Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

Issued

Jan 16, 2012, 10:08 AM MST (17:08 UTC)

Expired

Jan 16, 2012, 11:00 PM MST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Albuquerque, NM

843 
WWUS45 KABQ 161708
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1008 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012

...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
TODAY...

.A PAIR OF FAST-MOVING MID AND UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
DISTURBANCES WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO
THIS EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS
AND NEIGHBORING HIGHLANDS. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY CROSS
NEW MEXICO DURING THE DAY AND THE SECOND ONE JUST NORTH OF THE
STATE THIS EVENING. BOTH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MOIST PACIFIC
AIR MASS THAT WILL ESPECIALLY FAVOR HIGHER WEST AND SOUTHWEST
FACING SLOPES.

NMZ510-162300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0002.120116T1708Z-120117T0600Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
1008 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR AND ABOVE 7500 FEET 
  WITH LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. BELOW 
  7500 FEET...ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE GENERALLY 
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES...WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT 
  TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512-514-162300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0002.120116T1708Z-120117T0600Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
1008 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS LOCALLY UP TO
  12 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WEST SLOPES WILL BE FROM PENASCO
  SOUTHWARD TO TRUCHAS AND AREAS NORTHEAST OF SANTA FE.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
  BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING
  CONDITIONS IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-516-518-162300-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
1008 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 4 INCHES. THE
  HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU NEAR
  THE COLORADO BORDER...THE SANTA FE METRO AREA...AND AREAS AROUND
  TAOS. LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS EXPECTED IN FARMINGTON.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 
  MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN BELOW 6000 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW AND THEN DIMINISHING
  THIS EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
  BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND ICY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-511-162300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0600Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1008 AM MST MON JAN 16 2012

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR AND ABOVE 7500 FEET 
  WITH LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. BELOW 
  7500 FEET...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE GENERALLY 
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS. SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN NEAR AND BELOW 6500
  FEET THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW AND THEN
  DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED. PERSONS TRAVELLING IN THIS AREA SHOULD EXPECT SLICK
  AND ICY ROADWAYS.  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN
  ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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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385 
WWUS45 KABQ 162159
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
259 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012

...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
TODAY...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL START TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
SPOTTY...THOUGH WEST SLOPES MAY PICK UP 1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES
OF SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD LARGELY END BY THE MIDNIGHT HOUR.

NMZ501-162300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
259 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE MID 40S THIS AFTERNOON...THUS
ALL OF THE SNOW HAS TURNED TO RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU.
LITTLE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES FALL
THIS EVENING...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

NMZ510-512-514-170600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0600Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
259 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST FACING
  SLOPES. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
  10 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE
  SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. SOMEWHAT
  STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES 
  BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS IF TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-511-516-518-170600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0600Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
259 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS
  LIKELY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
  BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES NEAR AND ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO 3
  INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW WILL BE MIXED WITH RAIN NEAR AND BELOW 6500
  FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS
  EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE 
  EXPECTED. PERSONS TRAVELLING IN THIS AREA SHOULD EXPECT SLICK 
  AND ICY ROADWAYS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 
  ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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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587 
WWUS45 KABQ 170534
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1034 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012

NMZ510-512-514-170645-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0600Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
1034 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

SNOW HAS DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE WARNING
AREA. SOME PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS
THAN AN INCH. PERIODS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL CONTINUE TO
REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND SLICK ROAD
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING TUESDAY.

$$

NMZ503-504-511-516-518-170645-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T0600Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
1034 PM MST MON JAN 16 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

SNOW HAS DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE ADVISORY
AREA. SOME PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT...BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. PERIODS
OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE
VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND SLICK
ROAD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO PERSIST INTO THE MORNING TUESDAY..

$$

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