Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Nov 9, 2012, 4:03 PM MST. It took effect at Nov 9, 2012, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 32 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2012, 4:03 PM MST (23:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 9, 2012, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2012, 6:58 AM MST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
634 WWUS45 KABQ 092303 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 403 PM MST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...FIRST TASTE OF WINTER EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND.... .A VIGOROUS AND VAST UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY WORK ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND LIFT FOR PRECIPITATION INTO PARTS OF NEW MEXICO...MUCH OF WHICH WILL TURN TO SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PERIODS OF INCREASING SNOW WILL BE OBSERVED TONIGHT...AND MORE EXTENSIVELY INTO SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN/TUSAS AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS WITH DECENT SNOW TOTALS IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...CHUSKA...AND SAN MATEO MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL ALSO FALL IN SOME ADJACENT HIGHLANDS OF NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SUNDAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THESE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND. NMZ503-510-511-100500- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0009.121110T0600Z-121111T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0010.121110T0600Z-121111T1800Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 403 PM MST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN MID SLOPE AREAS BETWEEN 6500 AND 8000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SIX TO TEN INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 8500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF NEAR A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THESE STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN AS EARLY AS TONIGHT. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY SNOW LEVELS WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 6500 AND 7500 FEET. TEMPERATURES WILL STEADILY TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ501-502-504>506-100500- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.121110T0600Z-121111T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 403 PM MST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY ONE TO FOUR INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES ABOVE. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SATURDAY AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY SNOW LEVELS WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 6500 AND 7500 FEET. TEMPERATURES WILL STEADILY TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ512>515-100500- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.121110T1900Z-121111T1800Z/ 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- 403 PM MST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY THREE TO EIGHT INCHES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLDER...AND SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ 52
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406 WWUS45 KABQ 100446 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 946 PM MST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTRY WEEKEND ON TAP FOR NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO.... .A POWERFUL POCKET OF COLD AIR AND UPPER ATMOSPHERE ENERGY EXTENDING FROM ARCTIC CANADA TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND. RAIN SHOWERS MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW EXPANDING IN COVERAGE AND INCREASING IN INTENSITY DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES FROM ARIZONA THROUGH NEW MEXICO DURING THE DAY. AS THE STORM MOVES OFF TOWARD THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY LATE SUNDAY...HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIE ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO LINE...AND OVER THE SUMMITS OF THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. NMZ503-510-511-101300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0010.121110T0600Z-121111T1800Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 946 PM MST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN MID SLOPE AREAS BETWEEN 6500 AND 8000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SIX TO TEN INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 8500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF NEAR A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 10000 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THESE STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN OVERNIGHT. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...MOVING BETWEEN 6500 AND 7500 FEET THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ501-502-504>506-101300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.121110T0600Z-121111T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 946 PM MST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY ONE TO FOUR INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES ABOVE. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SATURDAY AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL MOVE UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 6500 AND 7500 FEET. FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ512>515-101300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.121110T1900Z-121111T1800Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 946 PM MST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY THREE TO EIGHT INCHES. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLDER...AND SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ SHY
