Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014

Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 28, 2014

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Feb 28, 2014, 4:20 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 1, 2014, 12:00 AM 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
Feb 28, 2014, 4:20 PM MST (23:20 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 1, 2014, 12:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 2, 2014, 4:00 PM MST
In force
40 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

789 
WWUS45 KABQ 282320
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
420 PM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

...MAINLY HIGH ELEVATION HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EVENT THIS
WEEKEND...

.SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE CHUSKA AND
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS A SLOW
MOVING...MOISTURE LADEN STORM CROSSES NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO FROM THE WEST. RECENT MODEL RUNS NOW SHOW A BROAD BAND OF
MOISTURE SPANNING THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...SO THESE AREAS ARE NOW INCLUDED
IN A WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ABOVE 7500 FEET THROUGH
SATURDAY BEFORE DROPPING TO AROUND 5800 FEET ACROSS NORTHWEST
AREAS WITH A COLD FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD TAPER
OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS EAST OF NEW MEXICO.

NMZ502-510>514-010500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0004.140301T0700Z-140302T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0003.140301T0700Z-140302T2300Z/
CHUSKA 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-
420 PM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM
MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...EXCEPT UP
  TO 20 INCHES IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER.
  LIGHTER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST
  MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE SPREADING EASTWARD AND
  INTENSIFYING SATURDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD LINGER THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY WHEN GUSTS FROM
  40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...EXCEPT FOR 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE SAN
  JUAN MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET
  SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS...GRADUALLY DROPPING NEAR 8000 FEET TONIGHT...RISING
  TO AROUND 8500 FEET SATURDAY IN THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THEN
  DROPPING TO VALLEY BOTTOMS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME
  ROADS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. BLOWING SNOW
  MAY DROP THE VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES ON
  SATURDAY...WHEN DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO 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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-010500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0003.140301T0700Z-140302T2300Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
420 PM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM
MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...THEN INTENSIFY
  SATURDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY SATURDAY
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE ACCUMULATING SNOW TAPERS OFF
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH ON SATURDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...DROPPING NEAR 8500 FEET TONIGHT...THEN DROPPING TO
  VALLEY BOTTOMS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME
  ROADS OVER HIGH TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. BLOWING SNOW MAY
  DROP THE VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES ON
  SATURDAY...WHEN DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO 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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-506-508-521-526-010500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0005.140301T1900Z-140302T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
420 PM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SEVERAL INCHES TO NEAR A FOOT ABOVE 7500
  FEET. UP TO A HALF FOOT IS POSSIBLE AT LOWER
  ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND FAR NORTHWEST
  HIGHLANDS. 

* TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING SHOULD BEGIN TO CHANGE
  OVER TO SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION
  WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT...EXCEPT
  FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
  WHERE A RAIN SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST FROM 40 TO 55 MPH
  SATURDAY...EXCEPT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND FAR NORTHWEST
  HIGHLANDS WHERE SPEEDS SHOULD ONLY REACH FROM 30 TO 40 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...DROPPING GRADUALLY TO 9000 FEET SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON...THEN TO NEAR 6500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT. LIFTING TO
  NEAR 7000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME
  ROADS OVER HIGH TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$

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8 follow-up statements
128 
WWUS45 KABQ 010500
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1000 PM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WEST AND NORTH
LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.A VERY MOIST BUT RELATIVELY WARM STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS MOST LIKELY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 TO 9000
FEET SATURDAY BUT SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 700O FEET...ACCUMULATIONS OF
WET SNOW ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. SNOW
SHOULD TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.

