Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS El Paso, TX

690 
WWUS44 KEPZ 181716
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1016 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON THE REGION...

.A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN MOVING EASTWARD FROM NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA TODAY AND AFFECT THE REGION STARTING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MOISTURE FOR THIS SYSTEM TO
WORK WITH AS IT CROSSES THE BORDERLAND. PRECIPITATION WILL START
OUT ACROSS THE GILA REGION IN THE FORM OF RAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON BUT QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET LATER
THIS EVENING. SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS
STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW IN SIERRA COUNTY...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET LATE THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
TAPER OFF MONDAY EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS.

NMZ022-190130-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0007.111219T0000Z-111220T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
1016 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

* EVENT: SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE GILA REGION THIS
  EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA
  TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5
  INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5500 AND 7000 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH 
  OF THE GILA REGION AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY 
  MONDAY. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE 
  REGION. 

* WINDS: LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 
  EVENT...BUT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT... WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 30 MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY THIS EVENING WILL BE ABOVE 
  7500 FEET...BUT BY MONDAY MORNING THEY WILL BE DROP DOWN TO 
  5000-5500 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NMZ025-190130-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0007.111219T0600Z-111220T0600Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
1016 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. 

* EVENT: SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS
  LATE THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
  AREA STARTING EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO
  12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY 18 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE
  8000 FEET. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT AT 
  THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA 
  THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE WEST TONIGHT AND INCREASE
  TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE DAY
  MONDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE ABOVE 8000 FEET 
  THIS EVENING...BUT BY MONDAY MORNING WILL HAVE FALLEN TO 
  AROUND 6000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO THE BASE OF THE 
  MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NMZ023-190130-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0008.111219T0600Z-111220T0000Z/
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
1016 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

* EVENT: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN MUCH OF SIERRA COUNTY LATE 
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AREA EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TOWARD MORNING AND CONTINUE OFF
  AND ON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS 
  OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS PARTS OF 
  THE REGION. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE WEST TONIGHT AND INCREASE 
  TO AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY THIS EVENING WILL BE ABOVE 
  7500 FEET...BUT BY MONDAY MORNING THEY WILL BE DROP DOWN TO 
  5000 FEET. 

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.

&&

$$
JMG

614 
WWUS44 KEPZ 182145
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
245 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON THE REGION...

.A STRONG UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY MOVING EASTWARD FROM NORTHERN
BAJA CALIFORNIA AND WILL AFFECT THE REGION STARTING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MOISTURE FOR THIS SYSTEM TO
WORK WITH AS IT CROSSES THE BORDERLAND. PRECIPITATION WILL START
OUT ACROSS THE GILA REGION IN THE FORM OF RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON
BUT QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET LATER THIS
EVENING. SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS
STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW IN SIERRA COUNTY...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET LATE THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
TAPER OFF MONDAY EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS.

NMZ022-190600-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0007.111219T0000Z-111220T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
245 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

* EVENT: SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE GILA REGION THIS 
  EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA 
  TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 
  5 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5500 AND 7000 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. 

* TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH 
  OF THE GILA REGION AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY 
  MONDAY. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST
  BANDS OF SNOW AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE INCREASING WINDS MONDAY
  MORNING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION.

* WINDS: LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
  EVENT...BUT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT... WEST TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY THIS EVENING WILL BE ABOVE 
  7500 FEET...BUT BY MONDAY MORNING THEY WILL BE DROP DOWN TO 
  5000-5500 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NMZ025-190600-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0007.111219T0600Z-111220T0600Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
245 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. 

* EVENT: SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS 
  LATE THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS 
  THE AREA STARTING EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
  6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY 18 INCHES POSSIBLE 
  ABOVE 8000 FEET. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 
  FEET. 

* TIMING: RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT AT 
  THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA 
  THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE WEST TONIGHT AND INCREASE 
  TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE DAY 
  MONDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE ABOVE 8000 FEET 
  THIS EVENING...BUT BY MONDAY MORNING WILL HAVE FALLEN TO 
  AROUND 6000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO THE BASE OF THE 
  MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NMZ023-190600-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0008.111219T0600Z-111220T0000Z/
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
245 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

* EVENT: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN PORTIONS OF SIERRA COUNTY
  ABOVE 5000 FEET MONDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  AREA EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TOWARD MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  OFF AND ON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS 
  OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS PARTS OF 
  THE REGION. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE WEST TONIGHT AND INCREASE
  TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY THIS EVENING WILL BE ABOVE 
  7500 FEET...BUT BY MONDAY MORNING THEY WILL BE DROP DOWN TO 
  5000 FEET. 

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.

&&

$$
JMG

178 
WWUS44 KEPZ 190603
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1103 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON THE REGION...

