Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014

Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 30, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Jan 30, 2014, 4:27 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 30, 2014, 7:00 PM MST. It was in force for 40 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
Jan 30, 2014, 4:27 AM MST (11:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 30, 2014, 7:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 1, 2014, 11:13 AM MST
In force
40 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

817 
WWUS45 KABQ 301127
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
427 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.A DEEP FETCH OF PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL STREAM EAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. LIGHT
RAIN AND HIGH TERRAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER RIO ARRIBA COUNTY
TODAY THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT. THE MAIN PERIOD FOR
POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL
COME LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 FEET AND ALONG WEST FACING
SLOPES. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL CREATING AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

NMZ510-302300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0001.140130T2200Z-140201T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0001.140131T0200Z-140201T1100Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
427 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS EAST
  OF CHAMA AND TIERRA AMARILLA.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FALLING TO
  ALL AREAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH SNOW
  PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84. THE
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-302300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.140131T0600Z-140201T1100Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
427 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING FALLING TO ALL
  AREAS OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
  SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 64. THE
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE LOCALLY
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ511>515-302300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.140131T0600Z-140201T1100Z/
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-
427 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  ON HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING FALLING TO ALL
  AREAS OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
  SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64...38...AND
  518. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE
  LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
587 
WWUS45 KABQ 302207
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
307 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.A DEEP FETCH OF PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL STREAM EAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. LIGHT RAIN AND HIGH 
TERRAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER RIO ARRIBA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON
THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT. THE MAIN PERIOD FOR POTENTIALLY
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL COME LATE
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 FEET AND ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. GUSTY
WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL CREATING AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

NMZ510-310500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.140131T0200Z-140201T1100Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
307 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS EAST
  OF CHAMA AND TIERRA AMARILLA.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FALLING TO
  THE GROUND ALL AREAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH 
  SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84. 
  THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-310500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.140131T0600Z-140201T1100Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
307 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING FALLING TO 
  THE GROUND ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH 
  SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 64. THE 
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE LOCALLY 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ511>515-310500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.140131T0600Z-140201T1100Z/
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-
307 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ON HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING FALLING TO 
  THE GROUND ALL AREAS OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH 
  SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64...38...
  AND 518. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  CREATE LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

40
654 
WWUS45 KABQ 310455
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
955 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.A DEEP FETCH OF PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL STREAM EAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. LIGHT RAIN AND HIGH
TERRAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER RIO ARRIBA COUNTY AND CHANGE OVER
TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. THE MAIN PERIOD FOR POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WILL COME LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
ABOVE 7500 FEET AND ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. GUSTY WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL CREATING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW.

NMZ510-311200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T1100Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
955 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS EAST 
  OF CHAMA AND TIERRA AMARILLA. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET FALLING TO THE GROUND ALL AREAS LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH 
  SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84. 
  THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-311200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.140131T0600Z-140201T1100Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
955 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET FALLING TO THE GROUND ALL AREAS
  OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH 
  SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 64. THE 
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY CREATE LOCALLY 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ511>515-311200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.140131T0600Z-140201T1100Z/
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-
955 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ON HIGHER RIDGES AND PEAKS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET FALLING TO THE GROUND ALL AREAS
  OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH 
  SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64...38... 
  AND 518. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  CREATE LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$
508 
WWUS45 KABQ 311129
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
429 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER RETURNS TO NEW MEXICO HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND...

.A PARADE OF WEATHER SYSTEMS GAINING STRENGTH OFF THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE EAST AND SOUTH ACROSS NEW MEXICO OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE COLORADO WILL SHIFT TO
THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WITH COLDER AIR WORKING INTO THE STATE...RAIN
SHOWERS WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY OVER TO SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES
AND FOOTHILLS...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY OVER THE
SUMMITS AND THE HIGH COUNTRY. EXPECT HEAVIEST SNOWFALLS OVER THE
HIGH COUNTRY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW BEFORE WIND SPEEDS TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT.

NMZ503-511>514-311900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-
429 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS OVER SUMMITS AND HIGHER SLOPES. EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES
  OVER LOWER SLOPES AND UPPER VALLEYS.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WILL CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SPEEDS TAPERING OFF BY LATE EVENING.
  WINDS SHIFTING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON
  SATURDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET FALLING TO THE SURFACE BY THIS EVENING
  AND REMAINING COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
  ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH
  ROADS BLOCKED BY DRIFTS AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. EXPECT SLICK AND ICY
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVER CULVERTS...AND IN
  SHADED SPOTS.


