Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Mar 18, 2012, 4:25 AM MDT. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 34 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
- Mar 18, 2012, 4:25 AM MDT (10:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
867 WWUS45 KABQ 181025 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 425 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER MAKES AN ABRUPT RETURN TO NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO... .A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A BAND OF SNOW SWEEPS FROM WEST TO EAST. HOWEVER... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY LOCALLY ENHANCE SNOW RATES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE MONDAY NIGHT. NMZ502-505-508-509-181800- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0007.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0008.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 425 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY AND THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE CHUSKA AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER GILA REGION. * TIMING...A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ARIZONA BORDER BY MID AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THIS BAND OF SNOW. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...BY MID AFTERNOON SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET BUT WILL CONTINUE TO FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOL. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOLING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND 20S. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND THE ARIZONA BORDER. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NMZ503-510-511-181800- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0007.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0008.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 425 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS WHILE 6 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...BY MID AFTERNOON SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO DROP QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOLING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND 20S. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NMZ504-506-181800- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0007.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 425 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...WHILE 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR WITH THIS BAND OF SNOW. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...BY MID AFTERNOON SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 FEET...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOL LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOLING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND 20S. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 40 ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NMZ501-181800- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 425 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HOWEVER...LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY FALL THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOLING INTO THE 30S THIS EVENING COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND 20S. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ512>514-516-181800- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ 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- 425 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WEST SLOPES AND HIGH PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 7500 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY FALL AS COLDER TEMPERATURES MOVE INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOLING INTO THE 30S THIS EVENING COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND 20S. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ 34
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994 WWUS45 KABQ 181818 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1218 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER MAKES AN ABRUPT RETURN TO NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO... .A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A BAND OF SNOW SWEEPS FROM WEST TO EAST. HOWEVER... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY LOCALLY ENHANCE SNOW RATES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE MONDAY NIGHT. NMZ502-505-508-509-190230- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 1218 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY AND THE WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE CHUSKA AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER GILA REGION. * TIMING...A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ARIZONA BORDER BY MID AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THIS BAND OF SNOW. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...BY MID AFTERNOON SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET BUT WILL CONTINUE TO FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOL. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOLING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND 20S. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND THE ARIZONA BORDER. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NMZ503-510-511-190230- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 1218 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS WHILE 6 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...BY MID AFTERNOON SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO DROP QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOLING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND 20S. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NMZ501-504-506-190230- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 1218 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HOWEVER...LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY FALL THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOLING INTO THE 30S THIS EVENING COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND 20S. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ512>514-516-190230- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.120318T2000Z-120320T0600Z/ 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- 1218 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WEST SLOPES AND HIGH PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 7500 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY FALL AS COLDER TEMPERATURES MOVE INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY COOLING INTO THE 30S THIS EVENING COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND 20S. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ 52
