Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

060 
WWUS45 KABQ 021757
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1157 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...STORM BRINGING SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND LOCALLY
HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS TO THE EAST...

.LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WAS STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVED INTO CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO LATE THIS MORNING. AS IT STRENGTHENS IT WILL BRING COLDER
AIR INTO THE STATE. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH ELEVATION SNOW FAVORING THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO...SAN JUAN...JEMEZ AND SANDIA/NORTHERN MANZANO
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE RATON PASS AREA. THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOW
AND MID TERRAIN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS WITH
EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS BETWEEN 12 AND 20 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS
OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS. THE STORM IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY EXIT TO
THE NORTHEAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

NMZ510-512>515-521-527-030400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.120402T1800Z-120404T0000Z/
SAN JUAN 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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1157 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY FIVE TO TEN INCHES ABOVE 8000
  FEET IN THE SAN JUAN...SANDIA...AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL
  AS PORTIONS OF THE RATON RIDGE. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF TWELVE TO
  TWENTY INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE
  SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING NEAR AND ABOVE ROUGHLY 8000 FEET WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY
  SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. RAIN
  SHOWERS OR A RAIN TO SNOW MIX WILL BE THE RULE BELOW 8000 FEET
  MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW
  WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
  SOME SHOWERS LINGERING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. HIGHER WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
  THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AND THE RATON RIDGE.
  SPEEDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...DECREASING
  IN STRENGTH TUESDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER BETWEEN 7500 
  AND 8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO ALL LEVELS BY LATE 
  EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE 
  TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 OVER RATON 
  PASS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ511-030400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0018.120402T1800Z-120404T0000Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1157 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MDT TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY THREE TO EIGHT INCHES ABOVE 
  8000 FEET WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES IN THE 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON...AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
  OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL
  DECREASE TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVER THE JEMEZ 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 7500 AND 8500 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON...BUT WILL FALL TO THE SURFACE ALL AREAS DURING THE 
  EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. ROADS IN THE HIGHER 
  ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED...AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  REDUCED IN ANY SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ523-528-529-030400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0018.120403T0200Z-120404T0000Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1157 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.

* TIMING...RAIN AND HIGH TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME
  WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON...THEN THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO THE
  LOWEST ELEVATIONS BY THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY
  OCCUR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE
  IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED
  SHOWERS LINGERING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...STRONG NORTH AND
  NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL DECREASE
  SOMEWHAT LATER IN THE EVENING. SOME OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS
  50 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER BETWEEN 7500 
  AND 8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO ALL LEVELS BY LATE 
  THIS EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW COULD CREATE
  TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITY WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF I-25... AND ALSO
  ALONG I-40 THROUGH CLINES CORNERS.

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

&&

$$

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852 
WWUS45 KABQ 030352
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
952 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...HEAVY SNOW RETURNS TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR ELEVATED AND GRASSY
SURFACES...HOWEVER...ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...SNOW WILL
ACCUMULATE OVER ROADWAYS. BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET OF SNOW IS
LIKELY ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINTER CONDITIONS WILL EXIT THE STATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

NMZ510-512>515-521-527-031100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120404T0000Z/
SAN JUAN 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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
952 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE SAN
  JUAN...SANDIA...AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF
  THE RATON RIDGE. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY
  ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW
  WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME SHOWERS LINGERING INTO
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH. HOWEVER...HIGHER WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE
  HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE RATON
  RIDGE. SPEEDS WILL BE STRONGEST TONIGHT...DECREASING IN
  STRENGTH ON TUESDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON BETWEEN 7500 AND 8000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE 
  TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 OVER RATON 
  PASS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ516>518-031100-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120404T0000Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
952 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  BE ON ELEVATED OR GRASSY SURFACES. 

* TIMING...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH
  SNOW AGAIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS AROUND 6500 FEET THIS EVENING WILL
  CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR
  SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE
  AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DUE TO RECENT WARM CONDITIONS...MUCH OF THE SNOW
  ACCUMULATION WILL BE ON ELEVATED OR GRASSY SURFACES.
  HOWEVER...DUE TO HIGH SNOWFALL RATES...SOME ACCUMULATION IS
  POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS WHICH MAY RESULT IN SLICK SPOTS...INCLUDING
  ALONG HIGHWAY 285 NORTH OF SANTA FE AND HIGHWAY 75 NEAR AND EAST
  OF EMBUDO. OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY.