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.

&&

$$

NMZ504-516-311900-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T2300Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
429 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE NORTHWEST
  HIGHLANDS...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER SUMMITS AND HILLTOPS.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING TODAY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND
  THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. WINDS DECREASING SPEED LATE THIS
  EVENING...SHIFTING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON
  SATURDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET FALLING TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON...AND REMAINING COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS
  THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW
  IMPEDING TRAVEL THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW ACROSS
  HIGHWAYS 64 AND 550.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-311900-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
429 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 15 INCHES OVER SUMMITS AND UPPER
  SLOPES...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER LOWER SLOPES. LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS OVER SUMMITS.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING TODAY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING AND THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS
  EVENING. WEST WINDS TO 15 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVEL AT THE SURFACE THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH 
  SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84. 
  THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-505-311900-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T1100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
429 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM MST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3
  INCHES OVER THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS DECREASING BY LATE THIS
  EVENING AND BECOMING WEST TO 15 MPH THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...7000 FEET FALLING TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. REMAINING COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT
  ALL LEVELS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW
  SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW
  MAY CREATE SLICK AND ICY SPOTS..ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVER
  CULVERTS...AND IN SHADED AREAS. EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW ON
  INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA LINE TO GALLUP...AND ON HIGHWAY
  550 ACROSS SAN JUAN COUNTY.
 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-311900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T1100Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
429 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY GREATER
  AMOUNTS ON HIGHER SLOPES. 

* TIMING...SNOW TODAY CONTINUING OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. WIND SPEEDS DECREASING TO 15 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET FALLING TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON...AND REMAINING COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN HEAVIER
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ON ROADS MAY CREATE SLICK AND ICY
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVER CULVERTS...AND IN
  SHADED AREAS. EXPECT SNOW ACROSS HIGHWAY 64...STATE ROAD
  120...AND STATE ROAD 518.

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.

&&

$$

SHY
905 
WWUS45 KABQ 311851
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1151 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER RETURNS TO NEW MEXICO HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND...

.A PARADE OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE EAST AND SOUTH ACROSS NEW
MEXICO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW
TODAY WILL KEEP SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP SHARPLY
TONIGHT. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALLS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY OF
THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THEIR WEST SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO
SNOW...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BEFORE WIND SPEEDS TAPER OFF LATE
TONIGHT.

NMZ503-504-510>514-516-010300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-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-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1151 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6
  INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHER
  PEAKS AND WEST SLOPES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY ON
  SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS
  EVENING. WEST WINDS TO 15 MPH LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVEL WILL BE ABOVE 7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON
  THEN DROP TO THE SURFACE TONIGHT AND REMAIN MOSTLY AT THE
  SURFACE SATURDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH 
  SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84. 
  THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-505-515-010300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T1100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
1151 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES OVER
  THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS DECREASING BY LATE THIS 
  EVENING AND BECOMING WEST TO 15 MPH THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET FALLING TO THE SURFACE THIS EVENING.
  REMAINING COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER 
  SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. 
  ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE SLICK AND ICY SPOTS..ESPECIALLY 
  ON BRIDGES...OVER CULVERTS...AND IN SHADED AREAS. EXPECT 
  ACCUMULATING SNOW ON INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA LINE TO 
  GALLUP...AND ON HIGHWAY 550 ACROSS SAN JUAN COUNTY. 

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.

&&

$$

40
060 
WWUS45 KABQ 010149
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
649 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO NEW MEXICO HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND...

.A PARADE OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE EAST AND SOUTH ACROSS NEW
MEXICO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP SHARPLY
TONIGHT. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALLS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY OF
THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THEIR WEST SLOPES. IN ADDITION TO
SNOW...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL PRODUCE PATCHES OF
BLOWING SNOW BEFORE WIND SPEEDS TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT.