NMZ502-510>515-011200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.140301T0700Z-140302T2300Z/
CHUSKA 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-
1000 PM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET AND ALONG
  WEST FACING SLOPES...EXCEPT UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. LOCATIONS BELOW 7500 FEET
  MAY SEE 2 TO 6 INCHES OF WET SNOW.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT IN THE
  NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS BEFORE SPREADING EASTWARD AND INTENSIFYING
  SATURDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY WHEN GUSTS FROM
  40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
  ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL GUST FROM 15 TO 30 MPH. WINDS OVERALL WILL
  WEAKEN SUNDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...NEAR 8000 FEET LATE TONIGHT...RANGING FROM 8000
  TO 9000 FEET SATURDAY THEN FALLING TO NEAR 6500 OR 7000 FEET
  LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. BLOWING 
  SNOW MAY DROP THE VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES ON 
  SATURDAY...WHEN DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO 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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-506-508-011200-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0005.140301T1900Z-140302T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.140301T1900Z-140302T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1000 PM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 4 PM
MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY
TO 4 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW. AT ELEVATIONS
  ABOVE 8000 FEET...SIX INCHES TO AROUND ONE FOOT. 

* TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL PREDOMINATE SATURDAY WITH SNOW
  EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET. LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER WTIH A MIX OF RAIN AND
  SNOW AND SNOW FALLING DURING THE NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON BUT WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 8000 TO 9000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN
  FALLING TO NEAR 6000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND RISING TO AROUND
  7000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-526-011200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.A.0005.140302T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1000 PM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SEVERAL INCHES TO NEAR A FOOT AT ELEVATIONS
  NEAR AND ABOVE 8000 FEET. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL PREDOMINATE OVER MOST OF THE REGION EXCEPT AT
  ELEVATIONS NEAR AND ABOVE 9000 FEET DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
  COLDER AIR SPREADING OVER THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW THE
  SNOW LEVEL TO LOWER TO AROUND 7500 FEET...WHERE IT WILL REMAIN
  ON SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST FROM 45 TO 55 MPH LATE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS OPEN AREAS AND RIDGETOPS...BUT WILL
  BE WEAKER SUNDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 9000 FEET LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN
  FALLING TO NEAR 7500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN WILL BECOME SNOW
  PACKED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$
694 
WWUS45 KABQ 011156
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
456 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WEST...SOUTHWEST...
NORTH...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL TODAY INTO SUNDAY...

.A VERY MOIST BUT RELATIVELY WARM STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT WESTERN...
SOUTHWESTERN...NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS MOST LIKELY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
8000 TO 9000 FEET TODAY BUT SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 700O FEET...ACCUMULATIONS OF WET
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. SNOW SHOULD
TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY.

NMZ502-510>515-012000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
CHUSKA 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-
456 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET AND ALONG
  WEST FACING SLOPES...EXCEPT UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. LOCATIONS BELOW 8000 FEET
  MAY SEE 2 TO 6 INCHES OF WET SNOW.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE
  NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS BEFORE SPREADING EASTWARD AND INTENSIFYING.
  ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY WITH GUSTS FROM 40
  TO 50 MPH EXPECTED OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. ELSEWHERE
  WINDS WILL GUST FROM 15 TO 30 MPH. WINDS OVERALL WILL WEAKEN
  SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...RANGING FROM 8000 TO 9000 FEET TODAY THEN FALLING
  TO AROUND 7000 FEET LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH TERRAIN ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND
  ICY. SOME ROADS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
  BLOWING SNOW MAY DROP THE VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES
  TODAY...DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO 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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-506-508-012000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.140301T1900Z-140302T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
456 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
4 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW. AT ELEVATIONS 
  ABOVE 8000 FEET...SIX INCHES TO AROUND ONE FOOT. 

* TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL PREDOMINATE TODAY WITH SNOW EXPECTED
  AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET. THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
  THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER WITH PRECIPITATION BEGINNING AS A MIX
  OF RAIN AND SNOW THEN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST FROM 35 TO 45 MPH SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON BUT WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 8000 TO 9000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN
  FALLING TO NEAR 7000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE
  RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-526-012000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0005.140302T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
456 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SEVERAL INCHES TO NEAR A FOOT AT ELEVATIONS
  NEAR AND ABOVE 8500 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL PREDOMINATE OVER MOST OF THE REGION EXCEPT AT
  ELEVATIONS NEAR AND ABOVE 9000 FEET DURING THE DAY. COLDER AIR
  SPREADING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WILL ALLOW THE SNOW LEVEL TO
  LOWER TO AROUND 7500 FEET...WHERE IT WILL REMAIN ON SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST FROM 45 TO 55 MPH LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS OPEN AREAS AND RIDGETOPS...BUT
  WILL BE WEAKER SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 9000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN FALLING TO
  NEAR 7500 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN WILL BECOME SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.

