Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

297 
WWUS45 KABQ 251911
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1211 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...CHRISTMAS SNOW EXPANDING ACROSS NEW MEXICO LATE TODAY AND
CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN REGION WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE HEART OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...AS THE
STORM MAKES SLOW PROGRESS SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE STATE.
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL SET UP OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY...WITH SNOWFALL TAPERING OFF FRIDAY NIGHT.

NMZ503-504-510>517-252300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
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-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
1211 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...8 TO 10 INCHES 
  OVER THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE UPPER 
  RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...AND OVER THE 
  NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS REGION. 

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE 
  AND STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND WELL INTO FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING 
  OFF GRADUALLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...BRISK SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH 
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING SPEEDS TONIGHT. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY BECOME LOCALLY IMPASSABLE
  ACROSS RIO ARRIBA...LOS ALAMOS...AND NORTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTIES
  OVERNIGHT. ROADS ACROSS TAOS COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT SANGRE DE
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED BY FRIDAY MORNING.
  ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POOR THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY
  BEFORE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84...AND HIGHWAYS 550 AND 285 FROM LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. EXPECT LOCALLY POOR
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

40

929 
WWUS45 KABQ 252259
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
359 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...CHRISTMAS SNOW EXPANDING ACROSS NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING AND 
OVERNIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A WINTER STORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN REGION WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW
MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL SET UP OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF
FRIDAY NIGHT.

NMZ503-504-510>517-260500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
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-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
359 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
PM MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...6 TO 10 INCHES AND
  LOCALLY 12 INCHES OVER THE JEMEZ AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...WITH
  3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...LOWER CHAMA
  RIVER VALLEY...AND THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS REGION.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF LATER FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH
  TONIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH FRIDAY. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY BECOME LOCALLY IMPASSABLE
  ACROSS RIO ARRIBA...LOS ALAMOS...AND NORTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTIES
  OVERNIGHT. ROADS ACROSS TAOS COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT SANGRE DE
  CRISTO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED BY FRIDAY MORNING.
  ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POOR THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY
  BEFORE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84...AND HIGHWAYS 550 AND 285 FROM LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. EXPECT LOCALLY POOR
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527>530-260500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.141226T0100Z-141227T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
359 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 5
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO
  FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AT
  10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE IMPACTED FROM LAS VEGAS TO
  RATON. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-508-509-518-260500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.141226T0100Z-141227T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
359 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
FRIDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO
  FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AT
  10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 25 WILL BE IMPACTED AROUND GLORIETA
  PASS AS WELL AS U.S. 550...491 AND 64 IN 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.

&&

$$

936 
WWUS45 KABQ 260140 AAA
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
640 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...CHRISTMAS SNOW EXPANDING ACROSS NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A WINTER STORM OVER THE GREAT BASIN REGION WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW
MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL SET UP OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF
FRIDAY NIGHT.

NMZ527>530-260945-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.141226T1100Z-141227T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
640 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM MST
FRIDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH
  LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO STATE LINE...RATON
  MESA...AND RATON PASS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING
  STEADIER AND HEAVIER EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING
  FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AT
  15 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT
  IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST NEW
  MEXICO ON FRIDAY....ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 25 FROM
  RATON PASS SOUTH TO THE LAS VEGAS AREA...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS
  64...87...AND 56 BETWEEN RATON...SPRINGER AND CLAYTON.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-510>517-260945-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
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-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
640 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
PM MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...6 TO 10 INCHES 
  AND LOCALLY 12 INCHES OVER THE JEMEZ AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS... 
  WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...LOWER 
  CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...AND THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS REGION. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS 
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING 
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 
  MPH TONIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH FRIDAY. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY BECOME LOCALLY 
  IMPASSABLE ACROSS RIO ARRIBA...LOS ALAMOS...AND NORTHERN 
  SANDOVAL COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. ROADS ACROSS TAOS COUNTY AND THE 
  ADJACENT SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED 
  BY FRIDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POOR THROUGH 
  THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECT WINTER 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84...AND HIGHWAYS 550 
  AND 285 FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 
  EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. 

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. 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.