.A STRONG UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY MOVING EASTWARD FROM NORTHERN
BAJA CALIFORNIA AND WILL BRING STORMY WEATHER TO THE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF
MOISTURE FOR THIS SYSTEM TO WORK WITH AS IT CROSSES THE
BORDERLAND. PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT ACROSS THE GILA REGION IN
THE FORM OF RAIN THIS EVENING BUT QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
ABOVE 6000 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED IN
THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS STARTING EARLY MONDAY MORNING.  RAIN
WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN SIERRA COUNTY...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET
EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW
WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF MONDAY EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS.

NMZ022-191315-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111220T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
1103 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

* EVENT: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
  OF 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5500 AND 7000 FEET AND 4 TO 8
  INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE INCREASING WINDS 
  MONDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE 
  REGION. 

* WINDS: LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 
  EVENT...BUT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT... WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS EARLY MONDAY MORNING INITIALLY WILL BE
  ABOVE 7500 FEET...BUT BY SUNRISE MONDAY THEY WILL BE DOWN TO
  5000-5500 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NMZ025-191315-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
1103 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST MONDAY. 

* EVENT: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA
  STARTING EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 12
  INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY 18 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE
  8000 FEET. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT AT 
  THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA 
  THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE WEST TONIGHT AND INCREASE 
  TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE DAY 
  MONDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE ABOVE 8000 FEET 
  THIS EVENING...BUT BY MONDAY MORNING WILL HAVE FALLEN TO 
  AROUND 6000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO THE BASE OF THE 
  MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NMZ023-191315-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111220T0000Z/
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
1103 PM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
MONDAY. 

* EVENT: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN PORTIONS OF SIERRA COUNTY 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET MONDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  AREA EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TOWARD MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  OFF AND ON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS 
  OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS PARTS OF 
  THE REGION. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE WEST TONIGHT AND INCREASE 
  TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY THIS EVENING WILL BE ABOVE 
  7500 FEET...BUT BY MONDAY MORNING THEY WILL BE DROP DOWN TO 
  5000 FEET. 

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

475 
WWUS44 KEPZ 191314
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
614 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011

...A WINTER STORM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO RESULTING IN STORMY WEATHER TODAY INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING. SNOW WILL END IN THE GILA REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. SNOW IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF SIERRA COUNTY WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

NMZ022-192115-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111220T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
614 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* EVENT: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
  MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
  OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5500 AND 7000 FEET AND 4
  TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST
  BANDS OF SNOW AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE INCREASING WINDS THIS
  MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO 5000-5500 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NMZ025-192115-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
614 AM MST MON DEC 19 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. 

* EVENT: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
  WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET AND
  LOCALLY 18 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET ON THE EASTERN
  SLOPES. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING
  AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 25
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 6000 FEET THIS MORNING
  AND DOWN TO THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT
WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NMZ023-192115-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111220T0000Z/
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
614 AM MST MON DEC 19 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. 

* EVENT: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN PORTIONS OF SIERRA COUNTY 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  AREA EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  OFF AND ON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS 
  OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS PARTS OF 
  THE REGION. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO
  AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS THIS MORNING WILL DROP DOWN TO 5000
  FEET.

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.

&&

$$

FAUSETT

545 
WWUS44 KEPZ 191858
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1158 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011

...THE WINTER STORM WILL MOVING EAST OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT...

.THE STRONG UPPER LOW WHICH BROUGHT A WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER IS
MOVING EAST OF THE AREA AT MIDDAY MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE
TAPERED OFF IN THE GILA REGION AND SIERRA COUNTY WHILE MORE
NUMEROUS AND HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST IN SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF IN GRANT AND 
SIERRA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING.

NMZ022-192000-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111220T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
1158 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA ALTHOUGH
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE
LESS THAN AN INCH.

$$

NMZ023-192000-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111220T0000Z/
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
1158 AM MST MON DEC 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY
EVENING...THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED EAST OF THE
AREA. AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWESTERN
SIERRA COUNTY ABOVE 5500 FEET.

$$

NMZ025-200600-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111220T0600Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
1158 AM MST MON DEC 19 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. 

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND THIS
  EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
  ABOVE 8000 FEET ON THE EASTERN SLOPES. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
  THROUGH THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH TO OCCASIONAL FLURRIES AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST INCREASE TO AROUND 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 BY LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT
SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
310 AM MST SUN DEC 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP OVERNIGHT AND REACH 5000 FEET
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6000 FEET WHILE LESSER AMOUNTS WILL FALL IN THE NORTHERN LOWLANDS.
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN LOWLANDS EARLY
MONDAY. THE REST OF THE COMING WORK WEEK WILL BE DRY EXCEPT FOR A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
BELOW NORMAL THROUGH CHRISTMAS WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
CUT-OFF LOW HAS BEEN HANDLED WELL BY THE MODELS SO FAR. NOT HARD
TO DO WHEN ITS QUASI-STATIONARY. IT SHOULD START MOVING OUR
DIRECTION LATER THIS MORNING WHEN A SHORT WAVE IN THE MAIN FLOW
TO THE NORTHWEST GETS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. IN THE MEANTIME THE
ONLY ISSUE IS WRESTLING WITH LOW CEILINGS CURRENTLY OVER MUCH OF
OUR CWFA.