NMZ503-504-011100-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T1100Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
649 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW LATER THIS EVENING
  AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET FALLING TO THE SURFACE LATER THIS
  EVENING. REMAINING COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW
  SHOWERS AND PATCHES OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH OVERNIGHT.
  ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE SLICK AND ICY SPOTS..ESPECIALLY ON
  BRIDGES...OVER CULVERTS...AND IN SHADED AREAS. EXPECT
  ACCUMULATING SNOW ON HIGHWAY 550 ACROSS SAN JUAN COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-010300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T2300Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
649 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER RIO
GRANDE VALLEY...BUT THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE
WEST SLOPES OF THE SURROUNDING HIGHER TERRAIN.

$$

NMZ510>514-011100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T2300Z/
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-
649 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 6 
  INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHER 
  PEAKS AND WEST SLOPES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY ON 
  SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS EVENING. WEST
  WINDS TO 15 MPH LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO THE SURFACE TONIGHT AND
  REMAIN MOSTLY AT THE SURFACE SATURDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH SNOW
  PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84. THE
  COMBINATION OF FALLING AND A FEW PATCHES OF BLOWING SNOW WILL
  CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-505-515-011100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T1100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
649 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS AROUND 4
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET ON WEST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...DECREASING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW AT ALL LEVELS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW
  SHOWERS AND PATCHES OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE SLICK AND ICY SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ON
  BRIDGES...OVER CULVERTS...AND IN SHADED AREAS. EXPECT
  ACCUMULATING SNOW ON INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA LINE TO NEAR
  GALLUP.

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.

&&

$$
290 
WWUS45 KABQ 011108
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
408 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014

NMZ501>505-515-011215-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T1100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
408 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY TO
MID MORNING HOURS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY AN INCH
OR LESS. WHILE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH A LITTLE
RAIN IN THE LOWER TERRAIN...MAY CONTINUE INTO THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS...LITTLE OR ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ510>514-011915-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T2300Z/
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-
408 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET
  AND AN INCH OR TWO BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON
  THE HIGHER PEAKS AND WEST SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST GENERALLY 5 TO 15 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN MOSTLY AT THE SURFACE. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH SNOW
  PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84. SNOW AND
  PERHAPS SOME PATCHY FOG WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT 
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ523-526-529>539-011915-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0003.140202T0000Z-140202T1800Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-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-
408 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL
  BE FROM ABOUT 7 PM TONIGHT TO 8 AM SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST AT GENERALLY 5 TO 15 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS NEAR AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR...FARTHER
  SOUTH LOWERING TO THE SURFACE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW
  SHOWERS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED AND AND ICY
  SPOTS. THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR MAINLY EAST OF MORIARTY WILL
  BE MOST IMPACTED ALONG WITH HIGHWAY 285 NORTH OF ROSWELL AND
  ROUTES 60...64 AND 84 AMONG OTHERS. 

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.

&&

$$

43
312 
WWUS45 KABQ 011311
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
611 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014

NMZ510>514-012300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T2300Z/
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-
611 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7500 
  FEET AND AN INCH OR TWO BELOW 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHER PEAKS AND WEST SLOPES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST GENERALLY 5 TO 15 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN MOSTLY AT THE SURFACE.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH 
  SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84. 
  SNOW AND PERHAPS SOME PATCHY FOG WILL CREATE REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ523-526-529>539-012300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0003.140202T0000Z-140202T1800Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-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-
611 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL 
  BE FROM ABOUT 7 PM TONIGHT TO 8 AM SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST AT GENERALLY 5 TO 15 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS NEAR AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR...
  FARTHER SOUTH LOWERING TO THE SURFACE A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE 
  OF MIDNIGHT. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER 
  SNOW SHOWERS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED AND 
  AND ICY SPOTS. THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR MAINLY EAST OF 
  MORIARTY WILL BE MOST IMPACTED ALONG WITH HIGHWAY 285 NORTH OF 
  ROSWELL AND ROUTES 60...64 AND 84 AMONG OTHERS. 

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.

&&

$$

43
397 
WWUS45 KABQ 011813
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1113 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014

NMZ510>514-011915-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T2300Z/
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-
1113 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

MUCH OF THE SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY.
SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. ROADS MAY
CONTINUE TO BE SLICK IN SPOTS THROUGH THE DAY. 

$$

NMZ523-526-529>539-020300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0003.140202T0000Z-140202T1800Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-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-
1113 AM MST SAT FEB 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS QUAY AND NORTHERN CURRY COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL 
  BE FROM ABOUT 7 PM TONIGHT TO 8 AM SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST AT GENERALLY 5 TO 15 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS NEAR AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. FARTHER
  SOUTH...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO THE SURFACE A FEW HOURS
  EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER
  SNOW. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW COVERED AND AND ICY
  SPOTS ON ROADWAYS. THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR MAINLY EAST OF
  MORIARTY...HIGHWAY 285 NORTH OF ROSWELL...AND HIGHWAY 60 FROM
  VAUGHN TO CLOVIS...AMONG OTHERS...WILL BE IMPACTED. 