&&

$$
477 
WWUS45 KABQ 011812
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1112 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...HEAVY SNOWFALL ON TAP FOR PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN...

.A VERY MOIST BUT RELATIVELY WARM STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT MUCH OF
THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS MOST
LIKELY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET TODAY BUT SNOW LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO LOWER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE
REGION. BELOW 700O FEET ACCUMULATIONS OF WET SNOW ARE POSSIBLE
MAINLY TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. A SECOND AREA OF SNOW...SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AS A COLD
FRONT SLIDES WEST INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION
WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY.

NMZ508-012300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.140301T1900Z-140302T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0003.140301T1900Z-140302T2300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1112 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 7500 FEET...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7500 FEET...
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET.
  GENERALLY 1 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL DOMINATE TODAY WITH SNOW EXPECTED AT
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET. COLDER AIR SPREADING OVER THE AREA
  TONIGHT WILL ALLOW RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW AT MOST LOCATIONS
  BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO RAIN BELOW 7500 FEET SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...9000 FEET TODAY FALLING TO NEAR 6500 FEET TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-526-012300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0005.140302T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0003.140302T0100Z-140302T2300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1112 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7500 FEET...
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET.
  GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL DOMINATE OVER MOST OF THE REGION EXCEPT AT
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET TODAY. COLDER AIR SPREADING OVER THE
  AREA TONIGHT WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW AT MOST LOCATIONS BEFORE
  CHANGING BACK TO RAIN BELOW 7500 FEET SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BECOMING
  NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...9000 FEET TODAY FALLING TO NEAR 6500 FEET TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN WILL BECOME SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-510>515-012300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
CHUSKA 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-
1112 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 8000
FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. 2 TO 6
  INCHES OF WET SNOW BELOW 8000 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL DOMINATE TODAY WITH SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET
  CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA.
  SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH RAIN AGAIN SUNDAY BELOW 7500 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY...
  BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...9000 FEET TODAY THEN FALLING TO AROUND 6500 FEET
  TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH TERRAIN ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND
  ICY. SOME ROADS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ505-507-012300-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.140302T0100Z-140302T2300Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1112 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 7500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL DOMINATE TODAY THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL
  SNOW TONIGHT BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN AGAIN BELOW 7500 FEET
  SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
  30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...9000 TODAY THEN FALLING TO NEAR 6500 FEET TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-531-534-012300-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.140302T0700Z-140302T2300Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
1112 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW AND SLEET WITH
  MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TODAY CHANGE TO SLEET...SNOW...AND
  FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO ALL LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-506-012300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.140301T1900Z-140302T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1112 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 7500 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7500 FEET.
  GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW BELOW 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL DOMINATE TODAY WITH SNOW EXPECTED AT
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET. THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
  THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER WITH PRECIPITATION BEGINNING AS A MIX
  OF RAIN AND SNOW THEN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
  SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AGAIN SUNDAY BELOW 7500 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY
  BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...9000 FEET TODAY FALLING TO NEAR 6500 FEET TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$
275 
WWUS45 KABQ 012254
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
354 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO MANY AREAS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...

.A DEEP TAP OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE SLIDING OVER NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE FALLING
THIS EVENING AND EVENTUALLY IMPACT ALL VALLEY BOTTOMS OF NORTHERN
AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE
GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 7500 FEET HOWEVER
EVEN LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. A SECOND AREA OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS AS A COLD FRONT SLIDES
WEST INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY.