&&

$$

NMZ531-260945-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.141226T1100Z-141227T0600Z/
HARDING COUNTY-
640 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM MST
FRIDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO 4 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED
  WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS FAVORING NORTHWEST HARDING COUNTY.

* TIMING...AREAS SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXPANDING AND
  BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK FRIDAY. SNOW
  PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AT 
  10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL BECOME MOST
  PROBLEMATIC BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-260945-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.141226T0600Z-141227T0100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
640 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MST FRIDAY...

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 6 PM MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES
  ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE FRIDAY MORNING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID-AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP
  TO 55 MPH EARLY TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST AND GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT
  IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS....ALONG WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505>507-260945-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0100Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
640 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING BY AROUND MIDDAY....ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
  40. THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW IMPACTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL
  BE PRIMARILY LIMITED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING WEST TO
  NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH BY FRIDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT
  IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS....ALONG WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL
  INCLUDE INTERSTATE 40 FROM LAGUNA AND ACOMA PUEBLOS TO GRANTS TO
  GALLUP AS WELL AS U.S. 60 BETWEEN MAGDALENA AND ARIZONA STATE
  LINE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-508-509-518-260945-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
640 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST FRIDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING BY AROUND MIDDAY....ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
  40. THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW IMPACTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL
  BE PRIMARILY LIMITED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE
  40.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING WEST TO
  NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH BY FRIDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL
  BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT
  IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS....ALONG WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

218 
WWUS45 KABQ 260508
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1008 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

NMZ503-504-510>517-261400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
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-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
1008 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
PM MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...6 TO 10 INCHES 
  AND LOCALLY 12 INCHES OVER THE JEMEZ AND SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS... 
  WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...LOWER 
  CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...AND THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS REGION. 

* TIMING...SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH
  TONIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
  FRIDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY BECOME LOCALLY 
  IMPASSABLE ACROSS RIO ARRIBA...LOS ALAMOS...AND NORTHERN 
  SANDOVAL COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. ROADS ACROSS TAOS COUNTY AND THE 
  ADJACENT SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED 
  BY FRIDAY MORNING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POOR THROUGH 
  THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE SNOW ENDS FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECT WINTER 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84...AND HIGHWAYS 550 
  AND 285 FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 
  EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. 

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. 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.

&&

$$

NMZ521-261400-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0100Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1008 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES EXCEPT UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE
  8500 FEET TO INCLUDE SANDIA CREST.

* TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY AROUND
  MIDDAY....ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL 
  BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS....ALONG WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND LOCALIZED BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-505>509-518-261400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
1008 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 4 TO 8
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER THE
  HIGHEST TERRAIN.

* TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY AROUND
  MIDDAY....ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THE FOCUS FOR
  ADDITIONAL SNOW IMPACTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE PRIMARILY
  LIMITED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH BY FRIDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL 
  BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS....ALONG WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND LOCALIZED BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ531-261400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.141226T1100Z-141227T0600Z/
HARDING COUNTY-
1008 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM
MST FRIDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TWO TO 4 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED 
  WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS FAVORING NORTHWEST HARDING 
  COUNTY. 

* TIMING...AREAS SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXPANDING 
  AND BECOMING STEADIER AND HEAVIER JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK FRIDAY. 
  SNOW PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING 
  FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AT 
  10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL BECOME MOST 
  PROBLEMATIC BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING 
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527>530-261400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.141226T1100Z-141227T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
1008 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM
MST FRIDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED WITH 
  LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO STATE LINE...RATON 
  MESA...AND RATON PASS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING 
  STEADIER AND HEAVIER EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING 
  FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 
  AT 15 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR 
  NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY....ALONG WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL 
  INCLUDE INTERSTATE 25 FROM RATON PASS SOUTH TO THE LAS VEGAS 
  AREA...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 64...87...AND 56 BETWEEN RATON... 
  SPRINGER AND CLAYTON. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-261400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.141226T0600Z-141227T0100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1008 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 4 TO 8 
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE FRIDAY 
  MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MID-AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP
  TO 55 MPH EARLY...BECOMING WEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15
  TO 25 MPH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS....ALONG WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

710 
WWUS45 KABQ 261045
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
345 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

NMZ503-504-510>517-261845-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
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-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
345 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
PM MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH THIS EVENING...2 TO 4 INCHES
  ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER THE SAN JUAN...TUSAS...AND SANGRE DE CRISTO
  RANGE...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA.

