Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM

860 
WWUS45 KABQ 260102
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
602 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS STILL ON TRACK TO DEVELOP THIS
WEEKEND...PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL RECORD
SETTING SNOWFALL ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO WITH
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ELSEWHERE...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PIVOT FROM THE FOUR CORNERS AREA
INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT...GENERALLY DECREASING THE AREAS
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TO LESS NUMEROUS AND GENERALLY LIGHTER SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH THE EVENING. SOME VERY LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF
AN INCH OR TWO ARE STILL POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN
DEVELOP OVER ARIZONA LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BEFORE TRACKING
EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO BORDER SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL DRAW A STRONG COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE STATE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER
IMPACTS FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO...WITH POSSIBLE
RECORD SETTING SNOWFALL...AS STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTH
TO NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOP. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE WEEKEND
WILL BE MEASURED IN FEET IN THE CENTRAL AND ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS WITH WELL OVER ONE FOOT OF SNOW ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS
CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ503-504-510-511-260215-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151226T0100Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
602 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...BUT WITH
GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDTIONAL ACCUMULATION.

$$

NMZ522>524-527>540-261230-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0003.151226T1900Z-151228T0700Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
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-
602 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHEAST PLAINS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. 3 TO 5 FOOT
  SNOW DRIFTS ARE LIKELY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH 
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED MUCH OF SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
  SUNDAY. SNOWFALL INTENSITY AND WIND SPEEDS WILL TREND DOWNWARD 
  SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST. HOWEVER... 
  WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH CONTINUED BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING OF SNOW. 

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 
  45 MPH BY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. 
  WINDS DECREASING NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH 
  BY LATE SUNDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. DOWNED POWER LINES 
  ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. LARGE SNOW 
  DRIFTS MAY BURY VEHICLES PARKED OUTSIDE AND BLOCK ENTRY TO 
  BUILDINGS FACING NORTH OR NORTHEAST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-526-261230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.151226T1900Z-151228T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
602 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. UP TO TWO FEET LIKELY 
  OVER THE PEAKS OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. UP TO 
  THREE FEET POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY...THEN INTENSIFY SATURDAY 
  NIGHT. SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL DECREASE FROM THE WEST 
  LATE SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS EAST NORTHEASTWARD. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. 
  WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 60 MPH ACROSS THE PEAKS 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY 
  WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS MAY ALSO MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE 
  WITH ROAD CLOSURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ518>520-525-261230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.151226T1900Z-151227T2300Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
602 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO
4 PM MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS....5 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO ONE FOOT 
  NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY...THEN INTENSIFY SATURDAY 
  NIGHT. SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL DECREASE FROM THE WEST 
  SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS EAST NORTHEASTWARD. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. 
  BELOW CANYONS...WINDS EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 
  MPH AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EAST TO NORTHEAST 
  WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH IN THE UPPER 
  TULAROSA VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH 
  VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE HALF MILE OR LESS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY 
  NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION 
  AND SNOW DRIFTS MAY ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH ROAD 
  CLOSURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-261230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.151226T1200Z-151227T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
602 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO
11 AM MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES. AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND 
  TWO FEET OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY...THEN INTENSIFY 
  THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH 
  ACROSS THE PEAKS. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. 
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS MAY ALSO MAKE 
  TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE WITH ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY. 

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.

