Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this winter storm warning at Jan 31, 2011, 5:03 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2011, 5:03 AM MST (12:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 11:59 AM MST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
809 WWUS44 KEPZ 311203 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 503 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTRY CONDITIONS WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE BORDERLAND... .THE FIRST LOW PRESSURE TROUGH THAT IS PART OF A COMPLEX WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EAST TONIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SOME OF THE LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN/SNOW MIX OR SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF SIERRA COUNTY. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON A VERY STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS COLD AIR OUTBREAK. DURING THIS PERIOD A SECOND SLOW MOVING UPPER- LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTH OVER THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF ARCTIC AIR AND INSTABILITY ALOFT WILL PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS AT ALL ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHERN LOWLANDS AS WELL AS THOSE EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE COULD ALSO SEE SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD. COLD AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SHOULD EXIT THE AREA THURSDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST. NMZ025-312200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.110201T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON 503 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER EAST FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER TERRAIN DUE TO STRONG UPSLOPE CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL PUSH INTO THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH SINGLE DIGIT TO SUB- ZERO MORNING LOWS. DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS. * TIMING...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO START TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW FALL MAY OCCUR TUESDAY EVENING AND BEYOND AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES IN. PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW FALL SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS A SUBSEQUENT STORM SYSTEM PASSES OVER. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS MONDAY NIGHT BEGIN AT 6500FT AND DROP TO 5000FT BY TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALL ELEVATIONS WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW...AND WILL REMAIN SO THROUGH THE END OF THE EVENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ023-312200- /O.EXB.KEPZ.WW.Y.0001.110201T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 503 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN SIERRA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE LOWLANDS OF OTERO AND HUDSPETH COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND REMAIN ENTRANCED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO AROUND FREEZING. * TIMING...FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND AGAIN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SOME ACCUMULATIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWLANDS. BETTER CHANCES FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS A SECOND UPPER- LEVEL STORM MOVES OVER THE REGION. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH MONDAY. REMAINING WEST TUESDAY 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS TUESDAY EVENING STARTING AT 5500 FT DROPPING TO THE LOWEST DESERT ELEVATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REMAINING SO THROUGH THE END OF THE EVENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ022-312200- /O.EXA.KEPZ.WS.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0001.110131T1800Z-110201T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY 503 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN SIERRA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE LOWLANDS OF OTERO AND HUDSPETH COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND REMAIN ENTRANCED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO AROUND FREEZING. * TIMING...FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SOME ACCUMULATIONS OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWLANDS. BETTER CHANCES FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS A SECOND UPPER- LEVEL STORM MOVES OVER THE REGION. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH MONDAY. REMAINING WEST TUESDAY 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS TUESDAY EVENING STARTING AT 5500 FT DROPPING TO THE LOWEST DESERT ELEVATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REMAINING SO THROUGH THE END OF THE EVENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ024-032-TXZ055-056-312200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO... SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY 503 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN SIERRA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE LOWLANDS OF OTERO AND HUDSPETH COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND REMAIN ENTRANCED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO AROUND FREEZING. * TIMING...FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE LOWLANDS. BETTER CHANCES FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS A SECOND UPPER- LEVEL STORM MOVES OVER THE REGION. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH MONDAY. REMAINING WEST TUESDAY 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING EAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS TUESDAY EVENING STARTING AT 5500 FT DROPPING TO THE LOWEST DESERT ELEVATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REMAINING SO THROUGH THE END OF THE EVENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
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676 WWUS44 KEPZ 312147 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 247 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL STRIKE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS.... .A DEEP AND COMPLEX UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHILE A BLAST OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR ENTERS NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS FROM THE EAST. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE REGION. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO 5 INCHES OVER THE LOWLANDS AND DESERTS. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE AROUND 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WITH THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD PUSHING WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW ZERO ACROSS SOME LOCATIONS. NMZ025-011200- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.110201T0700Z-110203T0700Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON 247 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER EAST FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER TERRAIN DUE TO STRONG UPSLOPE CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH INTO THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH SINGLE DIGIT TO SUB- ZERO MORNING LOWS. DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. LIGHTER SNOW IS FORECASTED FOR THURSDAY MORNING * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT BEGIN AT 6500FT AND DROP TO 4000FT LATE TUESDAY MORNING. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALL ELEVATIONS WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW...AND WILL REMAIN SO THROUGH THE END OF THE EVENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ023-011200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WW.Y.0001.110201T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.110202T0100Z-110203T0700Z/ /O.EXB.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.110201T0700Z-110203T0700Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 247 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF EASTERN SIERRA COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ENTRANCED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO AROUND FREEZING. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...FLURRIES AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LATE TUESDAY MORNING AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT STARTING AT 5500 FT DROPPING TO THE LOWEST DESERT ELEVATIONS BY TUESDAY EVENING AND REMAINING SO THROUGH THE END OF THE EVENT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ022-011200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.110201T0700Z-110203T0700Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY 247 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER EAST FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER TERRAIN DUE TO STRONG UPSLOPE CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH INTO THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH SINGLE DIGIT TO SUB- ZERO MORNING LOWS. DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. LIGHTER SNOW IS FORECASTED FOR THURSDAY MORNING * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT BEGIN AT 6500FT AND DROP TO 4000FT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALL ELEVATIONS WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW...AND WILL REMAIN SO THROUGH THE END OF THE EVENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ024-032-TXZ055-056-011200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.110202T0100Z-110203T0700Z/ TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO... SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY 247 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN FACING FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAIN SLOPES. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TUESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN ENTRANCED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO AROUND FREEZING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW MAY ALSO FALL ON THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING WITH WINDS BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY MORNING AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS TUESDAY EVENING STARTING AT 5000 FT DROPPING TO THE LOWEST DESERT ELEVATIONS BY MIDNIGHT AND REMAINING SO THROUGH THE END OF THE EVENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ROGASH
015 WWUS44 KEPZ 010447 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 947 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL STRIKE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS.... .A DEEP AND COMPLEX UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES DOWN TO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE A STRONG COLD FRONT NOW INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA AND USHER IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO 16 INCHES OVER EASTERN SLOPES. 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWLANDS...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES OVER SIERRA COUNTY. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TO AROUND 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...AND THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PUSH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO ACROSS SOME LOCATIONS. NMZ023-011300- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.110202T0100Z-110203T0700Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.110201T0700Z-110203T0700Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 947 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON AND REMAIN ENTRANCED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO AROUND FREEZING. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SOME FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT STARTING AT 5500 FT DROPPING TO THE LOWEST DESERT ELEVATIONS BY TUESDAY EVENING AND REMAINING SO THROUGH THE END OF THE EVENT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ022-025-011300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.110201T0700Z-110203T0700Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT... TIMBERON 947 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER EAST FACING SLOPES AND HIGHER TERRAIN DUE TO STRONG UPSLOPE CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH INTO THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH SINGLE DIGIT TO SUB- ZERO MORNING LOWS. DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS AT 5000 FT AND LOWERING TO 4000 FT OVERNIGHT IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS 6000 FT OVER THE GILA REGION AND FALLING TO 4000 FT BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ024-032-TXZ055-056-011300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.110202T0100Z-110203T0700Z/ TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO... SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY 947 PM MST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN FACING FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAIN SLOPES. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TUESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN ENTRANCED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO AROUND FREEZING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW MAY ALSO FALL ON THURSDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING SWITCHING TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS TUESDAY EVENING STARTING AT 6000 FT DROPPING TO THE LOWEST DESERT ELEVATIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HEFNER
513 WWUS44 KEPZ 011205 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 505 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WITH SNOW AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES.... .A VERY STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY FROM THE EAST AND USHER IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON. MODERATE MOISTURE WILL BE SQUEEZED OUT OF THE AIRMASS BY THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT. FREEZING LEVELS WILL DROP SHARPLY BEHIND THE FRONT TO DESERT ELEVATIONS BRINGING SNOW CHANCES TO ALL AREAS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE TODAY. ALOFT A DEEP AND COMPLEX UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP OUT OF CANADA TODAY AND APPROACH THE BORDERLAND BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS SLOW MOVING SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY BEFORE EXITING EARLY THURSDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ALL LOCATIONS THROUGH THIS PERIOD. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO 16 INCHES OVER EASTERN SLOPES. 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWLANDS... WITH UP TO 5 INCHES OVER SIERRA AND OTERO COUNTIES. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TO AROUND 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...AND THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PUSH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO ACROSS SOME LOCATIONS. NMZ023-012300- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.110201T1800Z-110203T0600Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 505 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER HEAVIER SNOW UP TO 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF SIERRA COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH WEST ACROSS THE AREAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO AROUND FREEZING. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SOME FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS STARTING AT 4500 FT DROPPING TO THE LOWEST DESERT ELEVATIONS BY THIS EVENING AND REMAINING SO THROUGH THE END OF THE EVENT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ022-012300- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0700Z/ /O.EXB.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.110201T1205Z-110203T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY 505 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER LOWER ELEVATION OF THE GILA. SNOWS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO IN THE EARLY EVENING. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH MORNING LOWS 7-15 DEGREES AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...ISOLATED FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ024-012300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.110202T0100Z-110203T0700Z/ /O.EXB.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.110201T1800Z-110203T0600Z/ TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALAMOGORDO 505 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER HEAVIER SNOW UP TO 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF OTERO COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH WEST ACROSS THE AREAS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO AROUND FREEZING. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...SOME FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS STARTING AT 4500 FT DROPPING TO THE LOWEST DESERT ELEVATIONS BY NOON AND REMAINING SO THROUGH THE END OF THE EVENT. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && $$ NMZ025-012300- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON 505 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER HEAVIER SNOWS UP TO 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EAST SLOPES AND EXPOSED RIDGES DUE TO PERSISTENT UPSLOPE CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING AND REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH SINGLE DIGIT TO SUB-ZERO MORNING LOWS. DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY TODAY WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL WITH THE COLD FRONT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ032-TXZ055-056-012300- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.110202T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA... DELL CITY 505 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TEMPERATURES...A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL PUSH ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO BEGINNING THIS MORNING SPREADING WEST THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BY AFTERNOON. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH MORNING LOWS 7-15 DEGREES AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...ISOLATED FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BIRD
540 WWUS44 KEPZ 012209 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 309 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WITH SNOW AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES.... A VERY STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE EAST AND USHER IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON. IN ADDITION AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS FROM THE WEST. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE BORDERLAND. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO 20 INCHES OVER EASTERN SLOPES. 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWLANDS... WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OVER SIERRA AND OTERO COUNTIES. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TO AROUND 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...AND THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PUSH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO ACROSS SOME LOCATIONS. NMZ024-021200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.110202T0700Z-110202T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALAMOGORDO 309 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER HEAVIER SNOW UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF OTERO COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO THE 20S. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ALONG WESTERN SLOPES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ023-021200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.110202T0700Z-110202T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 309 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER HEAVIER SNOW UP TO 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF SIERRA COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE 20S. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ025-021200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON 309 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER HEAVIER SNOWS UP TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EAST SLOPES AND EXPOSED RIDGES DUE TO PERSISTENT UPSLOPE CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH SINGLE DIGIT TO SUB- ZERO MORNING LOWS. DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ032-TXZ055-056-021200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.110202T0700Z-110202T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.110202T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA... DELL CITY 309 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH MORNING LOWS 7-15 DEGREES AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF WESTERN SLOPES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ031-021200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.110202T0700Z-110202T1900Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DEMING 309 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY. A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WITH 20 TO 30 MPH EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS. THUS VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. * WIND CHILL VALUES: ZERO TO MINUS 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ022-021200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY 309 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER LOWER ELEVATION OF THE GILA. SNOWS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH MORNING LOWS 7-15 DEGREES AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ROGASH
186 WWUS44 KEPZ 021109 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 409 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM REMAINS OVER NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WITH SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES.... A VERY STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY AND USHERED IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON BY FAR. WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT OVERRUNNING THIS POOL OF COLD SURFACE AIR HAVE PRODUCED SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT OVER MOST OF THE AREA. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS STATES WILL KEEP COLD AIR POURING INTO THE REGION ON STRONG EAST WINDS. THESE STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DANGEROUSLY LOW. LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AN SECOND UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP OVER THE REGION BRINGING MORE SNOW CHANCES TO THE REGION. RECORD SETTING COLD TEMPERATURES... BITTER STRONG EAST WINDS...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW MAKE THIS A HIGH IMPACT WINTER WEATHER SCENARIO FOR OUR AREA. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE THURSDAY...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BEGIN TO REBOUND UNTIL FRIDAY. NMZ024-022300- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALAMOGORDO 409 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER HEAVIER SNOW UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF OTERO COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO THE 20S. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ALONG WESTERN SLOPES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ023-022300- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T1900Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 409 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER HEAVIER SNOW UP TO 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF SIERRA COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH SINGLE DIGIT MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE 20S. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN WIND CHILLS FALLING BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ025-022300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON 409 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER HEAVIER SNOWS UP TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EAST SLOPES AND EXPOSED RIDGES DUE TO PERSISTENT UPSLOPE CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH SUB-ZERO MORNING LOWS. DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ032-TXZ055-056-022300- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T1900Z/ /O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T1300Z/ SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA... DELL CITY 409 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH MORNING LOWS 7-15 DEGREES AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF WESTERN SLOPES AND THROUGH PASSES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ031-022300- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T1900Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DEMING 409 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY. A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WITH 20 TO 30 MPH EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS. THUS VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH MORNING LOWS 7-15 DEGREES AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES: ZERO TO MINUS 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ022-022300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY 409 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER LOWER ELEVATION OF THE GILA. SNOWS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH MORNING LOWS 2-10 DEGREES AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE 20S. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR EVEN LIFE THREATENING DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BIRD
