Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM

535 
WWUS45 KABQ 121854
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1154 AM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO...

.A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SLOWLY
MOVE TOWARD NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THEN OVER THE STATE TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT. PLENTIFUL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ADVANCING NORTHWEST
FROM TEXAS AS WELL AS A TAP OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE
WITH THE STORM SYSTEM TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS
WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS FOLLOWED BY A
SECOND ROUND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEPART THE
REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...LEAVING BEHIND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS VISIT NMROADS.COM
OR CALL 511.

NMZ502-506-508-510-511-122300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.111212T1900Z-111214T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1154 AM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET...8 TO 16
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET ALONG SOUTHWEST
  FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER PEAKS AND RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW DEVELOPING IN THE WEST CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS WILL SPREAD OVER THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY WITH ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAVIER SNOW
  TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH
  TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6500 TO 7500 FEET MONDAY INTO TUESDAY THEN
  FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVY 
  SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 40 
  MAY BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-122300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.111213T0200Z-111214T1900Z/
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-
1154 AM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. 8 TO 16
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET ALONG WEST
  AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER PEAKS AND RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY
  AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAVY
  SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH
  TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  TUESDAY...THEN FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVY 
  SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

376 
WWUS45 KABQ 122232
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
332 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SLOWLY
MOVE TOWARD NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THEN OVER THE STATE TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. PLENTIFUL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ADVANCING NORTHWEST
FROM TEXAS AS WELL AS A TAP OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE
WITH THE STORM SYSTEM TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS
WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS FOLLOWED BY A
SECOND ROUND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEPART THE
REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...LEAVING BEHIND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS VISIT NMROADS.COM
OR CALL 511.

NMZ503-504-507-516-518-130600-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
332 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES
  ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES. RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW TUESDAY...THEN RETURN TO SNOW AND
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
  WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 
  MPH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...6000 TO 7000 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY THEN FALLING
  TO ALL AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVY
  SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...
  ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 550 AND
  HIGHWAY 285 MAY BE IMPACTED.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-130600-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0008.111212T2232Z-111214T1900Z/
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-
332 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. 8 TO 16 
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET ALONG WEST 
  AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER PEAKS AND RIDGETOPS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES TONIGHT THEN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW
  AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 
  TUESDAY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 
  MPH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...7000 TO 8000 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY THEN FALLING TO
  ALL AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVY 
  SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-506-508-510-511-130600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
332 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET...8 TO 16 
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET ALONG 
  SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER PEAKS AND RIDGETOPS. 

* TIMING....SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES TONIGHT THEN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
  25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...6000 TO 7500 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY THEN FALLING TO
  ALL AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVY 
  SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 40 
  MAY BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-505-130600-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0041.111212T2232Z-111214T1900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
332 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
  THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH
  WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  TUESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT
  AND WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ517-519-130600-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0041.111212T2232Z-111214T1900Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
332 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN AND OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE
  ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY AND WITHIN ESPANOLA THROUGH TUESDAY...WHILE A
  MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW OCCURS ELSEWHERE. RAIN AND SNOW WILL
  CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WEST WINDS
  WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...WILL VARY BETWEEN 5500 FEET AND 6500 FEET THROUGH
  TUESDAY THEN FALL TO ALL AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$

924 
WWUS45 KABQ 130302
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
802 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO...

.A STORM SYSTEM ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARD NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT...THEN OVER THE STATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
PLENTIFUL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ADVANCING NORTHWESTWARD FROM TEXAS
AND A TAP OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ALOFT WILL ENABLE THE STORM
TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW
MEXICO...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...A BAND OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION
WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS
TO THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. AFTER A
PERIOD OF LIGHTER PRECIPITATION TUESDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL USHER
ANOTHER BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH WESTERN THEN
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS VISIT NMROADS.COM OR
CALL 511.