&&

$$

330 
WWUS45 KABQ 261227
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
527 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.HEAVY SNOWFALL AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AS A POWERFUL
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF NEW
MEXICOS SOUTHERN BORDER TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH AND
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
MAY DOWN POWER LINES. HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS EAST OF
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TO NEW MEXICOS EASTERN BORDER WITH THE
GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. ROSWELL IS FORECAST TO RECEIVE
RECORD BREAKING SNOW ACCUMULATION OF NEARLY 20 INCHES. WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS AND SNOW DRIFTS MEASURED IN FEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS AND IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE
WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
ACROSS THE EAST. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE WEST ON
SUNDAY...BUT NOT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN WHERE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT EJECTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO OKLAHOMA. FOR THE
LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ522>524-527>540-261900-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0003.151226T1900Z-151228T0700Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
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-
527 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MST SUNDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND
  SOUTHEAST PLAINS WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 5 TO 8
  INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET
  ALONG AND SOUTH IF INTERSTATE 40.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL
  INTENSITY AND WIND SPEEDS WILL TREND DOWNWARD LATE SUNDAY AS THE
  STORM SYSTEM EXITS NORTHEASTWARD. HOWEVER...WINDY CONDITIONS
  WILL PERSIST WITH CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH
  LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  THIS MORNING...STRENGTHENING THIS AFTERNOON TO 30 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOME AND PERSIST
  OUT OF THE NORTH SUNDAY EVENING WITH SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH
  AND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE
  ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA WITH ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY. VERY
  STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES. LARGE SNOW DRIFTS MAY BURY
  VEHICLES PARKED OUTSIDE AND BLOCK ENTRY TO BUILDINGS FACING
  NORTH OR NORTHEAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-526-261900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.151226T1900Z-151228T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
527 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. UP TO TWO FEET LIKELY OVER
  THE PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO
  MOUNTAINS. UP TO THREE FEET POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE
  SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...THEN INTENSIFY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH
  MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY. SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL DECREASE
  FROM THE WEST LATE SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS
  NORTHEASTWARD.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45
  MPH...EXCEPT FOR GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER HIGHER PEAKS.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY 
  WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS MAY ALSO MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE 
  WITH ROAD CLOSURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ518>520-525-261900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.151226T1900Z-151227T2300Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
527 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM
MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS....5 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  NEAR 1 FOOT IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY
  TAPERING OFF SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. BELOW
  CANYONS...EAST NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH
  AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH
  VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE HALF MILE OR LESS TONIGHT WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH ROAD CLOSURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-261900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
527 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...EXCEPT UP TO 20 INCHES
  ABOVE 7500 FEET. EXPECT LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AT
  LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ504-509-261900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.151226T1227Z-151227T1800Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
527 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  IN THE FOOTHILLS OF NEARBY MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  TODAY...THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
  POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
  BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

&&

$$

NMZ511-516-517-261900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.151226T1900Z-151227T2300Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
527 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40
  MPH...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE UPPER RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP
  TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

44/05

912 
WWUS45 KABQ 261856
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1156 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.HEAVY SNOWFALL AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AS A POWERFUL
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF NEW
MEXICO'S SOUTHERN BORDER TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH AND
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...
WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH MAY DOWN
POWER LINES. HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS EAST OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TO NEW MEXICO'S EASTERN BORDER WITH THE
GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. ROSWELL IS FORECAST TO RECEIVE RECORD
BREAKING SNOW ACCUMULATION OF NEARLY 20 INCHES. WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS AND SNOW DRIFTS MEASURED IN FEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS AND IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE
WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
ACROSS THE EAST. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE WEST ON
SUNDAY...BUT NOT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN WHERE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT EJECTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO OKLAHOMA. FOR THE
LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ522>524-527>540-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0003.151226T1900Z-151228T0700Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
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-
1156 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL 
  AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 5 
  TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 5 
  FEET ALONG AND SOUTH IF INTERSTATE 40. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.
  SNOWFALL INTENSITY AND WIND SPEEDS WILL TREND DOWNWARD LATE
  SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS NORTHEASTWARD. HOWEVER...WINDY
  CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH...STRENGTHENING THIS AFTERNOON TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  FROM 55 TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOME AND PERSIST OUT OF THE
  NORTH SUNDAY EVENING WITH SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS
  FROM 40 TO 50 MPH.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA WITH ROAD CLOSURES 
  LIKELY. VERY STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES. LARGE SNOW 
  DRIFTS MAY BURY VEHICLES PARKED OUTSIDE AND BLOCK ENTRY TO 
  BUILDINGS FACING NORTH OR NORTHEAST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-526-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.151226T1900Z-151228T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1156 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. UP TO TWO FEET LIKELY 
  OVER THE PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO 
  MOUNTAINS. UP TO THREE FEET POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH PEAKS OF 
  THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND INTENSIFY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH
  MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY. SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL DECREASE
  FROM THE WEST LATE SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS
  NORTHEASTWARD.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH... 
  EXCEPT FOR GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER HIGHER PEAKS. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY 
  WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS MAY ALSO MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE 
  WITH ROAD CLOSURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ518>520-525-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.151226T1900Z-151227T2300Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1156 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS....5 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS NEAR 1 FOOT IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 
  CHAIN. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS 
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY 
  TAPERING OFF SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. BELOW
  CANYONS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50
  MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH 
  VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE HALF MILE OR LESS TONIGHT WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS 
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH ROAD CLOSURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1156 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...EXCEPT UP TO 20 INCHES 
  ABOVE 7500 FEET. EXPECT LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AT 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS 
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. 
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ504-509-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
1156 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  IN THE FOOTHILLS OF NEARBY MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY... 
  THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 
  MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY 
  DROP BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

