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Winter Storm Watch 12, NWS Albuquerque, NM
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 9:53 PM MST | High Wind Watch | ABQ | 17 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:02 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | ABQ | 25 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:02 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 31 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:40 PM MST | High Wind Warning | ABQ | 27 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:40 PM MST | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 27 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.