NMZ509-131300-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
802 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING....PERIODS OF MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT. AFTER A PERIOD OF LIGHTER RAIN AND SNOW TUESDAY
  MORNING...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS TUESDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING
  PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AND INTENSIFY. PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...THEN THE SNOW
  WILL BECOME LIGHTER LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATION.

* WINDS...WIND SPEEDS WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER
  GUSTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND DIRECTIONS WILL BE OUT
  OF THE SOUTH TONIGHT...THEN THEY WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST
  TUESDAY AND OUT OF THE WEST TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS...5500 FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...THEN DROPPING
  TO VALLEY BOTTOMS BY SUNSET TUESDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVY
  SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...
  ESPECIALLY INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502>504-506>508-510>516-518-521-131300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
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-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
802 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BELOW 7500 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT AS
  LITTLE AS 2 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
  HIGHLANDS. ABOVE 7500 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES...EXCEPT LOCALLY UP TO 2
  FEET ON SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER PEAKS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND
  TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS
  NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. AFTER A
  PERIOD OF LIGHTER PRECIPITATION TUESDAY...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
  WILL CROSS FROM THE WEST LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY
  NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH
  LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS FAVORING THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT...THEN DIRECTIONS WILL
  SHIFT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE
  WEST TUESDAY NIGHT AND SPEEDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 25 MPH.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
  CHAIN WEDNESDAY...WHEN THEY WILL REACH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...6000 TO 7000 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN FALLING TO
  VALLEY BOTTOMS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVY
  SNOW. BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME A PROBLEM ALONG THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAIN CHAIN ON WEDNESDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT
  IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TRAVEL ON
  HIGHWAY 550 AND HIGHWAY 285 WILL BE IMPACTED.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ520-522>524-527>529-131300-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
802 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BELOW 7500 FEET...A TRACE TO 4 INCHES.
  ABOVE 7500 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY...THEN PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW
  TUESDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY
  WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

* WINDS...LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT
  OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN TO 5 TO 15 MPH ON TUESDAY.
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST
  AND SPEEDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
  WILL STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS WILL REACH AROUND 40 MPH
  ALONG THE EAST SLOPES WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...6000 TO 7000 FEET ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...BUT THEY MAY DROP
  AS LOW AS 5500 FEET IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. TUESDAY
  NIGHT THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO VALLEY BOTTOMS.

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-505-517-519-131300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
802 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS IN THE LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY AND ALBUQUERQUES EASTERN
  FOOTHILLS. 

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH
  TUESDAY...EXCEPT IN THE LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY WHERE ALL OF
  THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS
  TUESDAY EVENING CHANGING ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO SNOW.
  ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY
  WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 

* WINDS...LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. TUESDAY NIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY...DIRECTIONS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST AND
  SPEEDS MAY REACH 5 TO 15 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...5800 FEET TO 6800 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN
  FALLING TO VALLEY BOTTOMS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$

44/25

234 
WWUS45 KABQ 131209
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
509 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.A STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD MOUNTAIN SNOW AND LOWLAND RAIN
AND SNOW OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF ON WEDNESDAY AS
THE STORM RACES NORTHEAST AND INTO SOUTHEAST COLORADO. FOR THE
LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS VISIT NMROADS.COM OR CALL 511.

NMZ502>504-506>516-518-521-131900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
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-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
509 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...RANGING FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES AROUND THE SANTA
  FE METRO AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...TO 4 TO 8 INCHES AT
  ELEVATIONS OF 7500 TO 8500 FEET. GENERALLY 8 TO 12 INCHES AT
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ALONG
  SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES...RIDGETOPS AND PEAKS. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS WEDNESDAY. THE
  SANTA FE METRO AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY MAY SEE THE GREATEST
  SNOWFALL TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH TODAY...BECOMING WEST
  TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO
  AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
  CHAIN.