* TIMING...SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST TO 15 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY BECOME LOCALLY IMPASSABLE
  THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT WINTER
  DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 64 AND 84...AND HIGHWAYS 550 AND
  285 THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

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. 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>509-518-521-261845-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
345 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER THE
  SANTA FE METRO AREA AND SURROUNDING HIGH COUNTRY...AND OVER THE
  SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW
  OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN HIGH COUNTRY.


* TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND NOON. SNOW IMPACTS THIS
  AFTERNOON WILL BE PRIMARILY LIMITED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS NORTH
  OF INTERSTATE 40.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST TO 20 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
  WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS....ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT
  TIMES IN SNOW AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ531-261845-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.141226T1100Z-141227T0600Z/
HARDING COUNTY-
345 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTH TO 20 MPH DECREASING SPEED THIS EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH
  WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527>530-261845-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.141226T1100Z-141227T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
345 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH
  THIS EVENING...WITH AN EXTRA 1 TO 2 INCHES NEAR RATON PASS ALONG
  INTERSTATE 25.

* TIMING...DEVELOPING SNOW WILL INCREASE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  THROUGH THE DAY TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTH TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.
  WINDS DECREASING THIS EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS
  EVENING....ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 25 FROM RATON PASS
  SOUTH TO THE LAS VEGAS AREA...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 64...87...AND
  56 BETWEEN RATON... SPRINGER AND CLAYTON.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-261845-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
345 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER THE
  SUMMITS AND HIGHER SLOPES. UP TO AN INCH ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER
  THE MID AND LOWER SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WILL TAPER OFF BY
  MID AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS DECREASING TO 25 MPH. MORNING GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  ENDING BY NOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND HAZARDOUS WINTER
  DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON....ALONG WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

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

370 
WWUS45 KABQ 261227
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
527 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

NMZ503-504-510>517-261900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
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-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
527 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH THIS EVENING...2 TO 4 INCHES 
  ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER THE SAN JUAN...TUSAS...AND SANGRE DE 
  CRISTO RANGE...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED 
  AREA. 

* TIMING...SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST TO 15 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY BECOME LOCALLY 
  IMPASSABLE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE 
  TONIGHT. EXPECT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 64 AND 
  84...AND HIGHWAYS 550 AND 285 THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

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. 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>509-518-521-261900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
527 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER THE 
  SANTA FE METRO AREA AND SURROUNDING HIGH COUNTRY...AND OVER 
  THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL 
  SNOW OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN HIGH COUNTRY. 

* TIMING...AREAS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND NOON. SNOW 
  IMPACTS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE PRIMARILY LIMITED TO HIGHER 
  ELEVATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST TO 20 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS....ALONG WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ531-261900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
HARDING COUNTY-
527 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE TAPERING 
  OFF THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTH TO 20 MPH DECREASING SPEED THIS EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS THROUGH THE DAY 
  TODAY...WITH WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CONTINUING INTO THIS 
  EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527>530-261900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
527 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING...WITH AN EXTRA 1 TO 2 INCHES NEAR RATON PASS 
  ALONG INTERSTATE 25. 

* TIMING...DEVELOPING SNOW WILL INCREASE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY 
  THROUGH THE DAY TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTH TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS THROUGH THE DAY 
  TODAY. WINDS DECREASING THIS EVENING. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS 
  WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING....ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT 
  TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 
  25 FROM RATON PASS SOUTH TO THE LAS VEGAS AREA...AS WELL AS 
  HIGHWAYS 64...87...AND 56 BETWEEN RATON... SPRINGER AND 
  CLAYTON. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-261900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0100Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
527 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER THE 
  SUMMITS AND HIGHER SLOPES. UP TO AN INCH ADDITIONAL SNOW OVER 
  THE MID AND LOWER SLOPES. 