NMZ502-508-510>515-020700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-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-
354 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7500 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. 2 TO 6
  INCHES OF WET SNOW BELOW 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT AS
  COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH RAIN
  AGAIN SUNDAY BELOW 7500 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT WILL BECOME
  NORTHWEST SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON FALLING TO ALL
  LEVELS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY BEFORE RISING ABOVE 7500 FEET AGAIN
  SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH TERRAIN ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  ICY. SOME ROADS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-526-020700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.140302T0100Z-140302T2300Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
354 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 7500
FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7500 FEET...
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET.
  GENERALLY 1 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL DOMINATE THE REGION BELOW 9000 FEET THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING. COLDER AIR SPREADING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT
  WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW AT MOST LOCATIONS BEFORE CHANGING BACK
  TO RAIN BELOW 7500 FEET SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
  BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...9000 FEET TODAY FALLING TO NEAR 6500 FEET TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN WILL BECOME SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-020700-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
354 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AS
  COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AGAIN
  SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 15
  TO 25 MPH SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO ALL LEVELS THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE
  RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-020700-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
354 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1 TO 3
  INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET
  AND FREEZING RAIN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE
  TO ALL SNOW EARLY SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO ALL LEVELS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH
  EARLY SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-531-534-020700-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.140301T2254Z-140302T2300Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
354 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WITH ONE-
  TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN
  FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS EVENING AND BECOME ALL SNOW EARLY
  SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH LATER THIS
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO ALL LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-506-020700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
354 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7500 FEET AND 1
  TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW BELOW 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AGAIN SUNDAY BELOW 7500 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO ALL LEVELS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING
  BEFORE RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ505-507-020700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.140302T0100Z-140302T2300Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
354 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN AGAIN BELOW 7500
  FEET SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO ALL LEVELS LATE THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$
390 
WWUS45 KABQ 020500
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1000 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TO MANY AREAS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...

.A DEEP TAP OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE SLIDING OVER
NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE
FALLING THIS EVENING AND EVENTUALLY IMPACT ALL VALLEY BOTTOMS OF
NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE
REGION. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE
7500 FEET HOWEVER EVEN LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. A SECOND AREA OF SNOW...SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS AS A COLD FRONT SLIDES WEST INTO THE REGION
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY.

NMZ502-508-510>515-521-526-021300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1000 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. 2 TO 6 
  INCHES OF WET SNOW BELOW 7500 FEET. 

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT AS 
  COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH RAIN 
  AGAIN SUNDAY BELOW 7500 FEET. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
  SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO ALL LEVELS TONIGHT BEFORE RISING TO
  AROUND 7500 FEET AGAIN BY MIDDAY SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH TERRAIN ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  ICY. SOME ROADS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ535-021300-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
CURRY COUNTY-
1000 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND
  FREEZING DRIZZLE THEN BECOME ALL SNOW EARLY SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS...IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW OR A WINTRY MIX
  AT ALL LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-506-516-021300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1000 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW BELOW 7500
  FEET...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AS 
  COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AGAIN 
  SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 
  15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO ALL LEVELS THROUGH THIS EVENING 
  BEFORE RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ505-507-021300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1000 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF WET SNOW.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW LATE THIS 
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN AGAIN BELOW 7500 
  FEET SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO ALL LEVELS LATE THIS EVENING AND 
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-530-531-534-021300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
1000 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET WITH ONE- 
  TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS
  EVENING AND BECOME ALL SNOW EARLY SUNDAY.

* WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO ALL LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$
137 
WWUS45 KABQ 021304
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
604 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

.PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO IMPACT MANY PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING WITH HIGH ELEVATION SNOW
ACCUMULATING OVER THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8000
FEET. IN ADDITION...SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
TO IMPACT THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF THE STATE WITH A WINTRY MIX
OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW FALLING OVER PARTS OF THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO BEFORE
THE AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE EASTERN PLAINS
WILL ALLOW TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TO PERSIST TOWARD
DUSK. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS OR VISIT
NMROADS.COM. 

