Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012

Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Albuquerque, NM

November 9, 2012

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.

The area

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WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.

&&

$$

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7 follow-up statements
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.

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&&

.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.

&&

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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.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 3:43 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningABQ28 hr
Nov 9, 3:43 PM MSTWind AdvisoryABQ28 hr
Nov 9, 4:03 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ43 hr

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