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Winter Storm Watch 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 1, 2012

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm watch at Apr 1, 2012, 4:29 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 2, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2012, 4:29 AM MDT (10:29 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 2, 2012, 4:56 AM MDT
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 Apr 1, 3:46 AM MDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 3:46 AM MDT, 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 5:16 AM MDT, 23 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
516 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

NMZ501>540-011200-
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-
516 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER MOST OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...AND WILL LIKELY STRETCH
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH TERRAIN INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. OCCASIONAL
GUSTS MEETING OR EXCEEDING 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES
COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SOME HIGH TERRAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
NEW MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. A FEW INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND COULD IMPACT TRAVEL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.

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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.