502 WWUS45 KABQ 101151 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 451 AM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTRY WEEKEND ON TAP FOR NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO.... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLIDE EAST OVER NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH RAIN...SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES. RAIN AND HIGH TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES FROM ARIZONA THROUGH NEW MEXICO. AS THE STORM MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS SUNDAY...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL HAVE FALLEN OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO LINE...THE JEMEZ AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY. WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND FRIGID WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT THE REGION SUNDAY. NMZ503-510-511-101900- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 451 AM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 8500 FEET AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR ONE FOOT ABOVE 10000 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...8500 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING FALLING QUICKLY TO ALL ELEVATIONS BY LATE MORNING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT WILL CREATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ501-502-504>506-101900- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 451 AM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 8500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 8500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...8500 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING FALLING TO ALL ELEVATIONS BY LATE THIS MORNING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT WILL CREATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ512>515-101900- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.121110T1900Z-121111T1800Z/ 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- 451 AM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON THEN NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...8500 FEET THIS MORNING FALLING TO ALL ELEVATIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT WILL CREATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES TONIGHT NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
078 WWUS45 KABQ 101902 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1202 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO.... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST...IMPACTING NEW MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM SYSTEM. COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL INTO THE STATE FROM THE WEST...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE SAN JUAN/TUSAS AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS WITH MODERATE SNOW ALSO INCREASING OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHTER AND MORE INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN PLATEAU...THE SAN MATEO MOUNTAINS...AND OTHER AREAS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY...BUT WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND FRIGID WIND CHILLS WILL IMPACT THE REGION SUNDAY. NMZ503-510-511-110330- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 1202 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 8500 FEET AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR ONE FOOT ABOVE 10000 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING...GRADUALLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ501-502-504>506-110330- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 1202 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 8500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 8500 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...GRADUALLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL PERIODICALLY FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 5500 AND 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO ALL AREAS BY THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT WILL CREATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ512>515-110330- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 1202 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ 52
970 WWUS45 KABQ 110326 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 826 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO.... .SNOW SWEEPING EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY TO EASE THESE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ503-510-511-111300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 826 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 8500 FEET AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR ONE FOOT ABOVE 10000 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...GRADUALLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TOWARD SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ501-502-504>506-111300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 826 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 8500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 8500 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...GRADUALLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL PERIODICALLY FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 5500 AND 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO ALL AREAS BY THIS EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT WILL CREATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ512>515-111300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ 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- 826 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ SHY