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WILL TAPER OFF 
  BY MID AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS DECREASING TO 25 MPH. MORNING GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH ENDING BY NOON. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS AND HAZARDOUS WINTER 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON....ALONG WITH 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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

795 
WWUS45 KABQ 261826
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1126 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

NMZ505>509-526-261930-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0100Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1126 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW SHOWERS OR LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SOME ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS BUT THE
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED. TRAVEL MAY
REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS. 


$$

NMZ528-529-270100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1126 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH
  THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST FOR THE REST OF THE DAY BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS WINTER
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES
  AT TIMES IN SNOW. THIS WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 25.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-510>517-270100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
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-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
1126 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS
  ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE.

* TIMING...SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST TO 15 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY BECOME LOCALLY IMPASSABLE
  THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING. EXPECT
  WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
  CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

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. STRONG WINDS ARE
LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ523-532>534-270100-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-
1126 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING.

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

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT WESTERLY 5 TO 15
  MPH OVER THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5
  1 1 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-502-518-521-270100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1126 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE
  SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. A
  DUSTING TO AROUND ON INCH POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL BECOME MORE
  SPOTTY AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
  WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS....ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT
  TIMES IN SNOWFALL. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ531-270100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
HARDING COUNTY-
1126 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1
  OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-530-270100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-UNION COUNTY-
1126 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG
  RATON PASS AND FAR NORTHWEST UNION COUNTY...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES
  ELSEWHERE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS WINTER
  DRIVING CONDITIONS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST
  NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD
  CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

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.

&&

$$

843 
WWUS45 KABQ 270101
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
601 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
AND NORTHEAST...

.THE STORM THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH TODAY 
HAS MOVED INTO COLORADO. HOWEVER...SOME WRAP AROUND MOISTURE 
WILL LINGER EARLY TONIGHT OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE
NORTHEAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW 
WITH LOCALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES ON THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND SKI AREAS.

NMZ503-504-510>517-528-529-270600-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0010.141227T0101Z-141227T0600Z/
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-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
601 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES....LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE PEAKS AND AT SKI AREAS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST TO 15 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. FOR THE LATEST
  ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

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. 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.

&&

$$

NMZ532-270600-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.141227T0101Z-141227T0600Z/
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
601 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO ANOTHER 1 INCH OF SNOW.

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  BY MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL LEAD TO 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD 
  CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ531-270600-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.141227T0101Z-141227T0600Z/
HARDING COUNTY-
601 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR |SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  BY MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 
  1 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ527-530-270600-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.141227T0101Z-141227T0600Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-UNION COUNTY-
601 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW ALONG RATON
  PASS AND FAR NORTHWEST UNION COUNTY...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS
  ELSEWHERE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS 
  WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED ACROSS FAR 
  NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING. FOR THE LATEST NEW 
  MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-533-534-270215-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0600Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
601 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS...GUADALUPE COUNTY AND QUAY COUNTY. A FEW LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BUT LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 

$$

NMZ501-502-518-521-270215-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141227T0100Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
601 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE WILL ALLOW THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST.

ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING OVER THE
NORTHWEST PLATEAU...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...THE SANTA FE METRO AREA
AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAIN. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$

40

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
335 AM MST THU DEC 25 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A WINDY CHRISTMAS DAY WILL KICK OFF A ROUND OF SNOW STARTING IN
NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...AND EXPAND ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING AND MUCH OF
FRIDAY. AS MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TAKE HOLD...TWO MORE WINTER
STORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS NEW MEXICO. A STORM OUT OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY...AS
A SNOWY PACIFIC SYSTEM SLAMS THROUGH FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY
AND REMAIN A WEATHER PLAYER ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH NEW YEARS
DAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENTLY...STRENGTHENING FLOW ALOFT BACKING TO SOUTHWEST OVER NEW
MEXICO IN ADVANCE OF STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SIERRA NEVADA...AS SURFACE TROUGH DEEPENS RAPIDLY FROM EASTERN
WYOMING ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO TO THE TEXAS BIG BEND COUNTRY.
TOUGH LITTLE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE SITTING OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER
OF NEW MEXICO CREATING TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...SETTING
UP AN EARLY START TO SOME CHRISTMAS WINDS TODAY.

