Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Albuquerque, NM

178 
WWUS45 KABQ 131842
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1142 AM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...LATE WEEK WINTRY BLAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO BY TONIGHT AND SPREAD A WIDE
SWATH OF WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
WITH PLENTY OF PACIFIC MOISTURE...AND COLDER AIR PULLED SOUTHWARD
OUT OF WESTERN CANADA...RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING
WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN HIGH
COUNTRY...AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES ON FRIDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE
UPPER GILA REGION OF CATRON COUNTY...THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...THE
SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...AND ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
RANGE. SNOW WILL ALSO EXTEND EASTWARD TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN...INCLUDING SUMMITS OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS...AND OVER THE SACRAMENTO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SNOW
WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT CONTINUED SNOWFALL MAY PRODUCE
ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE SAN JUAN AND SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WITH MORE SNOW OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
AND SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS...WELL INTO THE WEEKEND.

NMZ503-504-506-508-510>514-516-140200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0012.121214T0700Z-121215T0700Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1142 AM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH STORM 
  TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES OVER THE PEAKS. LESSER AMOUNTS 
  OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED BELOW 8000 FEET. 

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
  SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WILL THEN SPREAD
  NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT...REACHING NORTHERN AREAS PRIOR TO
  SUNRISE FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF BY
  FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY SUNRISE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 
  WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...THEN 
  FALLING TO THE SURFACE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP. REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY... ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP
  AND GRANTS AND HIGHWAYS 550 AND 64 WILL BE IMPACTED. FRIDAY
  MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES IN THE WARNING AREA MAY BECOME
  DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS AND WILL REQUIRE EXTRA TIME WITH
  SIGNIFICANT DELAYS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-505-507-515-517-518-521-526-527-140200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.121214T0700Z-121215T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1142 AM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 2 TO 5 
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. STORM TOTALS AS HIGH AS 8 INCHES OVER 
  THE PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE SUNRISE FRIDAY...WITH SNOW
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY
  NIGHT...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. 
  WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET...FALLING TO THE SURFACE BY 
  LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS MAY DEVELOP. REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES
  MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY REQUIRE EXTRA TIME AND EXPERIENCE
  DELAYS.

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

826 
WWUS45 KABQ 132233
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
333 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...LATE WEEK WINTRY BLAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A BROAD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CROSSING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL RACE ACROSS ARIZONA AND INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO BY LATE
TONIGHT...SPREADING A BROAD SWATH OF WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE
STATE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. FUELED WITH PACIFIC OCEAN
MOISTURE..AND DRIVEN BY COLD AIR PULLED SOUTHWARD OUT OF WESTERN
CANADA...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY TO SNOW THROUGH THE DAY
ON FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL PILE UP OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND UPPER GILA REGION. SUMMITS OF THE SANDIA
AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...WILL ALSO
PICK UP SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW. SNOW
WILL TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE...WITH
LIGHT SNOW LINGERING INTO THE WEEKEND OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO.

NMZ503-504-506-508-510>514-516-140600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0012.121214T0700Z-121215T0700Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
333 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH STORM
  TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES OVER THE PEAKS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...AND THE NORTHERN
  MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO LINE. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8
  INCHES EXPECTED BELOW 8000 FEET.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW BEGINNING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
  THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WILL SPREAD
  NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT...REACHING NORTHERN AREAS PRIOR TO
  SUNRISE FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF BY
  LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  SATURDAY SUNRISE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...THEN 
  FALLING TO THE SURFACE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. EXPECT SNOW IMPACTS ACROSS
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS...AND ACROSS HIGHWAYS
  550 AND 64. FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES IN THE WARNING
  AREA MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS AND WILL REQUIRE EXTRA
  TIME WITH SIGNIFICANT DELAYS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-524-140600-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.121214T1300Z-121215T0300Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
333 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY...WITH SNOW 
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY 
  NIGHT...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 50 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
  WEST EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET...FALLING TO THE SURFACE BY 
  LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. LOCALLY POOR
  VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WITH SOME SNOW DRIFTS OVER ROADS THROUGH
  FRIDAY EVENING. FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES MAY BECOME
  DIFFICULT AND WILL REQUIRE EXTRA TIME FOR DELAYS IN SPOTS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-140600-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.121214T1300Z-121215T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
333 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MST
FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. STORM TOTALS AS HIGH AS 8 INCHES OVER 
  THE SUMMITS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE SUNRISE FRIDAY...WITH SNOW 
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY 
  NIGHT...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 65 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST
  AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET...FALLING TO THE SURFACE BY 
  LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. LOCALLY POOR
  VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES
  MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY REQUIRE EXTRA TIME FOR DELAYS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-505-507-515-517-518-521-527-140600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.121214T0700Z-121215T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
333 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. STORM TOTALS AS HIGH AS 8 INCHES OVER
  THE SUMMITS OF THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE...THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE HIGH COUNTRY
  NEAR RATON RIDGE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE SUNRISE FRIDAY...WITH SNOW 
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY 
  NIGHT...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. WINDS
  WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET...FALLING TO THE SURFACE BY 
  LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. VISIBILITIES
  WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. FRIDAY MORNING
  AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY REQUIRE
  EXTRA TIME WITH DELAYS.