NMZ502-508-510>515-521-526-021900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
604 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AS HIGH AS 6 TO 10
  INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 15
  INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW ABOVE 8000 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE MORNING WITH PRECIPITATION DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 8000 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH TERRAIN ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  ICY. SOME ROADS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-506-516-021900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
604 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AS HIGH AS 3 TO 6
  INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 9
  INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW ABOVE 8000 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE MORNING WITH PRECIPITATION DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY BEFORE THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 8000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH TERRAIN ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND
  ICY. SOME ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ505-507-021900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
604 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF WET SNOW IN THE HIGHEST
  ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL DECREASE
  IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 8000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH TERRAIN ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND
  ICY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-530-531-534-535-021900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
604 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY. 

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW OVER THE
  NORTHEASTERN PLAINS OF HARDING...UNION...NORTHERN QUAY...AND
  COLFAX COUNTIES WITH A MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW
  IMPACTING THE REMAINDER OF QUAY COUNTY AND CURRY COUNTY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. THIS
  INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN TUCUMCARI AND THE
  TEXAS BORDER.

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. 

&&

$$
620 
WWUS45 KABQ 021820
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1120 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTRY WEATHER FOCUSING OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...

.A MIX OF VALLEY RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. THE
LAST PIECE OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL SLIDE OVER NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND INTERACT WITH A BITTER COLD AIRMASS IN
PLACE OVER THE AREA. SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
OFF BY LATE DAY. DIAL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ502-508-526-021930-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1120 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

NMZ503>507-516-021930-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1120 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

NMZ510>515-521-022300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1120 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE
  7500 FEET.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HIGH TERRAIN ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY.
  SOME ROADS OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN MAY BE IMPASSABLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-528-530-531-534-535-022300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
1120 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET
  MAINLY OVER FAR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY. 

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...ALL AREAS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS ARE SNOW PACKED AND ICY....INCLUDING
  PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN TUCUMCARI AND THE TEXAS
  BORDER.

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.

&&

$$
227 
WWUS45 KABQ 022234
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
334 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

NMZ510>515-521-022345-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
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-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
334 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

RAIN AND HIGHER TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET
BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ527-528-530-531-534-535-022345-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140302T2300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
334 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
HOWEVER LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. AREAS OF
FREEZING FOG ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT. BITTER COLD
TEMPERATURES OVER THE AREA WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.

