T1300Z-111220T1200Z/ ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- 1250 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 OR MORE INCHES IN THE ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF RIO RANCHO. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY WHERE A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW 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 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 INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25...AND HIGHWAY 550. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ GUYER
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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Dec 17, 2:53 PM MST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 2:53 PM MST, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 253 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2011 .DISCUSSION... ...ANOTHER MAJOR WINTER STORM IS ON THE WAY FOR PORTIONS OF NM... AFTER POURING THROUGH 12Z/18Z MODEL GUIDANCE TRENDS AND ASSOCIATED ENSEMBLE MEMBERS...COLLABORATION WITH HPC SNOWFALL...AND LOTS OF DEEP DISCUSSION HERE AT THE WFO HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS FOR A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NM. THE WELL DEFINED 557DM H5 UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STATIONARY OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IS SHOWN WITH VERY GOOD AGREEMENT TO BEGIN EJECTING EAST ALONG THE US/MEXICO BORDER LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DEEP LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALREADY IN PLACE AS FAR WEST AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA MADRE IN NORTHERN MEXICO WILL SLIDE NORTH AS UNSEASONABLY STRONG 850-700MB SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER NORTHERN MEXICO AHEAD OF THE EJECTING UPPER LOW. MEANWHILE...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTHWARD DOWN THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES INTO EASTERN NM AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE CORE OF THE UPPER LOW WILL PASS TO OUR SOUTH AND DEEPEN TO 550DM THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG BACKING OF THE 850-700MB LAYER FLOW TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW WILL FORCE DEEP UPSLOPE AND ISENTROPIC LIFT IN LINE WITH THE DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH MONDAY FROM THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN EASTWARD TO THE I-40 CORRIDOR. VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITHIN THIS AREA AND STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...THUS A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE NE AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. HPC INDICATES UPWARDS OF 10-15 INCHES OF SNOW FOR THIS AREA WITH WINDS GUSTS TO 40MPH IN A 12-18 HOUR PERIOD. THE BIG WILD CARD AGAIN IS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS MODELS ARE QUITE ROBUST COOLING THE 700MB TEMPS RAPIDLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG DEFORMATION ZONE FORMS OVER THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES INITIALLY BUT IF MOISTURE CAN REMAIN IN PLACE WITHIN THE DEFORMATION ZONE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT SOME HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD BE IN STORE. MODEL AGREEMENT THEN BEGINS TO FALL APART AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AND ANOTHER LOW QUICKLY DEVELOPS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THE EURO INDICATES SNOW COULD LINGER OVER THE NE PLAINS AND RATON RIDGE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM COULD DEVELOP INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION ACROSS THE REGION AND FOLKS ACROSS THE NE CORNER OF THE STATE ARE URGED TO BEGIN PREPARING NOW FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. GUYER && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS TO PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY INCREASING LOW CLOUDS OVER THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS POSSIBLY AFFECTING KROW AND KTCC BY 12Z SUNDAY. WILL CONTINUE MENTION OF MVFR CIGS AT KROW BUT UNSURE IF LOW CLOUDS WILL REACH KTCC SO WILL LEAVE MENTION OUT OF 00Z TAF ATTM. IN ADDITION...PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO BY 18Z SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY BY 00Z MONDAY. HIGH TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND LOWLAND RAIN WILL BE MOST COMMON WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FOCUSED MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS EXPECTED LATER SUNDAY EVENING...LOWERING INTO MONDAY OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM EXPECTED FOR MOST NM TAF SITES MONDAY. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z. KW && .FIRE WEATHER... MAIN IMPACTS THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE THE THREAT FOR A MAJOR WINTER STORM LATE SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY ALONG WITH POOR VENTILATION ALL SECTIONS SUNDAY AND OVER THE CENTRAL AND WEST MUCH OF THE WEEK. MASSIVE UPPER CUTOFF LOW WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN BAJA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE EJECTING EAST ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD WETTING PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF NEW MEXICO BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY WITH THE BRUNT OF THE PRECIPITATION OCCURRING MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EAST. INITIALLY MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN WITH HIGH TERRAIN SNOWFALL WELL ABOVE 7500 FEET ELEVATION. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL GET DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM ON MONDAY CHANGING THE RAIN OVER TO SNOW WITH MAJOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 TO THE COLORADO AND TEXAS STATE LINES. THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT NEW MEXICO LATER TUESDAY WITH SNOW COMING TO AN END FOR MOST LOCALES EXCEPT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED FOR ALL SECTIONS THROUGH THE WEEK. VENTILATION WILL REMAIN POOR FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEST TO THE ARIZONA STATE LINE BUT STAY IN THE FAIR RANGE OVER THE EAST. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY TAKING MUCH OF ITS MOISTURE AND LIFT SOUTH OF THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. A SHORT TERM RESPITE FROM THE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL ENSUE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM TO TAKE SHAPE AROUND THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. MODELS ARE STILL SHOWING DIVERGING SOLUTIONS WITH THIS ONE AND WE WILL FOCUS MUCH OF OUR ATTENTION ON THE SUNDAY-TUESDAY SYSTEM. KW && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 24 45 27 42 / 0 5 30 20 DULCE........................... 13 42 18 40 / 0 5 30 30 CUBA............................ 23 42 25 38 / 0 5 50 50 GALLUP.......................... 21 45 25 42 / 0 10 60 40 EL MORRO........................ 20 41 25 38 / 5 10 80 60 GRANTS.......................... 21 42 27 37 / 0 5 70 60 QUEMADO......................... 22 44 28 38 / 5 20 80 70 GLENWOOD........................ 28 52 32 42 / 20 30 80 60 CHAMA........................... 19 40 12 35 / 0 5 40 40 LOS ALAMOS...................... 29 40 26 32 / 0 0 60 70 PECOS........................... 30 43 25 32 / 0 0 60 80 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 18 39 15 28 / 0 0 40 60 RED RIVER....................... 9 38 19 29 / 5 0 50 80 ANGEL FIRE...................... 10 40 17 30 / 0 0 50 80 TAOS............................ 16 41 19 32 / 0 0 40 60 MORA............................ 26 44 21 31 / 0 0 50 80 ESPANOLA........................ 20 43 23 38 / 0 0 40 50 SANTA FE........................ 26 41 26 33 / 0 0 60 70 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 22 42 27 35 / 0 0 60 60 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 28 44 31 37 / 0 0 60 70 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 30 46 32 38 / 0 0 60 70 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 26 47 32 40 / 0 0 60 70 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 27 46 31 40 / 0 0 60 70 LOS LUNAS....................... 26 48 32 41 / 0 5 60 70 RIO RANCHO...................... 25 46 32 38 / 0 0 60 60 SOCORRO......................... 29 49 33 42 / 0 5 70 80 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 29 45 30 33 / 0 0 80 80 TIJERAS......................... 28 46 31 35 / 0 0 70 80 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 24 44 29 33 / 0 5 70 80 CLINES CORNERS.................. 28 42 28 31 / 0 0 80 80 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 26 45 30 34 / 5 5 70 80 CARRIZOZO....................... 32 51 35 39 / 5 10 70 70 RUIDOSO......................... 32 49 30 35 / 10 10 90 80 CAPULIN......................... 26 50 24 29 / 0 0 50 80 RATON........................... 24 54 26 34 / 0 0 40 80 SPRINGER........................ 20 50 27 32 / 0 0 40 80 LAS VEGAS....................... 27 46 25 30 / 0 0 60 80 CLAYTON......................... 28 54 29 30 / 0 5 30 80 ROY............................. 28 48 28 29 / 0 0 40 80 CONCHAS......................... 30 55 30 34 / 0 0 50 80 SANTA ROSA...................... 30 53 31 35 / 0 0 60 80 TUCUMCARI....................... 32 55 31 36 / 0 5 50 80 CLOVIS.......................... 35 51 36 38 / 5 10 60 80 PORTALES........................ 36 52 37 40 / 5 10 60 80 FORT SUMNER..................... 33 51 36 40 / 5 5 60 80 ROSWELL......................... 32 50 38 44 / 10 10 60 60 PICACHO......................... 31 50 36 43 / 10 10 60 70 ELK............................. 31 49 34 41 / 10 10 80 80 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ527>537. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ504-510>519-521>524-538>540. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ506>508-526. && GUYER/17
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 17, 5:39 AM MST, 9 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 539 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2011 NMZ501>540-181300- 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- 539 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HOWEVER...RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 THIS AFTERNOON MAY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT...AND BROADLY CONFINED TO SUMMITS AND HIGHER SLOPES OF CATRON COUNTY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY RAIN AND SNOW WILL EXPAND RAPIDLY ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...AND EXPAND FURTHER ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. DAYTIME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HIGH COUNTRY SNOWS WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME OVERNIGHT FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM GLORIETA PASS TO RATON PASS. A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING RAPIDLY AND SNOW COVERAGE EXPANDING TO THE EASTERN AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH COLD TEMPERATURES OVER FRESH SNOWFALL FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. 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 AND WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. SHY
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 3:26 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | ABQ | 24 hr |
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