Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS45 KABQ 021128
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
428 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TAPERING OFF THROUGH TODAY...

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THIS MORNING FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO...

.A STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO WILL DIVE RAPIDLY INTO
NORTHERN MEXICO BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
CONTINUING OVER MUCH OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE MORNING. EXPECT
HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY OVER SUMMITS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
40...WITH LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. COLD ARCTIC AIR COMBINED
WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL OVER MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS MORNING. AS THE STORM MOVES
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BORDER INTO MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...WIND
SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AND SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO EASE THESE
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NMZ506>508-519>526-539-540-021800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
428 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF FRESH SNOWFALL
  THROUGH THE DAY...WITH HEAVIEST SNOW THIS MORNING OVER THE
  SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS OF LINCOLN COUNTY...AND OVER THE HIGH
  COUNTRY OF CATRON AND WESTERN SOCORRO COUNTIES. EXPECT UP TO AN
  INCH ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER EAST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...MORNING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL TAPER OFF AFTER
  NOON. 

* WINDS...EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  AT TIMES WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY TO 15 MPH BY NOON. EXPECT
  STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN GAPS AND ACROSS
  THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW FOR ALL
  ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW
  DRIFTS COVERING AND BLOCKING ROADS IN SPOTS. EXPECT SEVERE
  WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH ROAD
  CLOSURES POSSIBLE. COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL
  COMBINE TO DROP WIND CHILL TO 25 BELOW LOCALLY...WITH FROSTBITE
  POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. 

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. EXTREME COLD AND
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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-510>518-529-021800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
428 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF FRESH SNOWFALL
  THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OVER THE SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAIN SUMMITS...AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN SUMMITS...NEAR
  THE COLORADO LINE.

* TIMING...SNOW THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH
  WILL DECREASE SPEED TO 10 MPH OR LESS BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SEVERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH
  ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLICK...WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE DUE
  TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. GUSTY MORNING WINDS AND COLD
  TEMPERATURES WILL PUSH WIND CHILL TO 30 BELOW LOCALLY...WITH
  FROSTBITE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-530>537-021800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
428 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL WILL REMAIN NEAR 30 BELOW FOR THE
  FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS...WITH WIND CHILL FALLING TO 20 BELOW OVER
  THE REMAINDER OF TH EASTERN PLAINS. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THIS MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...FROSTBITE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 30 MINUTES FOR
  EXPOSED SKIN. KEEP SKIN COVERED WITH WARM CLOTHING AND WEAR A
  HAT IF GOING OUTDOORS TO PREVENT RAPID LOSS OF BODY HEAT AND
  POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA. LOCAL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

&&

$$

NMZ538-021800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
428 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF FRESH SNOWFALL THIS
  MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MAINLY FROM HIGHWAY 285 WESTWARD. 

* TIMING...MORNING SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF BY NOON.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS TO 15 MPH WILL DECREASE SPEED TO 10 MPH
  OR LESS BY NOON.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
  FALLING SNOW THIS MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY COVER
  ROADS AND CREATE LOCALLY SLICK AND ICY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
  OVER BRIDGES AND CULVERTS...AND IN SHADED SPOTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-505-509-021800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
428 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF FRESH
  SNOWFALL..WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY.

* TIMING...MORNING SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY
  NOON. 

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...FRESH SNOWFALL ON ROADS WILL CREATE LOCAL SLICK
  AND ICY SPOTS AND DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS
  MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND CULVERTS...AND IN SHADED
  SPOTS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED LOCALLY IN FALLING 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.

&&

$$

SHY

400 
WWUS45 KABQ 021805
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1105 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

NMZ506>508-519>526-539-540-021915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1105 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL LEAVE LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 

$$

NMZ503-504-510>518-529-021915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1105 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL LEAVE LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

$$

NMZ527-528-530>537-021915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
1105 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE CLIMBED ABOVE MINUS 25 DEGREES AND WILL
CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL PLUMMET
AGAIN TONIGHT.

$$

NMZ538-021915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1105 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL LEAVE LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

$$

NMZ501-502-505-509-021915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
1105 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL LEAVE LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

$$

40

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
321 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011

.DISCUSSION...

...EXTREME COLD AND SNOW CONTINUES TO POUND PORTIONS OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL NM...

OUR BLUSTERY ARCTIC GUEST HAS ARRIVED AND IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE FOR
THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. AT 22Z THE ARCTIC FRONT WAS STRETCHING FROM
SE SAN JUAN COUNTY TO WEST OF GRANTS AND CATRON COUNTY. MEANWHILE THE
LARGE SCALE SECONDARY UPR LEVEL LOW IS SLIDING SLOWLY SSE OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION. LOW LEVEL EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL INTENSIFY
TONIGHT BENEATH INCREASING UPR LEVEL DIVERGENCE OVER CENTRAL AND
WESTERN NM. MAJOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN
ACROSS THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN AND THE SURROUNDING EAST SLOPES. LOCALES
SUCH AS SANTA FE AND LOS ALAMOS WILL BEGIN SEEING THE ACTION BY THIS
EVENING. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL HOWEVER BE FURTHER SOUTH FROM THE
I40 CORRIDOR ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MTS SOUTHWARD INTO SOCORRO
COUNTY.