MODELS...IN GOOD AGREEMENT PAST THE NEW YEAR INTO FRIDAY. LARGE
STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL DIG TO THE FOUR CORNERS
THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE HEART OF NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY.
FIRST HALF OF SYSTEM ENERGY WILL SHOOT NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT...AS BROADER TROUGH STRUCTURE REMAINS INTACT
OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THIS FEATURE WILL
TIGHTEN RAPIDLY ON SATURDAY AND TRANSLATE EASTWARD INTO TEXAS BY
EARLY SUNDAY. UPSTREAM RIDGE EXTENDING OVER THE ENTIRE EASTERN
PACIFIC FROM THE TROPICS TO ALASKA...AND ON INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA
WILL PROVIDE SLIDING PATH FOR NEXT AMPLIFIED SYSTEM MOVING
SOUTHWARD ON THE DOWNSTREAM LIMB OF THE RIDGE. TOUGH WAVE WILL
REACH THE INLAND NORTHWEST SUNDAY...AND AMPLIFY INEXORABLY OVER
THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY...FORCING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER NEW
MEXICO TO STRENGTHEN STEADILY HEADING TOWARD MIDWEEK. STORM CORE
WILL CENTER UP OVER ARIZONA NEW YEARS EVE...AND SLIDE EAST OVER
NEW MEXICO FOR NEW YEARS DAY. MODELS SHEARING THE SYSTEM RAPIDLY
EASTWARD INTO TEXAS FOR FRIDAY...LEAVING NEW MEXICO IN TURBULENT
ZONAL FLOW AS RIDGE TO THE WEST REMAINS INTACT AND CONTINUES TO
PUSH COLD WESTERN CANADIAN SYSTEMS INTO THE U.S. SOUTHWEST.

FOR CHRISTMAS DAY...WINDY START WILL SHIFT OVER TO A SNOWY AND
RAINY FINISH TO THE DAY...AS TEMPERATURES RUN A FEW DEGREES EITHER
SIDE OF NORMAL...COOLER NORTH AND WEST...AND WARMER EAST AND
SOUTH. LATE MORNING SOUTHWEST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM SYSTEM
WILL MERIT ADVISORIES FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
STATE...WITH SNOW GETTING STARTED IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE
NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE STATE AND COVERAGE EXPANDING RAPIDLY TO
ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. WITH THIS KICK OFF
TO A MULTI DAY WINTER WEATHER EVENT...HAVE UPGRADED WINTER WATCH
TO WARNINGS FOR THE NORTHERN HIGH COUNTRY...WITH WARNINGS
CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WILL HAVE DAY SHIFT COLLEAGUES
CHECK NEED FOR SOME WINTER ADVISORY COVERAGE AROUND THE MARGINS OF
THE WARNING CORE STARTING TONIGHT...WITH THOSE CONTINUING FOR THE
DURATION OF THE EVENT INTO FRIDAY. AS OF RIGHT NOW...STILL
EXPECTING MOST OF THE SERIOUS SNOW COVERAGE TO BE HIGH COUNTRY IN
THE NORTH...BUT AM WATCHING CAREFULLY THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
CATRON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES FOR POSSIBLE ADVISORIES OR STRONGER
STARTING TONIGHT. KEY DEAL HERE IS WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
DAY TODAY...WITH TEMPS DIPPING BELOW FREEZING FAIRLY LATE IN THE
OVERNIGHT. WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS ONE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

FOR FRIDAY...CHRISTMAS MEMORIES WILL BE CAPPED WITH A NOTICEABLE
COLD BLAST ON FRIDAY...AS REASONABLY NORMAL CHRISTMAS TEMPERATURES
PLUMMET TO 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW LATE DECEMBER NORMALS. SNOW
COVERAGE WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER THE
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS...AND MOSTLY RAIN COVERAGE OVER THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS. AS TIGHT SURFACE LOW SETS UP OVER THE SOUTHERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE...WESTERLY WINDS WILL SET UP AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
FROM THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE SANTA FE AREA...AND OUT TO
INTERSTATE 40 ACROSS TORRANCE COUNTY. SNOW COVERAGE WILL TAPER OFF
FRIDAY NIGHT AS SHORTWAVE SUBTRACTION FROM STORM ENERGY BEATS A
FAST EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST LEAVING STORM CENTER OVER SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO HEADING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

