Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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WWUS45 KABQ 250456
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
956 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...POWERFUL WINTER STORM UNDERWAY...

.HEAVY...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO
AS A POTENT WINTER STORM SLIDES ACROSS THE STATE. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE UNDERWAY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WHERE
VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO HAVE BEEN REPORTED. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY MONDAY. HOWEVER...EVEN AFTER SNOW
HAS ENDED STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS.

NMZ508-250600-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-130225T1300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
956 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...THEREFORE THE
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NMZ533>537-251300-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
956 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE GREATEST SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 5 AM MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER
  OFF THEREAFTER.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
  PLAINS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS FOR SEVERAL HOURS
  THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...MAKING TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE. THE WORST
  IMPACTS WILL BE ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN SANTA ROSA AND THE
  TEXAS STATE LINE AS WELL AS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 60 BETWEEN VAUGHN
  AND CLOVIS. EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL HAS ENDED MONDAY MORNING...
  STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

&&

$$

NMZ527>532-251300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
956 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
  ACROSS THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA...WHILE 1 TO 4 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST
  PLAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
  BETWEEN ROMEROVILLE AND RIBERA.

* TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ALREADY OCCURRED NEAR THE
  COLORADO BORDER THOUGH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS HARDING AND SAN MIGUEL
  COUNTIES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED DUE
  TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY
  ALONG U.S. HIGHWAYS 64 AND 87 AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 25
  FROM RATON PASS TO GLORIETA.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-538-539-251300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
956 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
  AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE CHAVES
  COUNTY PLAINS.

* TIMING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY...
  HOWEVER... THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  5 AM MONDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE 
  TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. 
  NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY AT TIMES WHICH WILL 
  SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL. SOME OF THE WORST DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS OF THE SEASON ARE LIKELY ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AROUND 
  CLINES CORNERS. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL ENDS...STRONG WINDS 
  WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOW DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ510>516-251300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-130225T1300Z/
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-
956 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...WHILE 4 TO 8
  INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE GREATEST
  AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...THOUGH THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ALREADY
  OCCURRED...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS
  OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
  REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND
  ICY...INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

&&

$$

NMZ517-518-521-522-524-526-251300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-130225T1300Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
956 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE LOWER CHAMA RIVER 
  VALLEY AND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA...2 TO 4 INCHES FOR THE 
  ESTANCIA VALLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...2 TO 6 INCHES 
  FOR THE SANDIA...MANZANO...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES MAY BE 
  REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND 
  SNOW PACKED...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN TIJERAS AND 
  MORIARTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

&&

$$

NMZ519-520-251300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-130225T1300Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
956 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS 
  NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
  BEFORE 1 AM MONDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 
  MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS
  OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
  REDUCED BELOW 2 MILES AT TIMES. ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND
  ICY NEAR PLACITAS...AS WELL AS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANDIA
  AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

&&

$$

34

561 
WWUS45 KABQ 251304
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
604 AM MST MON FEB 25 2013

...HARSH WINTER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...

.SNOW HAS BEGUN TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST...YET PERIODS OF
MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO PUMMELING
EASTERN NEW MEXICO...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEASTERN PARTS OF THE
STATE. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CREATING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. BY THIS AFTERNOON SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
BE EXITING INTO TEXAS. HOWEVER...EVEN AFTER SNOW HAS ENDED STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR MUCH OF
THE EASTERN PLAINS.