MADE ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO RAISE POPS TO 100 PCT IN THESE AREAS AND
ADJUSTED QPF/SNOW TOTALS TO REFLECT CURRENT TRENDS. LOOK TO ABQWSWABQ
FOR MORE SPECIFIC FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. THE LATEST REPORTED SNOW
IS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED ON THE WEATHER.GOV/ABQ WEBPAGE ALONG WITH SPECIAL
WEATHER BRIEFING INFO. BOTTOM LINE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE
LIFT-THREATENING RECORD EXTREME COLD NOT SEEN IN DECADES...WITH THE
SNOWFALL COMPLICATING MATTERS.

TEMPS WILL BE 25 TO 45 DEGREES BLW NORMAL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
WITH THE HEART OF THE COLDEST WX IN STORE THURSDAY MORNING. LOWS WILL
RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN VALLEYS TO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO ELSEWHERE. TEMPS WILL MODERATE
RESPECTABLY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE 20S AND 30S.

THE CURRENT STORM WILL EXIT WELL TO THE SOUTH AS NORTHERLY FLOW SETS
UP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. DAYTIME TEMPS WILL
MODERATE NICELY HOWEVER MORNING LOWS WILL REMAIN VERY COLD. ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM IS ON TAP FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH ANOTHER BLAST OF
COLD AIR AND SNOW...PARTICULARLY FOR NORTHEAST NM.

GUYER

&&

.AVIATION...
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS TO AVIATION DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36
HOURS. RECORD BREAKING ARCTIC AIR MASS HAS REACHED THE CENTRAL
VALLEYS TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS WEST
BEYOND THE DIVIDE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. EAST WINDS GUSTING
AOA 35 KTS AFFECTING KABQ AND KSAF...STRONGEST BETWEEN 00Z AND 09Z.
ADDITIONALLY...SNOW TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVY
AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH PREDOMINATELY LIFR/VLIFR CONDITIONS.
IN THE MEANTIME...WIDESPREAD IFR/LIFR WITH AREAS OF VLIFR CONDITIONS
TO PERSIST FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
WESTWARD TO THE NM/AZ BORDER THROUGH AT LEAST 12Z WED. ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS...CIGS/VSBYS LARGELY MFVR WITH LIFR CONDITIONS.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z. CHJ

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A RECORDING BREAKING ARCTIC AIR MASS HAS SPILLED INTO THE CENTRAL
VALLEYS TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...OOZING INTO FAR EASTERN ARIZONA
BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. EASTERLY GAP WINDS RESULTING FROM A STRONG EAST
TO WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST AND WILL BECOME ENHANCED
AGAIN THIS EVENING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. MEANWHILE THE SECOND
AND MORE POTENT WAVE OF ENERGY DROPS SOUTH TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS
TONIGHT AND ALONG THE AZ/NM BORDER WEDNESDAY.

THE SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS CENTRAL AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. THE FOCUS FOR THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL
SET UP OVER THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER GILA REGION TO
INCLUDE THE ZUNI AND MAGDALENA MOUNTAINS...EXTENDING EASTWARD
ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN AN
EXTENDED AND MAJOR SNOWFALL EVENT FOR AREAS ALONG AND 50 MILES
EITHER SIDE OF A LINE STRETCHING FROM ZUNI TO FENCE LAKE TO QUEMADO
TO BELEN TO CORONA TO RUIDOSO AND DUNKEN. HEAVY SNOW ALWAYS OCCURS
IN SMALL SCALE BANDS AND THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS ARE GOING TO BE
IN A PRIME LOCATION FOR HEAVY BANDS OF SNOW TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. IT IS LIKELY THAT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
WILL OCCUR. FARTHER NORTH...HEAVY SNOWS WILL ALSO OCCUR BUT AMOUNTS
EXCEEDING 18 INCHES WILL BE MORE LOCALIZED AND CONFINED TO THE HIGH
EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS
AND PERHAPS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE JEMEZ/LOS ALAMOS AREA. HIGHS ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BE 25 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGE...WITH THE
COLDEST READINGS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS FOR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES.

BRUTALLY COLD BUT IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES EXPERIENCED IN
DECADES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT GENERALLY FROM 5
TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. QUIETER WEATHER STILL EXPECTED THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY...ALBEIT MUCH COOLER THAN AVERAGE WITH LARGELY POOR
VENTILATION ACROSS THE BOARD. DURING THIS PERIOD AN UNSEASONABLY
COOL NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL OVER THE AREA AND WE CANNOT
RULE OUT OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS FOR MAINLY THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

A NORTHWEST FLOW WILL EXTEND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH COOL AND SOMEWHAT
UNSETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED...MAINLY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. OVERALL WE
DO NOT SEE ANY MAJOR STORMS ON THE HORIZON AFTER THURSDAY...BUT THE
PATTERN WILL FAVOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST FOR SOME
ADDITIONAL SNOW.

