Winter Storm Warning 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM

032 
WWUS45 KABQ 091201
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
501 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER SURGES INTO NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT NEW MEXICO TODAY AND 
TONIGHT...BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND ACCUMULATING
SNOWS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SHARPLY COLDER AIRMASS WILL DIVE
QUICKLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EAST HALF OF THE STATE THROUGH THE
MORNING AND ONLY A LITTLE SLOWER FARTHER WEST. SNOW WILL BEGIN
OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN SUNDAY MORNING THEN SPREAD SOUTH
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...EVENTUALLY REACHING THE
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGH PEAKS AND EAST SLOPES
OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO. THIS QUICK HITTING SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE
STATE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

NMZ513>515-527>529-092300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.121209T1300Z-121210T0600Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
501 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES WILL BE
  COMMON NEAR AND ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES
  BELOW.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND
  ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER JUST AFTER SUNRISE...SPREADING
  STEADILY SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
  THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL END PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
  THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL INTERACT WITH TERRAIN TO PRODUCE
  LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL
  WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN
  GLORIETA PASS AND THE COLORADO BORDER. WIND CHILLS WILL DIP DOWN
  INTO THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-092300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.121209T1800Z-121210T0900Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
501 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 2 AM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM MST MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MID DAY AND END NOT
  LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITHIN AN
  HOUR OR TWO OF SUNSET.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
  THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CREATE PATCHES OF BLOWING SNOW AND 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 40 SOME DISTANCE EITHER SIDE OF CLINES CORNERS. 
  WIND CHILLS WILL DIP DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS...BOTH ABOVE 
  AND BELOW ZERO...SUNDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ517-092300-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.121209T1300Z-121210T0600Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
501 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH
  THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END PRIOR TO
  MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
  THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHTLY SNOW OR ICE
  COVERED IN SPOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL
  DROP BELOW 2 MILES AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

NMZ510>512-516-518-530-531-092300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.121209T1300Z-121210T0600Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
501 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ
  MOUNTAINS AND WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WITH
  GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN AREAS.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND
  ALONG THE COLORADO STATE BORDER AROUND SUNRISE...THEN STEADILY
  SPREAD SOUTH. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
  SNOW WILL END PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. 
  THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP. VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES DURING 
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-522-524-526-532-533-539-092300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.121209T1800Z-121210T0900Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
501 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 2 AM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM MST MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES...EXCEPT 3 TO 6
  INCHES OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING
  UNTIL A FEW HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR
  DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH BEHIND THE
  COLD FRONT. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP LATE TODAY. VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES
  DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

051 
WWUS45 KABQ 091816
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1116 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD TO INCLUDE MUCH OF THE EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS THIS EVENING...

.MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND ACCUMULATING SNOW ARE EXPECTED ALONG
AND EAST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
A COLD FRONT MARKING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SHARPLY COLDER AIR
ALREADY MOVED INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING AND MADE EVEN
GREATER PROGRESS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL DIVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...SPREADING SNOW FROM THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE ADJACENT LOW LANDS...CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN AND EASTERN PLAINS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL NOT REACH THE
THE FAR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS UNTIL THIS
EVENING...WHERE IT SHOULD PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE LATE
EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.

NMZ513>515-527>529-092300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1116 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
PM MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES WILL BE 
  COMMON NEAR AND ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES 
  BELOW. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD STEADILY SOUTH THROUGH THE
  DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING
  SNOW WILL END PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS MAY
  OCCASIONALLY REACH 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL DROP
  BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. INTERSTATE
  25 WILL BE IMPACTED BETWEEN GLORIETA PASS AND THE COLORADO
  BORDER. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP LOCALLY AS LOW AS NEGATIVE 12
  DEGREES TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-092300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121210T0900Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1116 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
MST MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE AFTERNOON THEN PEAK IN
  INTENSITY DURING THE EARLY EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL TAPER
  OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS MAY OCCASIONALLY REACH 30 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL DROP
  BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. THIS
  INCLUDES I-40 IN THE VICINITY OF CLINES CORNERS. WIND CHILLS
  WILL DROP AS LOW AS NEGATIVE 7 DEGREES OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ534>538-092300-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.121210T0100Z-121210T0900Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
1116 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 AM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 2 AM MST MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS LOCATED NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE
  FROM ROSWELL TO DORA. UNDER 1 INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO THE
  SOUTH AND EAST OF THIS LINE.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET...THEN PEAK IN
  INTENSITY DURING THE LATE EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD
  TAPER OFF BY 2 AM...BUT SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY UNTIL SUNRISE. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SLICK SPOTS ARE EXPECTED ON ROADS...ESPECIALLY
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT
  TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP AS
  LOW AS 5 DEGREES IN SOME SPOTS TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-522-524-526-532-533-539-092300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121210T0900Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1116 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
MST MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES...EXCEPT 3 TO 6
  INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING 
  UNTIL A FEW HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR 
  DURING THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 10 TO 15 WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER
  GUSTS.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP LATE TODAY. VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES DURING
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