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

898 
WWUS45 KABQ 140533
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1033 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO...

.A BROAD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CROSSING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL
RACE ACROSS ARIZONA AND INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO BY LATE TONIGHT.
THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A BROAD SWATH OF WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE
STATE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. FUELED WITH PACIFIC OCEAN
MOISTURE..AND DRIVEN BY COLD AIR PULLED SOUTHWARD OUT OF WESTERN
CANADA...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY TO SNOW THROUGH THE DAY
ON FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL PILE UP OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND UPPER GILA REGION. PEAKS OF THE SANDIA AND
MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...WILL ALSO PICK
UP SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS WIND SPEEDS DECREASE...WITH LIGHT SNOW
LINGERING INTO THE WEEKEND OVER MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO.

NMZ503-504-506-508-510>514-516-141230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0012.121214T0700Z-121215T0700Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1033 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH STORM
  TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES OVER THE PEAKS. LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 15 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...AND
  THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. LESSER AMOUNTS
  OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED BELOW 8000 FEET.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW BEGINNING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
  THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WILL SPREAD
  NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT...REACHING THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS PRIOR
  TO SUNRISE FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF
  BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  SUNRISE SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  WINDS BECOME WESTERLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...THEN
  FALLING TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY 
  DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. EXPECT SNOW IMPACTS ACROSS 
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS...AND ACROSS HIGHWAYS 
  550 AND 64. FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES IN THE 
  WARNING AREA MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS AND WILL 
  REQUIRE EXTRA TIME WITH SIGNIFICANT DELAYS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-505-507-515-517-518-521-527-141230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.121214T0700Z-121215T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1033 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. STORM TOTALS AS HIGH AS 8 INCHES OVER
  THE SUMMITS OF THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... THE
  SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE HIGH COUNTRY NEAR RATON
  RIDGE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BEFORE SUNRISE FRIDAY...WITH SNOW 
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY 
  NIGHT...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. WINDS
  WILL BECOME WESTERLY AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET EARLY FRIDAY...FALLING TO THE LOWEST
  ELEVATIONS OVER THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. VISIBILITIES 
  WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. FRIDAY 
  MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY 
  REQUIRE EXTRA TIME WITH DELAYS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-524-526-141230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.121214T1300Z-121215T0300Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1033 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM
MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY...WITH SNOW 
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY 
  NIGHT...WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 55 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
  WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET EARLY FRIDAY...FALLING TO THE LOWEST
  ELEVATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. LOCALLY POOR 
  VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE 
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WITH SOME SNOW DRIFTS OVER ROADS 
  THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES 
  MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND WILL REQUIRE EXTRA TIME FOR DELAYS IN 
  SPOTS. 

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.

&&

$$

732 
WWUS45 KABQ 141150
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
450 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT OVER
MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO...

.A BROAD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST
ACROSS ARIZONA AND INTO NEW MEXICO TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD
A BROAD SWATH OF WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TONIGHT.
FUELED WITH PACIFIC OCEAN MOISTURE..AND DRIVEN BY COLD AIR PULLED
SOUTHWARD OUT OF WESTERN CANADA...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY
TO SNOW THROUGH THE DAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS EASTWARD TO THE
TEXAS BORDER THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
PILE UP OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...AND THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND UPPER GILA REGION.
PEAKS OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS...WILL ALSO PICK UP SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT AS
WIND SPEEDS DECREASE...WITH LIGHT SNOW LINGERING INTO THE WEEKEND
OVER MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW
MEXICO.