NMZ510>516-251415-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-130225T1300Z/
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-
604 AM MST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. SOME
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ROADS
WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
THROUGH MID MORNING.

$$

NMZ517-518-521-522-524-526-251415-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-130225T1300Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
604 AM MST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO. SOME PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MORNING...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH MID MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. 

$$

NMZ519-520-251415-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-130225T1300Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
604 AM MST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THUS THE ADVISORY WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ533>537-251900-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
604 AM MST MON FEB 25 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
  THROUGH THE MID MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY END ACROSS THE
  PLAINS BEFORE NOON...BUT BLOWING SNOW WILL LAST THROUGHOUT THE
  DAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
  PLAINS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
  LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE...MAKING TRAVEL
  IMPOSSIBLE. THE WORST IMPACTS WILL BE ALONG INTERSTATE 40
  BETWEEN SANTA ROSA AND THE TEXAS STATE LINE AS WELL AS ALONG
  U.S. HIGHWAY 60 BETWEEN VAUGHN AND CLOVIS. EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL
  HAS ENDED LATER THIS MORNING... STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
  CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS ARE
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

&&

$$

NMZ527>532-251900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
604 AM MST MON FEB 25 2013

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  ACROSS THE RATON RIDGE AND JOHNSON MESA...WHILE 1 TO 4 INCHES 
  ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST 
  PLAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 
  BETWEEN ROMEROVILLE AND RIBERA. 

* TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...BUT PERIODS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE TREACHEROUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL END BEFORE NOON...BUT THE STRONG
  WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE 
  LIKELY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAYS 64 AND 87 AS WELL AS ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 25 FROM RATON PASS TO GLORIETA. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-538-539-251900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
604 AM MST MON FEB 25 2013

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
  HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE 
  CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS. 

* TIMING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...HOWEVER...
  BLOWING SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE 
  TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. 
  NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY AT TIMES WHICH WILL 
  SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL. SOME OF THE WORST DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS OF THE SEASON ARE LIKELY ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AROUND 
  CLINES CORNERS. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL ENDS...STRONG WINDS 
  WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT 
  SNOW DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

320 
WWUS45 KABQ 251901
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1201 PM MST MON FEB 25 2013

...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS OF
NEW MEXICO...

.A WINTER STORM MOVING INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA HAS LEFT GUSTY NORTH
WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN ITS WAKE.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TO END THIS ROUND OF
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER BY THIS EVENING.

NMZ523-527>529-538-539-252015-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1201 PM MST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD
DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ533>537-260100-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
1201 PM MST MON FEB 25 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
  FROM FALLING SNOW. HOWEVER...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

* TIMING...LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  WILL EASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY
  POOR VISIBILITIES IN SPOTS...WITH SNOW DRIFTS OVER ROADS
  CONTINUING TO IMPEDE TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON. EXPECT DRIFTS ACROSS ROADS ORIENTED EAST AND
  WEST...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 60.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

&&

$$

NMZ530>532-260100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
1201 PM MST MON FEB 25 2013

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION.
  HOWEVER...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF FRESH SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  LOCALLY.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON TO REDUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AND IMPEDE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT
  DRIFTS ACROSS ROADS ORIENTED EAST AND WEST...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS
  64 AND 87...HIGHWAYS 56 AND 412...AND STATE ROADS 120 AND 104.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF BLOWING 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.

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SHY

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WWUS45 KABQ 252142
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
242 PM MST MON FEB 25 2013

NMZ533>537-252245-
/O.CAN.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
242 PM MST MON FEB 25 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

LOCAL GUSTS AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN SPOTS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BUT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ530>532-252245-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130226T0100Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
242 PM MST MON FEB 25 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

LOCAL GUSTS AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN SPOTS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BUT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