&&

$$

NMZ511-516-517-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.151226T1900Z-151227T2300Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
1156 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS 
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING 
  BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35
  MPH...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE UPPER RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL 
  DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

362 
WWUS45 KABQ 262145
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
245 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

.HEAVY SNOWFALL AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AS A POWERFUL
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF NEW
MEXICO'S SOUTHERN BORDER TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH AND
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...
WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH MAY DOWN
POWER LINES. HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TO NEW MEXICO'S EASTERN BORDER WITH THE
GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. ROSWELL IS FORECAST TO RECEIVE RECORD
BREAKING SNOW ACCUMULATION OF NEARLY 20 INCHES. WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS AND SNOW DRIFTS MEASURED IN FEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS AND IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE
WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
ACROSS THE EAST. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE WEST ON
SUNDAY...BUT NOT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN WHERE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT EJECTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO OKLAHOMA. FOR THE
LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ522>524-527>540-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
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-
245 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...15 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL 
  AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 5 
  TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO 5 
  FEET ALONG AND SOUTH IF INTERSTATE 40. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. 
  SNOWFALL INTENSITY AND WIND SPEEDS WILL TREND DOWNWARD LATE 
  SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS NORTHEASTWARD. HOWEVER...
  WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH CONTINUED BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH...STRENGTHENING THIS AFTERNOON TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  FROM 55 TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOME AND PERSIST OUT OF 
  THE NORTH SUNDAY EVENING WITH SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH AND 
  GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA WITH ROAD CLOSURES 
  LIKELY. VERY STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES. LARGE SNOW 
  DRIFTS MAY BURY VEHICLES PARKED OUTSIDE AND BLOCK ENTRY TO 
  BUILDINGS FACING NORTH OR NORTHEAST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-526-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
245 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES. UP TO TWO FEET LIKELY 
  OVER THE PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO 
  MOUNTAINS. UP TO THREE FEET POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH PEAKS OF 
  THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND INTENSIFY THIS 
  AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH 
  MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY. SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL 
  DECREASE FROM THE WEST LATE SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS 
  NORTHEASTWARD. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH... 
  EXCEPT FOR GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER HIGHER PEAKS. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY 
  WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS MAY ALSO MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE 
  WITH ROAD CLOSURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ518>520-525-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
245 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS....5 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS NEAR 1 FOOT IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN 
  CHAIN. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS 
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY 
  TAPERING OFF SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH. 
  BELOW CANYONS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WITH 
  VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE HALF MILE OR LESS TONIGHT WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS 
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH ROAD CLOSURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
245 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...EXCEPT UP TO 20 INCHES 
  ABOVE 7500 FEET. EXPECT LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AT 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS 
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. 
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-270400-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
245 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...EXCEPT UP TO 5 INCHES OVER
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING SUNDAY
  MORNING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL 
  DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ504-509-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
245 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  IN THE FOOTHILLS OF NEARBY MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY... 
  THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 
  MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY 
  DROP BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

