Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 15, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Dec 30, 2012, 5:30 AM MST. It took effect at Dec 30, 2012, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2012, 5:30 AM MST (12:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
925 WWUS45 KABQ 301230 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 530 AM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WIDESPREAD SNOW WESTERN AND NORTHERN HIGH COUNTRY TONIGHT INTO NEW YEARS EVE... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...PASSING OVER THE STATE MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF NEW YEARS EVE. TRAVEL ALONG THE MAIN INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAY CORRIDORS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER AND CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. CHECK THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS AT NMROADS.COM OR DIAL 5 1 1. NMZ510-302230- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0013.121231T0100Z-130101T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0015.121231T0100Z-130101T0100Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- 530 AM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE FAVORED WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE HIGH SAN JUANS. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW AS WELL AS SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING U.S 64/84 BETWEEN DULCE...CHAMA...TIERRA AMARILLA AND TRES PIEDRAS WILL BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ NMZ503-302230- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0013.121231T0100Z-130101T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.121231T0100Z-130101T0100Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- 530 AM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7000 FEET AND NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW AS WELL AS SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING U.S 64/84 BETWEEN DULCE...CHAMA...TIERRA AMARILLA AND TRES PIEDRAS WILL BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ501-502-504>506-508-511>516-527-302230- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.121231T0100Z-130101T0100Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST 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- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 530 AM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR AND BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND UPPER GILA REGION. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHERLY TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 550 NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AS WELL AS OTHER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
480 WWUS45 KABQ 302225 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 325 PM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WIDESPREAD SNOW WESTERN AND NORTHERN HIGH COUNTRY TONIGHT INTO NEW YEARS EVE... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO TONIGHT... PASSING OVER THE STATE MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATER TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF NEW YEARS EVE. TRAVEL ALONG THE MAIN INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAY CORRIDORS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER AND CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. CHECK THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS AT NMROADS.COM OR DIAL 5 1 1. NMZ510-310630- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0015.121231T0100Z-130101T0100Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- 325 PM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE FAVORED WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE HIGH SAN JUANS. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW AS WELL AS SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING U.S 64/84 BETWEEN DULCE...CHAMA...TIERRA AMARILLA AND TRES PIEDRAS WILL BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ NMZ507-310630- /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.121231T0100Z-130101T0100Z/ WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- 325 PM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING WEST MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GRANTS AND LAGUNA. 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. && $$ NMZ521-526-310630- /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.121231T0100Z-130101T0100Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 325 PM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH TONIGHT. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND SECONDARY ROADS SUCH AS STATE ROAD 37 FROM NOGAL TO ALTO AND STATE ROAD 220 FROM ALTO TO FORT STANTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ501>506-508-511-310630- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.121231T0100Z-130101T0100Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 325 PM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES GENERALLY EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS NEAR AND BELOW 7500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND UPPER GILA REGION. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM GALLUP TO GRANTS...HIGHWAY 550 NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512>516-527-310630- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.121231T0100Z-130101T0100Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 325 PM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED IN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ALONG THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA...AS WELL AS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 7500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES AND HIGH PASSES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 MPH OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY MONDAY. WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH ACROSS THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA AREA BY SUNRISE MONDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25 NEAR RATON PASS...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 64 FROM TRES PIEDRAS TO TAOS AND CIMARRON...AND STATE ROADS 38 AND 522. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
445 WWUS45 KABQ 310628 AAB WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1128 PM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WIDESPREAD SNOW WESTERN AND NORTHERN HIGH COUNTRY TONIGHT INTO NEW YEARS EVE... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO TONIGHT... PASSING OVER THE STATE MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATER TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF NEW YEARS EVE. TRAVEL ALONG THE MAIN INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAY CORRIDORS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER AND CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. CHECK THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS AT NMROADS.COM OR DIAL 5 1 1. NMZ510-311230- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- 1128 PM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TONIGHT THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW AS WELL AS SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING U.S 64/84 BETWEEN DULCE...CHAMA...TIERRA AMARILLA AND TRES PIEDRAS WILL BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ NMZ518-311230- /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ SANTA FE METRO AREA- 1128 PM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE SANTA FE METRO AREA WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 MPH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 FROM LA BAJADA HILL EAST TO SANTA FE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ501>508-511-311230- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 1128 PM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES GENERALLY EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS NEAR AND BELOW 7500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND UPPER GILA REGION. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM GALLUP TO GRANTS...HIGHWAY 550 NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512>516-521-526-527-311230- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 1128 PM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED IN THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND ALONG THE RATON AND JOHNSON MESAS...AS WELL AS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 7500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES AND HIGH PASSES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 MPH OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY MONDAY. WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH ACROSS THE RATON AND JOHNSON MESAS BY SUNRISE MONDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 25 NEAR RATON PASS...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 64 FROM TRES PIEDRAS TO TAOS AND CIMARRON...AND STATE ROADS 38 AND 522. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
709 WWUS45 KABQ 310739 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1239 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW TO EXPANDING IN COVERAGE OVER WESTERN...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT INTO NEW YEARS EVE ... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT... PASSING OVER THE STATE MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER CENTRAL...WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEFORE TAPERING OFF NEW YEARS EVE. TRAVEL ALONG THE MAIN INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAY CORRIDORS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. CHECK THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS AT NMROADS.COM OR DIAL 5 1 1. NMZ510-311500- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- 1239 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TONIGHT THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW AS WELL AS SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING U.S 64/84 BETWEEN DULCE...CHAMA...TIERRA AMARILLA AND TRES PIEDRAS WILL BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ NMZ531>535-311500- /O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121231T1700Z/ HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY- 1239 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT THEN BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD MIDDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS THOUGH A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 NEAR SANTA ROSA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ509-311500- /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 1239 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG PORTIONS 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. && $$ NMZ517-523-528>530-311500- /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- 1239 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND OVERNIGHT BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING NEW YEARS EVE. SNOW IMPACTS WILL LINGER ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ501>508-511-311500- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 1239 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES GENERALLY EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS NEAR AND BELOW 7500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND UPPER GILA REGION. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM GALLUP TO GRANTS...HIGHWAY 550 NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND OVER HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512>516-518-521-526-527-311500- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 1239 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES GENERALLY EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS NEAR AND BELOW 7500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGH PEAKS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 15 MPH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 FROM LA BAJADA HILL EAST TO SANTA FE AS WELL AS GLORIETA AND RATON PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
404 WWUS45 KABQ 311117 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 417 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW TO EXPANDING IN COVERAGE OVER WESTERN... CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT INTO NEW YEARS EVE ... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER THE STATE TODAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER CENTRAL...WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THE MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS NEW YEARS EVE. TRAVEL ALONG THE MAIN INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAY CORRIDORS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. CHECK THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS AT NMROADS.COM OR DIAL 5 1 1. NMZ510-311930- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- 417 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WIND ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW AS WELL AS SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING U.S 64/84 BETWEEN DULCE...CHAMA...TIERRA AMARILLA AND TRES PIEDRAS WILL BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ NMZ519-522-311700- /O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121231T1700Z/ ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY- 417 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...WITH THE WEST MESA AND FOOTHILLS FAVORED. ONE TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ESTANCIA BASIN TO INCLUDE THE MORIARTY...MCINTOSH AND ESTANCIA AREAS. * TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. JUST ISOLATED SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY ON. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH ICY SPOTS ALONG AREA ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ501>509-511-311930- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 417 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES GENERALLY EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS NEAR AND BELOW 7500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND UPPER GILA REGION. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE AREA THIS NEW YEARS EVE. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512>518-521-523-526>530-311930- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- 417 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES GENERALLY EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS NEAR AND BELOW 7500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGH PEAKS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE THIS NEW YEARS EVE. SNOW IMPACTS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST AREAS WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ531>535-311700- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121231T1700Z/ HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY- 417 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD MIDDAY. IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW OR MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH OVER CURRY COUNTY. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS THOUGH A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TEXAS STATE LINE UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 NEAR SANTA ROSA TO TUCUMCARI. 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. && $$
