Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Jan 7, 2012, 12:14 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 8, 2012, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for 22 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 7, 2012, 12:14 PM MST (19:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2012, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2012, 3:33 AM MST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
637 WWUS45 KABQ 071914 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1214 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM APPROACHING NEW MEXICO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIVE TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TONIGHT...AND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST INTO MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM...NAMELY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN...NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE FORECASTED. A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN SOME NEIGHBORING LOWER ELEVATION VALLEYS AND PLAINS...INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE NORTHEASTERN TO EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY PUSH INTO WEST TEXAS BY LATE MONDAY...ALLOWING SNOW TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED...INCLUDING MANY AREAS OF INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25. SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS IN THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. NMZ503-504-072015- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.A.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- 1214 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. WHILE SOME SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT ONLY ONE TO TWO INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...SUNDAY...AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED. $$ NMZ506>508-080300- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 1214 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 6 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS SUCH AS MOUNT TAYLOR. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS EARLY SUNDAY AND WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN LAGUNA PUEBLO...GRANTS...AND GALLUP. REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED IN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ521>524-526-533-539-540-080300- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 1214 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 6 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO A FOOT ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY...POTENTIALLY EXTENDING INTO MID DAY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6500 FEET...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAY 60...70...AND 380. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ512>515-527>532-080300- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY- 1214 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 2 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO STATE LINE EARLY SUNDAY AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER SUNDAY OVER THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEASTERN PLAINS. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ510-511-516>518-080300- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- 1214 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO STATE LINE EARLY SUNDAY AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER SUNDAY OVER THE ADJACENT VALLEYS. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ525-080300- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 1214 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ACROSS THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW INITIALLY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ520-080300- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 1214 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS TALLYING WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW INITIALLY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES.. * LOCAL IMPACTS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ534>538-080300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0001.120109T0100Z-120110T0100Z/ QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 1214 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HIGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN CHAVES COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY...INTENSIFY SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOW COULD BE HEAVY...THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AFTER DARK SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ 52
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425 WWUS45 KABQ 080308 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 808 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM APPROACHING NEW MEXICO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIVE TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE TONIGHT...AND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST INTO MONDAY. SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM...NAMELY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN... NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE UP TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE FORECASTED. A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN SOME NEIGHBORING LOWER ELEVATION VALLEYS AND PLAINS... INCLUDING THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE NORTHEASTERN TO EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY PUSH INTO WEST TEXAS BY LATE MONDAY...ALLOWING SNOW TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED...INCLUDING MANY AREAS OF INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25. SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS IN THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS SYSTEM. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. NMZ512>515-527>532-081200- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY- 808 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 OR 30 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...BUT ELSEWHERE SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW INITIALLY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ510-516-080415- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 808 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL IS NOW EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN AN INCH OR TWO. $$ NMZ506>508-081200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 808 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 2 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS SUCH AS MOUNT TAYLOR. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS EARLY SUNDAY AND WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN LAGUNA PUEBLO...GRANTS...AND GALLUP. REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED IN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ521>524-526-533-539-540-081200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 808 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 2 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY...POTENTIALLY EXTENDING INTO MID DAY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6500 FEET...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAY 60...70...AND 380. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ511-517-518-081200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- 808 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO STATE LINE EARLY SUNDAY AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER SUNDAY OVER THE ADJACENT VALLEYS. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ520-525-081200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 808 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW INITIALLY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES.. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ534>538-081200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0001.120109T0100Z-120110T0100Z/ QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 808 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN CHAVES COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...INTENSIFY SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY ON OCCASION...THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AFTER DARK SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET. && $$ 43/50
782 WWUS45 KABQ 081109 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 409 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING NEW MEXICO TODAY INTO MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ARIZONA WILL DIVE TOWARD THE BOOT HEEL OF NEW MEXICO TODAY...THEN TURN EAST ACROSS WEST TEXAS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL FAVOR THE SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ONTO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND CHAVES COUNTY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED...INCLUDING SOME AREAS OF INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25. UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS IN THE EXACT TRACK AND SPEED OF THIS SYSTEM. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. NMZ506-507-533-081900- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY- 409 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET AND IN GUADALUPE COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...CONTINUE TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH ON MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CAUSE MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW INITIALLY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ538-081900- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0001.120109T0100Z-120110T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120109T0100Z-120110T0100Z/ CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 409 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THREE TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN CHAVES COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...INTENSIFY TONIGHT WHEN SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY ON OCCASION...THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AFTER DARK THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ508-081900- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 409 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TODAY AND CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED...ICY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ521>524-526-539-540-081900- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 409 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 2 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY...POTENTIALLY EXTENDING INTO MID DAY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6500 FEET...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 60...70...AND 380. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ534>537-081900- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0001.120109T0100Z-120110T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120109T0100Z-120110T0100Z/ QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- 409 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BY THIS AFTERNOON...INTENSIFY TONIGHT THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH MAY PRODUCE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AFTER DARK THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512>515-527>532-081900- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY- 409 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 25 OR 30 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...BUT ELSEWHERE SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW INITIALLY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS...RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ511-517-518-081900- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- 409 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE DAY...PEAK DURING THE LATE DAY AND EARLY NIGHTTIME HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ520-525-081900- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120108T1300Z-120109T1300Z/ LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 409 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW INITIALLY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES.. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ 40
831 WWUS45 KABQ 081853 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1153 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING NEW MEXICO TODAY INTO MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ARIZONA WILL CONTINUE TO DIVE TOWARD THE BOOT HEEL OF NEW MEXICO TODAY...THEN PUSH TOWARD WEST TEXAS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL FAVOR THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TODAY...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. THE FOCUS FOR SNOW WILL THEN SHIFT FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST TONIGHT...IMPACTING THE CENTRAL TO SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CHAVES COUNTY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED...INCLUDING SOME AREAS OF INTERSTATE 40 AND INTERSTATE 25. NMZ508-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 1153 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE TODAY AND CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED...ICY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ538-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120109T0100Z-120110T0100Z/ CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 1153 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN CHAVES COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...INTENSIFYING LATER TONIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON MONDAY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ521>524-526-539-540-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 1153 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 2 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY...POTENTIALLY EXTENDING INTO MID DAY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6500 FEET...