Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM

194 
WWUS45 KABQ 050644
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1144 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...MAJOR WINTER STORM AND EXTREME COLD SETTLING INTO THE AREA...

.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE
FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL COMBINE WITH COLD MOIST LOW LEVEL AIR AND
STRONG OROGRAPHIC LIFT TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW OVER NORTHERN 
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE
REGION THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO...AS WELL AS
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. GUSTY WINDS WILL
CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL
PULL AWAY FROM THE STATE MONDAY NIGHT ALLOWING FOR GRADUAL CLEARING
FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY.

NMZ530-534>536-051200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1800Z/
UNION COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
1144 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT
  IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ522>524-528-529-531>533-537>540-051200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1800Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1144 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE HIGHLANDS EAST OF
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FARTHER TO THE
  EAST TOWARD CHAVES...HARDING AND DE BACA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...
  THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY
  285.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-510>515-521-526-527-051200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1144 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 22
  INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

* WINDS...EAST AND NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT
  IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TO THE WEST OF
  ALBUQUERQUE INTO GRANTS AND THOREAU.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-516>520-525-051200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1800Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1144 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING THROUGH SUNRISE MONDAY AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING. AREAS BELOW CANYONS WHERE EAST WINDS ARE STRONGEST MAY
  NOT SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL UNTIL LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY
  BELOW CANYONS WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-505-509-051200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111206T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
1144 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING THROUGH SUNRISE MONDAY AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS. PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL DROP
  VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE
  40 CORRIDOR AROUND GALLUP.

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.

&&

$$

255 
WWUS45 KABQ 051145
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
445 AM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...MAJOR WINTER STORM AND EXTREME COLD SETTLING INTO THE AREA...

.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION WILL COMBINE WITH A COLD AIR MASS AT THE LOWER
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW OVER NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER
THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN SOME AREAS. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO PULL AWAY FROM THE STATE EARLY
TUESDAY...ALLOWING FOR GRADUAL CLEARING FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY WITH HARSH WIND CHILL
VALUES.

NMZ530-534>536-051900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1800Z/
UNION COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
445 AM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TODAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT 
  IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ522>524-528-529-531>533-537>540-051900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1800Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
445 AM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE HIGHLANDS EAST OF 
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FARTHER TO THE 
  EAST TOWARD CHAVES...HARDING AND DE BACA COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT 
  TIMES. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TODAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OR 
  IMPOSSIBLE... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25 AS 
  WELL AS HIGHWAY 285. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-510>515-521-526-527-051900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
445 AM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO TWO
  FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT 
  TIMES. 

* WINDS...EAST AND NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT 
  IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR TO THE WEST 
  OF ALBUQUERQUE INTO GRANTS AND THOREAU. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-516>520-525-051900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1800Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
445 AM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. AREAS BELOW CANYONS WHERE
  EAST WINDS ARE STRONGEST WILL LIKELY SEE THE LOWER SNOWFALL
  TOTALS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING THROUGH SUNRISE AND WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY 
  BELOW CANYONS WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH 
  ALBUQUERQUE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-505-509-051900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111206T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
445 AM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING THROUGH SUNRISE AND WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS. PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL 
  DROP VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE 
  INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AROUND GALLUP. 

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.

&&

$$

52

002 
WWUS45 KABQ 051905
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1205 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM CROSSING THE STATE WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO
TONIGHT AND FREEZING COLD TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SAG SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD
THROUGH THE NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTH AND
SOUTHEASTWARD AHEAD OF THE LOW...FAVORING SOCORRO...LINCOLN AND
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTIES FOR THE HEAVIEST ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. ELSEWHERE...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE TODAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF NEW
MEXICO...BUT NOT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FARTHER SOUTHEAST. IN
ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM THROUGH
TODAY ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR EAST OF GRANTS TO THE TEXAS BORDER
AND SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MUCH OF THE EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST PLAINS. WIND SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY REACH THE TEENS AND 20S ACROSS MOST OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TUESDAY. BITTER COLD
LOW TEMPERATURES ARE THEN EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH
READINGS RANGING FROM 19 BELOW TO 16 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO.

NMZ530-534>536-060400-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/
UNION COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
1205 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING NOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH
  ACROSS NEW MEXICOS FAR EASTERN PLAINS...EXCEPT LOCALLY UP TO 2 INCHES
  NEAR THE CAPROCK. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED IN UNION COUNTY.