* SNOW LEVELS...6000 TO 7000 FEET THROUGH TODAY...THEN FALLING TO
  ALL ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVY
  SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
  OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-505-517-519-520-522>524-527>529-131900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
509 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED TODAY WITH WET SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE OR 2 INCHES...OR SNOW MELTING AS IT FALLS.
  BEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT OR EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PASSING COLD FRONT.
  ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY
  WITH SPOTTY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
  10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6000 TO 7000 FEET TODAY THEN FALLING TO
  ALL ELEVATIONS TONIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP DUE TO PRECIPITATION MELTING AND FREEZING ON BRIDGES AND
  OVERPASSES. ROADS MAY BECOME ICY AND SLICK TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

745 
WWUS45 KABQ 131858
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1158 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.A STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY APPROACH NEW MEXICO. AS IT DOES...MOUNTAIN SNOW AND
LOWLAND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO TODAY...TONIGHT...AND INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM RACES NORTHEAST
AND INTO SOUTHEAST COLORADO. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD
CONDITIONS VISIT NMROADS.COM OR CALL 511.

NMZ502>504-506>516-518-521-140300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
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-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1158 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...RANGING FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES AROUND THE 
  SANTA FE METRO AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...TO 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  AT ELEVATIONS OF 7500 TO 8500 FEET. GENERALLY 8 TO 12 INCHES 
  AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS 
  ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES...RIDGETOPS...AND PEAKS. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY
  AND TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS WEDNESDAY. MANY LOWER
  ELEVATION AREAS SUCH AS THE SANTA FE METRO AND UPPER RIO GRANDE
  VALLEY MAY NOT OBSERVE SNOWFALL UNTIL THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS...GENERALLY 6000 TO 7000 FEET TODAY...THEN FALLING
  TO ALL ELEVATIONS TONIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVY 
  SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...
  ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-505-517-519-520-522>524-527>529-140300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1158 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW EXPECTED TODAY WITH WET SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE OR 2 INCHES...OR SNOW MELTING AS IT FALLS.
  BEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES TURN COLDER. ISOLATED TO
  SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY WITH SPOTTY
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS...GENERALLY AROUND 6000 TO 7000 FEET TODAY THEN
  FALLING TO ALL ELEVATIONS TONIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP DUE TO PRECIPITATION MELTING AND FREEZING ON BRIDGES 
  AND OVERPASSES. ROADS MAY BECOME ICY AND SLICK TONIGHT. 

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

186 
WWUS45 KABQ 140258
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
758 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IMPACTING PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO...

.THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN SLOW TO CROSS
THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL PICKUP SPEED AND EJECT NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE
FROM THE WEST CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE. PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS
OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE...RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MIX WITH SNOW AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING OR AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. PATCHY AND DENSE FOG
WILL ALSO IMPACT TRAVEL FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD
TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AFTER THE COLD FRONT
CROSSES...AND ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY
MORNING WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. FOR THE LATEST
NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS VISIT NMROADS.COM OR CALL 511.

NMZ502>504-506>516-518-521-141300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
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-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
758 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...RANGING FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES AROUND THE SANTA
  FE METRO AREA...THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING TAOS...AND
  THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING GLENWOOD. RANGING FROM
  4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 7500 TO 8500 FEET...AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE
  8500 FEET. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES
  AND RIDGE TOPS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOWER
  ELEVATIONS OF THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANTA FE METRO
  AREA WILL NOT CHANGE OVER TO SNOW UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING OR AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED...EXCEPT IN THE
  CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING WHEN WEST WINDS
  WILL STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 25 MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...AND FINALLY
  REACHING THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW AND FOG WILL DROP
  VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW
  WILL THEN DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
  WEDNESDAY MORNING CAUSING LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
  HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL
  BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-505-517-519-520-522>524-527>529-141300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
758 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO
  ALL SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
  CROSSES FROM THE WEST. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. AN EXCEPTION WILL
  OCCUR ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...WHEN WEST WINDS WILL REACH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
  GUSTS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...AND FINALLY
  REACHING THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  PRECIPITATION MELTING AND FREEZING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
  ROADS MAY BECOME ICY AND SLICK TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP
  AND REDUCE THE VISIBILITY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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

085 
WWUS45 KABQ 141107
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
407 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011

...WINTER STORM COMING TO AN END...

.THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. REMAINING SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL ARRIVE IN QUICK BURSTS THROUGH THE MORNING
BEFORE PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY THE NOON
HOUR. LOOK FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY
FOG.

NMZ508-509-141215-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
407 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS AND SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY...THEREFORE THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A FEW LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE AND ROADS MAY BE SLICK IN SPOTS THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS.


$$

NMZ520-524-141215-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
407 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED TOO WARM FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS.
THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. 

$$

NMZ502>504-506-507-510>516-518-521-141900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL 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-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
407 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON MST TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS IN QUICK BURSTS ACROSS
  THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE
  SANTA FE METRO AREA AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. ABOVE 7500
  FEET...THESE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST SLOPES AND RIDGETOPS. STORM TOTALS OF
  3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BELOW 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH
  ACCUMULATIONS ENDING BY THE NOON HOUR.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW AND FOG WILL DROP
  VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
  HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY
  BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ501-505-517-519-522-523-527>529-141900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
407 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1
  INCH...BRINGING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH RAIN...WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
  OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. WEST WINDS WILL
  STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS AFTER MUCH OF THE SNOWFALL AS ENDED.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 5000 FEET...AND CONTINUING TO LOWER THROUGH
  THE MORNING HOURS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  PRECIPITATION MELTING AND FREEZING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
  ROADS MAY BE SLICK THROUGH THE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

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462 
WWUS45 KABQ 141841
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1141 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011

...LINGERING SNOW TO CONTINUE IN THE JEMEZ AND SANGRE DE
CRISTOS...

.THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY MOVE
NORTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. WHILE MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION IS BREAKING UP OVER NEW MEXICO...SOME REMAINING
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE JEMEZ AND THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAIN RANGES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH 5 PM ON TOP OF THE
SEVERAL INCHES THAT HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.

NMZ502>504-506-507-510-513-515-516-518-521-141945-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1141 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY...

A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
ABOVE 8000 FEET...BUT OVERALL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED. SLICK AND TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LINGER INTO
THE AFTERNOON IN MANY HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS.

$$

NMZ501-505-517-519-522-523-527>529-141945-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111214T1900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1141 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY...

CLOUDS AND ANY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK UP WITH
IMPROVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TRAVELLERS ARE STILL
ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IN HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS WHERE SNOW
PACKED ROADS AND SLICK CONDITIONS MAY STILL EXIST.

$$

NMZ511-512-514-142300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T2300Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
1141 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE
  HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES OF THE JEMEZ AND SOUTHERN SANGRE DE
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL GENERALLY FAVOR ELEVATIONS
  HIGHER THAN 8000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW AND LOCALIZED FOG WILL
  DROP VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS. HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.
  TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
HAS FALLEN 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.

&&

$$

52

439 
WWUS45 KABQ 142249
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
349 PM MST WED DEC 14 2011

NMZ511-512-514-150000-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111214T2300Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
349 PM MST WED DEC 14 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
ANTICIPATED. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF SNOW PACKED ROADS
AND SLICK CONDITIONS ON HIGH TERRAIN ROADS.

$$

52

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 AM MST MON DEC 12 2011

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS AT ALL LEVELS INCREASING AS UPPER LOW DROPS INTO PLACE OVER
SOCAL. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED IN VICINITY OF THE LOW
CENTER.

HAVE GONE AHEAD AND UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO WARNINGS. HAD
SOME CONCERN LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST AND CENTRAL COULD SEE A PERIOD OF
SNOW BEFORE INVERSION WAS OBLITERATED BUT FORECAST SOUNDINGS
INDICATE THIS WILL OCCUR RATHER QUICKLY TODAY WHILE THE ATMOSPHERE
BECOMES SATURATED. THEREFORE DECIDED TO NOT TRY TO SPLIT HAIRS.
HOWEVER...FOR THE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT PERIOD...WITH THE UPPER
LOW AND COLDER AIR ALOFT MOVING OVER THE STATE...SOME OF THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL LOWER ELEVATIONS MAY NEED WINTER HIGHLIGHTS. ESPECIALLY
INDICATED AT THIS TIME...IS THE GALLUP TO CUBA AREA WHERE POPULATED
QPF VALUES WERE RELATIVELY HIGH.