FOR SATURDAY...CONTINUED WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES...WITH 10
TO 20 DEGREE COLD DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE
LAST WEEKEND IN DECEMBER. SNOW COVERAGE WILL BE MOSTLY OVER THE
EAST WITH VERY MODEST ACCUMULATIONS...AND SOME DAYTIME CHANGEOVER
TO RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE
STATE. FASTEST FLOW OVER POSITIVELY FLOPPING STORM TROUGH SHIFTS
SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...LEAVING
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OUT OF THE DYNAMIC ACTION. SURFACE
HIGH WILL BUILD FROM EASTERN NEVADA TO WESTERN OKLAHOMA...WITH
INTERVENING MODEST TROUGH RUNNING ACROSS THE RIDGE FROM EASTERN
COLORADO ACROSS NEW MEXICO TO NORTHERN CHIHUAHUA. WITH NIGHTFALL
SATURDAY...MOST OF THE SNOWFALL WILL HAVE COME TO AN END...WITH
USUAL ROUNDS OF LINGERING LIGHT SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
NEAR THE COLORADO LINE.

FOR SUNDAY...POSITIVELY FLOPPING TROUGH WILL STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY
RIGHT...RIGHT INTO WEST TEXAS...TO LEAVE NEW MEXICO UNDER
CONTINUED BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW. SURFACE TROUGH WILL SET UP FROM
EASTERN COLORADO ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO...SETTING UP PATH FOR
CONTINUED COOL PUSH INTO THE STATE. WESTERLY BREEZES WILL CONTINUE
UNDER SUNNY SUNDAY SKIES OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN...AND EASTWARD ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40
CORRIDOR FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE TEXAS LINE. MODEST
TEMPERATURE MODERATION WILL BRING HIGHS TO 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW
LATE DECEMBER NORMALS.

OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH NEW YEARS EVE...NEXT BIG SYSTEM DRAWING
INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION ON MONDAY...AS INTENSE COLD FRONT
AND STRONG WINDS WORK INTO EASTERN COLORADO BOUND FOR NEW MEXICO
BRING SNOW CHANCES TO MUCH OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. COLD FRONT WILL
SLAM WITH POWER INTO EASTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON
TUESDAY...DROPPING TEMPERATURES 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW LATE
DECEMBER NORMALS...AND KICKING UP STRONG EAST WINDS TO POUND
THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH THE DAY WITH WIDESPREAD
SNOW COVERAGE ON TAP FOR THE DAY. STORM CORE WILL PILE INTO
ARIZONA ON WEDNESDAY WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN
ARIZONA TO CENTRAL CHIHUAHUA...AS STRONG SURFACE DOME BUILDS OVER
WESTERN KANSAS. SET UP IS INSURANCE FOR CONTINUED WIND AND SNOW
HEADING INTO NEW YEARS EVE UNDER VERY COLD TEMPERATURES.

SHY

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
STRONG WINDS...40 TO NEARLY 55 MPH...NEAR MTN TOP LVL AND BRISK
WINDS IN SPOTS ALREADY EARLY THIS MORN AS WELL AS THE THINNING OR
DIMINISHMENT OF CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE EAST HALF OF NM WILL LEAD TO
AT LEAST 20 TO NEARLY 35 MPH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
AREA. GUSTS MAY REACH 35 TO NEARLY 50 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY ON AND JUST E OF CENTRAL MTN CHAIN AND SOME SPOTS
IN E PLAINS. THE LATTER AREA HARDER TO PINPOINT FOR THE HIGHEST
GUSTS...THOUGH PROBABLY MAINLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN THERE. RH VALUES
SHOULD FALL BETWEEN 15 TO 20 PCT MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND
EAST OF THE MTNS. HAINES VALUES SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 5 JUST
ABOUT ALL OF THE EAST HALF... A LITTLE HIGHER THAN INDICATED ON WED.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALSO TREND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL MAINLY
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND FARTHER NORTH NEAR TX LINE. THE WIND
FORECAST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS STILL TOUGHER THAN USUAL FCST AS
MODELS STILL PROJECT QUITE LOW MIXING HEIGHTS...THOUGH THAT MAY
STILL BEING IMPACTED BY RECENT PCPN AND NOW MOSTLY/TOTALLY
NONEXISTENT SNOW COVER. ACTUAL MIXING HEIGHTS MAY CLIMB SOMEWHAT
HIGHER THAN CURRENTLY INDICATED...ESPEC CONSIDERING THE SPOTTY
STRONG WINDS ALREADY SEEN AT TIMES ACROSS THE E PLAINS. THUS STAYED
ABOVE MODEL GUIDANCE FOR THOSE AREAS DESPITE THE VERY LOW MIXING
HEIGHTS.