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.

&&

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 30, 3:46 AM MST, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 3:46 AM MST, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
346 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

.DISCUSSION...
LOTS TO CONSIDER EARLY THIS MORNING REGARDING PLACEMENT AND TIMING
OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS OVER THE REGION. THE LATEST WATER
VAPOR AND CIRA BLENDED PWAT LOOPS SHOW AN IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE RICH
JET STREAM CRASHING INTO THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. UPPER WINDS OF
140-160 KTS WITH THIS JET STREAM WILL DELIVER A SPRING-LIKE PUNCH
OF WINDS TO MUCH OF NM TODAY AND FRIDAY. LATEST OBS SHOW SURFACE
WINDS ALREADY INCREASING ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN.
THIS FALLS IN LINE VERY WELL WITH TREND OF SREF 700MB MEAN WINDS OF
50-60 KTS. HIGH WIND WARNINGS LOOK IN GREAT SHAPE TODAY AND ONLY A
FEW AREAS OF WESTERN NM WILL NEED SOME WIND ADVISORIES. OBS ALSO
INDICATE SNOW BEGINNING TO BREAK OUT OVER COLORADO...AND THIS WILL
TREND TO THE SOUTH TODAY INTO THE FAR NORTHERN MTS OF NM. STRONG
WARM MOIST ADVECTION OVER THE AREA WILL FORCE TEMPS WELL ABOVE
NORMAL...ESPECIALLY EASTERN NM. EXPECT NEAR RECORD TEMP FOR AREAS
FROM TUCUMCARI SOUTH TO CLOVIS AND ROSWELL. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
HIGH ACROSS THE NORTH. WILL UPGRADE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING
AND PUSH BACK TIMING TO 02Z. FOR RED FLAG CONCERNS SEE FIRE WEATHER
DISCUSSION BELOW.

IMPRESSIVE 700-500MB LAYER WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES. SOME DECOUPLING WILL OCCUR SO WINDS WILL FALL BELOW THE
WARNING THRESHOLD...HOWEVER SPEEDS WILL HOVER NEAR ADVISORY THEN
INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AGAIN FRIDAY. CURRENT HIGH WIND HIGHLIGHTS FOR
THE REGION ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40 IN EASTERN NM LOOK GOOD FOR
FRIDAY. AS THE UPPER JET SLIDES SOUTH STRONG MOIST WESTERLY UPSLOPE
FLOW WILL SLAM THE NORTHERN MTS. WILL EXPAND THE WINTER HIGHLIGHTS
TO ADVISORIES FOR THE FAR NW HIGHLANDS...JEMEZ...AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
MTS THRU EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SOME HIGH PEAKS MAY SEE WARNING
AMOUNTS BUT OVERALL IT WILL TAKE ROUGHLY 36 HRS TO DO SO. WIND WILL
ALSO BE A CONCERN FOR THE SANGRES SO LOOK FOR BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE.

IT DOES APPEAR THERE WILL BE ONE WEAK TRAILING UPPER VORT THAT
SLIDES OVER THE AREA SATURDAY...BRINGING A POTENTIAL UPTICK IN SNOW
SHOWERS. AT THIS TIME HAVE NOT MADE MANY CHANGES TO EXTENDED GRIDS.
THE ACTIVE PATTERN IS PROGGED TO CONTINUE SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK
WITH SEVERAL MORE DISTURBANCES MOVING OVER NM WITH A BACK DOOR
FRONTAL BOUNDARY BANKED UP AGAINST THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN. MODEL QPF
INDICATES PRECIP BREAKING OUT OVER NM WHICH IS ALWAYS A VERY TRICKY
SCENARIO TO FORECAST.