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

&&

$$

NMZ511-523-528-529-031100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120404T0000Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
952 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE
  NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE
  JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN THROUGH THE EVENING...WILL
  BECOME ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR
  TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE IN
  COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED
  SHOWERS LINGERING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...STRONG NORTH AND
  NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN SPEED ON TUESDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS AROUND 6500 FEET LATE THIS EVENING
  WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD
  ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
  INCREASE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE TREACHEROUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY ALONG AND
  WEST OF I-25...AND ALONG I-40 THROUGH CLINES CORNERS. SLICK
  SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE JEMEZ
  MOUNTAINS. 

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

&&

$$

34

415 
WWUS45 KABQ 031131
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
531 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

...MODERATE SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY BURSTS CONTINUES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND THE UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY...

.MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...UPPER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...ESTANCIA VALLEY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF UNION COUNTY.
SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS...RATON
RIDGE...JOHNSON MESA AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR ELEVATED AND GRASSY
SURFACES...HOWEVER...ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...SNOW WILL
ACCUMULATE OVER ROADWAYS. BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET OF SNOW IS
LIKELY ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS OVER THE RATON RIDGE AND NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. THE
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINTER CONDITIONS
WILL EXIT THE STATE THIS EVENING.

NMZ510-512>515-521-527-031800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120404T0000Z/
SAN JUAN 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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
531 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MDT THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE SAN
  JUAN...SANDIA...AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF
  THE RATON RIDGE. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE LIKELY
  ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW WILL
  GENERALLY BE LIGHT TO MODERATE....BUT HEAVY SNOW IS STILL
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE RATON RIDGE AND NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
  AFTERNOON...WITH SOME SHOWERS LINGERING INTO TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH. HOWEVER...HIGHER WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE
  HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE RATON
  RIDGE. SPEEDS WILL BE STRONGEST THIS MORNING...DECREASING IN
  STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON TO BETWEEN 7000
  AND 7500 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE
  TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY ABOVE 8000 FEET...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25
  OVER RATON PASS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-530-031800-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120404T0000Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-UNION COUNTY-
531 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ON
  ELEVATED AND GRASSY SURFACES.  

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY
  WITH OCCASIONAL BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. SNOW INTENSITY AND
  COVERAGE WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...GENERALLY NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 25
  AND 30 MPH...ALTHOUGH HIGHER ACROSS PORTIONS OF UNION COUNTY.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY TODAY TO BETWEEN
  5500 AND 6000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND
  ROADS GENERALLY AT 6500 FEET OR HIGHER. ALTHOUGH SNOW IS
  GENERALLY EXPECTED TO MELT ON ROADWAYS...SOME TEMPORARY CLOSURES
  ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. HIGHWAYS 87 AND 56 IN
  WESTERN UNION COUNTY AND STATE HIGHWAY 41 NORTH OF MORIARTY IN
  TORRANCE COUNTY ARE OF PARTICULAR CONCERN. 

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

&&

$$

NMZ511-516>518-523-528-529-031800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120404T0000Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
531 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS 
  WILL BE ON ELEVATED OR GRASSY SURFACES. 

* TIMING...SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN LATER TODAY. OTHERWISE...
  EXPECTED SNOW TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO 7000 FEET LATER THIS
  MORNING AND TO 7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DUE TO RECENT WARM CONDITIONS...MUCH OF THE SNOW
  ACCUMULATION WILL BE ON ELEVATED OR GRASSY SURFACES.
  HOWEVER...DUE TO HIGH SNOWFALL RATES...SOME ACCUMULATION IS
  POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS WHICH MAY RESULT IN SLICK SPOTS...
  INCLUDING ALONG HIGHWAY 285 NORTH OF SANTA FE AND HIGHWAY 75
  NEAR AND EAST OF EMBUDO. 

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

&&

$$

073 
WWUS45 KABQ 031803
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1203 PM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

...SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...

.SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM NEW MEXICO. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY LESS THAN 2
INCHES. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AND
MAY EVEN MIX WITH SOME RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END BY SUNSET THIS
EVENING.

NMZ510-521-031915-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120404T0000Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1203 PM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

HAZARDOUS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE REGION
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM QUICKLY ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

NMZ511-516>518-522-523-528>530-031915-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120404T0000Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
1203 PM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

HAZARDOUS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE REGION
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM QUICKLY ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON..

$$

NMZ512>515-527-040000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120404T0000Z/
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1203 PM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SANGRE DE
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND AROUND RATON PASS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE AREA.

* SNOW LEVELS...WILL QUICKLY RISE ABOVE 8000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW FROM EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO
  CREATE SOME LOCALIZED HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
  AND WITHIN THE HIGHEST TERRAIN.

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.

&&

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WWUS45 KABQ 032140
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
340 PM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

NMZ512>515-527-032245-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120404T0000Z/
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
340 PM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE MAIN THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
355 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS WITH A TOUCH OF
WINTER IN SURROUNDING HIGH TERRAIN ZONES...

.DISCUSSION...BIG TEMPERATURE CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY TO THE LAND
OF ENCHANTMENT AS THE TROUGH ALOFT DIGS FARTHER INTO THE WESTERN
SECTION OF THE STATE. THE FEATURE WILL PUSH OVER CENTRAL AREAS OF
THE STATE TODAY...BRINGING IN A COLD CORE ALOFT AS IT CLOSES OFF.
ANY PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY REMAIN SHOWERY AND
LIGHT...BUT THIS WILL QUICKLY CHANGE BY THE AFTERNOON AS DYNAMICS
NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF THE CORE OF THE LOW BEGIN TO INTERACT WITH
SECONDARY FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING ARRIVING FROM THE NORTH. RAPIDLY
INCREASING UPWARD MOTION WILL MEET UP WITH SOME BETTER MOISTURE
THAT WILL GET TRANSPORTED THROUGH THE WARM SECTOR OF THE
FEATURE...AND THE FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING SHOULD EXPLOIT THIS TO
PRODUCE MESOSCALE BANDS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION. SOME DISCREPANCIES
ON EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE CORE OF THE LOW ARE STILL IN
EXISTENCE...AND THIS MAKES IT TRICKY TO NAIL DOWN THE EXACT AREA
OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION...BUT FROM A SNOW IMPACT THE RATON PASS
AND THE SANGRES APPEAR TO TAKE A BIG IMPACT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
STILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH DESPITE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES
ALOFT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY STAYING AT OR ABOVE 8000 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON. THAT BEING SAID...TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE BELOW
NORMAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL DAYS...SOME 20 TO 30 DEGREES
COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED
IN THE SANGRES...SAN JUANS...SANDIA/MANZANOS...AND THE RATON RIDGE
WHILE THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO A WINTER WX
ADVISORY. THE OTHER ISSUE WILL BE THE SCREAMING WINDS IN THE
NORTHEAST AS THE BACK DOOR SEGMENT OF THE FRONT PLUNGES IN. HAVE
HOISTED A WIND ADVISORY FOR FAR NE HIGHLANDS...HARDING...AND UNION
COUNTIES TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS.

THE FAR NE HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE HIGHLANDS EXTENDING THROUGH
LAS VEGAS AND CLINES CORNERS WILL JUMP INTO THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY THIS EVENING WHEN DARKNESS FALLS AND TEMPERATURES CAN
BEGIN TO SUPPORT SOME ACCUMULATION. THE TONIGHT PERIOD WILL STILL
BE AN OPTIMAL TIME FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TO
CONTINUE RACKING UP SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 8000
FEET. WHILE SOME SNOW MAY MIX IN WITH RAIN IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
5000-6000 FEET THE TEMPERATURE PROFILES AND WARM GROUND
TEMPERATURES FROM THE RECENT STRETCH OF RECORD WARMTH SHOULD
PRECLUDE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION.