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FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
450 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH STORM 
  TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 15 INCHES OVER THE PEAKS. LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 15 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...AND 
  THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. LESSER 
  AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED BELOW 8000 FEET. 

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW BEGINNING EARLY MORNING AND SPREADING
  NORTH AND EAST WITH TIME...REACHING THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS PRIOR
  TO SUNRISE. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL TAPER OFF BY
  LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  SUNRISE SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  WINDS BECOME WESTERLY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...THEN 
  FALLING TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. EXPECT SNOW IMPACTS ACROSS
  INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND GRANTS...AND ACROSS HIGHWAYS
  550 AND 64. MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES IN THE WARNING AREA
  MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS AND WILL REQUIRE EXTRA TIME
  WITH SIGNIFICANT DELAYS.

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.

&&

$$

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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
450 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. STORM TOTALS AS HIGH AS 8 INCHES OVER
  THE SUMMITS OF THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
  THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AND THE HIGH COUNTRY NEAR
  RATON RIDGE.

* TIMING...SNOW IS UNDERWAY AND WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THROUGH
  THE DAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH LIGHT SNOW
  CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. WINDS
  WILL BECOME WESTERLY AROUND MIDDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...7000 FEET EARLY...FALLING TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS
  OVER THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. VISIBILITIES
  WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. MORNING AND
  AFTERNOON COMMUTES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY REQUIRE EXTRA
  TIME WITH DELAYS.

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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CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
450 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 5
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. HIGHER TOTALS BETWEEN 8 AND 10 INCHES
  POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING AROUND SUNRISE...WITH SNOW CONTINUING
  THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT...WITH LIGHT
  SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 55 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST
  DURING THE AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
  ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET EARLY...FALLING TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS
  IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. LOCALLY POOR
  VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WITH SOME SNOW DRIFTS OVER ROADS THROUGH
  THIS EVENING. MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT
  AND WILL REQUIRE EXTRA TIME FOR DELAYS IN SPOTS.

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.

&&

$$

096 
WWUS45 KABQ 142200
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...SNOW...WIND...AND COLD WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO...

.THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORM SYSTEMS IS EXITING THE
REGION AS ANOTHER WAVE APPROACHES THE STATE FOR SATURDAY. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW
MEXICO THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF CONSIDERABLY
OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER WILL ARRIVE OVER FAR
WESTERN NEW MEXICO AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY...THEN INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TOWARD THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS THE
DAY PROGRESSES. TEMPERATURES WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL BE MUCH
COLDER THEREFORE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY
CAUSE MORE IMPACTS TO TRAVEL THAN THIS FIRST WARMER SYSTEM.
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.

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WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
300 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TODAY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 3
  INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING THEN REDEVELOP
  AGAIN SATURDAY AROUND SUNRISE. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
  AND INTENSITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES BEFORE DIMINISHING AGAIN
  AFTER SUNSET.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...WITH
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL.
  INTERSTATE 40 ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 60
  WILL BE IMPACTED.

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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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
300 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 3
  INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING THEN REDEVELOP
  AGAIN SATURDAY AROUND SUNRISE. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
  AND INTENSITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES BEFORE DIMINISHING AGAIN
  AFTER SUNSET.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...WITH
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL.
  INTERSTATE 40 AROUND GALLUP AND HIGHWAY 60 WILL BE IMPACTED.

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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CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
300 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL END ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TONIGHT FOR ANY
LIQUID LEFT OVER ON ROADWAYS TO REFREEZE...CREATING POTENTIALLY
ICY ROAD CONDITIONS.

$$

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FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
300 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING LEAVING
  BEHIND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. ANOTHER 3 TO
  6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA ABOVE 7000 FEET SATURDAY
  WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL
  REDEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AGAIN AFTER
  SUNSET SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DIMINISH THIS
  EVENING. NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. EXPECT SNOW IMPACTS ALONG
  HIGHWAYS 550 AND 64.

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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

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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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
300 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING LEAVING
  BEHIND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. ANOTHER 3 TO
  6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA ABOVE 7000 FEET SATURDAY
  WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW
  WILL REDEVELOP AROUND NOON SATURDAY AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AGAIN AFTER
  SUNSET SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
  DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. EXPECT SNOW IMPACTS ACROSS
  INTERSTATE 25 WITHIN GLORIETA PASS AND HIGHWAYS 64 AND 518.
 
