Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013

Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 23, 2013

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Feb 23, 2013, 9:08 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 24, 2013, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 27 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
Feb 23, 2013, 9:08 PM MST (04:08 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2013, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 25, 2013, 2:42 PM MST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

853 
WWUS45 KABQ 240408
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
908 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY
AND MONDAY...

.A SIGNFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO EASTERN NEW MEXICO...WITH MODERATE SNOWS LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE GREATEST IMPACTS
WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WHERE A HEAVY BAND OF
SNOW WILL DEVELOP. COINCIDENT WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE VERY
STRONG WINDS CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. AREAS
NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER WILL ALSO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED WITH HEAVY
SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...THOUGH EVEN AFTER THE SNOW HAS
ENDED...STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. 

NMZ527>531-241300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0006.130224T1500Z-130225T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0021.130224T1900Z-130226T0100Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
908 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM MST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...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. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. GREATEST SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY 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...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED DUE
  TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
  NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-532>539-241300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0006.130224T1500Z-130225T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0021.130224T1900Z-130226T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
908 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM MST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
  PLAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 PM SUNDAY AND 4 AM MONDAY. 

* 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 VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
  PLAINS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY AT TIMES WHICH
  WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL. SOME OF THE WORST DRIVING
  CONDITIONS OF THE SEASON ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 40
  BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND THE TEXAS STATE LINE AS WELL AS ALONG
  U.S. HIGHWAY 60 BETWEEN VAUGHN AND CLOVIS. EVEN AFTER THE
  SNOWFALL ENDS...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATES AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS ARE LIKELY.

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>516-241300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.130224T1300Z-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-
908 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...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...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE SAN
  JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND WILL QUICKLY SPREAD ACROSS THE
  SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 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 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.

&&

$$

NMZ517-518-521-522-524-526-241300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.130224T1900Z-130225T1300Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
908 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. 

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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 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.

&&

$$

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6 follow-up statements
162 
WWUS45 KABQ 241149
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
449 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT MUCH OF NEW MEXICO TODAY
INTO MONDAY...

.A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
EASTERN NEW MEXICO...WITH MODERATE SNOWS LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY INTO MONDAY. THE GREATEST
IMPACTS WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WHERE A HEAVY
BAND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP. COINCIDENT WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
VERY STRONG WINDS...CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL
ALSO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED WITH HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND NEAR
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AND GRADUALLY
DIMINISH. HOWEVER...EVEN AFTER SNOW HAS ENDED...STRONG WINDS AND
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS.

NMZ527>531-242300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0021.130224T1900Z-130226T0100Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
449 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM
MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...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.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MID DAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. GREATEST SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING LATER MONDAY.

* 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. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY 
  NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-532>539-242300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0021.130224T1900Z-130226T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
449 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM
MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY...WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO NEAR 8 INCHES ACROSS QUAY...CURRY AND
  NORTHERN ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL DECREASE
  FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS CHAVES AND EASTERN LINCOLN
  COUNTIES...WITH AMOUNTS LESS THAN ONE INCH EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THOSE COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 PM TODAY AND 5 AM MONDAY.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER WHERE GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
  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 BETWEEN
  CLINES CORNERS AND THE TEXAS STATE LINE AS WELL AS ALONG U.S.
  HIGHWAY 60 BETWEEN VAUGHN AND CLOVIS. EVEN AFTER THE SNOWFALL
  ENDS...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
  SNOW. SIGNIFICANT SNOW DRIFTS ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ508-242300-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.130224T1300Z-130225T1300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
449 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE
  7500 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE PEAK PERIOD FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  WILL BE FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 40
  MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE PATCHES
  OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
  REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK SNOW
  PACKED...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 60 AND 180 AND STATE HIGHWAY 12.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ510>516-242300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.130224T1300Z-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-
449 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...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...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE
  DAY. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

NMZ517-518-521-522-524-526-242300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.130224T1900Z-130225T1300Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
449 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER
  CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...AND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. 2 TO 3 INCHES
  ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE ESTANCIA VALLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL
  HIGHLANDS. 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE SANDIA...MANZANO
  AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MID DAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 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.

&&

$$
923 
WWUS45 KABQ 241846
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1146 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...POWERFUL WINTER STORM TO IMPACT MUCH OF NEW MEXICO TODAY INTO
MONDAY...

.A POTENT WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
EASTERN NEW MEXICO...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWS LIKELY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON INTO
MONDAY. THE GREATEST IMPACTS WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS WHERE A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. LOCATIONS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER IN NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO WILL ALSO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED WITH HEAVY SNOW...STRONG
WINDS AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST. HOWEVER...EVEN AFTER SNOW
HAS ENDED STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FOR MUCH
OF THE EASTERN PLAINS.

NMZ533>537-250500-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0021.130224T1900Z-130226T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.BZ.W.0001.130224T1900Z-130226T0100Z/
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
1146 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK TONIGHT
  BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 PM TODAY AND 5 AM MONDAY.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER WHERE GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ527>531-250500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0021.130224T1900Z-130226T0100Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
1146 AM 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...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. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. GREATEST SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH 
  THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING LATER MONDAY. 

* 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. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY 
  NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. 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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-532-538-539-250500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0021.130224T1900Z-130226T0100Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1146 AM 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...EXCEPT FOR THE CHAVES
  COUNTY PLAINS WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 PM TODAY AND 5 AM MONDAY. 

* WINDS...BECOMING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ519-520-250500-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.130224T1900Z-130225T1300Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1146 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS 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 BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  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. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW
  PACKED...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN TIJERAS CANYON AND ATRISCO
  VISTA...AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN SOCORRO...
  ALBUQUERQUE...AND BERNALILLO.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ508-510>516-250500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-130225T1300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-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-
1146 AM 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 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...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 30 
  MPH.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

NMZ517-518-521-522-524-526-250500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.130224T1900Z-130225T1300Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1146 AM 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 2 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...SNOW COVERAGE WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND
  PEAK THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  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.

&&

$$

GUYER
142 
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.

&&

$$

SHY
514 
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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 9:08 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ33 hr
Feb 24, 3:27 AM MSTWind AdvisoryABQ15 hr
Feb 24, 11:46 AM MSTBlizzard WarningABQ27 hr
Feb 24, 4:05 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel40 min
Feb 24, 4:35 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel25 min

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