NMZ510>512-516>518-530-531-092300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-
1116 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ
  MOUNTAINS AND WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WITH
  GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD FROM THE
  COLORADO BORDER TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL END PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. VISIBILITY WILL DROP
  BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

44/46/01

872 
WWUS45 KABQ 092303
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
403 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...A WAVE OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
AREA THIS EVENING...

.SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT LOW LANDS THIS EVENING...WHILE IT INTENSIFIES ALONG
AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD FRONT DRIVING THE PRECIPITATION HAS
ALREADY MADE DEEP INROADS INTO THE STATE...AND THE UPPER LEVEL
FEATURE WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THE TROUGH
EXITS...ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST. 

NMZ513>515-527>529-100600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
403 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 10
  INCHES WILL BE COMMON NEAR AND ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH AMOUNTS OF 2
  TO 6 INCHES BELOW.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING
  WITH ACCUMULATIONS ENDING IN MOST LOCATIONS BY 11 PM.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
  HIGHER GUSTS.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL 
  DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. 
  INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE IMPACTED BETWEEN GLORIETA PASS AND THE 
  COLORADO BORDER. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP LOCALLY AS LOW AS 
  NEGATIVE 12 DEGREES TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-100600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121210T0900Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
403 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST
MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE AFTERNOON THEN PEAK IN 
  INTENSITY DURING THE EARLY EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL 
  TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS MAY OCCASIONALLY REACH 
  30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL 
  DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. 
  THIS INCLUDES I-40 IN THE VICINITY OF CLINES CORNERS. WIND 
  CHILLS WILL DROP AS LOW AS NEGATIVE 7 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ521-522-524-526-532-533-539-100600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121210T0900Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
403 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST
MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO LOCALLY 3
  INCHES...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE
  UNTIL MID EVENING BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY DURING THE LATE
  EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL END BY 2 AM MST.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 10 TO 15 WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER 
  GUSTS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. VISIBILITY WILL DROP
  BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

NMZ510>512-516>518-530-531-100600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-
403 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE
  VALLEY...AND SANTA FE METRO AREA WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
  NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING WITH
  ACCUMULATIONS ENDING BY LATE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS...ESPECIALLY
  THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT
  TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

NMZ534>538-100600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.121210T0100Z-121210T0900Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
403 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
MST MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS LOCATED NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE
  FROM ROSWELL TO DORA. UNDER 1 INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO THE
  SOUTH AND EAST OF THIS LINE.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET...THEN PEAK 
  IN INTENSITY DURING THE LATE EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD 
  TAPER OFF BY 2 AM...BUT SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS 
  WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY UNTIL SUNRISE. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SLICK SPOTS ARE EXPECTED ON ROADS...ESPECIALLY 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT 
  TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP AS 
  LOW AS 5 DEGREES IN SOME SPOTS TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

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752 
WWUS45 KABQ 100604
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1104 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER STORM EXITING NEW MEXICO AND LEAVING VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES BEHIND...

.THE WINTER STORM AND STRONG COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY IS
CURRENTLY MOVING SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE STATE INTO TEXAS. SNOW IS
ENDING...BUT A VERY COLD AIRMASS REMAINS. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE
WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT VALLEYS AND HIGHLANDS.

NMZ513>515-527>529-100715-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1104 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 0 AND
-20 WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT. EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS TO
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

$$

NMZ523-100715-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121210T0900Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1104 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND -5 WILL
PREVAIL OVERNIGHT. EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS TO CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

$$

NMZ521-522-524-526-532>539-100715-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121210T0900Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1104 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

PATCHES OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS
UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. EXPECT ICY ROADS TO CONTINUE
INTO MONDAY MORNING. .

$$

NMZ510>512-516>518-530-531-100715-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121210T0600Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-
1104 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT COLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 0 AND -10
WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT. EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS TO
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
856 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012

.UPDATE...
UPDATED FORECAST TO TWEAK 2ND/3RD PERIOD POPS AND QPF/SNOW
AMOUNTS...AND UPGRADE PORTIONS OF WATCH TO WARNING. GOING WITH
ADVISORIES FOR OTHER AREAS...SEE WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SECTION
BELOW FOR DETAILS.