GUYER

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A MULTIFACETED HAZARDS WX PATTERN IN THE CARDS...ESPEC FOR THE NEXT
48 TO 72 HOURS...WITH THE EMPHASIS ON WINDS AND SOME AREAS OF RED
FLAG CONDITIONS. HUMIDITIES...WIND SPEEDS AND WETTING PRECIP CHANCES
ARE STILL LOOKING TO BE SOME OF THE MORE CHALLENGING PARAMETERS TO
DEAL WITH. FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN NM FOR LATER TODAY WILL BE UPGRADED
TO RED FLAG WARNING...THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOWER FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY THAN FOR THE EAST. DECIDED TO UPGRADE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FIRE
WX ZONE 106 AS WELL SINCE WINDS AND MIN RH SHOULD BE CLOSE ENOUGH
TO...AND IN SOME AREAS JUST INTO...CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR LONG
ENOUGH THAT...GIVEN THE SERIOUSLY DRY CONDITIONS...IT SEEMS A LITTLE
UNWISE TO TRIM THIS ZONE OUT OF THE WARNING AREA. BUT TRIMMING IT
OUT ALSO HAS SOME RELEVANCE AS WELL SINCE THERE MAY BE ENOUGH
LINGERING CLOUD COVER TO SUPPRESS NEAR SFC WINDS A BIT. SO...DAY
CREW MAY WANT TO REVISIT THIS LATER THIS MORN WHEN LATEST MODEL
DATA IN THE MIX. THERE IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE MORE CRITICAL AREA
COVERAGE IN EASTERN THIRD OF FIRE WX ZONES 105 AND 109...BUT HAINES
IS 3 OR LESS IN THIS AREA WHICH IS PART OF REASON FOR NOT ISSUING
RED FLAG WARNING THERE.

WINDS TO COME DOWN SOME TONIGHT...BUT FAIRLY LIKELY TO REMAIN BREEZY
TO QUITE WINDY ALONG AND A LITTLE WAYS EAST OF CENTRAL MTN CHAIN.
FORTUNATELY RH COMES BACK UP ENOUGH...AND OR WIND DROPS LOW
ENOUGH...TO STAY WITH THE CURRENT EARLY EVE FIRE WX...UPGRADED TO
RED FLAG...HIGHLIGHT EXPIRATION TIME. LOOK FOR YET ANOTHER NIGHT OF
FAIR TO POOR RH RECOVERIES...EXCEPT FOR MORE NORTHERLY AREAS WHERE
MOISTURE ADVECTION SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE GOOD TO PERHAPS VERY
GOOD RECOVERIES IN SPOTS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SURGE UP AGAIN FRI
WITH ANOTHER DAY OF SOMEWHAT STRONGER THAN SEASONAL NORMAL MIXING.
TEMPS TO BEGIN A COOLDOWN...THOUGH STILL HIGH TEMPS TO REMAIN ABOVE
NORMAL EAST. HOWEVER...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES GENERALLY LOOK TO BE IN
THE 16 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE WITH LOW HAINES VALUES AND GENERALLY 3 HR
OR LESS DURATION. SO...NO HIGHLIGHTS ISSUED YET FOR THAT EAST
CENTRAL NM FIRE WX ZONE.

JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR SOME MEASURABLE PRECIP STILL IS A
POSSIBILITY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
SAN JUANS AND HIGHEST TERRAIN OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS AS OROGRAPHIC
FORCING KICKS IN. BUT IN MAY CONTINUE FRI NIGHT AND EVEN INTO SAT SO
FURTHER ACCUM MORE LIKELY LATER IN THIS PERIOD.

A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS FRI NIGHT AND
SAT...WHICH WILL COOL TEMPS BACK...ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST. MODELS
CONTINUE TO SUGGEST AN UNSETTLED PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AS A
TROUGH SLIDES ACROSS THE STATE EITHER SAT NIGHT. GFS REMAINS
SLIGHTLY STRONGER WITH THE TROUGH THAN THE ECMWF...CREATING A LITTLE
MORE PRECIP COVERAGE. STILL SOME QUESTION AS TO EXACTLY WHERE BEST
COVERAGE WILL BE.

MODELS STILL GENERALLY SUPPORT A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THERE MAY BE A BACK DOOR FRONT SLIDING DOWN THE PLAINS
AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AXIS...THUS...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE STATE WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP...BUT MODELS
OTHER THAN THE ECMWF NOT SHOWING MUCH PREFERENCE WEST OR EAST.

