Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015

Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 12, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Jan 12, 2015, 4:54 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2015, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 54 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2015, 4:54 AM MST (11:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2015, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 14, 2015, 11:00 AM MST
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

662 
WWUS45 KABQ 121154
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
454 AM MST MON JAN 12 2015

...LONG DURATION WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.WELL ABOVE NORMAL ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL INTERACT WITH THREE
WEATHER FEATURES...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT
AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...TO BRING LOWERING SNOW
LEVELS AND WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR
AND ABOVE 7000 FEET ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS TODAY...WHERE
PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN
DROP TO MOST LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SAGS SOUTH OF THE AREA.

NMZ502-506-508-510>515-521-121900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0002.150112T1200Z-150114T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0002.150112T1200Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
454 AM MST MON JAN 12 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 INCHES
  ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE
  SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE
  ON WEST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL BEGIN TODAY AS AN
  UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSES FROM THE WEST. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
  DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
  AREAS TONIGHT...ONLY TO INTENSIFY AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS
  THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD NEAR NEW
  MEXICOS WESTERN BORDER TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL
  THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LOW GRADUALLY EXITS SOUTHEAST OF
  THE AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...NEAR AND ABOVE 7000 FEET TODAY...THEN LOWERING TO
  VALLEY BOTTOMS TONIGHT FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IMPACTS TO TRAVEL WILL BE LIMITED TO ROADS OVER
  THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND MOUNTAIN PASSES TODAY. HOWEVER...LOWER
  ELEVATION ROADS WILL ALSO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY TONIGHT.
  SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY AND
  TUESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE
  DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ526-121900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.150112T1900Z-150114T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
454 AM MST MON JAN 12 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11
AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY THEN
  CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS AN
  UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSES FROM THE WEST. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN
  COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...BEFORE
  INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH BY MID DAY
  WEDNESDAY. 


* WINDS...EAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH...THEN SHIFTING OUT OF THE SOUTH AND
  WEAKENING SOME ON TUESDAY.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. THE
  VISIBILITY SHOULD DROP BELOW A HALF MILE DURING PERIODS OF
  HEAVIER 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.

&&

$$

NMZ503>505-507-516>518-522>524-527>529-121900-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.A.0002.150113T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
454 AM MST MON JAN 12 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL BEGIN
  TODAY...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
  PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS IT
  CHANGES OVER TO A WINTRY MIX AT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS. TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND NIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGEOVER TO ALL
  SNOW...AND PRECIPITATION WILL INTENSIFY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 25
  CORRIDOR. LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL
  GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10-20 MPH TODAY. SHIFTING OUT OF THE SOUTH AT
  5 TO 15 MPH TUESDAY...THEN SHIFTING OUT OF THE NORTH OR
  NORTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET TODAY...LOWERING TO AROUND 5500
  FEET TONIGHT...RISING NEAR 6500 FEET TUESDAY...THEN DROPPING TO
  THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP. THE
  VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP EAST OF THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP BELOW A
  QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

44
10 follow-up statements
723 
WWUS45 KABQ 121848
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1148 AM MST MON JAN 12 2015

...LONG DURATION WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A PAIR OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL IMPACT NEW MEXICO TODAY
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF SNOW AND WINTRY
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE BETWEEN 6000 AND 
7000 FEET ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS OF NEW MEXICO TODAY...
WHERE PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. SNOW LEVELS WILL
THEN DROP TO MOST LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SAGS SOUTH OF THE AREA.

NMZ502-506-508-510>515-521-130300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1148 AM MST MON JAN 12 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY AVERAGING 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE
  7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS
  SOME HIGHER NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN FACES OF NORTH CENTRAL TO
  NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  TODAY...AND WHILE PRECIPITATION SHOULD TEMPORARILY DECREASE IN
  COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST AREAS
  TONIGHT...IT WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD EARLY
  TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN GRADUALLY TAPER
  OFF FROM THE NORTH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS
  THE UPPER LOW GRADUALLY EXITS SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR AND ABOVE 7000 FEET
  TODAY...THEN LOWERING TO VALLEYS TONIGHT FOR THE DURATION OF
  THE EVENT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IMPACTS TO TRAVEL WILL BE LIMITED TO ROADS OVER
  THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND MOUNTAIN PASSES TODAY. HOWEVER...
  LOWER ELEVATION ROADS WILL ALSO BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY
  TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE
  TO HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO
  DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ526-130300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.150112T1900Z-150114T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1148 AM MST MON JAN 12 2015

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  TODAY THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BE
  PERIODIC TONIGHT WITH SOME DECREASE IN SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY
  TUESDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD FULLY DIMINISH BY MID DAY
  WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. 

* SNOW LEVELS...ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR AND ABOVE 7000 FEET
  TODAY...THEN LOWERING TO VALLEYS TONIGHT FOR THE DURATION OF THE
  EVENT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. THE 
  VISIBILITY SHOULD DROP BELOW A HALF MILE DURING PERIODS OF 
  HEAVIER 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.