THE UPPER SYSTEM EXITS WEDNESDAY...AND IT COULD BE WINDY FROM THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN OVER THE PLAINS. THURSDAY
MAY SEE LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM COULD START PRODUCING PRECIPITATION AS SOON AS FRIDAY
AS IT STILL LOOKS TO HAVE SOME EASTERLY LOW LEVEL ASSISTANCE...BUT
THERE ARE STILL TIMING AND LOCATION ISSUES.

&&

.AVIATION...
AREAS OF LIFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN FOG WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY ALONG
AND EAST OF KROW TO KTCC THROUGH APPROX 16-18Z. TEMPS SHOULD MOSTLY
REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING WHICH WILL MITIGATE THE CHANCES FOR FREEZING
FG/DZ.  HOWEVER...MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS WILL CONTINUE THRU MID MORNING
ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN THE VCNTY OF KONM.  AREAS OF
FREEZING FOG ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA DUE TO TEMPS AOB FREEZING. AS
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
IMPROVE...WESTERN AREAS WILL BE DETERIORATING AS CIGS AND VSBYS
LOWER IN RAIN AND SNOW. PRECIP SHOULD BEGIN BETWEEN 18Z MON AND 00Z
TUE WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THEN SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS
CENTRAL NM AFTER 00Z TUE. A SIGNIFICANT BAND OF PRECIP IS POSSIBLE
IN THE VCNTY OF KONM NNE TO KSAF AND KRTN...WHICH MAY CONTINUE THRU
MIDDAY TUES. ADDITIONALLY...ANOTHER ROUND OF FOG AND DRIZZLE IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS BETWEEN 06Z AND AT LEAST
18Z TUES.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 22Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
MAIN CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE POOR VENTILATION...WHICH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY.

AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THOUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. A THICK VEIL OF
MID AND HIGH CLOUDS CONTINUE TO ROLL ACROSS THE STATE AS WELL. THE
COMBINATION OF THE TWO ARE KEEPING MIN TEMPS WARMER THAN PREVIOUS
NIGHTS. NONETHELESS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES HAVE BEEN
EXCELLENT NEARLY AREAWIDE...EXCEPT PORTIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS.

A STORM SYSTEM BREWING OFF THE WEST COAST WILL EJECT A PIECE OF
ENERGY ACROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN WETTING
PRECIPITATION.  PRECIPITATION WILL START THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
WESTERN NM...BEFORE SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL NM THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AN ENHANCED BAND OF PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY
FROM THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SANTA FE
AND RATON.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THAN RECENT SYSTEMS THOUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THUS SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 7000-8000 FT.
WITHOUT THE INFLUENCE OF A BACK DOOR FRONT...PRECIPITATION ACROSS
THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL BE LIMITED...ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO RECENT
EVENTS.  HOWEVER...WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE...WILL SEE
REPEATED ROUNDS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. AS THIS OCCURS...COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL FILTER INTO THE
STATE...AND SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. IT IS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WHERE WESTERN AND POSSIBLY
CENTRAL LOWLANDS WILL SEE MOST OF THEIR SNOWFALL. MAIN TAKE-A-WAY IS
THAT WETTING PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY FOR AT LEAST THE WESTERN
TWO-THIRDS OF THE STATE BETWEEN TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...WHETHER IT IS
IN THE FORM OF SIGNIFICANT HIGH TERRAIN SNOWS OR A RAIN TURNING TO
SNOW MIX AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