AS FOR PRECIP WITH INCOMING SYSTEM...MAY SEE SOME LOCALIZED WETTING
AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH LIQUID WATER ACROSS
MAINLY THE NORTH AND PERHAPS FAR SOUTH AND SAT THE FAR EAST SECTIONS
OF FCST AREA. SPOTTY PRECIP...MAINLY SNOW...SHOULD LAST INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT FAVORING THE NORTHERN HIGHER TERRAIN AND FAR SOUTH. ECMWF
MODEL STILL THE MOST BULLISH OF THE MODELS FOR PRECIPITATION BY A
MODEST DEGREE. VENT RATES TO BE VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT MOST OF THE
WEST TODAY...POOR TO FAIR EAST WITH MORE LOCALIZED GOOD VALUES ON
WESTERN FRINGE. WINDS TO SUBSIDE SOME FRI NEARLY EVERYWHERE...BUT
WITH LAPSE RATES JUST A BIT HIGHER MOST LOCALES...FAIR TO GOOD VENT
RATES NW AND GOOD TO EXCELLENT S AND W CENTRAL...BUT POOR TO FAIR IN
THE NE BEHIND BACK DOOR FRONT.

DUE TO SHORT WAVE ENERGY STILL TRYING TO DROP DOWN ON WEST SIDE OF
TROUGH...IT WILL BE SLOWER TO LEAVE THAN ARRIVE AND STILL BE OVER
THE AREA SAT. BUT LITTLE IF ANY PRECIP TO REMAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE QUITE CHILLY WITH HIGH READINGS RANGING BETWEEN 10 TO 20 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. MINIMUM RH READINGS WILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH DUE TO THE
COLD AIR MASS. WIND SPEEDS WILL ALSO BE QUITE WEAK...WITH RESULTING
DECREASES IN VENTILATION...VALUES GENERALLY POOR TO FAIR CENTRAL AND
WEST...BUT MOSTLY POOR EAST.

THE WIND GRADIENT ALOFT SHOULD STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS
ANOTHER PACIFIC TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS SHOULD TRANSLATE
TO GUSTIER WINDS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND TO THE LEE OF THE
CENTRAL MTNS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A LITTLE BUT REMAIN BELOW
NORMAL.

ANOTHER BACK DOOR COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EDGE INTO EASTERN AREAS
ON MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...ANOTHER DEEP TROUGH IS
PROJECTED TO DIVE SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE GREAT BASIN AND REMAIN WEST
OF THE AREA AND LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKELY TO EVOLVE INTO A CLOSED
LOW. MODEL AGREEMENT CURRENTLY IS STARTLINGLY GOOD ON THIS
SCENARIO...BUT ONE CAN EXPECT SOME CHANGES GOING FORWARD OVER THE
NEXT 2 TO 5 DAYS. STILL THIS PATTERN HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PROVIDING
A PRETTY SOLID SNOW SET UP FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA. THIS IS A
CLIMO PATTERN WE SEE IN LATE DECEMBER FOR BIG SNOWFALL SO THAT IS
GOING FOR IT. SO EARLY NEXT WEEK LOOKS TO BE UNSETTLED. THE CURRENT
PROJECTED PATTERN ALSO BODES WELL FOR HIGHER VENTILATION RATES EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