&&

$$

NMZ503>505-507-516>518-522>524-527>529-130300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0002.150113T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1148 AM MST MON JAN 12 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  TODAY... MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
  PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS IT
  CHANGES OVER TO A WINTRY MIX AT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS. TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND NIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW...
  AND PRECIPITATION WILL INTENSIFY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR.
  LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
  TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET TODAY...LOWERING TO AROUND 5500 
  FEET TONIGHT...RISING NEAR 6500 FEET TUESDAY...THEN DROPPING 
  TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP. THE 
  VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS 
  OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP EAST OF 
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP 
  BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
935 
WWUS45 KABQ 122255
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
355 PM MST MON JAN 12 2015

...LONG DURATION WINTER STORM LATE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A PAIR OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL IMPACT NEW MEXICO TODAY
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF SNOW AND WINTRY
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE BETWEEN 6000 AND
7000 FEET ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS OF NEW MEXICO TODAY...
WHERE PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. SNOW LEVELS WILL
THEN DROP TO MOST LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SAGS SOUTH OF THE AREA.

NMZ503-504-130500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0002.150113T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0002.150113T0700Z-150114T1800Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
355 PM MST MON JAN 12 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS FAVORING
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  LATE TODAY...TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS IT CHANGES
  OVER TO A WINTRY MIX AT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS. TUESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND NIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW... AND
  BECOME MOST INTENSE. LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET LATE TODAY...LOWERING TO AROUND
  5500 FEET TONIGHT...RISING NEAR 6500 FEET TUESDAY...THEN
  DROPPING TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP. THE 
  VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS 
  OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP EAST OF 
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP 
  BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ502-506-508-510>515-521-130500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
355 PM MST MON JAN 12 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY AVERAGING 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 
  7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES 
  ACROSS SOME HIGHER NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN FACES OF NORTH CENTRAL 
  TO NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  LATE TODAY...AND WHILE PRECIPITATION SHOULD TEMPORARILY
  DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
  AREAS TONIGHT...IT WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
  EARLY TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN GRADUALLY
  TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
  MORNING AS THE UPPER LOW GRADUALLY EXITS SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR AND ABOVE 7000 FEET
  LATE TODAY...AND DURING THE DAYTIME TUESDAY...LOWERING TO
  VALLEYS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...IMPACTS TO TRAVEL WILL BE LIMITED TO ROADS 
  OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND MOUNTAIN PASSES LATE TODAY. 
  HOWEVER... LOWER ELEVATION ROADS WILL ALSO BECOME SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME 
  IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DURING 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ505-507-516>518-522>524-527>529-130500-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0002.150113T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.150113T0700Z-150114T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
355 PM MST MON JAN 12 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
11 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
  ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
  2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  LATE TODAY...CHANGING OVER TO A WINTRY MIX AT THE LOWEST
  ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  NIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL INTENSIFY...WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING
  AND ACCUMULATIONS INCREASING. LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET LATE TODAY...LOWERING TO AROUND
  5500 FEET TONIGHT...RISING NEAR 6500 FEET TUESDAY...THEN
  DROPPING TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP. THE 
  VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS 
  OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP EAST OF 
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP 
  BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-130500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
355 PM MST MON JAN 12 2015

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  LATE TODAY THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL
  BE PERIODIC TONIGHT WITH SOME DECREASE IN SNOWFALL DURING THE
  DAY TUESDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD FULLY DIMINISH BY MID DAY
  WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NEAR AND ABOVE 7000 FEET
  LATE TODAY...THEN LOWERING TO VALLEYS TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
  LIKELY RISE TO 6500 TO 7000 FEET DURING THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE
  DROPPING AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. THE 
  VISIBILITY SHOULD DROP BELOW A HALF MILE DURING PERIODS OF 
  HEAVIER 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.

&&

$$
727 
WWUS45 KABQ 130459
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
959 PM MST MON JAN 12 2015

...WINTER STORMS CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH
OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND OVER THE NORTHEAST...

.THE FIRST OF TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS IS CLEARING OUT OF EASTERN NEW
MEXICO...AS THE MORE POWERFUL SECOND SYSTEM COILS UP OVER SOUTHERN
NEVADA AND EASTERN UTAH AND HEADS TOWARD NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT.
HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NEW MEXICO DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY...AS THE STORM CENTER DRIFTS SOUTHWARD ACROSS
ARIZONA...AND FINALLY INTO WEST TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MAINLY IN
NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO BEFORE SNOW ENDS LATE ON WEDNESDAY.