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...THEN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

* WINDS...SOUTH OF I-40 EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. NORTH
  OF I-40 WINDS WILL ONLY RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH. WIND SPEEDS
  WILL WEAKEN AT SUNSET.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.  

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.

&&

$$

NMZ522>524-528-529-531>533-537>540-060400-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1205 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE
  ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS
  THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS OF DE BACA AND CHAVES COUNTIES.
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS AND THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS OF HARDING AND EASTERN
  SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY SUNSET NORTH OF
  I-40...BUT IT WILL CONTINUE SOUTH OF I-40 INTO TONIGHT.
  ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LINGER LONGEST ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
  THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY.

* WINDS...IN THE VICINITY OF THE I-40 AND HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDORS
  NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER.
  WIND SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN WITH SUNSET.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AND ROAD CLOSURES
  WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-510>515-521-526-527-060400-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1205 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
  IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONLY AROUND 1 INCH IN THE
  NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE
  SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...BUT ONLY THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE
  SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...AND ONLY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
  MOUNTAINS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
  IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  35 MPH IN THE CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH TODAY.
  ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER AND LESS GUSTY. THE GUSTY WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AND SOME ROADS MAY
  CLOSE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-516>520-525-060400-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1205 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE AND UPPER TULAROSA VALLEYS.
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH IN THE SANTA FE AND
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE
  FOOTHILLS AND ALONG THE WESTERN MESAS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
  UNDER 1 INCH IN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE AND LOW RIO CHAMA VALLEYS.
  AREAS BELOW CANYONS OPENING INTO THE VALLEYS FROM THE
  EAST...WHERE THE EAST WINDS ARE STRONGEST...CAN EXPECT LIGHTER
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE
  LOWER RIO GRANDE AND UPPER TULAROSA VALLEYS...INCLUDING THE
  SOCORRO AND CARRIZOZO AREAS. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
  END BY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER RIO GRANDE
  VALLEYS...INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE...SANTA FE...ESPANOLA AND
  TAOS AREAS.

* WINDS...IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEYS...INCLUDING
  THE ALBUQUERQUE AND CARRIZOZO AREAS...EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  TO BLOW AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BELOW CANYONS
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER. THE
  STRONG EAST CANYON WIND WILL DIMINISH OVER THE COURSE OF THE
  EVENING. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL IMPACT NORTH TO 
  SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 25 THROUGH 
  ALBUQUERQUE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-505-509-060400-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
1205 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1
  INCH...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
  IN MOST LOCATIONS...EXCEPT ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WHERE
  IT WILL END SOONER. 

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS.

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

166 
WWUS45 KABQ 060349
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
849 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...

.THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ARCTIC COLD FRONT THAT
CREATED WIDESPREAD AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS BEGUN TO SHIFT
SOUTHEAST AWAY FROM NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH
TONIGHT...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS BEFORE DISSIPATING BY SUNRISE TUESDAY.
 
NMZ503-504-506>508-516>525-527>537-060500-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST 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-
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-
849 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING.

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNING AREA THEREFORE
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NMZ501-502-505-509-060500-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
849 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE ADVISORY AREA THEREFORE
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NMZ538>540-061200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
849 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5
AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISH BY
  SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING
  OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AT
  NMROADS.COM OR BY CALLING 1-800-432-4269.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ510>515-526-061200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/
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-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
849 PM MST MON DEC 5 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5
AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING BY
  SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING
  OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AT
  NMROADS.COM OR BY CALLING 1-800-432-4269.

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.

&&

$$

GUYER

884 
WWUS45 KABQ 061148
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
448 AM MST TUE DEC 6 2011

NMZ538>540-061300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
448 AM MST TUE DEC 6 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE BULK OF THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS ENDED...AND ONLY LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS AND FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
MORNING. STILL...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW REMAIN ON THE
GROUND...AND PATCHY AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL KEEP TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ONGOING THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. TRAVEL IS
HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL SLICK CONDITIONS ON
ROADWAYS.

$$

NMZ510>515-526-061300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111206T1200Z/
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-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
448 AM MST TUE DEC 6 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE BULK OF THE HEAVIER SNOW HAS ENDED...AND ONLY LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS AND FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. STILL...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW REMAIN ON THE
GROUND...AND PATCHY AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL KEEP TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ONGOING THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. TRAVEL IS
HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL SLICK CONDITIONS ON
ROADWAYS.