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&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
VFR CONDITIONS WITH A LOWERING OF VFR CIGS FORECAST THROUGH THE
TAF PERIOD AS A SW LOW LEVEL FLOW INCREASES IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW. SHOWERS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER
AZ AND FAR WESTERN NM THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN EXPAND IN
COVERAGE AND MOVE EAST THURSDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY IMPACTING KGUP
AND KFMN PRIOR TO THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. MVFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED INITIALLY WITH THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE AREA...BUT FURTHER DETERIORATION INTO THE IFR
CATEGORY IS LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  41  22  32  13 /  30  40  30  10
DULCE...........................  36  16  29   7 /  50  60  40  30
CUBA............................  39  20  30   9 /  30  50  40  30
GALLUP..........................  40  17  30   6 /  30  40  20  10
EL MORRO........................  40  17  28   9 /  20  40  20  10
GRANTS..........................  45  18  32   7 /  20  30  10  10
QUEMADO.........................  44  21  30  12 /  10  40  10   5
GLENWOOD........................  54  27  43  18 /  10  70  20   0
CHAMA...........................  35  13  28   5 /  60  60  50  40
LOS ALAMOS......................  37  21  30  16 /  10  40  40  30
PECOS...........................  38  20  29  12 /   5  30  30  20
CERRO/QUESTA....................  32  13  24   3 /  30  50  50  30
RED RIVER.......................  30   9  20   0 /  30  50  60  40
ANGEL FIRE......................  35  10  24  -4 /  20  40  50  40
TAOS............................  37  16  28   4 /  20  40  40  30
MORA............................  42  19  28   8 /   5  30  40  30
ESPANOLA........................  41  24  34  14 /  10  30  30  20
SANTA FE........................  39  23  29  14 /   5  30  30  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  42  22  33  13 /   5  30  30  20
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  48  27  36  19 /   0  30  30  10
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  51  28  38  20 /   0  20  20   5
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  49  29  39  18 /   0  20  20   5
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  50  28  39  20 /   0  20  20   5
LOS LUNAS.......................  51  27  40  17 /   0  20  20   5
RIO RANCHO......................  49  29  39  21 /   0  20  20   5
SOCORRO.........................  55  30  44  19 /   0  20  20   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  43  24  33  16 /   5  30  30  10
TIJERAS.........................  46  25  36  18 /   5  30  30  10
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  46  23  35  11 /   0  30  30  10
CLINES CORNERS..................  43  22  32  12 /   0  20  30  10
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  45  26  36  17 /   0  30  30  10
CARRIZOZO.......................  51  31  41  20 /   0  40  30  10
RUIDOSO.........................  47  29  38  15 /   0  30  40  10
CAPULIN.........................  41  17  24   4 /   0  20  50  30
RATON...........................  45  18  25   5 /   0  20  40  30
SPRINGER........................  45  20  29   8 /   0  20  40  30
LAS VEGAS.......................  48  19  33   8 /   0  20  30  20
CLAYTON.........................  53  20  28  12 /   0  10  30  30
ROY.............................  45  23  31  12 /   0  10  30  30
CONCHAS.........................  52  27  38  20 /   0   5  30  20
SANTA ROSA......................  55  30  42  19 /   0  10  30  20
TUCUMCARI.......................  57  27  40  17 /   0   5  20  20
CLOVIS..........................  57  30  47  19 /   0   0  20  20
PORTALES........................  59  32  50  19 /   0   0  20  20
FORT SUMNER.....................  57  31  46  21 /   0   5  20  20
ROSWELL.........................  65  35  58  24 /   0   5  20  20
PICACHO.........................  59  36  49  21 /   0  10  30  10
ELK.............................  56  34  45  20 /   0  20  30  10

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
NMZ514-515-521-523-524-526-529-531>537-539-540.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ503-504-510>517.

&&

SHY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
506 AM MST WED DEC 24 2014

NMZ501>540-251300-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
506 AM MST WED DEC 24 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

SNOW SHOWERS OVER NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO CHRISTMAS DAY WILL EXPAND
ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO CHRISTMAS NIGHT...AND
SHIFT TO NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT.

A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD FROM COLORADO ACROSS
EASTERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY NIGHT...AND EXPAND ACROSS ALL OF NEW
MEXICO TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

SHY