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.

&&

$$

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EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
300 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING LEAVING
  BEHIND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. ANOTHER 3 TO
  5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA ABOVE 7000 FEET SATURDAY
  WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW
  WILL REDEVELOP AROUND NOON SATURDAY AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AGAIN AFTER
  SUNSET SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL
  DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. SOME LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH
  MAY CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. VISIBILITIES
  WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. INTERSTATE
  25 AROUND SANTA FE WILL BE IMPACTED AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 40
  THROUGH TIJERAS CANYON.

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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SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
300 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW BELOW
  6000 FEET...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BELOW 6000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ALONG
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SEGMENTS OF HIGHWAY 180.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ517-527-150700-
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LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
300 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING LEAVING
  BEHIND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL
  DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW AREAS ALONG THE RATON RIDGE
  MAY SEE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. VISIBILITIES 
  WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. MORNING 
  AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY REQUIRE 
  EXTRA TIME WITH DELAYS. 

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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WWUS45 KABQ 150330
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
830 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...SNOW TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING BUT WILL RETURN TO THE WEST AND
NORTH ON SATURDAY...

.THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORM SYSTEMS IS EXITING THE
REGION THIS EVENING WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE
WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO LATER TONIGHT...AND WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER
ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER. SNOW WILL BEGIN AGAIN OVER FAR WESTERN
NEW MEXICO AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY...THEN INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY TOWARD THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION AS THE DISTURBANCE EXITS. FOR THE LATEST NEW
MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511.

NMZ503-504-151200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121215T0700Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.121215T1300Z-121216T0700Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
830 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ALTHOUGH SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING
  SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE
  WIDESPREAD SATURDAY. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL IMPACT
  THE ADVISORY AREA ABOVE 7000 FEET SATURDAY WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES
  BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING IT WILL
  REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF
  TONIGHT. NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. 

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>514-516-151200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121215T0700Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.121215T1900Z-121216T0700Z/
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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
830 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BUT WILL
  REDEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE DAY
  PROGRESSES. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA
  ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY
  EVENING.

* TIMING...SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BUT WILL REDEVELOP
  AROUND NOON SATURDAY AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS
  THE DAY PROGRESSES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AGAIN AFTER SUNSET
  SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-518-521-151200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121215T0700Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.121215T1900Z-121216T0700Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
830 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BUT IS
  EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME MORE
  WIDESPREAD.  ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA
  ABOVE 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BUT WILL REDEVELOP
  SATURDAY MORNING AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS THE
  DAY PROGRESSES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WHILE LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO 45 MPH
  MAY CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ517-527-150430-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121215T0700Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
830 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SOME LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW MAY EXIST NEAR
THE COLORADO BORDER FROM RATON TO FOLSOM TONIGHT...HOWEVER SNOW
AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA.

$$

NMZ501-502-505>509-151200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.121215T1300Z-121216T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
830 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 3 
  INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. 

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING THEY
  WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER
  SUNSET.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL. 
  INTERSTATE 40 AROUND GALLUP AND HIGHWAY 60 WILL BE IMPACTED. 

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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WWUS45 KABQ 150432 CCA
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
926 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...SNOW TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING BUT WILL RETURN TO THE WEST AND
NORTH ON SATURDAY...

.THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORM SYSTEMS IS EXITING THE
REGION THIS EVENING WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE
WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO LATER TONIGHT...AND WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER
ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER. SNOW WILL BEGIN AGAIN OVER FAR WESTERN
NEW MEXICO AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY...THEN INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY TOWARD THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION AS THE DISTURBANCE EXITS. FOR THE LATEST NEW
MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511.

NMZ503-504-151300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121215T0700Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.121215T1300Z-121216T0700Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
926 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ALTHOUGH SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING
  SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE
  WIDESPREAD SATURDAY. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL IMPACT
  THE ADVISORY AREA ABOVE 7000 FEET SATURDAY WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES
  BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING IT WILL
  REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF
  TONIGHT. NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS.

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>514-516-151300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121215T0700Z/
/O.COR.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.121215T1900Z-121216T0700Z/
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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
926 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BUT WILL
  REDEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE DAY
  PROGRESSES. ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA
  ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY
  EVENING.