437 WWUS45 KABQ 110418 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 918 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO.... .SNOW SWEEPING EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY TO EASE THESE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. NMZ503-510-511-111300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 918 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 8500 FEET AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR ONE FOOT ABOVE 10000 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...GRADUALLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TOWARD SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 T0 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ501-502-504>506-111300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 918 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 8500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 8500 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... GRADUALLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO THE SURFACE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 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. && $$ NMZ512>515-111300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 918 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ SHY
126 WWUS45 KABQ 111058 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 358 AM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTRY WEATHER SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.... .SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE MORNING. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL HOLD WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 5 AND 15 DEGREES THROUGH THE MORNING. SKIES WILL CLEAR BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME FLURRIES LINGERING OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. NMZ503-111200- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- 358 AM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ NMZ501-502-505-111200- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU- 358 AM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ NMZ510-511-111800- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 358 AM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 T0 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TODAY MAY ALLOW SLICK ROADWAY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST...ESPECIALLY IN SHADED AREAS. 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. && $$ NMZ504-506-111800- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 358 AM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TODAY MAY ALLOW SLICK ROADWAY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST...ESPECIALLY IN SHADED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512>515-111800- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ 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- 358 AM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TODAY MAY ALLOW SLICK ROADWAY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST...ESPECIALLY IN SHADED AREAS. 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. && $$
601 WWUS45 KABQ 111358 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 658 AM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTRY WEATHER SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.... .SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH LATE MORNING. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL HOLD WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 5 AND 15 DEGREES THROUGH THE MORNING. SKIES WILL CLEAR BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME FLURRIES LINGERING OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. NMZ510-511-111500- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 658 AM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW NEAR OPEN FIELDS HOWEVER HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED. $$ NMZ504-506-111500- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 658 AM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW NEAR OPEN FIELDS HOWEVER HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER HAS ENDED. $$ NMZ512>515-111800- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-121111T1800Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 658 AM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TODAY MAY ALLOW SLICK ROADWAY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST...ESPECIALLY IN SHADED AREAS. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS MAY ALLOW FOR SOME BLOWING SNOW NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
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 Nov 9, 3:06 PM MST, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 3:06 PM MST, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 306 PM MST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WIND AND PRECIPITATION EVENT DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... .DISCUSSION...THE CORE OF THE UPPER LOW HAS PUSHED ALONG THE WASHINGTON STATE AND BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER WITH AN EXTENSION OF LOWER PRESSURE CARVING OUT OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO CALIFORNIA. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT HAVE STRENGTHENED AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE WHILE A 130 KT JET CONTINUES TO DEFINE A SHARP BAROCLINIC ZONE. THE SOUTHWESTERLIES ARE BRINGING STRONGER WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN MUCH OF NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...AND A DECENT SLUG OF MOISTURE WAS ALSO ADVECTED INTO THE STATE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS. THIS HAS SPAWNED SOME SHOWERS AND EVEN EMBEDDED THUNDER...MOSTLY OVER THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF NM...BUT SOME WARM AIR ADVECTION SHOWERS HAVE EVEN DEVELOPED IN PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. HOWEVER...DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS ARE STILL QUITE LARGE IN THE EAST...AND MUCH OF THIS MAY NOT REACH THE GROUND BEFORE EVAPORATING. WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN INTACT THROUGH THE EVENING FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ZONES...PRIMARILY FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SOME WINDS AT RIDGE TOP LEVEL MAY EXCEED ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER MIDNIGHT IN BOTH THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...BUT OPTED TO SIMPLIFY THE PRODUCT. TONIGHTS LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RUN COOLER IN THE FAR WEST AS THE THERMAL TROUGH ALOFT APPROACHES...BUT MUCH OF THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ZONES WILL REMAIN IN RELATIVELY WARMER SOUTHWEST FLOW. HIGH WIND WARNING WILL COVER MOST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND HIGH PLAINS FOR SATURDAY WHERE 700MB FLOW AND SUBSEQUENT MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL PRODUCE STRONGEST GUST POTENTIAL. WILL ALSO ADD A WIND ADVISORY IN THE EASTERN TIER OF COUNTIES FOR SATURDAY...AND NEXT SHIFTS MAY NEED TO EXPAND TO INCLUDE THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ZONES AND ONCE AGAIN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. AS FAR AS WINTRY WEATHER...THE BEST MOISTURE AND POSITIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION AND OROGRAPHICS WILL ALL BE JUXTAPOSED OVER THE TUSAS/SAN JUANS...JEMEZ...AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS TOWARD DULCE WHERE SEVERAL INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN RACKING UP. SOME MODEST ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES COULD ALSO BE SEEN IN THE REMAINING ZONES OF THE NW QUADRANT OF NM WITH LOWEST VALLEY AREAS ONLY SEEING MIX OF RAIN/SNOW WITH SOIL TEMPERATURES TOO WARM FOR MUCH ACCUMULATION. THE SANGRES WILL ALSO SEE SOME ACCUMULATION...MOSTLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW NIGHT...BUT MOISTURE WILL BE LESS ABUNDANT AND LOWER TOTALS ARE EXPECTED. INTO THE RIO GRANDE A MIX OF RAIN AND BRIEF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE PACIFIC FRONTAL PASSAGE WHERE FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING WILL BE THE PRIMARY DRIVER. THE FRONT WILL WORK EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SATURDAY NIGHT...AND WINDS SHOULD DECOUPLE BY DARK WITH A FEW STUBBORN RIDGE TOP AND MOUNTAIN PEAK GUSTS PERSISTING A BIT LATER. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGHOUT SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. DAYTIME HIGHS WERE NOT TWEAKED MUCH FOR SUNDAY...STILL A CHILLY DAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS LOOKING A BIT STRONGER AND ADDING TO THE NIP IN THE AIR. FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN ZONAL BY MONDAY...AND THEREAFTER THE WARMING TREND WILL BE QUICK. NEXT WEEKS PACIFIC PERTURBATION LOOKS TO BE A DUD NOW...WITH MODELS PROGRESSIVELY CARRYING IT FARTHER NORTH AS JUST AN OPEN WAVE TROUGH DEPLETED OF ANY SUBSTANTIAL MOISTURE. 52 && .FIRE WEATHER... WEATHER MORE TYPICAL OF MID NOVEMBER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE TEMPERATURES AND WINDS MODERATE. UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM SPRAWLED ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND PAC NW WILL SWING OVER THE ROCKIES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE EXITING INTO THE PLAINS STATES MONDAY. SCATTERED MAINLY LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE A FEW SHORT LIVED THUNDERSTORMS EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS ACTIVITY BUT RH RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE THEN TEMPERATURES WILL TAKE A PLUNGE SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE STATE. HIGHS FROM THE CONTDVD WESTWARD WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE WHILE THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS...WITH HIGHS VARYING FROM 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY BUT WILL BE FOCUSED ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST QUARTER TO THIRD OF THE STATE. WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER CONSIDERABLY AND SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SAN JUAN...JEMEZ...AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AS STORM DYNAMICS ARE FORECAST TO TAPER OFF OVER THAT AREA. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE MOST FAVORED FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS SATURDAY ALTHOUGH LOCALES FROM THE RGV TO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO SEE GUSTY WINDS BUT NOT QUITE AS STRONG. MIN RH VALUES SATURDAY MAY DIP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT OVER THE FAR EAST AS WELL IN THE LOWER RGV BUT NO FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS ARE ANTICIPATED. A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE REGION BY SUNDAY WITH SOME LOCALES ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST SEEING HIGHS AS MUCH AS 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. SNOW WILL BE TAPERING OFF AND ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG AS SATURDAY...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS SUNDAY WITH RELATIVELY WEAKER NORTH WINDS. AGAIN MIN RH VALUES MAY DIP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT IN THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS BUT WITH THE COLD AIR AND LOW HAINES NO HIGHLIGHTS PLANNED. THE COLDEST LOWS OF THIS FALL SEASON ARE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AS SKIES CLEAR AND WINDS START TO DIMINISH. EXCELLENT VENTILATION THROUGH SUNDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY POOR VENTILATION OVERALL MONDAY AND TUESDAY UNDER MAINLY ZONAL FLOW OR A WEAK RIDGE ALOFT AND LIGHT WINDS. SOME IMPROVEMENT NOTED WEDNESDAY...BUT ACROSS MOST LOWER TERRAIN AREAS POOR VENTILATION WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED WHERE COLD AIR MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO MODIFY. THURSDAY MAY SEE GOOD VALUES FINALLY OVER MUCH OF THE WEST AND CENTRAL AS A DISTURBANCE PASSES OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO WARM CLOSER TO AVERAGE VALUES AND INCREASING MIXING HEIGHTS. THIS DISTURBANCE APPEARS TO BE MUCH LESS IMPRESSIVE THAN DEPICTED IN PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS. && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE SCATTERED GENERALLY LOWER TERRAIN -SHRA AND HIGH TERRAIN -SHSN SHOWERS TRACKING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ATTM IN ADVANCE OF UPPER TROUGH/LOW SPRAWLED OVER GREAT BASIN TO THE PAC NW. HOWEVER...