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&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
INCREASING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT TO AVIATION DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NM FROM THE NW OVERNIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE TO THE WEST FLATTENS. WLY MID LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY BETWEEN 06Z-08Z. STRONG MTN WAVES RESULTING IN GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LEE OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS
AND SANDIA/MANZANO MTNS FROM KRTN TO KLVS AND KCQC...PRIMARILY
BTWN 08Z-15Z. LOWERING CIGS ALONG WITH AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW WILL START TO GET UNDERWAY OVER THE FAR NRN MOUNTAINS
THURSDAY EVENING.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  59  36  46  21 /  10  40  50  40
DULCE...........................  55  27  39  15 /  30  60  70  50
CUBA............................  59  35  44  22 /   0  20  50  40
GALLUP..........................  62  35  45  18 /   0  10  40  30
EL MORRO........................  57  31  44  18 /   0  10  20  20
GRANTS..........................  62  36  48  21 /   0   5  20  20
QUEMADO.........................  60  38  52  27 /   0   5  20  20
GLENWOOD........................  66  34  59  27 /   0   0  10  10
CHAMA...........................  49  30  36  16 /  60  70  80  60
LOS ALAMOS......................  54  40  46  28 /   0   5  40  30
PECOS...........................  57  39  51  28 /   0   0  20  20
CERRO/QUESTA....................  45  24  41  12 /   0  40  50  40
RED RIVER.......................  42  23  36  13 /  20  60  70  50
ANGEL FIRE......................  49  28  44  15 /   5  30  40  30
TAOS............................  52  35  43  21 /   0  40  50  40
MORA............................  57  38  50  26 /   0   0  10  10
ESPANOLA........................  60  31  52  22 /   0   5  20  20
SANTA FE........................  55  36  47  25 /   0   5  30  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  60  37  52  28 /   0   0  20  20
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  63  40  54  31 /   0   0  20  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  65  41  56  32 /   0   0  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  68  37  57  30 /   0   0  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  68  38  55  30 /   0   0  10  10
LOS LUNAS.......................  68  34  59  28 /   0   0   5   5
RIO RANCHO......................  67  39  55  29 /   0   0  10  10
SOCORRO.........................  70  38  62  33 /   0   0   5   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  59  40  52  28 /   0   5  30  20
TIJERAS.........................  61  42  54  30 /   0   0  20  20
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  61  34  60  25 /   0   0   5  10
CLINES CORNERS..................  58  38  54  27 /   0   0  10  10
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  62  42  58  32 /   0   0   5  10
CARRIZOZO.......................  64  38  58  34 /   0   0   5   5
RUIDOSO.........................  61  42  58  33 /   0   0   5  10
CAPULIN.........................  62  34  50  21 /   0   5  10  10
RATON...........................  63  33  52  24 /   0   5  10  10
SPRINGER........................  65  29  55  23 /   0   0   5  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  64  39  56  26 /   0   0  10  10
CLAYTON.........................  62  31  48  20 /   0   5  10  10
ROY.............................  69  33  60  25 /   0   0   5  10
CONCHAS.........................  73  44  67  34 /   0   0   5   5
SANTA ROSA......................  74  45  70  35 /   0   0   5   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  76  43  73  33 /   0   0   0   5
CLOVIS..........................  73  42  68  36 /   0   0   5   5
PORTALES........................  73  41  70  38 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  76  45  74  38 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  80  43  79  41 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  73  49  68  43 /   0   0   5   5
ELK.............................  69  47  62  41 /   0   0   5   5

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-505-506.

HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ521>524-526-533-539-540.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON MST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ104-106-108.

HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ512>515-527>529-532.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST
SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ503-511>515.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MST SATURDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ510.

&&

GUYER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 5:44 AM MST, 22 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
544 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014

NMZ501>540-301300-
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-
544 AM MST WED JAN 29 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. A MORE WIDESPREAD AREA OF WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH IS POSSIBLE SURROUNDING THIS AREA OF HIGH WINDS BOTH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WITH THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE
THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS WELL FOR THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ACROSS
THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTERN PLAINS THURSDAY AND
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN...PARTICULARLY OVER RIO
ARRIBA COUNTY...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GUYER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 30, 4:12 AM MST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
412 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0329 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST RATON CREWS AIRPORT     36.73N 104.50W
01/30/2014  M69 MPH          COLFAX             NM   ASOS

            KRTN ASOS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400039

GUYER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 4:10 AM MSTWind AdvisoryABQ15 hr
Jan 30, 4:27 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ48 hr
Jan 30, 6:00 AM MSTRed Flag WarningABQBernalillo, Harding, Sandoval, San Miguel, Socorro, Union and 1 more9 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.