* TIMING...SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BUT WILL REDEVELOP
  AROUND NOON SATURDAY AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS
  THE DAY PROGRESSES. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AGAIN AFTER SUNSET
  SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH LOCALIZED
  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-518-521-151300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121215T0700Z/
/O.COR.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.121215T1900Z-121216T0700Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
926 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BUT IS
  EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME MORE
  WIDESPREAD.  ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA
  ABOVE 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BUT WILL REDEVELOP
  SATURDAY MORNING AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS THE
  DAY PROGRESSES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET SATURDAY.

* WINDS...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO 45 MPH MAY
  CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
  TONIGHT. ON SATURDAY WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH ARE EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH LOCALIZED
  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ517-527-150530-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121215T0700Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
926 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SOME LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW MAY EXIST NEAR
THE COLORADO BORDER FROM RATON TO FOLSOM TONIGHT...HOWEVER SNOW
AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA.

$$

NMZ501-502-505>509-151300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.121215T1300Z-121216T0700Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
926 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY
TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 3
  INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING...ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING THEY
  WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER
  SUNSET.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...WITH
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL.
  INTERSTATE 40 AROUND GALLUP AND HIGHWAY 60 WILL BE IMPACTED.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
454 AM MST THU DEC 13 2012

.AVIATION...
12Z TAF CYCLE
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH NEXT 18 HOURS ACROSS NRN AND CENTRAL NM
WITH SFC LEE TROUGH PERSISTING EAST. WINDS ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE SLY
AND STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON. LOWER CIGS/VSBY IN PRECIPITATION
FROM AZ BORDER TO RIO GRANDE VALLEY DEVELOP AFTER APPROXIMATELY 07Z AS
UPPER LOW EXTENDING THROUGH WESTERN NV TO SOUTH OF KLAX EJECTS
EASTWARD INTO AZ. PRECIP TYPE IN THE FORM OF -SN ABOVE ABOUT 6000
FT.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...359 AM MST THU DEC 13 2012...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON A WINTER STORM FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN
NEW MEXICO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN CHANCES
FOR SNOW CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THE LATEST WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE UPPER LOW WINDING-
UP JUST OFFSHORE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 00Z UPPER AIR DATA
INDICATED VERY COLD AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE...
ANYWHERE FROM -28 TO -32C AT 500MB ALTHOUGH POSSIBLY COLDER JUST
OFFSHORE. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY ALSO SHOWING A PACIFIC MOISTURE
TAP...WHICH IS FORECAST TO BECOME BETTER ESTABLISHED AND WRAPPED
INTO THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24HRS. AT 00Z...A VERY DRY
ATMOSPHERE CONTINUED OVER OUR AREA WITH A PWAT OF 0.17 INCH
MEASURED ON THE KABQ SOUNDING. HOWEVER...MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL
BEGIN LATER TODAY AND THE ATMOSPHERE WILL UNDERGO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES. WARM AIR ADVECTION IS EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF THE UPPER
LOW AS WINDS ALOFT BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST. HIGHS TODAY WILL BE
ABOVE NORMAL AND AN AVERAGE 5 DEGREES WARMER THAN WEDNESDAY'S.

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL SURGE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM...WITH PWATS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO ONE HALF INCH
AT KABQ WHICH IS ROUGHLY 2 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL.
UP-VALLEY FLOW IN THE LOWER BOUNDARY LAYER OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY
FRIDAY COMBINED WITH STRONG MOISTURE ADVECTION AND COOLING OF THE
MID LEVELS ADDS-UP TO WIDESPREAD WETTING PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE UPPER LOW
AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT SUCH THAT RAIN WILL BE THE
PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR MUCH OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS WILL BE TARGETED FIRST...BEGINNING PRIOR
TO MIDNIGHT WITH STRONG SSW UPSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPING. SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE GILA WILDERNESS
AREA...WITH AMOUNTS OVER ONE FOOT ON THE PEAKS. PRECIPITATION WILL
SPREAD NORTH AND EAST WITH TIME LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOWS FAVORING THE
SOUTHWEST AND WEST-FACING SLOPES OF THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. THE WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED SHORTLY WITH
THE ADDITION OF SOME ADVISORIES TO NEAR-BY ZONES.

HERE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...PRECIPITATION MAY BRIEFLY
START-OFF AS SNOW...THEN TURN OVER TO RAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 0.10 TO 0.20 INCH.
DON'T BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME LIGHTNING WITH THIS RATHER DYNAMIC
SYSTEM...WITH THE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL TRANSLATING NE ACROSS THE
AREA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. AFTER THE PACIFIC COLD FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH AROUND MID DAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER AND MAY REACH THE
VALLEY. LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
METRO AREA FRIDAY.

