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Freeze Warning 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM

April 17, 2013

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this freeze warning at Apr 17, 2013, 2:59 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 18, 2013, 2:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 17, 2013, 2:59 PM MDT (20:59 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 18, 2013, 2:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 18, 2013, 10:00 AM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze warning 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 freeze warning went out at Apr 17, 11:31 AM MDT, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 11:31 AM MDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 6:05 AM MDT, 8 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
605 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013

NMZ501>540-181200-
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-
605 AM MDT WED APR 17 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TODAY ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND EAST CENTRAL TO SOUTHEAST PLAINS. LOW HUMIDITY WILL
PERSIST OVER THESE AREAS...KEEPING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ONGOING TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL FAVOR THE SAN JUAN AND SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS NORTHERN COLFAX COUNTY. THREE TO 6
INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. STRONG AND GUSTY
NORTH WINDS IN THE EAST TONIGHT WILL LOWER WIND CHILLS TO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS...AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE
FAR NORTHEAST.

COLDER AIR OVERSPREADING THE REGION WILL RESULT IN A FREEZE OVER
MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVER THE NORTH THURSDAY WHILE WINDS SUBSIDE
ACROSS THE EAST. ANOTHER FREEZE IS LIKELY FOR MANY AREAS THURSDAY
NIGHT.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HIGH WINDS AND 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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 8:53 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningABQ24 hr
Apr 17, 4:31 AM MDTWind AdvisoryABQ24 hr
Apr 17, 2:59 PM MDTHard Freeze WatchABQ13 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.