SHY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1111 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
PATCHES OF MVFR CIGS AND VSBY...EVEN LOCALLY IFR VSBY...TO BE AN
ISSUE WITHIN A ROUGHLY 100 MILE WIDE NE TO SW BAND FROM ROUGHLY
GILA HOT SPRINGS TO RATON THROUGH MOST OF THE REST OF THE DAYLIGHT
HOURS TODAY. SNOW WILL BE THE MAIN PCPN FACTOR WITHIN THIS AREA.
EXPECT SOME MT OBSCURATIONS AS WELL EITHER SIDE OF THAT VFR
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE THE RULE. THERE WILL BE SOME WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 25 AND NEARLY 40 KTS MAINLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF LINCOLN
COUNTY TO W AND SW CHAVES COUNTY AND ALSO ACROSS THE W THIRD OR SO
OF THE STATE TODAY. AS A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT DROPS S
ACROSS THE E HALF OF NM AFTER 22Z THERE WILL BE A RATHER RAPID
DETERIORATION IN CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVE AND OVERNIGHT FROM N
TO S. BEHIND THE BACK DOOR FRONT LOOK FOR AN ABRUPT SURGE OF N
WINDS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 KT TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD DOWN THE
PLAINS INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD
ACROSS THE PLAINS AND THE HIGHLANDS TO THE E OF THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN
PLAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT WITH VERY POOR
VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE BULK OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NM TONIGHT AS CONDITIONS
WORSEN THROUGH THE EVE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLOWLY FROM NW TO
SE EARLY TO MIDDAY MON ACROSS THE E HALF OF NM.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...341 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013...
DYNAMIC STORM SYSTEM BEARING-DOWN ON NEW MEXICO WILL BRING
SIGNIFICANT WIND AND SNOW IMPACTS TODAY INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS.

AT 00Z...THE APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS OVER UT/NV AND
BEGINNING TO CLOSE-OFF A LOW. 00Z UPPER AIR OBSERVATIONS SHOWED
-34C OVER SALT LAKE CITY AND -35C OVER ELKO AT 500MB. THIS IS A
COLD SYSTEM TO SAY THE LEAST AND IF THESE TEMPS MAKE IT DOWN INTO
NM...AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL...THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST SYSTEM
OF THE SEASON SO FAR FOR OUR AREA. THE KABQ 00Z SOUNDING SHOWED A
PWAT OF ONLY 0.18 INCH...WHICH IS ROUGHLY 70% OF NORMAL.
HOWEVER...THE 00Z MODEL SOLUTIONS SHOW THE PWAT INCREASING TO
NEAR 0.30 INCH AT KABQ BY 18Z AND EVEN FURTHER ACROSS THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS...TO OVER 0.40 INCH SUNDAY NIGHT. SO...MOISTURE
WON'T BE A PROBLEM LIKE IT WAS WITH THE COLD SYSTEM ON THE
11TH/12TH OF THIS MONTH. THE 00Z MODELS ALL AGREE ON A DECENT
ROUND OF SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. SNOW IS
ALREADY FLYING BACK OVER ARIZONA AND SOME ENHANCEMENT CAN BE SEEN
ACROSS EASTERN ARIZONA APPROACHING OUR AREA AS THE UPPER LOW
CONTINUES TO SINK SSE. DECIDED TO INCLUDE THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS
IN A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WITH SNOWFALL OF 3-5 INCHES
EXPECTED (MORE OVER THE PEAKS). OTHERWISE...THE CURRENT SET OF
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS LOOK TO BE ON TRACK. SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS TONIGHT
AS A WEAK TROWAL TAKES SHAPE WITH THE UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS. THE TROWAL REALLY GETS GOING OVER TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA MONDAY AND THIS WINTER SYSTEM WILL DEFINITELY BE A NEWS-
MAKER. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS AS THE UPPER LOW GRADUALLY PULLS EAST ACROSS NORTH
TEXAS. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE...EXCEPT FOR OVER SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY WHERE A
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH HIGHS
GENERALLY 15-25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TODAY AND MONDAY. BELOW TO
WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK
WITH A COUPLE WAVES MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
DELIVERING REINFORCING SHOTS OF COLD AIR. TUESDAY'S SYSTEM WILL
MOVE SE OVER COLORADO AND FAR NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...BRINGING WIND
IMPACTS TO MUCH OF OUR AREA AND SNOWS TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

