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Winter Storm Watch 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 13, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm watch at Feb 13, 2012, 3:36 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 14, 2012, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 13, 2012, 3:36 PM MST (22:36 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 14, 2012, 6:00 AM MST
Expired: Feb 14, 2012, 4:47 AM 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 Feb 13, 3:01 PM MST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 3:01 PM MST, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 5:31 AM MST, 10 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
531 AM MST MON FEB 13 2012

NMZ501>540-141300-
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-
531 AM MST MON FEB 13 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...PRIMARILY OVER THE NORTH
CENTRAL TO NORTHWESTERN HIGH TERRAIN. TREACHEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING IN THESE AREAS AS WELL
AS PORTIONS OF THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO RECENT SNOWFALL AND
THE PRESENCE OF FREEZING FOG.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SNOW WILL WORK INTO THE NORTHWESTERN...NORTH
CENTRAL...AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY AS
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES. SNOW WILL BREAK UP SOME AS IT
SPREADS FARTHER EAST INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO.

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 SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 1.888.386.7637 OR VIA
THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ.

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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.