IN ADDITION TO SNOW IMPACTS...WINDS WILL EXCEED ADVISORY
THRESHOLDS FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW. WILL COVER THIS IN THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...BUT MAY NEED
TO ISSUE A SEPARATE WIND ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ZONES FOR FRIDAY WHERE NO SNOW IS EXPECTED.

LOOK FOR A SHORT-LIVED BREAK LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY
BEFORE THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS LATE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY. WITH LOWER SNOW LEVELS...THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL LIKELY
BE SNOW AT ALL LEVELS LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THIS OPEN WAVE
WILL FAVOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN HIGHER TERRAIN ONCE
AGAIN...WHERE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL ADD TO THE POTENTIALLY
SIGNIFICANT TOTALS FROM FRIDAY'S STORM. AT THIS TIME...ONLY LOW
CHANCES FOR SNOW IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY. ANOTHER OPEN WAVE IS FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS THE STATE
AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...ONCE AGAIN FAVORING THE WESTERN
AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
NO MAJOR CHANGES REGARDING THE RATHER JUICY PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM
HEADED FOR NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS STILL
EXPECTED TO TAP PLENTIFUL SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE...BRINGING WIDESPREAD
WETTING RAINS TO ELEVATIONS BELOW ABOUT 6000-6500 FT AND SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE ABOUT 6500 FT.

VENTILATION WILL IMPROVE MOST AREAS TODAY WITH WARMER SURFACE
TEMPERATURES/HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS AND STRONGER TRANSPORT WINDS.
LOCALIZED POOR VENT RATES REMAIN IN THE LOWER VALLEY AREAS OF THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER RIO GRANDE...WHERE SHALLOW TEMP INVERSIONS HANG
TOUGH. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT A CONCERN TODAY WITH
WIND SPEEDS WELL BELOW CRITERIA WHERE RH LEVELS MAY DIP INTO THE
LOWER TEENS BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR EAST-CENTRAL/NE
PLAINS. VENT RATES SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE AREA-WIDE FRIDAY WITH
WIDESPREAD GOOD AND VERY GOOD VALUES AND A FEW LOCALIZED EXCELLENT
READINGS.

TRAILING PACIFIC TROUGH IS SOMEWHAT COLDER THAT FRIDAY/S SYSTEM AND
IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO MANY
PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NM SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
COLDER AIR ALOFT AND MODEST TRANSPORT WINDS WILL KEEP VENT RATES IN
THE GOOD CATEGORY MOST PLACES FOR SATURDAY.

LATEST MODEL RUNS HAVE BACKED OFF SOMEWHAT ON MID LEVEL WIND
STRENGTH FOR FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH 50 MPH TO 60 MPH SOUTHERLY WINDS
STILL COMMON AT MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL. AT ANY RATE...RH LEVELS WILL BE
TOO HIGH FOR ANY CRITICAL CONCERNS FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE
DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION CHANCES THERE.

WEATHER PREDICTIONS MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR EARLY NEXT
WEEK. A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL TRANSITION OVER THE REGION
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH A RATHER FLAT/WEAK RIDGE ALOFT
BUILDING OVERHEAD LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM IN
THIS RATHER ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN APPEARS IN STORE AROUND MIDWEEK.

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&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST
FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ501-502-505-507-515-517-518-521-526-527.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ503-504-506-508-510>514-516.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
502 AM MST WED DEC 12 2012

NMZ501>540-131215-
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-
502 AM MST WED DEC 12 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SHOWERS NEAR THE ARIZONA LINE THURSDAY NIGHT WILL EXPAND RAPIDLY
THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND INTO THE ADJACENT EASTERN PLAINS. EXPECT THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND UPPER GILA
REGION OF CATRON COUNTY...AND THE SAN JUAN...JEMEZ AND SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS WHERE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL COAT THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND
THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. FOOTHILLS AND
VALLEYS WILL HAVE MOSTLY RAIN THROUGH FRIDAY MID DAY...WITH RAIN
CHANGING TO SNOW LATE. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...WITH SPEEDS APPROACHING WIND ADVISORY
THRESHOLDS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

A SECOND SYSTEM WILL BRING CHANCES FOR SNOW TO THE AREA LATE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...MAINLY FAVORING THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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