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 60...70...AND 380. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ506-507-512>515-527>533-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- 1153 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET AND IN GUADALUPE COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...CONTINUE TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH ON MONDAY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6500 FEET...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ534>537-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120109T0100Z-120110T0100Z/ QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- 1153 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BY THIS AFTERNOON...INTENSIFY TONIGHT THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH MAY PRODUCE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AFTER DARK THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ511-517-518-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- 1153 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6500 FEET...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INTENSIFIES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ520-525-090300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 1153 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW INITIALLY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES.. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
888 WWUS45 KABQ 082229 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 329 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING NEW MEXICO TODAY INTO MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ARIZONA WILL CONTINUE TO DIVE TOWARD THE BOOT HEEL OF NEW MEXICO TODAY...THEN PUSH TOWARD WEST TEXAS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL FAVOR THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FOCUS FOR SNOW WILL THEN SHIFT FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST TONIGHT... IMPACTING THE CENTRAL TO SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CHAVES COUNTY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST EARLY MONDAY. TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED...INCLUDING SOME AREAS OF INTERSTATE 40...AND U.S. HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380. NMZ512>515-517-518-527-528-530>532-082330- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- SANTA FE METRO AREA-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY- 329 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING...THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS DIMINISHING. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ NMZ534-535-082330- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120109T0100Z-120110T0100Z/ QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY- 329 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.. $$ NMZ538-090500- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.120109T0100Z-120110T0100Z/ CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 329 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO FIVE INCHES POSSIBLE... PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN CHAVES COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX WITH RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...INTENSIFYING LATER TONIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON MONDAY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ508-090500- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 329 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED...ICY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ521>524-526-539-540-090500- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 329 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 2 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY...POTENTIALLY EXTENDING INTO MID DAY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6500 FEET...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 60...70...AND 380. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ506-507-529-533-090500- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- GUADALUPE COUNTY- 329 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET AND IN GUADALUPE COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING...BECOMING LESS INTENSE TONIGHT AND THEN DIMINISHING EARLY ON MONDAY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6500 FEET...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ536-537-090500- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.120109T0100Z-120110T0100Z/ ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- 329 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH MAY PRODUCE SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AFTER DARK THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ511-090500- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 329 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6500 FEET...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INTENSIFIES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ520-525-090500- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 329 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...SOME RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW INITIALLY...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY TURN COLDER AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES.. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