827 WWUS44 KEPZ 021859 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1159 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER OVER NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WITH LIGHT SNOW...WINDS...AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES.... A VERY STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY AND USHERED IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES IN DECADES. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE US FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY. OF BIGGER CONCERN WILL THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. RECORD LOWS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SET WEDNESDAY AND WE WILL SEE MORE RECORD LOWS ON THURSDAY MORNING AS MANY LOWLAND LOCATIONS DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND MAYBE A LITTLE BELOW ZERO. MOST MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WILL DROP WE BELOW ZERO. THESE LOW TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE CONTINUED BREEZY WINDS WILL GIVE US DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. NMZ025-031200- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0003.110202T1859Z-110204T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON 1159 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER HEAVIER SNOWS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EAST SLOPES AND EXPOSED RIDGES DUE TO PERSISTENT UPSLOPE CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH SUB-ZERO MORNING LOWS. DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD AIR MAY PUSH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO ICY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ023-031200- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T1900Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 1159 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH READING FIVE DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES: MINUS 10 BELOW ZERO TO MINUS 20 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ024-031200- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T1900Z/ TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALAMOGORDO 1159 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH NEAR ZERO MORNING LOWS AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY TO THE 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES: ZERO TO MINUS 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ032-TXZ055-056-031200- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T1900Z/ SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA... DELL CITY 1159 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH MORNING LOWS NEAR ZERO AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES: ZERO TO MINUS 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH ALONG WESTERN SLOPES...10 TO 15 ELSE WHERE. * IMPACTS...BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ022-022000- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY 1159 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT SHOULD NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE REGION. $$ NMZ030-031200- /O.EXA.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T1900Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LORDSBURG 1159 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH MORNING LOWS 7-15 DEGREES AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES: ZERO TO MINUS 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...BRUTALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY QUITE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ031-031200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T1900Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DEMING 1159 AM MST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY. A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WITH 20 TO 30 MPH EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS. THUS VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH MORNING LOWS NEAR ZERO AND DAYTIME HIGHS WARMING ONLY INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. * WIND CHILL VALUES: ZERO TO MINUS 10 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE LOW WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 31, 4:15 AM MST, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 4:15 AM MST, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
415 AM MST MON JAN 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
THE FIRST PART OF A LARGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE WINTER
WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW FOR
MAINLY THE MOUNTAIN AREAS AND LOWLANDS NORTH AND EAST OF LAS
CRUCES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN ARCTIC AIR MASS INTO THE
AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF
THE WINTER SEASON EXPECTED. NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE SECOND STAGE
OF THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS AND ALSO TO THE LOWLANDS A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. DRIER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
AN ACTIVE PERIOD OF WINTER WEATHER WITH FRIGID TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED FOR BORDERLAND FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE FIRST PART
OF THE COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT IN THE FORM OF A QUICK MOVING TROUGH THAT IS AHEAD OF THE
MAIN TROUGH. THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
FOR THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND LOWLAND RAIN
SHOWERS WEST OF THE DIVIDE. THOSE SHOWERS WILL SPREAD EAST TONIGHT
WITH AT LEAST OF SLIGHT CHANCE OF LOWLAND RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW
SHOWERS FOR ALL ZONES. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT ABOVE 7000 FEET
BUT WILL QUICKLY DROP TO 5000 FEET OR LESS BY TUESDAY MORNING. FOR
THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH
1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW THAT IS EXPECTED. SIERRA COUNTY MAY ALSO HAVE
A FEW AREAS OF SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. BOTH ZONES WILL HAVE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ISSUED. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL REACH THE
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SNOW FALL
IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER AND WILL CONTINUE LONGER INTO TUESDAY. A
WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR POSSIBLE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF
SNOW FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
ANOTHER MAJOR FEATURE OF THIS WINTER SYSTEM IS A VERY STRONG COLD
FRONT THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. THERE IS A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS BEHIND THIS FRONT WHICH
WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AS MUCH AS 30 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY. DAY TIME HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
LIKELY STAY BELOW FREEZING. EXTREMELY COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES
ARE POSSIBLE WITH NEAR RECORD LOWS EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING AND
FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE SECOND PART OF THE WINTER STORM
SYSTEM WILL BEGIN MOVING OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES IN PLACE...ALL PRECIP
WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. MODELS CONTINUE TO DIVERGE ON HOW
MUCH SNOW MAY OCCUR THIS SECOND PART OF THE STORM SYSTEM. MOUNTAIN
ZONES ARE A SAFE BET FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW BUT LOWLANDS MAY
ALSO SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES IN SOME AREAS. AS RESULT
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE UNDER A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WHEN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
TO TAPER OFF.