498 WWUS45 KABQ 311647 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 947 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO... .SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...AND RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL ALONG THE MAIN INTERSTATE AND HIGHWAY CORRIDORS WILL BE DIFFICULT. CHECK THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS AT NMROADS.COM OR DIAL 5 1 1. NMZ509-311800- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 947 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN MINIMAL. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ NMZ531>535-311800- /O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121231T1700Z/ HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY- 947 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS THIS MORNING. THOUGH A FEW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE ACROSS QUAY COUNTY...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM. $$ NMZ519-522-311800- /O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121231T1700Z/ ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY- 947 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AND ESTANCIA VALLEY THIS MORNING. THOUGH A FEW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM. $$ NMZ510-010100- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- 947 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW AS WELL AS SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING U.S 64/84 BETWEEN DULCE...CHAMA...TIERRA AMARILLA AND TRES PIEDRAS WILL BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ501>508-511-010100- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 947 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS NEAR AND BELOW 7500 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND UPPER GILA REGION. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512>518-521-523-526>530-010100- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-130101T0100Z/ 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- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- 947 AM MST MON DEC 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS NEAR AND BELOW 7500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS UNION COUNTY. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGH PEAKS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE. SNOW IMPACTS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST AREAS WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ 34
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 30, 5:15 AM MST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 5:15 AM MST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 515 AM MST SUN DEC 30 2012 .AVIATION... 12Z TAF CYCLE CIGS GRADUALLY LOWERING TODAY...ESPECIALLY AFTER THE NOON HOUR. KGUP LIKELY TO FIRST TAF SITE TO SEE CIGS LOWER TO MVFR CAT...MOST LIKELY AFTER ABOUT 02Z...FOLLOWED BY IFR CIGS POTENTIAL AFTER 05 OR 06Z. MVFR CIGS MAY BE REACHED AT KFMN AND KSAF AFTER O6 OR 07Z. SNOW REDUCED IFR VSBYS CAN BE EXPECTED AT KGUP BY OR NOT LONG AFTER 02Z...KFMN AND KSAF AFTER ROUGHLY 06Z. MOUNTAINTOP OBSCURATIONS ALSO INCREASINGLY LIKELY AFTER 04 OR 05Z WEST HALF OF NM. SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 22-28KTS ARE POSSIBLE AT KTCC AND KLVS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. 43 && .PREV DISCUSSION...434 AM MST SUN DEC 30 2012... ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS TONIGHT THROUGH NEW YEARS EVE... SHORT-WAVE ENERGY WITHIN THE BROAD TROUGH UPSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO CONSOLIDATE LATER TODAY. ONE OF THE KEY UPPER LEVEL FEATURES IS A COMPACT VORT MAX THAT WILL TRACK SOUTHWARD ALONG OR JUST EAST OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...EFFECTIVELY REDEVELOPING THE MAIN UPPER LOW NEAR OR JUST SOUTHWEST OF LAS VEGAS NEVADA BY 00Z FURTHER LIMITING ITS EASTWARD PROGRESSION DURING THE DAY. STRENGTHENING SW-NE ORIENTED JET CORE AHEAD OF THIS LARGE/COLD UPPER SYSTEM HAS BEGUN TO TAP INTO A DECENT SUB- TROPICAL MOISTURE FETCH THAT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WELL-RESOLVED BY THE MODELS. IN FACT... THE GFS WAS THE ONLY MODEL TO HAVE AN EARLY HANDLE ON THIS MOISTURE PLUME DEVELOPING SOME LIGHT QPF OVER THE SC MOUNTAINS BY EARLY THIS PM. WITH THE SLOWER EASTWARD TRANSLATION OF THE MAIN SYSTEM...SUBTLE BACKING OF THE MID- LEVEL FLOW COULD QUICKLY CHANGE THE GAME PLAN GOING INTO THE AFTERNOON/EVENING. FOR NOW...THICKENING MID/HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS. SOME LIGHT OROGRAPHIC/WAA SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NW NM TOWARD MIDDAY ESPECIALLY OVER/NEAR THE SAN JUANS WITH PRECIP COVERAGE STEADILY EXPANDING DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. FAVORABLE JET DYNAMICS IN PLAY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST THIRD OR SO. DID INCLUDE A SMALL POP FOR THE PM HOURS IN THE SC MTS TO BETTER MESH WITH PREVIOUS LOW POPS ACROSS OUR FAR SE ZONES. SLOWED THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF HIGHER POPS INTO CENTRAL AREAS UNTIL AFTER 06Z TONIGHT WHEN THE MAIN BAROCLINIC ZONE PRESSES EASTWARD...BUT OTHERWISE AREAS ALONG/WEST OF THE DIVIDE AND NW HIGH TERRAIN WILL BE FAVORED THRU THE EVENING. THE 12-HOUR PERIOD FROM MIDNIGHT TO MIDDAY MON STILL LOOKING TO BE PRIME TIME ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND WEST. HOISTED WINTER WX ADVISORIES FOR AREAS ALONG/WEST OF THE DIVIDE AND MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH A WARNING FOR THE SAN JUANS WHERE WIDESPREAD 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. THE PEAKS OF THE UPPER GILA WILL ALSO SEE WARNING AMOUNTS BUT OVERALL IMPACTS THERE LIMITED. LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL/WESTERN NEW MEXICO COULD SEE QUICK DUSTING TO AN INCH OR TWO BEFORE LATE MORNING MONDAY AND A LATER SHIFT MAY NEED TO EXPAND HIGHLIGHTS. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE SANTA FE-ABQ CORRIDOR. ACROSS THE EAST...TOUGH CALL ON P-TYPES. BACKDOOR COLD FRONT INTO THE NORTHEAST LATE TODAY STILL NOT SHOWING SIGNS OF ANY SIGNIFICANT SOUTHWARD PUSH TONIGHT. PAST EXPERIENCE SUGGESTS THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY END UP A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH MONDAY AM THAN WHAT THE MODELS INDICATE...PERHAPS FLIRTING WITH THE CLOVIS/PORTALES AREAS. OTHERWISE...FORECAST SOUNDINGS GENERALLY SUGGEST EITHER RAIN OR SNOW FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY AND THIS WOULD FIT WITH GENERAL CONCEPTUAL MODEL. WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST GENERALLY IN THE 4-4.5 KFT RANGE. MUCH DIFFERENT SCENARIO FOR EC AREAS DEPENDING UP ON WHERE THE BOUNDARY SETS UP AND AREAS IMMEDIATELY NORTH. THESE AREAS COULD EASILY SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AS WAA DEVELOPS ABOVE THE SHALLOW COLD AIR MASS. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH AS SIMPLE A SCENARIO AS POSSIBLE IN GRIDS WITH A WINTRY MIX INCLUDING -RA -FZRA AND -SN. IMPACTS NOT LOOKING GREAT BUT WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR AS I-40 COULD BE AMONG THE IMPACTED AREAS. EXPECT A TRANSITION TO A MORE CONVECTIVE/SHOWERY REGIME MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD POOL ALOFT TRANSLATES EASTWARD AND MODELS ADVERTISE A COLD CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT DOMINATING AS THE MAIN MID- LEVEL LOW CENTER TRACKS FROM THE VICINITY OF THE FOUR CORNERS LATE MORNING MONDAY INTO COLORADO BY LATE AFTERNOON. FOCUS FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST WHERE HIGHLIGHTS MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED. POPS TREND DOWNWARD MONDAY NIGHT INTO NEW YEARS DAY WITH MODELS HINTING AT SOME SORT OF WEAKENING POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH TRAILING THE DEPARTING SYSTEM BUT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE. ANOTHER CLIPPER LIKE SYSTEM LATE WED/THU THEN PREDOMINATELY DRY WITH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES PERSISTING. KJ .FIRE WEATHER... UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM LOOKING A LITTLE MORE MOIST FOR MORE AREAS OF N AND CENTRAL NM THAN WAS THE CASE 24 HRS AGO. OF NOTE AND WHAT MAY BE HELPING AT LEAST A BIT IN THE PCPN DEPT IS THE IMPRESSIVE STREAM OF HIGH AND SOME MID CLOUDS COMING N/NE OUT AHEAD OF THE STORM THAT IS TAKING SHAPE ACROSS CA. STILL THOUGH WILL BE NO SIGNIFICANT PCPN MOST OF TODAY...THOUGH LATE IN DAY SOME LIGHT PCPN...MOSTLY SNOW...EXPECTED TO BREAK OUT ACROSS THE NW THIRD OF NM WITH HIGHER TERRAIN FAVORED. THE CLOUD DECK SHOULD KEEP MIXING SUBDUED MOST AREAS TODAY THUS VENTILATION POOR TO LOCALLY FAIR...EXCEPT SOME HIGH TERRAIN LOCALES ACROSS THE GILA...N MTNS AND S CENTRAL MTNS. MODELS ARE RESOLVING THIS NEXT SYSTEM SOMEWHAT BETTER NOW AND THE BULK OF ITS PCPN LIKELY TO BE TONIGHT INTO NEW YEARS EVE DAY. IT STILL CONSISTS OF TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS AS OF EARLY THIS MORN...BUT THEY PHASE NEAR THE S COLORADO RIVER VALLEY LATE TODAY. SADLY IF IT WERE NOT FOR A KICKER SYSTEM NEARING THE OR COAST MON MORN...THE FIRST SYSTEM COULD BOTTOM OUT FARTHER S IN AZ AND/OR TRAVEL MORE SLOWLY ACROSS THE DESERT SW AND PROVIDE EVEN MORE PCPN. STILL THIS WILL BE A FAIRLY DECENT SNOW MAKER FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN... ESPECIALLY W AND N WITH LESSER BUT STILL SOME MINOR TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS IN THE CENTRAL AND S CENTRAL MTNS. STILL SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE AMTS OF MIXED PCPN POSSIBLE ACROSS E NM...MAINLY NEAR AND ESPEC E OF A TUCUMCARI TO ROSWELL LINE LATE TONIGHT AND MON MORN. WITH INCOMING PCPN...HUMIDITIES WILL TREND UPWARD TONIGHT AND MON. VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT VENTILATION IS EXPECTED MON ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. LOWER VENTILATION IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE BACK DOOR FRONT IN NE QUARTER OR THIRD OF NM. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES OUT ON MON NIGHT...STILL LOOKS TO BE ENOUGH ADDITIONAL ENERGY AND MODEST LEFTOVER MOISTURE TO ALLOW A LITTLE MORE SNOWFALL ACROSS N AND PERHAPS W CENTRAL MTNS. AT LEAST 2 MORE LOW PRESSURE WAVES ALOFT DROP INTO NM FROM THE NW BETWEEN TUE NIGHT AND THU...BUT MOISTURE REALLY LOOKS SCANT WITH THESE SYSTEMS AND DYNAMIC PUNCH WITH THEM ALSO NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE. WILL KEEP COLD TEMPS IN PLACE THOUGH AT LEAST THROUGH MOST OF REST OF THE WEEK. 43 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501>506-508-511>516-527. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ510. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 29, 8:45 AM MST, 20 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 845 AM MST SAT DEC 29 2012 NMZ501>540-301300- 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- 845 AM MST SAT DEC 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY UNSETTLED WEATHER AND COLDER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL DURING THIS PERIOD. A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS STARTING SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE FOCUS FOR SNOW SHIFTING TO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...THERE IS POTENTIAL SUNDAY NIGHT FOR A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS...MAINLY CLOSER TO THE TEXAS BORDER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 5:30 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 37 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.