CHJ

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................   3  17  -4  26 /  70  20  10   0
DULCE...........................  -6  18 -20  18 /  90  40  10   0
CUBA............................  -2  18 -15  21 / 100  40  10   0
GALLUP..........................  -2  15 -17  26 /  90  30   5   0
EL MORRO........................  -6  10 -24  20 / 100  50   5   5
GRANTS..........................  -4  11 -17  24 / 100  50  10   0
QUEMADO.........................  -3  11 -16  24 / 100  50   5   5
GLENWOOD........................  16  26   4  28 /  60  40  10   0
CHAMA........................... -13  10 -25  20 /  80  50  10   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  -6  12 -10  23 /  90  50  10   0
PECOS........................... -13   8 -17  22 /  80  40   5   5
CERRO/QUESTA.................... -16   8 -25  22 /  50  50  10  10
RED RIVER....................... -22   2 -28  15 /  70  50  10  20
ANGEL FIRE...................... -23   3 -28  19 /  70  50  10  10
TAOS............................ -10   9 -19  24 /  50  40  10   5
MORA............................ -12   6 -13  24 /  70  40   5   5
ESPANOLA........................  -4  16 -12  26 /  70  40   5   0
SANTA FE........................  -7  10  -9  22 /  80  50   5   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  -5  12 -12  24 /  80  50   5   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  -2  11  -1  22 /  70  50   5   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............   1  14  -5  24 /  70  50   5   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  -1  16  -9  25 /  80  50   5   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  -1  15  -4  25 /  80  50   5   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  -1  17  -9  25 /  80  50   5   0
RIO RANCHO......................   0  13  -4  24 /  80  50   5   0
SOCORRO.........................   8  16  -6  25 / 100  60   5   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  -8   8 -12  20 / 100  60   5   0
TIJERAS.........................  -4  10 -10  22 / 100  60   5   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  -8   9 -20  20 /  90  50   5   0
CLINES CORNERS.................. -11   1 -18  19 /  90  60   5   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  -5  10 -15  21 / 100  70   5   5
CARRIZOZO.......................   1  15 -10  23 / 100  70  10   5
RUIDOSO.........................  -8  10  -3  16 / 100  80  20  10
CAPULIN......................... -16   0 -19  22 /  50  30   5  10
RATON........................... -12   7 -15  28 /  40  30   5  10
SPRINGER........................ -14   5 -16  26 /  40  30   5   5
LAS VEGAS....................... -16   2 -18  25 /  60  40   5   0
CLAYTON......................... -10   9  -1  34 /  30  30   5   0
ROY.............................  -9   6  -5  24 /  40  30   5   0
CONCHAS.........................  -3  10 -10  24 /  40  30   5   0
SANTA ROSA......................  -4  10 -10  24 /  60  40   5   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  -3  11 -10  27 /  40  30   5   0
CLOVIS..........................  -2   9  -4  25 /  70  30   5   0
PORTALES........................  -1  11  -3  26 /  60  30   5   0
FORT SUMNER.....................   0  12  -5  25 /  60  30   5   0
ROSWELL.........................   4  18   0  25 /  60  30   5   5
PICACHO.........................   0  14  -5  23 /  80  60  20  10
ELK.............................  -3  10  -8  21 / 100  60  20  10

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ503-504-506>508-510>534-539-540.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ501-502-505-509-535>538.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011

NMZ501>540-021300-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY
COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY
PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
600 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE MAJOR WINTER STORM EVENT WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS
THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN
MOVES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AFTER A MODERATE LULL IN SNOWFALL COVERAGE
THROUGH THE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY...SNOW WILL INCREASE
AGAIN ACROSS MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...ESPECIALLY FROM
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ON WEST. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE
MOST LIKELY FROM THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TO
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...
THE ARCTIC COLD WILL MAKE FURTHER INROADS ACROSS THE WEST HALF OF
NEW MEXICO...BUT WINDS NOT QUITE AS STRONG NOR TEMPERATURES QUITE AS
COLD AS COMPARED TO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...WHERE NIGHTTIME LOWS OF 5
TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO LIKELY IN THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AND 10 TO 25
BELOW IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. STRONG NORTH
AND NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS TODAY
INTO THIS EVENING WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED
EARLIER THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE WINTER STORM EVENT WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. DURING THIS PERIOD THE GREATER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD
BE MAINLY CONFINED TO THE GILA REGION ON EAST INTO THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER IN MOST AREAS...BUT TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO BE 20 TO AROUND 40 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMS
WEDNESDAY...FINALLY MODERATING THEREAFTER.

MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE ISSUED
EARLIER THIS MORNING.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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