$$

52

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
320 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TONIGHT THOUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
VERY COLD AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE STATE TONIGHT AS
THE THIRD UPPER LOW IN THE SERIES OF STORMS SINKS SLOWLY TO THE
FOUR CORNERS. THIS LOW PRESSURE CENTER SHOULD SINK TO AROUND
GALLUP BY SUNSET MONDAY...THEN IT WILL TRACK SLOWLY EASTWARD ALONG
THE I-40 CORRIDOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...FINALLY EXITING EASTWARD
INTO THE TX PANHANDLE TUE AFTERNOON OR NIGHT. THE GFS MOVES THE
CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW ABOUT 12 HOURS SLOWER THAN THE ECMWF...BUT
THEY BOTH AGREE ON TIMING...LOCATION AND APPROXIMATE INTENSITY OF
THE PRECIPITATION. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST TONIGHT ALONG AND
NORTH OF I-40 AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
DEEP EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD TO INCLUDE THE
WEST CENTRAL...JEMEZ AND SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS MONDAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
MONDAY NIGHT...AND SHOULD QUITE ALL TOGETHER SOMETIME TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WE ARE ISSUING A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ZONES ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE VALID THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD STOP BEFORE SUNRISE
TUESDAY IN MOST LOCATIONS...BUT WE CHOSE NOT TO END THE WARNING
UNTIL MID DAY DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEM AND
BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATE A SLOW RECOVERY OF INFRASTRUCTURE FROM HEAVY
SNOW.

SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD PEAK AT 12 TO 18 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES
ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD ALSO REACH 6 TO
12 INCHES ACROSS THE NE...CENTRAL AND S CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS...ESTANCIA VALLEY AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE
FAR EASTERN PLAINS NEAR THE TX BORDER MAY ONLY ACCUMULATE 2 TO 6
INCHES OF SNOW...AS WELL AS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SANTA FE METRO
AREA AND NW HIGHLANDS. FARTHER WEST...ACROSS THE NW
PLATEAU...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...GALLUP AND GLENWOOD AREAS THE
MOISTURE WONT BE AS RICH. WE WILL COVER THESE AREAS WITH A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 1-4 INCHES OF SNOW...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 INCHES
ABOVE 7500 FEET...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

WIND AND WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM DURING THE STORM DUE
TO A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
PLUNGES SOUTHWESTWARD. A STRONG EAST WIND WILL DEVELOP BELOW
CANYONS OPENING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SPEEDS WITH THIS GAP WIND EVENT SHOULD
PEAK MONDAY WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH. A LOCALIZED DOWNSLOPE EFFECT
IN EAST WIND PRONE LOCATIONS SHOULD RESULT IN LOCALLY LIGHTER SNOW
AMOUNTS...THIS INCLUDES PLACES LIKE THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT. HIGH
TEMPERATURES MONDAY WILL VARY FROM 15 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL...WITH READINGS PEAKING IN THE TEENS FROM THE EAST
MOUNTAINS NORTHEASTWARD TO NEW MEXICOS NE CORNER. WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES IN THIS REGION WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW
ZERO.

DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK.

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&&

.AVIATION...
INTERMITTENT MVFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
IMPACTING SAF...TCC...GUP AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TONIGHT AS COOLER AIR SPILLS INTO THE
STATE. MOST TERMINAL SITES SHOULD BE IMPACT WITH MVFR AND EVENTUALLY
IFR CONDITIONS. LVS HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFR LATER TONIGHT
ALTHOUGH TAF INDICATES IFR AT THIS TIME. STRENGTHENING GAP WINDS
WILL HIT AWW CRITERIA ABQ AIRPORT AT SOME POINT ON MONDAY...PROBABLY
CENTERED MID TO LATE MORNING. AWW FOR SNOW ALSO A POSSIBILITY EITHER
BEFORE THE EAST WINDS GET REVVED UP OR AFTER THEY LOWER LATER IN THE
DAY. EITHER WAY...VERY ACTIVE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH QUITE A BIT OF
AVIATION HAZARDS.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z. 50

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
NO REAL BIG CHANGES. VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL STILL DIVE INTO THE
STATE FROM THE NORTH AND EAST TONIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE GREAT BASIN AND ROCKIES AND
SET UP OVER WESTERN AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO FEATURES WILL
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ALTHOUGH LIQUID WATER WITHIN THIS
SNOWFALL WILL BE LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS 2 SYSTEMS. EITHER WAY...A
GOOD PORTION OF THE STATE WILL GET BLANKETED WITH SLOW TO MELT SNOW.
STRONG GAP WINDS...ESPECIALLY FROM TIJERAS DOWN TO ABO PASS WILL
ALSO IMPACT AREAS TO THE WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY. THIS WILL MAKE FOR A BLUSTERY DAY WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY.

SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY WIND DOWN DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY
ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD WITH MUCH COOLER
THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN HIGH.

STILL LOOKS LIKE WEDNESDAY WILL BE DRIER WITH THE LOW MOVING OFF TO
THE EAST. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL ACCORDINGLY BUT STILL REMAIN
PRETTY HIGH. WINDS TURN MORE NORTH/NORTHWEST WITH REMAINING CHILLY
TEMPERATURES.

MODELS STILL SHOW THE CLIPPER SYSTEM PUSHING ACROSS THE PLAINS
AND GRAZING THE ROCKIES THURSDAY/FRIDAY BUT PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO
BE LACKING AT THIS TIME. IF PRECIPITATION WERE TO OCCUR...WOULD BE
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST WITH ANOTHER BACK DOOR COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT
WILL REINFORCE THE ALREADY COOL AIR IN PLACE.

WEATHER MODELS SHOW A DRIER WESTERLY FLOW FOR THE WEEKEND PERIOD.
PERHAPS EVEN SOME BREEZINESS FAVORING THE EASTERN PLAINS DUE TO LEE
SIDE TROUGHING.

50

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  18  27  11  29 /  60  60  20  10
DULCE...........................  10  23  -2  21 /  70  70  20  10
CUBA............................  14  24   0  22 /  70  90  60  10
GALLUP..........................  13  26   2  25 /  50  70  30  10
EL MORRO........................  12  21  -4  22 /  60  80  40  10
GRANTS..........................  13  21  -1  24 /  60  90  50  10
QUEMADO.........................  13  29   1  25 /  40  70  50  10
GLENWOOD........................  20  39  13  38 /  20  60  30  10
CHAMA...........................  10  19  -4  16 /  80  90  40  10
LOS ALAMOS......................  20  17   8  22 /  70 100  70  10
PECOS...........................  12  13   3  17 /  80  90  60  20
CERRO/QUESTA....................  10  15  -9  18 /  70  80  50  10
RED RIVER.......................   3  10  -7  11 / 100  80  50  10
ANGEL FIRE......................   4  10  -7  17 / 100 100  50  10
TAOS............................   9  17  -7  21 /  40  80  50  10
MORA............................  10  10  -2  18 / 100 100  70  10
ESPANOLA........................  15  23   1  25 /  60  80  50  10
SANTA FE........................  15  17   4  19 /  60  80  50  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  15  20   4  21 /  40  60  50  20
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  20  24   9  26 /  40  60  50  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  24  24  11  26 /  40  40  40  20
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  23  27  10  28 /  70  80  50  10
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  20  26   7  27 /  70  80  50  20
LOS LUNAS.......................  20  27   7  29 /  60  70  50  10
RIO RANCHO......................  18  25   5  26 /  70  80  50  20
SOCORRO.........................  24  32   9  29 /  40  80  70  20
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  16  21   4  24 / 100 100  70  20
TIJERAS.........................  17  21   5  25 /  80  90  60  20
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  14  14   3  19 / 100  90  60  20
CLINES CORNERS..................  13  13   1  15 / 100 100  60  20
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  18  21   6  23 /  70 100  70  20
CARRIZOZO.......................  20  30  10  30 /  20  50  50  20
RUIDOSO.........................  17  24   4  25 /  60 100  70  20
CAPULIN.........................   7  13  -5  17 /  80  80  40   5
RATON...........................  10  20  -6  20 /  90  80  40   5
SPRINGER........................  10  19  -7  20 /  80  80  40   5
LAS VEGAS.......................   9  13  -2  15 /  90 100  60  10
CLAYTON.........................  14  14   5  22 /  80  60  40   5
ROY.............................  12  15   1  17 /  80  80  50  10
CONCHAS.........................  20  20   4  21 /  80  70  50  10
SANTA ROSA......................  19  21   6  20 /  70  80  50  10
TUCUMCARI.......................  22  20   8  22 /  70  60  50  10
CLOVIS..........................  22  21  10  23 /  70  60  50  10
PORTALES........................  23  22  11  25 /  70  60  40  10
FORT SUMNER.....................  23  24  10  24 /  70  70  40  10
ROSWELL.........................  27  32  15  30 /  50  70  50  10
PICACHO.........................  23  27  10  26 /  60 100  60  20
ELK.............................  20  28   7  24 /  60  90  70  20

