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Winter Storm Watch 12, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 18, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm watch at Dec 18, 2012, 4:24 AM MST. It took effect at Dec 18, 2012, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 18, 2012, 4:24 AM MST (11:24 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 18, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 18, 2012, 2:54 PM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Dec 18, 3:00 AM MST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 3:00 AM MST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 17, 6:00 AM MST, 22 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

NMZ501>540-181300-
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-
600 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO AROUND 40 OR 45 MPH WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND INTO THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEW MEXICO TUESDAY NIGHT AND
CROSS THE STATE WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES SPREADING AREAWIDE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE
25 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD
OVER THE NORTH AND WEST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST IN THE EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST PLAINS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 17, 9:53 PM MSTHigh Wind WatchABQ17 hr
Dec 18, 2:02 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningABQ25 hr
Dec 18, 2:02 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ31 hr
Dec 18, 2:40 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningABQ27 hr
Dec 18, 2:40 PM MSTWind AdvisoryABQ27 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in New Mexico, 2012Every winter storm watch in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.