Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Apr 30, 2011, 3:55 PM MDT. It took effect at May 1, 2011, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 28 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
- Apr 30, 2011, 3:55 PM MDT (21:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2011, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2011, 3:56 AM MDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
958 WWUS45 KABQ 302155 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 355 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SPRING SNOW STORM TARGETING THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS... .A POTENT AND UNSEASONABLY COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE FOUR CORNERS WILL TRACK SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG MOIST EASTERLY UPSLOPE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND WEST TO THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING HIGHLANDS THROUGH SUNRISE SUNDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MONDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY EXITS EASTWARD. THE SYSTEM WILL USHER VERY COLD AIR INTO THE REGION WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY ROUGHLY 30 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMS. NMZ510-512>515-527>529-010500- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0004.110501T0100Z-110502T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0003.110501T0600Z-110502T1200Z/ SAN JUAN 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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 355 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND WEST INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN...WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TONIGHT ALONG AND EAST OF I-25...THEN EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THIS EVENING FALLING TO ALL ELEVATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS MAY LIFT TO NEAR 6000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP...INCLUDING I-25 FROM RATON PASS SOUTHWARD THROUGH LAS VEGAS. IN THE MOUNTAINS SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE... ESPECIALLY OVER PASSES AND ON EAST FACING SLOPES. 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. && $$ NMZ511-010500- /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0003.110501T0600Z-110502T1200Z/ JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 355 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY THEN CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET OVERNIGHT GRADUALLY FALLING TO ALL ELEVATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP WITHIN THE HIGH TERRAIN...WHERE SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE ESPECIALLY OVER PASSES AND ON EAST FACING SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
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772 WWUS45 KABQ 010416 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1016 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SPRING SNOW STORM TARGETING THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS... .A POTENT AND UNSEASONABLY COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE FOUR CORNERS WILL TRACK SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY. MOIST LOW LEVEL EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE UPPER LOW TO PRODUCE MODERATE SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER THEN SPREAD SOUTH TO THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING HIGHLANDS THROUGH SUNRISE SUNDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MONDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY EXITS TO THE EAST. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY COLD AIR INTO THE REGION WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY UP TO 30 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMS. NMZ510>515-527>529-011100- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.110501T0600Z-110502T1200Z/ 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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 1016 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND WEST INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE HIGH TERRAIN...WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TONIGHT ALONG AND EAST OF I-25...THEN EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THIS EVENING FALLING TO ALL ELEVATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS MAY LIFT TO NEAR 6000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP...INCLUDING I-25 FROM RATON PASS SOUTHWARD THROUGH LAS VEGAS. IN THE MOUNTAINS SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY OVER PASSES AND ON EAST FACING SLOPES. 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. && $$ 40
011 WWUS45 KABQ 011117 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 517 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...SPRING SNOW STORM TARGETING PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO... .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT...BEFORE EXITING TO THE EAST ON MONDAY. UPSLOPE FLOW OUT OF THE EAST WILL FEED THE SYSTEM WITH MOISTURE PRODUCING MODERATE SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ALREADY IN EFFECT. A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH GAPS IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THIS MORNING AND HELP TO SPREAD SNOW INTO THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...AS WELL AS THE LOWER CHAMA AND UPPER RIO GRANDE RIVER VALLEYS. THUS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS AS WELL. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MONDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY EXITS TO THE EAST. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY COLD AIR INTO THE REGION WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AND MONDAY FROM 10 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMS. MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO CAN ALSO EXPECT LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. NMZ510>515-527>529-012200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110502T1200Z/ 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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 517 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY...WHILE PERSISTING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...FOLLOWED BY LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...EXCEPT IN THE SANGRES AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS THIS MORNING WHEN EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS...EXCEPT THIS AFTERNOON WHEN SNOW LEVELS MAY LIFT TO AROUND 6000 FEET. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP...INCLUDING I-25 FROM RATON PASS SOUTHWARD THROUGH LAS VEGAS. 