$$

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 Feb 28, 3:30 PM MST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 3:30 PM MST, 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
330 PM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A WINDY AND WET STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS FROM THE WEST THIS WEEKEND
WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION LIKELY ABOVE 7500 FEET AND MOSTLY
RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO FROM 30 TO 45
MPH WILL BE COMMON ON SATURDAY...EXCEPT 45 TO 55 MPH ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ONTO THE ADJACENT
HIGH PLAINS. SUNDAY LOOKS COLDER...EXCEPT MUCH COLDER EAST CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST DUE TO A SHALLOW BUT SHARP BACK DOOR COLD FRONT.
TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY FORECAST TO REBOUND MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CLIPPING NORTHERN NM
COULD TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS
ON MONDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWS A VERY WOUND UP AND
DYNAMICALLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REACHING THE
PACIFIC COAST. THE STORM IS USHERING A BROAD AREA OF PWAT VALUES
OVER 200 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THESE ANOMALOUSLY HIGH PWATS ARE
PROGGED TO REACH NM THIS WEEKEND GIVING THE FORECAST AREA
WIDESPREAD WETTING PRECIPITATION. THE LATEST WPC QPF GRAPHIC
INDICATES RAIN/LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT VALUES PEAKING AROUND A
QUARTER TO A HALF INCH ALONG NEW MEXICOS WEST AND NORTHWEST
BORDER...EXCEPT FOR SOME AMOUNTS AROUND 1 INCH IN THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS AND NEAR ARIZONAS WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE SYSTEM WILL
WEAKEN INTO AN OPEN TROUGH BEFORE CROSSING FROM THE WEST...BUT IT
SHOULD REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE MOUNTAINS TO WRING OUT SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW. PRECIPITATION SHOULD MAINLY COME IN A COUPLE OF
WAVES. THE FIRST WAVE IS PROGGED TO IMPACT THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
REGION SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LAYING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF ZONES
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SECOND WAVE SHOULD STRETCH FROM THE WEST
CENTRAL TO THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS FROM THE WEST SATURDAY
NIGHT...CAUSING SNOW LEVELS TO LOWER TO OR NEAR VALLEY BOTTOMS
ACROSS NW AND W CENTRAL AREAS SATURDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
NOT LIKELY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS UNTIL
THIS HAPPENS. WITH THIS PACKAGE WE ARE UPGRADING TO A WINTER STORM
WARNING IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. WE ARE
ALSO ISSUING A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE HIGH
TERRAIN MINUS RATON PASS WHERE MODELS ARE LESS BULLISH ON POPS AND
QPF. A WATCH WILL ALSO BE ISSUED FOR THE NW AND FAR NW HIGHLANDS
WHERE ENOUGH COLD AIR MAY ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR SEVERAL INCHES
OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WITHIN THE SECOND WAVE OF PRECIPITATION. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM STILL FAVORS THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS WHERE WELL OVER 1 FOOT IS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NE AND E CENTRAL PLAINS LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO A SHALLOW BACK DOOR COLD FRONT THAT
WILL SAG INTO THE AREA AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CROSSING FROM
THE WEST. FRONTAL OVERRUNNING COULD RESULT IN A MIXTURE OF
SNOW...SLEET AND PERHAPS SOME FREEZING PRECIPITATION NEAR THE TX
BORDER.

THIS WEEKENDS STORM SYSTEM WILL A SEGMENT OF THE POLAR JET OVER NM
ON SATURDAY. WITH A 1004 MB SURFACE LOW EXPECTED OVER NEW MEXICOS
NE CORNER...THE COMBINATION OF THESE FEATURES SHOULD RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD
DEVELOP ALONG THE E SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF MORA COUNTY. THERE IS A RISK OF A FEW 60 MPH WIND
GUSTS IN THIS AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

ON SUNDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT FROM NEAR NORMAL TO AS
MUCH AS 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN
AREAS...AND AS MUCH AT 32 DEGREE BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE NE
CORNER. THEN...READINGS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REBOUND EACH
DAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE COULD BE A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS MONDAY DUE TO AN UPPER TROUGH THAT
WILL PASS NORTH OF NM.

44

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
HIGH CONFIDENCE CONTINUES ON A FIRE-SLOWING PATTERN ON TAP THRU THE
WEEKEND AND PERHAPS EARLY NEXT WEEK. BUT FIRST...WINDS TODAY HAVE
AGAIN BEEN A LITTLE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED AND A DYNAMIC DRY SLOT
THAT PUSHED OVER THE AREA HAS SERIOUSLY DRIED OUT THE PLAINS. MIN
RH VALUES HAVE FALLEN BLW 15 PCT AND WINDS ARE PLENTY STRONG ALONG
AND NORTH OF THE I40 CORRIDOR BUT THICK HIGH CLOUDS AND MODERATE
INSTABILITY SHOULD LIMIT GROWTH POTENTIAL NEXT FEW HOURS. ALL EYES
ARE FOCUSED ON THE WELL ABOVE NORMAL MOISTURE PLUME PUSHING TOWARD
NM AHEAD OF A DEEP STORM SYSTEM ENTERING CALIFORNIA.

RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT AND BECOME SOUTHWEST
THEN MIX OVER MUCH OF THE PLAINS AGAIN SATURDAY. MOISTURE ADVECTION
WILL TREND MIN RH VALUES HIGHER SO NOT THREAT FOR RED FLAGS IN OUR
AREA. FARTHER NORTH AND WEST RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN WETTING THE
HIGH TERRAIN. TEMPS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL BE WAY ABOVE NORMAL
AND THUS SNOW ACCUMULATION LEVELS GENERALLY ABOVE 8000 FT. BY
SATURDAY NIGHT COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN WITH BANDS OF RAIN/SNOW
PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE HIGH TERRAIN. THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL ALSO SEE WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN ON THE ORDER
OF 0.10 TO 0.30. FIRE POTENTIAL WILL BE SLOWED FOR AS MUCH AS 7 TO
10 DAYS IN THE HIGH TERRAIN AND AS MANY AS 3 DAYS IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM. SUNDAY WILL TREND MUCH MUCH
COOLER FOR THE REGION...ESPECIALLY THE NE PLAINS WHERE ANOTHER COLD
FRONT SHIFTS INTO THE AREA.

THE OVERALL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN THRU NEXT WEEK WILL ACTUALLY BE
QUITE SEASONABLE FOR EARLY MARCH WITH PERIODIC UPPER DISTURBANCES
AND CLOUD COVER...BOUTS OF LEE TROUGHING...AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPS.
PRECIP FROM THIS WEEKEND WILL STRONGLY INFLUENCE RECOVERIES...MIN
RH VALUES...AND SOIL MOISTURE SO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL LIKELY
LAY LOW FOR AT LEAST A LITTLE WHILE.

GUYER

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
VERY ACTIVE SCENARIO SHAPING UP FOR AVIATION OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KTS CURRENTLY WILL TAPER OFF THRU THE
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FOR IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES. CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST AND LOWER TO NEAR MT TOP LEVEL BY
LATE DAY...SERVING AS A SIGN OF MOISTURE TO COME. THE GREATEST
CONFIDENCE ON PRECIP START TIMES FOR KGUP AND KFMN IS SUNRISE AS
A BAND OF RAIN PUSHES INTO THE AREA. THERE MAY BE A FEW STORMS
WITHIN THIS BAND HOWEVER THIS WILL BE LATER WHEN INSTABILITY
INCREASES AFT CURRENT TAF CYCLE. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE QUITE
DRAMATICALLY BY LATE MORNING WITH BLDU POSSIBLE.

GUYER

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  39  55  32  53 /  60  80  70  40
DULCE...........................  32  49  27  47 /  70  90  90  50
CUBA............................  34  54  29  49 /  50  80  90  50
GALLUP..........................  36  53  30  50 /  50  80  70  40
EL MORRO........................  34  50  27  45 /  40  90  80  50
GRANTS..........................  34  55  30  50 /  20  60  60  40
QUEMADO.........................  41  52  33  48 /  30  80  80  50
GLENWOOD........................  36  57  32  58 /  40  90  90  40
CHAMA...........................  30  45  24  41 /  80  90  90  70
LOS ALAMOS......................  41  54  34  49 /  40  70  80  60
PECOS...........................  38  54  31  47 /  10  70  70  50
CERRO/QUESTA....................  29  51  26  46 /  20  70  60  40
RED RIVER.......................  31  42  23  36 /  30  80  70  60
ANGEL FIRE......................  31  49  26  42 /  20  70  70  60
TAOS............................  32  52  29  48 /  20  60  60  40
MORA............................  39  54  32  47 /  10  60  60  40
ESPANOLA........................  33  59  31  54 /  20  60  60  50
SANTA FE........................  38  54  31  48 /  20  60  70  40
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  36  58  32  53 /  10  60  60  40
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  45  60  38  55 /  10  60  70  40
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  42  63  38  58 /  10  60  60  30
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  40  64  39  60 /  10  60  50  30
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  41  64  38  59 /  10  60  60  30
LOS LUNAS.......................  35  67  34  61 /  10  50  50  30
RIO RANCHO......................  40  63  38  58 /  20  60  60  40
SOCORRO.........................  45  69  41  62 /  10  40  60  20
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  42  58  34  52 /  20  80  90  50
TIJERAS.........................  44  58  37  52 /  20  70  80  40
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  36  59  31  51 /  10  50  70  50
CLINES CORNERS..................  39  56  32  49 /   5  40  80  50
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  44  59  36  52 /   5  40  80  50
CARRIZOZO.......................  45  64  38  56 /   5  30  70  20
RUIDOSO.........................  42  59  34  51 /   5  30  80  40
CAPULIN.........................  35  60  24  37 /   5  30  40  50
RATON...........................  31  62  25  45 /  10  30  30  40
SPRINGER........................  33  63  28  48 /  10  30  30  40
LAS VEGAS.......................  36  59  31  50 /  10  30  40  20
CLAYTON.........................  32  63  18  24 /   0  20  40  50
ROY.............................  37  63  29  42 /   5  30  40  50
CONCHAS.........................  40  72  37  44 /   5  20  40  30
SANTA ROSA......................  42  70  41  53 /   5  20  40  20
TUCUMCARI.......................  38  74  35  40 /   0  10  40  50
CLOVIS..........................  41  75  39  49 /   0   5  30  30
PORTALES........................  40  77  40  52 /   0   5  30  30
FORT SUMNER.....................  42  74  43  54 /   0  10  40  20
ROSWELL.........................  44  83  46  70 /   0   5  20  10
PICACHO.........................  46  72  43  60 /   0  10  30  20
ELK.............................  45  66  40  56 /   0  10  50  40