DYNAMICS/LEFT EXIT REGION OF JET/COLD AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH
UPPER LOW SHOULD SET OFF AN EXTENSIVE BAND OF PRECIPITATION OVER
SOUTHWESTERN NM BY THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS IN THE WARM SECTOR WILL BE
AROUND 8000 FT BUT DROP TO 5000 FT BY EARLY MONDAY AS COLD CORE
PASSES OVERHEAD. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACS
SHOULD REACH WARNING CRITERIA SO WILL UPGRADE WATCH TO A WARNING
FOR THOSE ZONES BEFORE THIS SHIFT IS OVER. MAY ALSO ISSUE AN
ADVISORY FOR THE SIERRA COUNTY AREA. OTHERWISE MOST OF THE
LOWLANDS WILL SEE A RAIN/SNOW MIX EARLY MONDAY. THE LOW WILL PULL
AWAY TO THE EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE WILL
KEEP LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS GOING IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...
ESPECIALLY THE SACS INTO MONDAY EVENING.

ANOTHER TRAILING SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AS AN OPEN
POSITIVE TILT TROUGH...WEAKER AND DRIER THAN ITS PREDECESSOR ON
WEDNESDAY. THE 06Z NAM IS SLOWER WITH THIS FEATURE THAN THE 00Z
GFS...BUT IT MATTERS LITTLE AS IMPACTS WILL LIKELY BE SLIGHT. THE
GFS AND ECM HAVE REALLY BEEN BOUNCING AROUND WITH THE CHRISTMAS
WEEKEND (AND SLIGHTLY BEYOND) SCENARIO. FROM WET TO DRY...FROM
REALLY COLD TO NOT SO COLD. BOTH 00Z SOLUTIONS ARE DRY BUT THE
COLD BLAST ADVERTISED BY THE ECM IS RIDICULOUS.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID 18/12Z-19/12Z. STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHING FROM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
MOISTURE INTO THE AREA FROM THE W-SW. THIS WILL MEAN SCT-BKN MVFR
CIGS 020-030 AGL GENLY E OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THIS MORNING.
MVFR AND IFR CIGS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE DIVIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE LOW APPROACHES. FREEZING LEVELS WILL START OVER 8KFT MSL
TODAY...FALLING AS LOW AS 5-6KFT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
HIGHER MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
DEEP UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CA COAST WILL BEGIN
HEADING EAST FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING. AS IT
APPROACHES...SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO SW NM LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
WITH ACTIVITY SPREADING EAST INTO FAR WEST TX TONIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL INITIALLY START HIGH...AROUND 8000
FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND LOWER TO 5000 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT AS COLD
CORE OF THE LOW MOVES OVER OUR AREA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WARMER UNSTABLE AIR AHEAD OF THE
MAIN STORM.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
GILA AND ALDO LEOPOLD WILDERNESS AREAS TONIGHT AND MONDAY FOR
SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. A WATCH IS ALSO IN AFFECT
FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH
A FOOT. THESE WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO WARNINGS LATER
THIS MORNING SO STAY TUNED TO OUR WEB PAGE OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. LINGERING PRECIPITATION ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY
EVENING EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE.

INCREASING LOW LEVEL EAST WINDS...AND MID LEVEL S-SW WINDS WILL
MAINTAIN GOOD OR VERY GOOD VENT RATES OVER NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
FOR US. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE IN THIS PATTERN
FOR THE ENTIRE WORK WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 58  38  49  30  50 /  10  60  50  10  10
SIERRA BLANCA TX        56  39  46  27  50 /  10  50  50  10  10
LAS CRUCES              55  35  47  27  48 /  20  60  50  10  10
ALAMOGORDO              56  36  47  30  49 /  20  60  60  20  10
CLOUDCROFT              45  27  33  23  36 /  30  90  80  30  10
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   54  33  45  29  48 /  30  70  60  10  10
SILVER CITY             51  29  42  26  46 /  40  90  60  10  10
DEMING                  56  35  46  28  48 /  30  70  50   0  10
LORDSBURG               55  37  47  26  49 /  50  80  60   0  10

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR NMZ022.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
     NMZ025.

TX...NONE.
&&

01 FAUSETT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
614 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2011

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-181315-
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-
614 AM MST SAT DEC 17 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SHOWERS WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHWESTERN NEW
MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP FROM
8000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO 5000 FEET OVERNIGHT. EXPECTED SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING INCLUDE AN INCH OR TWO IN THE
LOWLANDS OF SIERRA COUNTY...2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE GILA REGION...AND
5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. PRECIPITATION
WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.