FORECAST GENERALLY ON TRACK...ALTHOUGH LATEST SNOW AMOUNTS
REPRESENT A DECREASE FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH THE BIGGEST
LIMITING FACTOR BEING THE SHORT EVENT DURATION. MOST SIGNIFICANT
TRAVEL IMPACTS WILL BE ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GLORIETA
PASS AND RATON PASS...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 40 NEAR CLINES CORNERS.
FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING. FOOTHILLS AND WEST MESA MAY SEE AMOUNTS
BETWEEN ONE HALF AN ONE INCH AT BEST.

WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE AND NEW SUITE OF PRODUCTS OUT SHORTLY.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...453 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012...
.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE

FOR THE MOMENT VFR CONDITIONS ARE PREVAILING OVER NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...BUT MAJOR CHANGES ARE IN STORE FOR SUNDAY AS
A WINTER STORM APPROACHES. SOME GUSTY WINDS ARE IMPACTING THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD INTO THE HIGH PLAINS WITH SOME
OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 KT...BUT THESE SHOULD MOSTLY
DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET WHEN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE TURNS
OVER. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE FAR NORTHEASTERN PLAINS
AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN A STRONG BACK DOOR SEGMENT OF A COLD FRONT
WILL SPILL IN. THIS FRONT WILL PROGRESS SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE NM PLAINS THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE ITS PACIFIC
COUNTERPART SWEEPS OVER WESTERN AND EVENTUALLY CENTRAL NM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOW WILL SAG INTO THE NORTHERN
TIER OF NM SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE AREAL EXTENT OF MVFR TO LIFR
CONDITIONS SPREADING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT HIGHLANDS.

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.PREV DISCUSSION...313 PM MST SAT DEC 8 2012...
A COUPLE OF STORM SYSTEMS TO IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA IN THE NEXT
WEEK. THE FIRST STORM...WHICH WILL QUICKLY PASS DURING THE LATTER
HALF OF THIS WEEKEND...WILL BE COLDER AND SHOULD PRODUCE
ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE SECOND
SYSTEM...WHICH WILL CROSS DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK
WEEK...WILL BE A BIT WARMER WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CURRENTLY
LOOKING TO FAVOR THE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST.

THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS AS A VERY COLD OPEN WAVE WHICH
IS ALREADY VISIBLE AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE NW UNITED
STATES ON SATELLITE IMAGERY. IT WILL PASS QUICKLY SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE MOST INTENSE PRECIP OCCURRING IN MOST
LOCATIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL
SAG SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
BACKED BY A 1038 MB HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SINKING SOUTHWARD ALONG
THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES...THE FRONT WILL INITIALLY MAKE
MORE PROGRESS THROUGH OUR EASTERN PLAINS. THIS WILL SET UP A LOW
LEVEL EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW EVENT...FAVORING THE HIGHER PEAKS AND
HIGHER EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS FOR
POTENTIALLY A FOOT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY
ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD FRONT.
IF THE UPPER TROUGH CROSSES TOO FAST...OR THE SURFACE COLD FRONT
TO SLOWLY...THEN THE UPSLOPE FLOW MAY NOT BE AS INTENSE. SO...WE
WILL CONTINUE THE ONGOING WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SANGRES...NE
HIGHLANDS AND E CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. WE WILL ADD TO THIS WATCH THE
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS...ESTANCIA VALLEY AND SANTA FE METRO
AREA...WHERE DECENT FORCING FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOW ALSO
EXPECTED AS THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH CROSSES DIRECTLY
OVERHEAD. LOW TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT WILL DROP BETWEEN THE
NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE TEENS AREAWIDE. HIGH TEMPERATURES MONDAY
WILL VARY FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO THE 30S...EXCEPT FOR SOME 40S
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF ZONES. THESE HIGHS WILL BE 5 TO 16
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...WHICH WILL FEEL QUITE COLD FOR A CHANGE.

WARMING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CROSSES ALOFT. AN UPPER LOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER NORTHERN CA WED NIGHT...THEN CROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. MODEL SOLUTIONS STILL VARY
GREATLY BETWEEN MODELS AND MODEL RUNS...SO ITS DIFFICULT TO SAY
HOW SIGNIFICANT THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FOR NEW MEXICO. THE 700 MB
TEMPS FOR THIS SECOND SYSTEM SHOULD BOTTOM OUT AROUND
-10C...VERSUS -16C OR SO WITH THE FIRST SYSTEM THAT IS ABOUT TO
CROSS. THIS IS STILL COLD ENOUGH TO PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOW
ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THE TRACK OF THE
SYSTEM AS CURRENTLY PROGGED BY THE MODELS WOULD FAVOR THE NORTHERN
AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU FOR THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES ACCOMPANIED BY A BRIEF BUT SIGNIFICANT
BURST OF WINTER PRECIPITATION EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
PREDOMINATELY DRY WEATHER MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM NEARS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY.  POOR VENTILATION WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR FIRST
HALF OF THE WORK WEEK...ESPECIALLY MONDAY INTO TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT.