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK LOOKS TO TREND DRIER BUT WILL STILL BE
UNSETTLED AS ADDITIONAL TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE DROP SOUTH OVER
THE STATE. MODELS TEND TO VARY BETWEEN RUNS ON THESE SYSTEMS HENCE
THE UNCERTAINTY. THE TREND IN TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO GET
WARMER AS THE ARCTIC AIR MASS LOSES SOME OF ITS PUNCH. LOWLAND
TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY WITH 50S ON
SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...VALID 31/12Z-01/12Z.
UPPER TROUGH AND PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TODAY... WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. FRONT
WILL BE ROUGHLY ALONG THE CONT DIVIDE AROUND 21Z...AND CLOSE TO
THE RIO GRANDE IN NEW MEXICO BY 00Z...BRINGING A WEST TO NORTHWEST
WIND SHIFT. SPOTTY SHOWERS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE
LOWLANDS INCLUDING DMN/TCS... WITH CIGS MVFR...BUT IFR/LIFR LIKELY
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GILA REGION WHERE PRECIP WILL
FALL AS SNOW.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT
WILL BRING BREEZY SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA TO START OFF
TODAY...BUT THE FRONT WILL BRING A WESTERLY WIND SHIFT...REACHING
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN NEW MEXICO BY 5 PM. CLOUDS AND ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE COMMON BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE LOWLANDS...
WITH PERIODS OF SNOW FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
GILA...SPREADING INTO THE SACRAMENTOS TONIGHT.
ON TUESDAY A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA FROM
THE NORTHEAST. MAX TEMPS WILL LIKELY BE SET EARLY IN THE DAY WITH
RAPIDLY DECREASING TEMPS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE
OVER THE SACRAMENTOS...WITH SCATTERED PRECIP POSSIBLE IN THE
LOWLANDS AS WELL. AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE
REGION... MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIP WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TUESDAY INTO
THURSDAY... WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWS EXPECTED IN THE HIGH
TERRAIN... AND EVEN A FEW INCHES ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AS WELL.
RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO BE SET TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH SLOWLY MODERATING TEMPERATES BY FRIDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 60 33 45 16 29 / 10 20 20 20 20
SIERRA BLANCA TX 61 25 41 11 24 / 0 20 20 20 20
LAS CRUCES 59 31 47 16 29 / 10 20 20 20 20
ALAMOGORDO 58 29 37 9 25 / 20 30 30 40 40
CLOUDCROFT 41 15 22 3 11 / 20 60 60 60 60
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 55 30 41 15 27 / 20 30 30 30 30
SILVER CITY 47 23 39 17 26 / 30 30 30 30 30
DEMING 56 29 48 20 31 / 20 20 20 20 20
LORDSBURG 55 27 50 24 34 / 30 30 20 20 20
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY FOR NMZ023.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR NMZ022>025-032.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY FOR NMZ025.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY FOR NMZ022.
TX...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR TXZ055-056.
&&
04/04Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 6:12 AM MST, 22 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 612 AM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-311315- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 612 AM MST SUN JAN 30 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. LOWLAND RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND CONTINUE AS SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS FROM THIS SYSTEM. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA LATE TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET BY AS MUCH AS 20 TO 30 DEGREES BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THIS WINTER SEASON POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ALL ZONES ON WEDNESDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY WITH A GRADUAL WARM UP IN TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LUNDEEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2:47 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | 45 hr |
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