AFTER THE SYSTEM DEPARTS WEDNESDAY...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.  THIS WILL
RESULT IN A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN VENTILATION IN THESE AREAS.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE ON TAP FOR THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND...THOUGH EXTENDED RANGE MODELS REMAIN AT ODDS WITH REGARDS
TO THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM.  REGARDLESS...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STORM
SYSTEM MAY BE ON TAP FOR PORTIONS OF THE STATE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  43  30  42  29 /  50  60  50  60
DULCE...........................  41  23  39  22 /  50  70  60  70
CUBA............................  41  26  41  25 /  60  70  70  70
GALLUP..........................  43  27  41  23 /  60  70  60  60
EL MORRO........................  39  25  40  21 /  60  80  70  70
GRANTS..........................  40  27  42  23 /  60  80  70  80
QUEMADO.........................  44  28  45  23 /  50  80  70  80
GLENWOOD........................  48  35  50  30 /  60  80  70  70
CHAMA...........................  39  22  36  20 /  50  80  80 100
LOS ALAMOS......................  37  34  39  31 /  50  80  70  70
PECOS...........................  38  31  39  29 /  40  60  70  70
CERRO/QUESTA....................  37  24  36  22 /  30  60  70  60
RED RIVER.......................  37  24  34  21 /  30  70  70  80
ANGEL FIRE......................  39  24  35  23 /  30  60  70  70
TAOS............................  39  24  39  24 /  30  70  60  50
MORA............................  42  29  38  28 /  40  60  70  60
ESPANOLA........................  42  28  44  28 /  40  60  60  50
SANTA FE........................  38  31  39  29 /  40  70  70  60
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  39  30  42  29 /  40  70  70  60
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  39  32  45  30 /  50  70  80  60
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  40  34  46  32 /  50  70  70  60
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  41  33  45  31 /  50  70  70  50
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  39  32  43  30 /  50  70  70  50
LOS LUNAS.......................  41  33  47  30 /  50  60  70  50
RIO RANCHO......................  39  32  44  30 /  50  70  70  60
SOCORRO.........................  42  34  47  32 /  40  70  60  50
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  42  31  43  29 /  40  80  80  60
TIJERAS.........................  42  31  44  30 /  40  70  80  60
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  35  29  41  29 /  40  60  60  60
CLINES CORNERS..................  36  30  41  29 /  40  60  60  60
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  40  31  45  30 /  40  50  60  60
CARRIZOZO.......................  43  34  48  31 /  20  30  50  60
RUIDOSO.........................  48  35  51  31 /  30  50  50  50
CAPULIN.........................  42  29  41  29 /   5  40  50  40
RATON...........................  49  27  45  28 /   5  40  50  40
SPRINGER........................  42  25  42  27 /  10  50  50  40
LAS VEGAS.......................  42  29  40  28 /  30  50  60  50
CLAYTON.........................  45  34  46  35 /   5  30  40  30
ROY.............................  41  29  41  31 /  10  40  50  40
CONCHAS.........................  48  36  49  36 /  10  30  40  40
SANTA ROSA......................  48  35  51  36 /  20  30  40  40
TUCUMCARI.......................  47  38  54  40 /  10  30  40  40
CLOVIS..........................  50  39  57  39 /  10  30  30  30
PORTALES........................  50  40  59  41 /  10  30  30  30
FORT SUMNER.....................  50  40  57  39 /  20  30  40  40
ROSWELL.........................  49  40  66  41 /  20  20  20  20
PICACHO.........................  55  37  63  37 /  20  20  30  30
ELK.............................  55  36  60  35 /  30  30  40  30

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-521.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-506-508-510-511.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
549 AM MST SUN DEC 11 2011

NMZ501>540-121300-
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-
549 AM MST SUN DEC 11 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PATCHY DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS CREATING SOME ICY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE OVER
THIS AREA TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS MONDAY
MORNING AND SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
MONDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN
THROUGH TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE POSSIBLE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY ACROSS A LARGER AREA OF THE
STATE.

ANOTHER POTENTIAL WINTER STORM MAY AFFECT THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

GUYER