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ523-533.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ503-504-506-508-521-526.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MST SUNDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ502-510>515.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 5:57 AM MST, 10 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
557 AM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

NMZ501>540-011300-
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-
557 AM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON OVER THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. WEST WINDS WILL
AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. BLOWING DUST
CAN SUDDENLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 3 MILES OR LESS.

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WEST DURING THE DAY
AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. SNOW WILL LIKELY
BECOME HEAVY AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS WITH SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. A FOOT OR
MORE OF SNOW MAY FALL ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND ON THE
MOUNTAIN PEAKS BY LATE SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN PRIMARILY
OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ONTO THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

40

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 28, 1:31 PM MST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
131 PM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

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

0308 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 WNW GALLUP            35.54N 108.78W
02/27/2014  M59 MPH          MCKINLEY           NM   ASOS

            KGUP ASOS.

0453 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  3 WNW GALLUP            35.54N 108.78W
02/27/2014  M44 MPH          MCKINLEY           NM   ASOS

            KGUP ASOS.

0647 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 10 WNW ALBUQUERQUE      35.15N 106.79W
02/27/2014  M61 MPH          BERNALILLO         NM   AWOS

            KAEG AWOS.

0800 PM     SNOW             4 ESE BLACK LAKE        36.28N 105.19W
02/27/2014  M3.0 INCH        COLFAX             NM   TRAINED SPOTTER

1040 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 18 WSW OSCURO           33.40N 106.36W
02/27/2014  M60 MPH          LINCOLN            NM   MESONET

            WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - POLE 616.

0312 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NW SUMNER LAKE        34.62N 104.40W
02/28/2014  M60 MPH          DE BACA            NM   APRSWXNET/CWOP

0915 AM     SNOW             10 SSE ANGEL FIRE       36.25N 105.21W
02/28/2014  M3.0 INCH        MORA               NM   COCORAHS

0915 AM     SNOW             ANGEL FIRE              36.39N 105.28W
02/28/2014  M1.2 INCH        COLFAX             NM   COCORAHS

0915 AM     SNOW             5 E SHADY BROOK         36.37N 105.38W
02/28/2014  M3.2 INCH        TAOS               NM   COCORAHS

&&

EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400407
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400408
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400409
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400410
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400411
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400412
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400413
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400414
EVENT NUMBER ABQ1400415

JF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 9:04 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningABQ6 hr
Feb 27, 9:04 PM MSTWind AdvisoryABQ19 hr
Feb 28, 4:20 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchABQ19 hr

Nearby

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

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