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOWERS WITH SHORT LIVED MVFR CIGS/VSBYS AND MOUNTAIN TOP OBSCURATIONS. AN ISOLD LIGHTNING STRIKE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THROUGH 00Z. SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET TEMPORARILY UNTIL COLD FRONT APPROACHES WESTERN NEW MEXICO AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN/EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE GUSTS TO AROUND 40 TO 45KT EXPECTED. WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN BETWEEN 00Z AND 12Z TONIGHT WITH HIGH TERRAIN AND EASTERN SLOPES CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN MOST LIKELY IMPACTED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 37 42 20 39 / 60 60 40 20 DULCE........................... 33 37 15 32 / 60 80 60 40 CUBA............................ 37 40 14 32 / 40 60 50 30 GALLUP.......................... 34 40 13 35 / 50 60 30 20 EL MORRO........................ 34 37 16 31 / 40 60 50 20 GRANTS.......................... 33 43 18 38 / 30 50 40 20 QUEMADO......................... 36 46 18 36 / 30 50 20 20 GLENWOOD........................ 44 49 25 48 / 40 50 20 10 CHAMA........................... 30 34 12 25 / 70 80 60 40 LOS ALAMOS...................... 40 44 19 35 / 30 50 40 20 PECOS........................... 40 43 21 33 / 30 40 30 20 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 36 41 12 30 / 30 50 40 20 RED RIVER....................... 30 32 11 19 / 40 50 50 30 ANGEL FIRE...................... 31 38 10 25 / 30 40 40 30 TAOS............................ 37 42 16 34 / 20 40 40 20 MORA............................ 40 44 19 32 / 20 30 30 20 ESPANOLA........................ 38 50 20 40 / 20 40 20 10 SANTA FE........................ 40 46 22 36 / 30 40 30 20 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 38 49 21 39 / 20 40 20 20 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 41 51 26 42 / 20 30 20 10 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 44 52 28 44 / 20 30 20 10 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 39 54 24 46 / 10 30 10 5 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 40 53 25 45 / 10 30 20 10 LOS LUNAS....................... 45 59 28 48 / 10 30 10 5 RIO RANCHO...................... 42 52 28 44 / 20 30 20 10 SOCORRO......................... 47 62 29 50 / 10 20 5 0 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 38 47 19 37 / 20 50 20 20 TIJERAS......................... 40 50 23 41 / 20 40 20 10 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 39 52 24 43 / 20 30 20 10 CLINES CORNERS.................. 41 50 20 37 / 20 20 10 10 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 43 54 26 42 / 20 30 10 10 CARRIZOZO....................... 43 56 29 46 / 20 30 10 5 RUIDOSO......................... 48 54 28 38 / 30 40 20 10 CAPULIN......................... 43 54 20 35 / 10 20 30 30 RATON........................... 40 54 21 38 / 10 20 20 20 SPRINGER........................ 42 57 23 41 / 10 20 10 10 LAS VEGAS....................... 39 49 19 38 / 20 20 20 10 CLAYTON......................... 46 64 26 42 / 5 10 10 20 ROY............................. 45 58 28 43 / 10 20 10 10 CONCHAS......................... 46 67 32 49 / 10 10 10 5 SANTA ROSA...................... 45 64 30 49 / 10 10 10 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 48 69 33 51 / 10 10 10 5 CLOVIS.......................... 46 72 30 52 / 10 10 5 5 PORTALES........................ 48 72 34 53 / 10 10 5 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 47 69 32 53 / 10 10 5 5 ROSWELL......................... 53 76 40 60 / 10 10 5 5 PICACHO......................... 51 66 33 52 / 10 20 10 5 ELK............................. 49 61 32 46 / 20 30 10 5 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ521>526-528-529-531>533-537>540. WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ527-530-534>536. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501-502-504>506. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-505-506-508. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ503-510-511. && 52
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 9, 6:08 AM MST, 9 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 608 AM MST FRI NOV 9 2012 NMZ501>540-101300- 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- 608 AM MST FRI NOV 9 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A POTENT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY CROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND STEERING A STRONG JET STREAM OVER THE STATE. AS A RESULT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...BEGINNING NEAR THE ARIZONA BORDER TODAY. GUSTS WILL REACH NEAR 50 MPH FROM GALLUP TO LUNA AND THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...RAIN AND HIGH TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NEW MEXICO FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT...DROPPING THE SNOW LEVEL AND INCREASING THE CHANCE OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE FOCUS FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD WITH THE JET STREAM ON SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS EASTWARD. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...HIGHLANDS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS...INCLUDING SANTA FE...LAS VEGAS...RUIDOSO AND ROSWELL. FURTHER...THE COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO PLUMMET ON SATURDAY. BY SUNDAY MORNING...A FEW TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAUS. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING RAIN AND HIGH TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS TO THE STATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THE SYSTEM. AT THIS TIME...THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS APPEAR FAVORED FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. 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. 44
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Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Nov 9, 3:43 PM MST | High Wind Warning | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| Nov 9, 3:43 PM MST | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:03 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 43 hr |
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