AN END TO THE WAVE-TRAIN IS IN SIGHT WITH BOTH THE 00Z GFS AND
ECMWF SHOWING A LARGE RIDGE PUMPING-UP ACROSS THE ROCKIES OVER THE
WEEKEND. LOOK FOR A GRADUAL TREND TOWARD NORMAL TEMPERATURES NEXT
WEEKEND WITH PLENTY OF SUN.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL PLAGUE NEW MEXICO THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A
PROGRESSIVE STREAM OF DISTURBANCES MOVES OVER AND NEAR THE STATE.
TODAY'S DISTURBANCE IS TURNING INTO MORE OF A FULL-FLEDGED STORM
SYSTEM WITH A SLOWER PACE ON A TRACK MUCH FARTHER TO THE SOUTH. IN
FACT THE MODELS...IN PARTICULAR THE NAM...DRASTICALLY FLIPPED THE
FORECASTED POSITION OF THE UPPER LOW FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
INDUCE A BETTER COVERAGE OF SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL TO EAST CENTRAL
PARTS OF THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST AREA. SNOW WILL IMPACT THE WEST
CENTRAL ZONES AND TO A LESSER EXTENT THE NORTHWESTERN
PLATEAU...BUT COVERAGE WILL INCREASE FARTHER EAST NEAR THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE PLAINS. GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER AIR AS THE FRONT
CONTINUES TO INVADE. WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY BEHIND THE SEGMENT OF
THE FRONT THAT SPILLS DOWN THE PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGER WITH SOME GUSTS TO 55 MPH
SPREADING SOUTH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...LEADING TO NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SNOWFALL.

GUSTY POST FRONTAL NORTHWEST WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL TO
WESTERN NM ON MONDAY WITH THE STRONGER NORTH WINDS TAKING MOST OF
THE DAY TO RELAX BELOW 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED SPEEDS. SUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND EXPECTED SNOW PACK WILL PRECLUDE ANY FIRE WX
CONCERNS THOUGH. VENTILATION WILL BE EXCELLENT IN MOST AREAS MONDAY.

THE NEXT DISTURBANCE WILL ARRIVE LATE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT...BEING MORE OF A CLIPPER THAT WILL JUST SKIM THE NORTH
CENTRAL TO NORTHEASTERN ZONES. CONSEQUENTLY LESS PRECIPITATION WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS DISTURBANCE...BUT THE BREEZY TO WINDY WEST/NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL REMAIN WIDESPREAD OVER THE FORECAST AREA. GOOD
VENTILATION CAN BE EXPECTED WITH TEMPERATURES STAYING SEVERAL
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND TOO COOL TO SUPPORT ANY CRITICAL HUMIDITY
OR FIRE WX.

WINDS WILL RETAIN THEIR NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ON WEDNESDAY...BUT
SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS HIGH. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER
MUCH THOUGH...AND THE NEXT DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL BE RIGHT ON ITS
HEELS FOR THURSDAY. THIS THURSDAY SYSTEM IS SHOWN TO BE STARVED OF
MOISTURE FOR ANY NOTABLE PRECIPITATION. RIDGING INTO THE WEEKEND
WILL FINALLY LET TEMPERATURES CREEP BACK TO NEAR AVERAGE.

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&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ523-527>539.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ508-510>516.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ517-518-521-522-524-526.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ540.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
510 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

NMZ501>540-251300-
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-
510 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND IMPACTS TO
MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE
FORECAST ACROSS THE RATON RIDGE AND THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS WHERE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG
WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. MAJOR IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED ALONG
INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN THE COLORADO LINE AND GLORIETA PASS...AND
MORE SO ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND THE TEXAS
BORDER. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. WINTER
STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT INTO TEXAS ON MONDAY...BUT SNOW
AND WIND IMPACTS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS FOR MUCH OF
THE DAY. WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS COLORADO AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO LATE TUESDAY AND BRING STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF
THE AREA...AND SNOWS TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
HIGHLANDS. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BECOME NECESSARY ON TUESDAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ
OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

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