144 WWUS45 KABQ 190230 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 830 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY... .A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE REGION COMBINED WITH MUCH COLDER AIR AND INCREASED MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT ALONG SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN. MORE WIDESPEAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF AGAIN MONDAY EVENING. NMZ502-505-508-509-191100- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 830 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE GILA WILDERNESS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN... INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND THE ARIZONA BORDER. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NMZ503-510-511-191100- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 830 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NMZ501-504-506-191100- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 830 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...INTERMITTENT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512>514-516-191100- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ 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 MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITHIN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES. 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. && $$
854 WWUS45 KABQ 191035 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 435 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO INTO TONIGHT... .A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE REGION COMBINED WITH MUCH COLDER AIR AND INCREASED MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO INTO TONIGHT. MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF AGAIN TONIGHT. NMZ502-505-508-509-191800- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 435 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE GILA WILDERNESS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND THE ARIZONA BORDER. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ503-510-511-191800- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 435 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NMZ501-504-506-191800- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 435 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...INTERMITTENT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512>514-516-191800- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ 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- 435 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITHIN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ 40
285 WWUS45 KABQ 191747 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1147 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT... .A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. STRONGER SHOWERS MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. NMZ502-505-508-509-200600- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 1147 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING...INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GALLUP AND THE ARIZONA BORDER. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ503-510-511-200600- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 1147 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ON SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NMZ501-504-506-200600- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 1147 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...INTERMITTENT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512>514-516-200600- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ 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- 1147 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY. * TIMING...INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ 34
273 WWUS45 KABQ 200542 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1142 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 NMZ502-505-508-509-200645- /O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 1142 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN SPOTS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ NMZ503-510-511-200645- /O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- 1142 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN SPOTS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ NMZ501-504-506-200645- /O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 1142 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... SOME ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN SPOTS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ NMZ512>514-516-200645- /O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ 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 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... SOME ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN SPOTS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ SHY
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 Mar 18, 3:23 AM MDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 3:23 AM MDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 323 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .DISCUSSION... VERY ACTIVE WEATHER DAY EXPECTED ACROSS THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN USHERING IN QUITE A BIT OF MOISTURE OVER ARIZONA AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING. THIS IS CLEARLY EVIDENT BY THE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IN ARIZONA PER THE KFSX RADAR AND APPROX 200 PERCENT OF NORMAL PWATS OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM. AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD TODAY...THESE HIGHER MOISTURE VALUES AS WELL AS THE PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO. CURRENTLY BELIEVE A HEAVY BAND OF PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP LAYER FGEN WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE BOUNDARY AROUND 18Z. PRECIP WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS RAIN...HOWEVER...700 MB TEMPS ARE PROGGED TO QUICKLY DROP TO -10C BY THIS EVENING. IN FACT...FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT SFC TEMPS WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. THUS...HAVE CONVERTED THE WINTER STORM WATCH INTO WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ACROSS THE WEST AND HAVE ALSO ADDED THE WEST SLOPES AND HIGH PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS INTO AN ADVISORY. THOUGH THE BULK OF THE PRECIP WILL COME WITH THE INITIAL BAND...SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ON MONDAY UNDER THE COLD CORE ALOFT. STEEP LAPSE RATES BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY SHOULD YIELD ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF ARIZONA. AS FOR THE WIND...IT SHOULD BLOW EARLY AND OFTEN TODAY. A FEW SITES JUST WEST OF THE BORDER HAVE ALREADY GUSTED OVER 50KT THIS MORNING. THINK THAT WESTERN AREAS COULD SEE A STRONG GUST JUST AHEAD OR ALONG THE PACIFIC FRONT TODAY WITH 50KT JET AT 700 MB AND A STRONG SFC GRADIENT...THUS THESE AREAS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO A HIGH WIND WARNING. OTHER AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN FOR HIGH WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SC MTNS N/NE TO THE COLORADO BORDER. DESPITE HIGH CLOUDS...SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO MIX WELL ENOUGH TO TAP INTO SOME OF THE MID LEVEL MOMENTUM. OTHER AREAS ACROSS THE CENTRAL...NORTH AND EAST WILL BE CONVERTED INTO WIND ADVISORIES. IT WILL STILL BE WINDY ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EAST. BUT OTHERWISE...THE MAIN STORY FOR MONDAY OTHER THAN CONTINUED SNOW SHOWERS...WILL BE THE MUCH COLDER TEMPS. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE UP TO 25 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS THE WEST TO 10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS THE EAST. SYSTEM LOOKS TO CLOSE OFF MONDAY NIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NM...BUT STILL MOVES FAR ENOUGH EAST BEFORE REALLY GETTING CUT OFF OF FROM THE MAIN FLOW. SOME WRAP AROUND PRECIP STILL POSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY ACROSS THE EAST...BUT BEYOND TUESDAY...QUIET AND WARMER CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL. 34 && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF OUR AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. EXCEPTION WILL BE ACROSS CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTY WHERE MVFR TO IFR CIGS EXPECTED THROUGH 15Z. DETERIORATING CONDITIONS STARTING IN THE WEST MID MORNING AND SPREADING TO THE CENTRAL AREAS THIS PM...CONTINUING TONIGHT. IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS LIKELY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN PLAINS MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 3 MILES. NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. CHJ && .FIRE WEATHER... RED FLAG WARNING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO EAST AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO BY LATE MORNING AS A DEEP TROUGH ALOFT BEGINS TO INVADE NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO. THE TROUGH WILL GENERATE VERY STRONG WINDS... AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT...FOR NEARLY ALL OF NEW MEXICO TODAY WHILE A VERY DRY AND UNUSUALLY WARM AIRMASS LINGERS OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE STATE. MEANWHILE COLDER AIR AND CHANCES FOR RAIN AND SNOW WILL INVADE THE WESTERN THIRD OF OUR AREA THIS MORNING...THEN SPREAD EAST TO CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL BE BARELY HIGH ENOUGH OVER CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO PRECLUDE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM PERSISTING MORE THAN AN HOUR OR TWO. A LONG ENOUGH PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 IN ZONE 103...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...SO HAVE ADDED THEM TO THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY. THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS WILL SEE A RETURN TO WINTER LATE TODAY INTO MONDAY AS COLD AIR AND SNOW SHOWERS PREVAIL. THE REST OF OUR AREA WILL EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURES 10 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS MONDAY AS THE TROUGH ALOFT BOTTOMS OUT OVER NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK MONDAY ACROSS THE SOUTH AND EAST PARTS OF THE REGION. THE WINTER-LIKE TROUGH DEPARTS SLOWLY ON TUESDAY BUT LEAVES BEHIND ONE MORE CHILLY DAY WITH SOME MORE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS FOR MAINLY NORTH AND EASTERN AREAS. THE STORM MAY STALL TO OUR EAST ON WEDNESDAY...BUT A WARMING AND DRYING TREND SHOULD BEGIN WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT SATURDAY. CHJ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 51 25 40 19 / 80 60 60 20 DULCE........................... 52 22 39 12 / 80 70 60 20 CUBA............................ 53 20 38 15 / 70 70 60 30 GALLUP.......................... 45 20 35 15 / 90 80 60 30 EL MORRO........................ 43 17 29 13 / 90 80 60 40 GRANTS.......................... 52 19 36 18 / 70 60 50 30 QUEMADO......................... 46 21 31 16 / 80 80 60 30 GLENWOOD........................ 48 24 38 14 / 70 70 50 20 CHAMA........................... 43 19 33 10 / 100 80 70 30 LOS ALAMOS...................... 52 27 37 21 / 60 60 50 20 PECOS........................... 53 24 35 21 / 30 40 30 10 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 53 20 38 15 / 60 60 40 20 RED RIVER....................... 45 19 32 14 / 70 70 50 30 ANGEL FIRE...................... 50 19 34 14 / 40 60 50 20 TAOS............................ 55 21 40 17 / 60 60 40 20 MORA............................ 53 24 38 19 / 30 40 30 20 ESPANOLA........................ 61 26 43 22 / 40 40 30 10 SANTA FE........................ 54 26 37 21 / 40 50 40 10 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 58 24 40 20 / 40 50 40 10 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 59 29 41 25 / 40 40 30 10 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 61 30 42 27 / 30 40 30 10 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 62 26 44 22 / 30 30 30 10 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 61 29 43 25 / 40 30 30 10 LOS LUNAS....................... 63 28 45 22 / 30 30 30 10 RIO RANCHO...................... 60 30 44 26 / 40 30 30 10 SOCORRO......................... 62 32 45 30 / 30 40 30 10 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 57 27 39 25 / 50 60 60 20 TIJERAS......................... 60 28 42 24 / 40 50 50 20 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 57 27 39 21 / 20 40 40 20 CLINES CORNERS.................. 56 24 39 21 / 10 30 30 10 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 57 28 38 23 / 20 40 40 20 CARRIZOZO....................... 61 30 43 23 / 10 50 40 10 RUIDOSO......................... 53 26 34 20 / 20 70 40 30 CAPULIN......................... 62 30 47 23 / 10 10 20 20 RATON........................... 68 27 49 22 / 10 20 20 20 SPRINGER........................ 66 32 49 27 / 5 10 20 20 LAS VEGAS....................... 59 24 42 20 / 20 20 20 10 CLAYTON......................... 71 36 54 29 / 0 10 10 20 ROY............................. 65 34 49 26 / 0 10 20 10 CONCHAS......................... 72 38 55 31 / 0 10 10 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 69 38 51 31 / 0 10 10 5 TUCUMCARI....................... 78 39 57 31 / 0 10 10 5 CLOVIS.......................... 76 37 55 30 / 0 20 10 5 PORTALES........................ 78 38 56 31 / 5 20 10 5 FORT SUMNER..................... 77 40 57 33 / 0 10 10 5 ROSWELL......................... 79 40 58 34 / 0 10 10 5 PICACHO......................... 70 35 49 29 / 5 20 20 10 ELK............................. 63 34 42 25 / 10 50 30 10 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ515-521-523-524-526>533-539-540. WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ507-518>520-522-525. WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ534>538. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ103-104-108. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-505-506-508-509. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-503-505-508>511. WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501-503-504-510>514-516-517. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ501-504-506-512>514-516. && 34/40
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 6:00 AM MDT, 22 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 600 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 NMZ501>540-181200- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY- JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 600 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. BLOWING DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION TO WESTERN NEW MEXICO. PRECIPITATION SHOULD RAPIDLY TURN TO SNOW BY SUNDAY EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW MEXICO. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT TRAVEL. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. 34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:06 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:06 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 16 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:25 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 44 hr |
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