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. && $$ NMZ503-504-012200- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.110501T1200Z-110502T1200Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- 517 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH...EXCEPT SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING SOUTH OF CUBA. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS...EXCEPT THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE SNOW LEVEL MAY BRIEFLY LIFT TO NEAR 6500 FEET. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BRIEF PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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. && $$ NMZ516-517-012200- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.110501T1200Z-110502T1200Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- 517 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FAVORING EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH. THIS MORNING THERE WILL BE AN EXCEPTION BELOW CANYONS OPENING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...WHERE EAST CANYON WINDS WILL BRIEFLY REACH SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS...EXCEPT THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE SNOW LEVEL MAY BRIEFLY LIFT TO NEAR 6500 FEET. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BRIEF PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ 44
642 WWUS45 KABQ 011246 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 646 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...SPRING SNOW STORM TARGETING PARTS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO... .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SLOWLY ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT...BEFORE EXITING TO THE EAST ON MONDAY. UPSLOPE FLOW OUT OF THE EAST WILL FEED THE SYSTEM WITH MOISTURE. A WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ARE ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...WHERE COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MONDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY EXITS TO THE EAST. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY COLD AIR INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AND MONDAY FROM 10 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMS. MOST LOCATIONS CAN ALSO EXPECT LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. NMZ510>515-527>529-012200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110502T1200Z/ 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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 646 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY...WHILE PERSISTING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...FOLLOWED BY LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT. * WINDS...EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...EXCEPT IN THE SANGRES AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS THIS MORNING WHEN EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS...EXCEPT THIS AFTERNOON WHEN SNOW LEVELS MAY LIFT TO AROUND 6000 FEET. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP...INCLUDING I-25 FROM RATON PASS SOUTHWARD THROUGH LAS VEGAS. 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. && $$ NMZ530-531-012200- /O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T2200Z/ UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- 646 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN PARTS OF HARDING AND UNION COUNTIES...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS AROUND 1 INCH FARTHER EAST. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING...WEAKENING TO 10 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING...BUT THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LIFT TO NEAR 6000 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ503-504-012200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110502T1200Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- 646 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH...EXCEPT SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING SOUTH OF CUBA. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS...EXCEPT THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE SNOW LEVEL MAY BRIEFLY LIFT TO NEAR 6500 FEET. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BRIEF PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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. && $$ NMZ516-517-012200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110502T1200Z/ UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- 646 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FAVORING EAST AND SOUTHEAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH. THIS MORNING THERE WILL BE AN EXCEPTION BELOW CANYONS OPENING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...WHERE EAST CANYON WINDS WILL BRIEFLY REACH SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS...EXCEPT THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE SNOW LEVEL MAY BRIEFLY LIFT TO NEAR 6000 FEET. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BRIEF PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ 44
680 WWUS45 KABQ 012148 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 348 PM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...SPRING SNOW STORM IN PROGRESS OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO... .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW TRACKING SLOWLY EAST ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE SUPPORTING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING HIGHLANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY EXITS TO THE EAST. VERY COLD AIR WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND MONDAY FROM 10 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. NMZ530-531-012300- /O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110501T2200Z/ UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- 348 PM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NMZ510>515-527>529-020500- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110502T1200Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 348 PM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH SUNRISE MONDAY. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS MAY DEVELOP...INCLUDING I-25 FROM RATON PASS SOUTHWARD THROUGH LAS VEGAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ503-504-516-517-020500- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110502T1200Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- 348 PM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY SUNRISE MONDAY. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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. && $$