INTO TUESDAY MORNING THE MODEL CONSENSUS IS THAT THE LOW WILL WORK
TOWARDS THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE STATE...BUT SOME
DIFFERENCES ARE STILL NOTED AMONG THE MODEL SOLUTIONS. SNOW LEVELS
WILL LIKELY CLIMB BACK TO A 7000 TO 8000 FOOT LEVEL TOWARD THE
NOON HOUR...ALLOWING SOME OF THE MID SLOPE AND HIGHLAND ZONES TO
LOSE WINTER IMPACTS. IMPACTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN ZONES...BUT AS THE AFTERNOON
ENDS...PRECIPITATION SHOULD DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY.

LOWER GRADE POPS HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THE FORECAST OVER THE NORTH
CENTRAL TO NORTHEASTERN ZONES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY LAST REMNANTS OF WRAP AROUND
PRECIPITATION AS THE LOW EXITS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE SEVERAL DEGREES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH ONLY HIGH
CLOUDS BEING OBSERVED WITH RISING HEIGHTS AND 700 MB TEMPERATURES.

WINDS STILL APPEAR TO INCREASE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A TROUGH
FEATURE IS CARVED OVER THE GREAT BASIN...AND THE GRADIENT ALOFT IS
TIGHTENED OVER NEW MEXICO. TEMPERATURES WOULD BE BACK ABOVE NORMAL
IN MOST LOCALES BY THIS TIME. THE MODELS THEN ADVERTISE SOME
RETURN FLOW OFF OF THE GULF BY THE WEEKEND...AND THIS COULD
INTRODUCE SOME PRECIPITATION...MOSTLY TO THE SOUTHEASTERN ZONES
DEPENDING ON HOW THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN UNFOLDS.

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&&

.AVIATION...A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FROM WEST
TO EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS MORNING WITH WINDS SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. HOWEVER...A STRONG BACK DOOR
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NE PLAINS AROUND 15Z MONDAY MAKING
SOME SOUTHWARD PROGRESS DURING THE DAY...BUT STRONG AND GUSTY
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40
THROUGH AROUND 06Z TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXTEND FROM
KRTN TO KLVS AND EAST TO KCAO. ADDITIONALLY... PRECIPITATION WILL
DEVELOP AROUND 15Z AND WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THROUGH 00Z THEN
CONTINUING THROUGH THE PERIOD. MVFR TO IFR CIGS AND VISIBILITIES
ARE EXPECTED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY FROM THE
NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN TO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EAST FROM 18Z THROUGH 06Z AS WELL.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 21Z. 05

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...CONTRASTING CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE FOR NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS WEEK.

CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM
CURRENTLY NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS DEEPENS AND CLOSES OFF OVER NEW
MEXICO. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVING WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE STATE TODAY WILL RESULT IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
ALL AREAS TODAY.  BY MID MORNING...A STRONG BACK DOOR FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WITH GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS.
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP FIRST ACROSS THE NORTH AND POSSIBLY THE
WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN TODAY AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE FINALLY TAPERING OFF LATE TUESDAY
AND INTO WEDNESDAY.

A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL WIND AND RH BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST ZONES TODAY BUT WIDESPREAD CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

OTHERWISE EXPECT WETTING PRECIPITATION WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
FOCUSED ON THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN AND EAST SLOPES AND HIGHLANDS
THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY AND
EARLY THIS EVENING ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES
TONIGHT TO BE EXCELLENT ACROSS THE NORTH AND MAINLY GOOD ELSEWHERE.

PRECIPITATION AND COOL TEMPERATURES LINGER INTO TUESDAY ALTHOUGH A
MODEST WARM UP WILL BE NOTED ACROSS THE WEST. VENTILATION TO BE GOOD
TO VERY GOOD MOST LOCATIONS.  THE CLOSED UPPER LOW SHOULD BE EAST OF
THE STATE BY LATE IN THE DAY.

TEMPERATURES WARM DRAMATICALLY ON WEDNESDAY AND WARMING CONTINUES
ON THURSDAY AS SHORT WAVE RIDGING MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. STEADY
DRYING ACCOMPANIES THE WARMING TREND WITH AFTERNOON RH ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA BELOW 15 PERCENT BY THURSDAY THOUGH WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FLOW LOOKS TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL VALUES.