792 WWUS45 KABQ 090427 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 927 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 NMZ508-521>524-090530- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 927 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND PATCHY FOG WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT...BUT GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM LATE EVENING ON. THE FOG MAY BE DENSE AT TIMES. $$ NMZ506-507-511-520-525-529-533-090530- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- GUADALUPE COUNTY- 927 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FOG WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT...BUT GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THE FOG MAY BECOME DENSE AT TIMES. $$ NMZ538-091300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120110T0100Z/ CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 927 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...0NE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT... PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN AND FAR WESTERN CHAVES COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES AT LEAST THROUGH THE MIDNIGHT HOUR...BUT SHOULD BECOME ALL SNOW NOT TOO LONG THEREAFTER. SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF BETWEEN MID MORNING AND MID AFTERNOON MONDAY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AFTER 2 OR 3 AM MST. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. AREAS OF DENSE FOG MAY ALSO DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ526-539-540-091300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 927 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET. VERY LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST MONDAY MORNING...LINGERING THE LONGEST ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN AND FAR SOUTHEAST LINCOLN COUNTY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS AS PRECIPITATION INCREASES. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ACROSS THE REGION. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 60...70...AND 380. AREAS OF DENSE FOG MAY ALSO DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ536-537-091300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120110T0100Z/ ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- 927 PM MST SUN JAN 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT MOST 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...TAPERING OFF DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH MAY PRODUCE SOME BRIEFLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. AREAS OF FOG MAY ALSO DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ 43
977 WWUS45 KABQ 091033 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 333 AM MST MON JAN 9 2012 NMZ538-091900- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120110T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120110T0100Z/ CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- 333 AM MST MON JAN 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT MOST 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST MOST CHAVES COUNTY. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH MAY PRODUCE SOME BRIEFLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. AREAS OF FOG MAY ALSO DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. && $$ NMZ526-539-540-091145- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120109T1300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 333 AM MST MON JAN 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ NMZ537-091145- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120110T0100Z/ DE BACA COUNTY- 333 AM MST MON JAN 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SOUTH OF DE BACA COUNTY TODAY AS NOTHING MORE THAN AN ISOLATED SHOW SHOWER IS EXPECTED. $$ NMZ536-091900- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120110T0100Z/ ROOSEVELT COUNTY- 333 AM MST MON JAN 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AT MOST 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN MOST ROOSEVELT COUNTY. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH MAY PRODUCE SOME BRIEFLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW. AREAS OF FOG MAY ALSO EXIST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ 40
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 7, 3:15 AM MST, 8 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 3:15 AM MST, 8 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 315 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 .DISCUSSION... TWO STORMS TO IMPACT THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT THROUGH NEXT WEEK. TO WHAT EXTENT IS STILL IN QUESTION. MODELS AT ODDS OVER BEST QPF AND RESULTING SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THE UPCOMING STORM SUN INTO MON. CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN FAVOR W ZONES WHILE NAM AND GFS LIKE THE E...ESPECIALLY OUR EC AND SE ZONES. LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS BUT OUR INCLINATION IS TO HEDGE TOWARD THE NAN AND GFS. THE SREF LOOKS LIKE A GOOD COMPROMISE. THUS WILL DROP WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ZNS 502 AND 505 AND ISSUE A WATCH FOR THE EC AND SE ZONES SUN NIGHT AND MON. WILL NOT TOUCH REMAINING WATCHES OTHER THAN TO ADJUST TIMING. PUSHED BACK START TIME TO 6AM SUN AND RAN THROUGH 6AM MON. OUR GUT FEELING IS WATCHES N OF I 40 AND W OF I 25 WILL END UP BEING WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES. AFTER THIS FIRST STORM PULLS AWAY WE GET A BREAK ON TUE INTO WED. A NORTHERN BRANCH SHORT WAVE THEN IS FORECAST BY THE LONG RANGE MODELS TO CROSS NM IN THE WED TO THU TIME FRAME. MEANWHILE THE GFS AND EURO DEVELOP A CLOSED LOW OFF THE W COAST AND EVENTUALLY BRING IT TOWARD NM NEXT FRI INTO THE WEEKEND. LOW CHANCE POPS WILL SUFFICE FOR MOST AREAS AT THIS POINT. CHJ && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AREAWIDE THROUGH AT LEAST 06Z SUN. THEREAFTER...LOWERING CIGS AND ISOLD/SCT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF NC/NW NEW MEXICO WITH LCL MVFR CONDITIONS EXPANDING IN COVERAGE TOWARD DAYBREAK SUNDAY. AT THE SURFACE...LEE SIDE TROUGHING WILL RESULT IN A BRIEF RETURN TO SWLY WINDS ON THE EASTERN PLAINS WITH OCNL GUSTS IN THE 20-30 KT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING TO INCLUDE KLVS AND KTCC. GUSTY SWLY SFC WINDS ALSO DEVELOPING AT KGUP AND ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN AS A STORM SYSTEM NEARS. 41 NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 22Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... AFTER NEARLY TWO WEEKS OF TRANQUIL/STAGNANT WEATHER...THE STORM TRACK WILL MAKE A RETURN TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATER THIS WEEKEND AND INTO THE COMING WEEK. FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THIS PATTERN TRANSITION LEADING TO LOWER THAN AVERAGE CONFIDENCE IN BOTH THE NEAR TERM...AND EXTENDED PERIODS. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM THAT WE ARE FOCUSED UPON IS CURRENTLY DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM THE INLAND NW. LATEST MODELS ARE IN SLIGHTLY BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...BUT DIFFER MIGHTILY WITH RESPECT TO ITS EVENTUAL STRENGTH AND RESULTANT PRECIPITATION COVERAGE AND AMOUNTS. A MAJORITY OF THE SHORT-RANGE FORECAST MODELS INDICATE THAT THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SHARPEN OR STRENGTHEN AS IT APPROACHES THE FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY PUSH INTO THE FAR NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PRESSING SOUTH AND EAST TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN TO MAKE ITS WAY SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO AFTER MIDNIGHT SETTING UP A FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL EAST TO WEST FLOW DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. THE GFS MODEL HAS CONSISTENTLY ADVERTISED A WEAKER AND MORE OPEN STRUCTURE TO THE UPPER TROUGH...AND STILL DOES NOT DEVELOP A CLOSED LOW OVER CENTRAL NM AS DOES THE NAM...ECMWF AND THE SHORT RANGE ENSEMBLE MEAN /SREF/. AS A RESULT...THE GFS IS FAR LESS BULLISH ON PRECIPITATION COVERAGE ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN AREAS SUNDAY-MONDAY BUT DOES SUGGEST AN ENHANCED MESOSCALE PRECIPITATION BAND...GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH...DEVELOPING FROM THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAIN REGION AND WESTERN CHAVES COUNTY NEWD TO THE EC PLAINS SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS PRECIPITATION WOULD FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW EVEN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST AREAS. ELSEWHERE...SNOW IMPACTS WOULD BE MINIMAL. THE NAM ON THE OTHER HAND IS CONSIDERABLY HOTTER WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION...SHOWING WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS GREATER THAN ONE THIRD INCH ALONG/EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WITH A GREATER IMPACT ACROSS WESTERN AREAS. THE SREF APPEARS TO BE A NICE COMPROMISE....SHOWING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IMPACTS ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FROM THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD...AS WELL AS THE I-40 CORRIDOR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND ALONG THE DIVIDE IN WC/SW NEW MEXICO. ALL MODELS SHOW POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW IMPACTS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS. THE BIG QUESTION REMAINS ACROSS THE WEST AND NORTH...WHERE ASIDE FROM THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO BE FAR MORE LIMITED. AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT A LONG-LIVED EASTERLY GAP WIND WOULD DEVELOP IN THE FAVORED GAPS/CANYONS WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...BUT THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED AS IT WILL HAVE LARGE IMPLICATIONS ON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN AREAS PRONE TO PRECIPITATION-SHADOWING. IF THE UPPER LOW DOES CLOSE OFF AND STRENGTHEN SUBSTANTIALLY...THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR THE SYSTEM TO SLOW DOWN EVEN FURTHER THAN WHAT LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE IS INDICATING. THIS COULD KEEP PERSISTENT SNOW GOING IN SOME SOUTHEASTERN ZONES INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES FURTHER AMPLIFY IN THE EXTENDED. A MID WEEK DISTURBANCE REMAINS A POSSIBILITY...WITH ANOTHER BLAST OF CHILLY AIR. 41 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 49 22 40 15 / 0 20 20 5 DULCE........................... 46 18 37 6 / 5 20 50 10 CUBA............................ 47 20 35 9 / 0 10 60 30 GALLUP.......................... 52 15 38 10 / 0 20 20 10 EL MORRO........................ 48 14 34 7 / 0 20 50 30 GRANTS.......................... 41 9 34 7 / 0 10 60 30 QUEMADO......................... 50 20 36 12 / 0 5 50 20 GLENWOOD........................ 61 29 50 21 / 0 0 20 5 CHAMA........................... 40 16 31 -1 / 10 30 60 20 LOS ALAMOS...................... 47 24 34 15 / 5 10 60 20 PECOS........................... 45 23 34 16 / 0 5 70 50 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 41 11 27 -2 / 5 20 70 20 RED RIVER....................... 39 14 24 2 / 0 20 70 30 ANGEL FIRE...................... 43 15 26 0 / 0 20 70 30 TAOS............................ 44 17 32 6 / 0 10 60 20 MORA............................ 47 20 28 10 / 0 5 70 40 ESPANOLA........................ 51 23 38 15 / 0 10 60 10 SANTA FE........................ 47 24 35 15 / 0 5 70 30 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 47 23 36 18 / 0 5 60 30 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 50 27 39 23 / 0 5 30 30 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 51 29 40 24 / 0 5 30 20 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 52 26 41 22 / 0 5 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 51 28 40 23 / 0 5 30 20 LOS LUNAS....................... 54 24 42 22 / 0 5 20 20 RIO RANCHO...................... 50 26 40 22 / 0 5 30 20 SOCORRO......................... 53 29 41 25 / 0 5 20 20 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 53 25 41 18 / 0 5 50 40 TIJERAS......................... 55 25 43 21 / 0 5 50 40 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 42 17 37 14 / 0 5 60 60 CLINES CORNERS.................. 42 21 34 15 / 0 5 60 60 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 50 25 39 23 / 0 5 60 70 CARRIZOZO....................... 54 27 43 24 / 0 0 40 70 RUIDOSO......................... 50 32 38 20 / 0 0 60 70 CAPULIN......................... 42 19 26 12 / 5 20 70 40 RATON........................... 50 21 30 11 / 5 20 70 30 SPRINGER........................ 47 19 30 11 / 0 10 70 30 LAS VEGAS....................... 48 21 29 13 / 0 5 70 50 CLAYTON......................... 48 23 34 19 / 5 10 60 40 ROY............................. 44 22 32 16 / 0 5 60 40 CONCHAS......................... 52 25 40 21 / 0 5 50 40 SANTA ROSA...................... 53 26 39 20 / 0 5 50 60 TUCUMCARI....................... 54 25 39 21 / 0 0 30 60 CLOVIS.......................... 55 27 42 24 / 0 0 10 60 PORTALES........................ 56 26 45 25 / 0 0 10 60 FORT SUMNER..................... 55 27 43 25 / 0 0 30 70 ROSWELL......................... 61 28 50 28 / 0 0 10 60 PICACHO......................... 61 27 47 25 / 0 0 60 70 ELK............................. 60 32 47 24 / 0 0 70 70 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ534>538. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ503-504-506>508-510>518-521>533-539-540. && 40/41
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 5:40 AM MST, 6 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 540 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 NMZ501>540-081300- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 540 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO DURING THE NIGHT TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AND BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH EAST LOCATIONS SUNDAY NIGHT. EIGHT OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL OVER THE CAPITAN...NORTHERN SACRAMENTO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY BY THE END OF MONDAY...WITH FOUR OR MORE INCHES OVER THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AND CHAVES COUNTY. LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ELSEWHERE. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. 40
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jan 7, 12:14 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 47 hr |
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