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ503-504-506>508-510>540.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501-502-505-509.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
500 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

NMZ501>540-051200-
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-
500 AM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON AND WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING NOW
WILL SPREAD NORTH TO SOUTH BEGINNING TONIGHT. SNOW IMPACTS THROUGH
THIS EVENING WILL BE GREATEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST.
HOWEVER...IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER
CENTRAL AND THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO TOWARD DAYBREAK
MONDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

GREATER THAN A FOOT OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND AREAS ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS.  TRAVEL MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE
DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR MANY AREAS. PREPARE NOW FOR THIS
SIGNIFICANT WINTER BLAST.

A DRY BUT COLD WEATHER PATTERN WILL FOLLOW FOR LATER TUESDAY
THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.

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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
417 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

NMZ501>540-051300-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
417 PM MST SUN DEC 4 2011

...MORE ROUNDS OF WINTRY WEATHER WILL IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO THROUGH MIDWEEK...

ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER WILL PASS ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH
MIDWEEK...LEAVING THE STATE FIRMLY IN THE GRIP OF WINTER CHILL WITH
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SEEN SO FAR THIS SEASON.

THIS BOUT WILL BE A MORE SUBSTANTIAL AND A MUCH DEEPER PLUNGE INTO
WINTER WEATHER...WITH WIDESPREAD AND LONG LASTING SNOW BEGINNING
THIS EVENING OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND EXTENDING SOUTHWARD
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. COLD AIR RAMMING WESTWARD FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WILL REACH NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...AND THE COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES
IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE
STATE.

AS COLD AIR PENETRATES SOUTHWARD AND BULGES WESTWARD AGAINST THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...TEMPERATURES WILL TAKE ANOTHER LARGE DROP
WITH LITTLE DAYTIME WARMING EXPECTED ON MONDAY IN THE TEETH OF A
VERY COLD AIR MASS OVERHEAD. AS THE WESTBOUND COLD AIR PILES UP
AGAINST THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE
SPEED THROUGH GAPS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BLOWING OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA.
WITH TEMPERATURES UNABLE TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY...A BLUSTERY
AND COLD START TO THE WORK WEEK IS ON TAP. FORECASTS SHOW THAT THE
WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THOSE EXPERIENCED ON THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

WITH THE WINTER WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUING...ANOTHER WINTRY
DISTURBANCE WILL DEEPEN OVER ARIZONA AND SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS NEW
MEXICO AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES WESTWARD TO MEET IT. THIS SETS UP
ADDITIONAL FRESH SNOWFALL MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FOR MONDAY...WITH NORTHERN NEW MEXICO HIGH
TEMPERATURES REMAINING LOCKED TO THE TEENS AND 20S DURING THE DAY.
WITH THE DISTURBANCE OVERHEAD AND COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...SNOWFALL
WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE STATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS REMAIN AT THE SURFACE.

WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF ON TUESDAY...COLD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
BEHIND...WITH TUESDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE TEENS
OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND TO NEAR THE FREEZING MARK NEAR
ROSWELL. TUESDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO DOUBLE DIGITS
BELOW ZERO FOR SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN...ESPECIALLY NEAR EAGLE
NEST AND ANGEL FIRE...AND SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE FOR AS FAR SOUTH AS
INTERSTATE 40.

SOME MODEST RELIEF FROM THE WINTER CHILL IS IN THE FORECAST FOR
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WORK WEEK
WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS FOR EARLY DECEMBER.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...AS WELL AS COMMUTERS
AND SCHOOL STUDENTS...SHOULD PLAN FOR WINTRY WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES STARTING TONIGHT AND LASTING
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. PLAN WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS...FROM NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FROM ON LINE WEATHER
PROVIDERS SUCH AS WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...AND FROM YOUR PREFERRED PRINT OR
BROADCAST MEDIA.

SHY