AS ANOTHER SYSTEM DEEPENS OVER THE GREAT BASIN EARLY FRIDAY... THE
SOUTHWEST GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS AND WEST TO
SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS INCREASE ON FRIDAY.  CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BOTH EAST AND WEST.  TEMPERATURES COOL A BIT
MOST LOCATIONS BUT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AROUND BE 10
TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE EAST. HIGH HAINES OF 6 IS
POSSIBLE AS WELL.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  55  34  57  33 /  30  20  10   5
DULCE...........................  51  29  50  26 /  50  40  30  10
CUBA............................  49  30  48  28 /  50  50  40  10
GALLUP..........................  47  27  56  29 /  20  20   5   0
EL MORRO........................  44  27  53  27 /  30  30  20   0
GRANTS..........................  47  26  55  26 /  30  30  20   5
QUEMADO.........................  46  28  57  30 /  20  20  10   0
GLENWOOD........................  58  34  65  36 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  45  25  44  21 /  60  50  60  10
LOS ALAMOS......................  49  31  46  31 /  60  60  40   5
PECOS...........................  49  30  44  31 /  80  80  50  20
CERRO/QUESTA....................  49  24  42  22 /  60  70  60  20
RED RIVER.......................  38  21  34  16 /  80  80  70  30
ANGEL FIRE......................  40  21  38  16 /  90  90  70  40
TAOS............................  50  28  45  27 /  60  60  50  10
MORA............................  43  27  43  27 /  90  90  60  30
ESPANOLA........................  55  31  51  31 /  50  50  40   5
SANTA FE........................  50  31  45  33 /  60  70  50   5
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  52  32  49  34 /  60  60  40   5
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  52  37  54  37 /  40  60  30   5
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  53  38  55  39 /  40  50  30   5
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  55  37  57  33 /  30  50  30   5
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  55  37  57  38 /  30  40  30   5
LOS LUNAS.......................  57  37  60  34 /  30  30  20   0
RIO RANCHO......................  54  37  57  40 /  30  50  30   5
SOCORRO.........................  57  41  62  41 /   5  20  10   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  48  31  49  26 /  70  70  40   5
TIJERAS.........................  54  34  55  37 /  60  70  40   5
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  52  33  51  28 /  60  60  40  10
CLINES CORNERS..................  47  31  46  32 /  70  80  40  10
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  49  35  53  37 /  20  50  30   5
CARRIZOZO.......................  54  34  57  37 /   5  30  10   5
RUIDOSO.........................  46  33  49  36 /  10  30  20   5
CAPULIN.........................  47  29  39  28 /  80  90  70  30
RATON...........................  48  31  42  28 /  90  90  60  30
SPRINGER........................  57  32  50  31 /  90  90  60  30
LAS VEGAS.......................  50  31  44  32 /  80  90  60  30
CLAYTON.........................  61  34  48  35 /  20  70  60  30
ROY.............................  57  34  49  35 /  40  70  60  20
CONCHAS.........................  66  37  57  38 /  30  60  50  20
SANTA ROSA......................  61  36  55  38 /  40  60  40  20
TUCUMCARI.......................  69  38  57  38 /  20  50  40  20
CLOVIS..........................  66  36  56  37 /  20  30  30  10
PORTALES........................  66  39  58  39 /  10  30  20   5
FORT SUMNER.....................  65  39  58  39 /  20  40  20  10
ROSWELL.........................  68  43  63  43 /   5  10   0   5
PICACHO.........................  61  38  61  39 /   5  20  20   5
ELK.............................  56  34  58  37 /   5  20  10   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ510-512>515-521-527.

WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ528-530-531.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ523-528-529.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ511.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
546 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

NMZ501>540-021200-
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-
546 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35
MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THE
STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
DUST.

IN ADDITION...VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE OBSERVED WITH THE STRONG
WINDS TODAY...LEADING TO CRITICAL OR EVEN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
MONDAY WITH PERIODIC BOUTS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL
PERSISTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. SEVERAL INCHES
OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND
ALONG THE RATON RIDGE...AND UPWARDS OF A FOOT OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON THE PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY STRONG WIND GUSTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA
THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ.

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