A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST
WILL DIVE SOUTHWARD TONIGHT PASSING OVER NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WHAT THIS SYSTEM LACKS IN MOISTURE IT WILL MORE THAN
COMPENSATE WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE COLDER AIR MASS WILL
ARRIVE VIA TWO DIFFERENT SEGMENTS. THE INITIAL SURGE OR BACKDOOR
SEGMENT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHEAST CORNER SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...QUICKLY REACHING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE AREA JUST
BEFORE DAYBREAK. GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS AND RAPIDLY FALLING
TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THIS INITIAL BACKDOOR SURGE.

MEANWHILE...AN EVEN LARGER MASS OF COLD AIR WILL DESCEND UPON THE
FOUR CORNERS REGION JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK SUNDAY AND THE LEADING EDGE
OF THIS AIR OR FRONTAL ZONE WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION MOSTLY IN THE FORM SNOW...AS IT QUICKLY TRANSLATES
TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. THE TIMING OF THIS FRONT WILL BE CRITICAL TO
SNOWFALL IMPACTS...ESPECIALLY FOR CENTRAL AREAS OF THE STATE.   SNOW
WILL EXPAND OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE
FOCUS FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BURSTS SHIFTING SOUTH AND EAST FROM
MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WHILE SNOWFALL WILL BE ENHANCED
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WHERE COLD LOW
LEVEL UPSLOPE WINDS WILL AID PRECIP ENHANCEMENT...LOWER ELEVATIONS
INCLUDING THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL HAVE A WINDOW FOR LIGHT BUT
POTENTIALLY IMPACTFUL ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY MID AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ABQSWSABQ PRODUCT FOR
SPECIFIC DETAILS REGARDING FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND TIMING.

LINGERING SNOW ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN SUNDAY
NIGHT WILL END BY DAYBREAK MONDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH SWEEPS EAST OF
THE STATE.  DAYTIME HIGHS MONDAY WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW
SEASONAL BENEATH A CHILLY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.  VENTILATION WILL BE
GENERALLY POOR AREAWIDE OWING TO SHALLOW MIXING...BUT THERE SHOULD
BE 2-3 HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON WHERE VENTILATION SHOULD IMPROVE
TO AT LEAST FAIR FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST AREAS AS WELL AS THE
EASTERN PLAINS.

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT TO BUILD OVER THE AREA TUESDAY BEFORE SHIFTING
EAST ON WEDNESDAY.   PREDOMINATELY POOR VENTILATION WILL ONCE AGAIN
DOMINATE AREAS WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ON TUESDAY...AND
INVERSIONS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER.  IMPROVING VENTILATION FOR
WEDNESDAY...BUT REMAINING POOR FOR THE MORNING HOURS.

NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH INDICATED TO DEEPEN TO THE WEST OF NEW
MEXICO THURSDAY...BEFORE CROSSING THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE NEAR AS COLD AS TOMORROW/S
SYSTEM....BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF CONTINUE TO LOOK PROMISING FOR
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION INCLUDING ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS. VASTLY IMPROVED VENTILATION EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. KJ

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM MST MONDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ521-522-524-526-532-533-539.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ510>512-516-518-530-531.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ513>515-527>529.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM MST MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ523.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012

NMZ501>540-091300-
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-
600 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WEATHER FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A WINTER STORM THAT
WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. A FEW TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ACROSS ACROSS A GOOD PORTION
OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE FAVORED AREA FOR THE MOST
HAZARDOUS COMBINATION OF SNOW...WIND AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
LOOKS TO BE FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EAST INTO THE FAR
NORTHEAST PLAINS...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...ALSO SOUTH
TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...EAST SLOPES OF THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS AND
PERHAPS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. SURROUNDING THIS AREA THERE WILL
LIKELY BE A LESS SOLID COVERAGE OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL AND MORE
LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS. THESE AREAS IN SOME CASES MAY SEE A LITTLE
RAIN AT THE START.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SNOW AND OTHER
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. PLEASE CALL
888.386.7637 TO REPORT THESE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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