742 WWUS45 KABQ 020336 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 936 PM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...POTENT STORM SYSTEM TO SLOWLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AS IT TRACKS SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO... .AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL FAVOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND AREAS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...QUICKLY TAPERING OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY EXITS TO THE EAST. VERY COLD AIR WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND MONDAY FROM 10 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. NMZ510>515-527>529-021200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110502T1200Z/ 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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 936 PM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH SUNRISE MONDAY. * WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A MILE AT TIMES IN PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS MAY DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. && $$ NMZ503-504-516-517-021200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110502T1200Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- 936 PM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AREAS OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY SUNRISE MONDAY. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW BURSTS. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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. && $$
803 WWUS45 KABQ 020956 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 356 AM MDT MON MAY 2 2011 NMZ510>515-527>529-021100- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110502T1200Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 356 AM MDT MON MAY 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED FOR THE REGION...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. A FEW SPOTTY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING... HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IS MINIMAL. $$ NMZ503-504-516-517-021100- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110502T1200Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- 356 AM MDT MON MAY 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED FOR THE REGION...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. A FEW SPOTTY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING... HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IS MINIMAL. $$ DPORTER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Apr 30, 3:06 PM MDT, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 3:06 PM MDT, 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 306 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011 .DISCUSSION... ...A VERY COMPLEX WEATHER SCENARIO OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS... THE LATEST SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATION TRENDS COMPARED WITH THE 12Z/18Z MODEL SUITE CONFIRMS THE DEVELOPING WINTER STORM SYSTEM TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL DELIVER A WINTER PUNCH TO THE REGION THRU MONDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL VORT AXIS CURRENTLY STRETCHING FROM THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL SAG SOUTH THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...AN 80-100 KNOT UPPER LEVEL JET CORE AS EVIDENCED BY THE LATEST ACARS DATA IS DEVELOPING SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE PACIFIC NW. THIS FEATURE WILL COUPLE WITH THE SW TAIL OF THE CURRENT UPPER VORT AXIS AND DEEPEN BOTH THE 500 AND 700MB LOWS OVER WESTERN NM. A 30-40 KT EASTERLY 700MB JET WILL DEVELOP IN RESPONSE ALONG THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN OVER SE COLORADO...SETTING THE STAGE FOR A SERIOUS GAP WIND EVENT IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT. INCREASING CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE 18Z NAM/12Z EURO/AND 2 LOCAL STUDIES...WILL UPGRADE THE CURRENT HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE AREA FROM KSAF SOUTH TO KABQ AND BERNARDO. STRONG COLD ADVECTION AT 700MB FROM THE FRONT RANGE AND DEEP UPSLOPE FLOW WILL FAVOR RAPID TOP-DOWN MOISTENING AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER THE NORTHERN MTS. WILL UPGRADE THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING AND ADD THE JEMEZ MTS WHERE LOW LEVEL SE FLOW WILL ENHANCE SNOWFALL OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS PER HPC QPF/SNOW GRAPHICS AND LOCAL MODEL SUGGEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA. WILL HOLD OFF AN ISSUANCE OF ADVISORIES FOR THE SURROUNDING HIGHLANDS SINCE THE BULK OF THE BEST DYNAMICS AND QPF MAY OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...LIMITING SNOWFALL ACCUMS IN THOSE AREAS. THE OTHER AREA FOR CONCERN IS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WHERE STRONG SURFACE CONVERGENCE WILL SIT BELOW UPPER DIVERGENCE CREATING A BAND OF MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY NIGHT. AGAIN WILL LET FOLLOWING SHIFTS EXAMINE THIS FURTHER. PRECIP WILL LINGER OVER THE STATE INTO MONDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO FILL AND MOVE EAST. TEMPS SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH RECORD LOW MAX TEMPS AND RECORD LOW MIN TEMPS LIKELY FOR SEVERAL LOCALES. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD SUB FREEZING TEMPS...INCLUDING THE ABQ METRO AREA...WILL BE TUESDAY MORNING AS A 1029MB SETS UP OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. CONDITIONS MODERATE VERY QUICKLY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPS WILL END UP ABOVE NORMAL AGAIN. EXPECT WARM TEMPS AND LIGHT TO BREEZY WINDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. GUYER && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT AIRPORTS IN THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL THEN PLUNGE SOUTH THROUGH THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE...MOVING FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST OVERNIGHT. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER AIR. BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY STRONG EAST CANYON WINDS WILL HAVE SURGED INTO THE MID RIO GRANDE VALLEY...GUSTING ABOVE 40 KTS MOST AREAS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WITH PATCHY IFR CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY MORNING ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND RATON IN LOW CLOUDS AND PRECIP. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 09Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... MAY IS SET TO BURST INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO LOOKING MORE WINTER LIKE THAN ANYTHING WE HAVE SEEN IN MONTHS. A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO SATURDAY EVENING WILL SURGE SOUTH THROUGH THE NEW MEXICO PLAINS OVERNIGHT AND WEST TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. MEANWHILE A COLD CORE LOW ALOFT SINKS SOUTH TO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. THE FRONT AND LOW WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MUCH COLDER AND WETTER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE BETTER WINTER STORMS OF 2011 FOR THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...EVEN IF IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF MAY. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN A MUCH COLDER AND MORE MOIST AIRMASS. STRONG EAST CANYON WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INVADE THE MID RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH ABOUT NOON SUNDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL BE 20 TO 30 DEGREES COLDER THAN THEY WERE SATURDAY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THE COLDER AIR WILL GRADUALLY WORK ITS WAY FURTHER WEST TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THIS OBVIOUSLY WILL RESULT IN HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND TEMPORARILY SQUASH ANY THREAT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO MONDAY. VENTILATION RATES WILL TAKE A HIT ON MONDAY ALSO. A RETURN TO DRIER CONDITIONS WILL TAKE PLACE TUESDAY AS ZONAL FLOW ALOFT RETURNS...WHILE DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WARM TO WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF NORMAL BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SURFACE AND 20 FOOT WINDS TUESDAY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WILL ALSO RETURN TO A BRISK SOUTHERLY REGIME. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY LOOK TO BE DRY AND SEASONABLY WARM ACROSS OUR AREA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 24 50 27 53 / 0 5 5 0 DULCE........................... 17 41 19 45 / 5 40 30 10 CUBA............................ 18 43 21 43 / 5 40 40 10 GALLUP.......................... 15 50 20 55 / 0 5 10 5 EL MORRO........................ 17 49 19 48 / 0 10 20 10 GRANTS.......................... 18 51 20 46 / 0 20 30 10 QUEMADO......................... 23 51 24 56 / 0 0 5 0 GLENWOOD........................ 34 67 33 68 / 0 0 0 0 CHAMA........................... 20 33 22 40 / 30 70 40 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 26 39 28 41 / 10 70 60 20 PECOS........................... 28 37 27 41 / 40 60 60 30 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 23 35 23 40 / 40 60 30 30 RED RIVER....................... 23 27 21 31 / 90 100 60 40 ANGEL FIRE...................... 25 29 23 32 / 80 90 60 40 TAOS............................ 29 39 29 41 / 20 60 30 20 MORA............................ 27 35 24 37 / 60 80 50 30 ESPANOLA........................ 30 44 33 46 / 0 30 30 10 SANTA FE........................ 29 43 31 41 / 10 50 60 20 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 34 45 35 43 / 5 40 50 10 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 35 48 36 48 / 0 20 40 10 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 42 52 43 51 / 0 10 40 5 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 38 52 39 52 / 0 10 40 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 34 50 36 51 / 0 20 40 5 LOS LUNAS....................... 38 53 36 53 / 0 5 30 0 RIO RANCHO...................... 35 49 35 50 / 0 20 40 10 SOCORRO......................... 42 54 42 57 / 0 0 10 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 28 43 31 41 / 10 50 60 30 TIJERAS......................... 32 46 33 44 / 5 40 50 20 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 32 45 32 45 / 10 40 40 30 CLINES CORNERS.................. 28 41 28 42 / 40 40 50 30 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 38 48 36 49 / 0 10 30 10 CARRIZOZO....................... 45 50 44 56 / 0 0 20 0 RUIDOSO......................... 37 46 32 45 / 0 10 30 20 CAPULIN......................... 23 35 25 34 / 90 70 30 40 RATON........................... 29 37 30 39 / 70 70 30 30 SPRINGER........................ 29 37 30 40 / 60 60 30 30 LAS VEGAS....................... 26 36 30 40 / 60 70 40 40 CLAYTON......................... 30 42 30 42 / 50 30 10 20 ROY............................. 28 40 31 42 / 60 50 20 20 CONCHAS......................... 36 49 31 48 / 30 30 20 20 SANTA ROSA...................... 39 49 33 49 / 30 20 30 20 TUCUMCARI....................... 37 49 32 49 / 30 20 20 20 CLOVIS.......................... 38 49 34 49 / 5 10 10 10 PORTALES........................ 39 51 36 50 / 5 5 10 10 FORT SUMNER..................... 42 52 39 54 / 5 10 20 10 ROSWELL......................... 48 55 42 56 / 0 0 10 10 PICACHO......................... 44 51 40 50 / 0 0 20 10 ELK............................. 42 49 38 48 / 0 5 20 10 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ510>515-527>529. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM TO NOON MDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ518>520. && GUYER/07
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 6:02 AM MDT, 9 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 602 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011 NMZ501>540-011200- 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- 602 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SPRING SNOW STORM WILL TARGET NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BEGIN IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER THIS EVENING...THEN SPREAD TO THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS SUNDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING MAY REACH SEVERAL INCHES IN THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND UPWARDS OF A FOOT ACROSS THE SAN JUAN AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40...SANDIA AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...LOWER CHAMA AND UPPER RIO GRANDE RIVER VALLEYS...AND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. VERY COLD AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM SYSTEM...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND MONDAY FROM 7 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SATURDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT. FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE WINTER STORM...PLEASE REVIEW THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST CANYON WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS AT 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH IN ALBUQUERQUE BELOW TIJERAS CANYON EARLY SUNDAY 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. 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 5:03 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABQ | 11 hr | |
| Apr 30, 11:19 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 4 hr | |
| Apr 30, 3:01 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | ABQ | 19 hr |
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