&&

$$

NMZ511-516-517-270400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
245 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 INCHES WITH 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS 
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING 
  BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 
  35 MPH...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE UPPER 
  RIO GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL 
  DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

421 
WWUS45 KABQ 270412
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
912 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

.BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG TO POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS WILL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS
EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF NEW MEXICO'S SOUTHERN BORDER THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS
THE EASTERN PLAINS...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH AND
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH MAY DOWN POWER LINES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT LOCALES ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN TO OUR EASTERN BORDER. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SNOW DRIFTS
TO 5 OR EVEN 6 FEET WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS AND IMPOSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE EAST. THE SNOW WILL
DIMINISH ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE SUNDAY...BUT
NOT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WHERE
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
AS IT EJECTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO OKLAHOMA. FOR THE LATEST NEW
MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ522>524-527>540-271230-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
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-
912 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SUNDAY
NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 14 TO 22 INCHES ACROSS THE
  EAST CENTRAL PLAINS WITH GENERALLY 8 TO 15 INCHES ELSEWHERE...
  EXCEPT 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS OF
  AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40
  CORRIDOR.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS
  EVENING WELL INTO SUNDAY. SNOWFALL INTENSITY AND WIND SPEEDS
  WILL TREND DOWNWARD LATER SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS
  NORTHEASTWARD. HOWEVER...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH
  CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50
  AND 65 MPH. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOME AND PERSIST OUT OF THE NORTH
  SUNDAY EVENING WITH SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 40
  TO 50 MPH.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE
  ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA WITH ROAD CLOSURES LIKELY. VERY
  STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER LINES. LARGE SNOW DRIFTS MAY BURY
  VEHICLES PARKED OUTSIDE AND BLOCK ENTRY TO BUILDINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-526-271230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
912 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. UP TO A
  FOOT AND A HALF FEET POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE
  CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. UP TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE
  OVER THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
  EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOW COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY WILL DECREASE FROM THE WEST THEREAFTER AS THE STORM
  SYSTEM EXITS NORTHEASTWARD.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER HIGHER PEAKS.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY 
  WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS MAY ALSO MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE 
  WITH ROAD CLOSURES 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.

&&

$$

NMZ518>520-525-271230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
912 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS....STORM TOTALS VARYING FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

* TIMING...BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE ACROSS THE AREA
  TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF BETWEEN MID MORNING AND EARLY
  AFTERNOON SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. BELOW
  CANYONS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40
  MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY BETWEEN ONE QUARTER
  AND THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS.
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT WITH ROAD CLOSURES STILL A POSSIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-271230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
912 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT UP
  TO 13 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. EXPECT LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4
  INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

* TIMING...BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH
  THIS EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ504-509-271230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
912 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF NEARBY MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
  POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
  BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-516-517-271230-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
912 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...VARYING FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...EXCEPT 3 TO 7
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND DIMINISH
  SUNDAY MORNING TO MIDDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30
  25 MPH...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE UPPER
  RIO GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
  TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

43

844 
WWUS45 KABQ 271222
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
522 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING... 

.PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG TO POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
TODAY...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND SOMEWHAT WEAKER WINDS
FARTHER WEST...AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
TRACKS EASTWARD OVER NEW MEXICOS SOUTHERN BORDER. ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60
MPH MAY DOWN POWER LINES. WITH SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER
HOUR AT TIMES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...AND SOME SNOW DRIFTS
REACHING 8 FEET DEEP...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IMPOSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE EAST. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS
CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS TODAY...BUT NOT UNTIL THIS EVENING EAST
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WHERE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO
WRAP AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT EJECTS NORTHEASTWARD
INTO OKLAHOMA. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511
OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ509-271330-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
522 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED...SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

NMZ522>524-527>540-271800-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
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-
522 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS THE
  EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES
  ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. SOME
  SNOW DRIFTS WILL REACH OVER 7 FEET DEEP NEAR AND SOUTH OF
  INTERSTATE 40.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF
  TODAY. SNOWFALL INTENSITY AND WIND SPEEDS WILL TREND DOWNWARD
  LATE TODAY AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS
  NORTHEASTWARD. HOWEVER...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH
  CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT NEAR
  NEW MEXICOS EASTERN BORDER.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50
  AND 65 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOME AND PERSIST OUT
  OF THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SPEEDS FROM 20 TO
  35 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  OCCUR NEAR NEW MEXICOS EASTERN BORDER.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA CAUSING
  ROAD CLOSURES TO PERSIST. VERY STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN POWER
  LINES. LARGE SNOW DRIFTS MAY BURY VEHICLES PARKED OUTSIDE AND
  BLOCK ENTRY TO BUILDINGS. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL VARY
  FROM 7 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO TO 13 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-526-271800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
522 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...EXCEPT UP
  TO A FOOT AND A HALF OVER THE PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE
  CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. AROUND 2 FEET POSSIBLE
  OVER THE HIGH PEAKS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TODAY. SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL DECREASE FROM THE WEST
  THEREAFTER AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS NORTHEASTWARD.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH
  VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION AND
  SNOW DRIFTS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS CAUSING
  ROAD CLOSURES TO PERSIST. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL VARY FROM
  9 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO TO 11 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518>520-525-271800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
522 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS....STORM TOTALS VARYING FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
  THIS MORNING...WEAKENING AND BECOMING LESS GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DROP THE VISIBILITY
  BELOW THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SNOW
  PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. WIND CHILL
  TEMPERATURES WILL VARY FROM 0 TO 17 DEGREES THIS MORNING BEFORE
  IMPROVING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506>508-271800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
522 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT UP
  TO 13 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
  WILL BE FOUND AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY
  THIS MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF TOWARD LATE MORNING 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME STRONGER
  GUSTS.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL VARY FROM 6 DEGREES
  BELOW ZERO TO 6 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ504-271800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
522 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LITTLE OR
  NO ACCUMULATION NORTHWEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG
  AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
  SNOW WILL THEN DIMINISH TOWARD LATE MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER
  GUSTS.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS MAY MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-516-517-271800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
522 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS REACHING 1 TO 4
  INCHES...EXCEPT 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS
  MORNING. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
  BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL VARY
  FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO AS MUCH AS 18 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO...EXCEPT
  AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

44/05

621 
WWUS45 KABQ 271811
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1111 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG TO POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND SOMEWHAT
WEAKER WINDS FARTHER WEST...AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM TRACKS TO THE SOUTH OF NEW MEXICO AND INTO THE TEXAS BIG
BEND. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MOST
OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO HIGH WINDS...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS CENTRAL AND
WESTERN AREAS TODAY...BUT NOT UNTIL THIS EVENING EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS
CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ506-507-272300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0018.151227T1811Z-151227T2300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1111 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT UP 
  TO 13 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES 
  WILL BE FOUND AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE
  CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...THEN DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME STRONGER
  GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL VARY FROM 6 DEGREES 
  BELOW ZERO TO 6 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. 

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

&&

$$

NMZ508-271915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1111 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

NMZ504-271915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
1111 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$

NMZ522>524-527>540-272300-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
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-
1111 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 25 INCHES ACROSS THE
  EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS AS WELL AS ALONG THE EAST
  SLOPES OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS. 8 TO 12 INCHES ELSEWHERE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2
  TO 4 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS MAY REACH AS
  HIGH AS 5 FEET OR MORE.

* TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE...
  ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH THIS EVENING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50
  AND 65 MPH. SOME OF THE STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
  ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS NEAR THE TEXAS
  BORDER. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ZERO VISIBILITY AND DRIFTED SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE MAJORITY
  OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE IN THE
  SINGLE DIGITS. LAW ENFORCEMENT IS URGING PEOPLE TO DELAY TRAVEL
  UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-526-272300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1111 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...EXCEPT UP
  TO A FOOT AND A HALF OR MORE OVER THE EAST SLOPES AND PEAKS OF
  THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING...ESPECIALLY FOR THE SOUTH
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SNOWFALL WILL RESULT
  IN ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS IF NOT
  IMPOSSIBLE.

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.


&&

$$

NMZ518>520-525-272300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
1111 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS....STORM TOTALS VARYING FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES 
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH...DIMINISHING AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED
  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL
  MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-516-517-272300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
1111 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS REACHING 1 TO 4 INCHES... 
  EXCEPT 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH AT 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS 
  MORNING. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY 
  DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL 
  VARY FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO AS MUCH AS 18 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO...
  EXCEPT AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN THE SOUTHERN SAN 
  JUAN MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

830 
WWUS45 KABQ 272247
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
347 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WINDS WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW AND WEAKER WINDS CLOSER TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN
CHAIN. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS MOST
OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS...AND
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW AND WIND SHOULD TAPER OFF LATER
THIS EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ518>520-525-280000-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
347 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

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

WHILE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
EVENING...THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. HOWEVER...ROADS MAY REMAIN
SNOW PACKED AND ICY. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS
CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

$$

NMZ506-507-280000-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0018.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
347 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

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

WHILE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
EVENING...THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. HOWEVER...ROADS MAY REMAIN
ICY AND SNOW PACKED. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS
CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

$$

NMZ510-511-516-517-280000-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151227T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
347 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

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

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

WHILE OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
EVENING...THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. HOWEVER...ROADS MAY REMAIN
ICY AND SNOW PACKED. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS
CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

$$

NMZ522>524-527>540-280700-
/O.CON.KABQ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
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-
347 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES ACROSS THE
  EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS AS WELL AS ALONG THE EAST
  SLOPES OF THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL
  MOUNTAINS. 8 TO 12 INCHES ELSEWHERE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2
  TO 4 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. SNOW DRIFTS MAY REACH AS
  HIGH AS 5 FEET OR MORE.

* TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE...
  ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH THIS EVENING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND OR AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45
  AND 55 MPH. SOME OF THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
  EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ZERO VISIBILITY AND DRIFTED SNOW WILL CONTINUE 
  TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE MAJORITY 
  OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE IN 
  THE SINGLE DIGITS. LAW ENFORCEMENT IS URGING PEOPLE TO DELAY 
  TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-521-526-280700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
347 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...EXCEPT 
  UP TO A FOOT AND A HALF OR MORE OVER THE EAST SLOPES AND PEAKS 
  OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO AND SOUTH CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
  SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SNOWFALL WILL RESULT
  IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS IF
  NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

538 
WWUS45 KABQ 280457
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
957 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

NMZ522>524-527>540-280600-
/O.CAN.KABQ.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
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-
957 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING ACROSS THE PREVIOUSLY
WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW
ALREADY ON THE GROUND WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE PECOS
RIVER AND NEAR TO SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR...UNTIL THE
NORTH WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALSO...
TRAVEL IS STILL VERY STRONGLY DISCOURAGED IN MUCH OF EASTERN NEW
MEXICO DUE TO WRECKED...ABANDONED AND BLOCKED VEHICLES...SNOW
DRIFTS AND TO ALLOW ROAD CREWS TO CLEAR ROADS. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND
OR PAST BARRICADES.

$$

NMZ512>515-521-526-280600-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-151228T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
957 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

AT MOST JUST A FEW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THE REST OF THE EVENING. 
PATCHY FREEZING FOG MAY ALSO FORM AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$

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