NMZ502-506-508-510>515-521-131300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
959 PM MST MON JAN 12 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 11 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW OVER THE HIGH
  COUNTRY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER SUMMITS AND
  UPPER SLOPES. OVER THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST
  MOUNTAINS...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OVER
  SUMMITS.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL CENTERED ON THE SAN
  JUAN...TUSAS...SANGRE DE CRISTO AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH BROAD EXPANSION OF SNOW COVERAGE
  TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY
  WEDNESDAY AS SNOW ENDS.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...DOWN THE VALLEYS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT RISING TO 7000
  FEET DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH A RETURN TO VALLEY FLOORS
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW IMPACTS ON ROADS OVER THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE LOWER
  ELEVATION ROADS TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. SOME ROADS MAY
  BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
  VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DURING PERIODS
  OF HEAVY 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-131300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.150113T0700Z-150114T1800Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
959 PM MST MON JAN 12 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW WITH AN
  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY NEAR THE COLORADO
  LINE.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
  AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS IT CHANGES OVER TO A WINTRY MIX AT
  THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS. TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT PRECIPITATION
  WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW... AND BECOME MOST INTENSE. LATE
  TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER
  OFF FROM THE NORTH.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO AROUND 5500 FEET TONIGHT...RISING
  NEAR 6500 FEET TUESDAY...THEN DROPPING TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP. THE
  VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS
  OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP...WHERE
  THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ526-131300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
959 PM MST MON JAN 12 2015

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW THROUGH MIDDAY
  ON WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW THIS EVENING WILL FALL OFF AND ON OVERNIGHT WITH SOME
  DECREASE IN SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW
  SHOULD FULLY DIMINISH BY MID DAY WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO VALLEYS TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
  LIKELY RISE TO 6500 TO 7000 FEET DURING THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE
  DROPPING AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. THE 
  VISIBILITY SHOULD DROP BELOW A HALF MILE DURING PERIODS OF 
  HEAVIER 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.

&&

$$

NMZ505-507-516>518-522>524-527>529-131300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.150113T0700Z-150114T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
959 PM MST MON JAN 12 2015

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW...WITH AN
  ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE LOCALLY OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY. 

* TIMING...HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A WINTRY MIX AT THE
  LOWEST ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TUESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND NIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL INTENSIFY...WITH SNOW LEVELS
  LOWERING AND ACCUMULATIONS INCREASING. LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM THE
  NORTH.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO AROUND 5500 FEET TONIGHT...RISING
  NEAR 6500 FEET TUESDAY...THEN DROPPING TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WILL DEVELOP. THE 
  VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS 
  OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP EAST OF 
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP 
  BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

SHY
368 
WWUS45 KABQ 131004
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
304 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SNOWY PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...

.STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SAG SOUTHWARD TODAY...PASSING OVER OR JUST WEST
OF THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...AMPLE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOCUSED ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO BEFORE SNOW
GRADUALLY DIMINISHES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE ON WEDNESDAY.

NMZ502>504-506-508-510>515-521-131900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
304 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW CAN BE
  EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN HIGH COUNTRY...WITH AN
  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALLS WILL FAVOR AREAS FROM THE NORTHERN GILA REGION...TO
  THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND MOUNT TAYLOR TO THE NORTHERN
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT
  WITH THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TAPERING OFF FROM NORTH
  TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...HOVERING JUST BELOW 7000 FEET TODAY ...WITH A
  RETURN TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW IMPACTS ON ROADS OVER THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE LOWER
  ELEVATION ROADS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME ROADS MAY
  BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES
  WILL ALSO DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY
  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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ501-131900-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
304 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
  ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF THE SAN JUAN BASIN TO INCLUDE
  AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO STATE LINE...THE BISTI WILDERNESS AREA
  AND ALONG HIGHWAY 550 SOUTH OF BLOOMFIELD.

* TIMING...SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN NEAR AND BELOW 6500 FEET...CAN
  BE EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS LOWER A LITTLE FURTHER
  TONIGHT AND PRECIPITATION BECOMES MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE.
  ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY
  WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL HOVER BETWEEN 6000 AND 65000 FEET
  LATER TODAY BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN TONIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...AREAS ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND
  ICY...PARTICULARLY HIGHWAY 550 BETWEEN AZTEC AND THE COLORADO
  STATE LINE AS WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAY 550 SOUTH OF
  BLOOMFIELD. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER 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.

&&

$$

NMZ505-507-516>518-522>524-526>529-131900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
304 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW ARE GENERALLY
  EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WEST
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  TONIGHT WITH THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TAPERING OFF
  FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS SNOW ENDS LATE.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...GRADUALLY RISING TO BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 FEET
  TODAY...BEFORE LOWERING AGAIN TONIGHT TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED.  THE
  VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS
  OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP EAST OF
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP BELOW
  A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$
550 
WWUS45 KABQ 131400
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
700 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SNOWY PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...

.STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SAG SOUTHWARD TODAY...PASSING OVER OR JUST
WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...AMPLE MOISTURE WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOCUSED
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO
BEFORE SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE ON
WEDNESDAY.

NMZ502>504-506-508-510>515-521-132200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
700 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW CAN BE 
  EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN HIGH COUNTRY...WITH AN 
  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVIEST 
  SNOWFALLS WILL FAVOR AREAS FROM THE NORTHERN GILA REGION...TO 
  THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND MOUNT TAYLOR TO THE NORTHERN 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT 
  WITH THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TAPERING OFF FROM 
  NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...HOVERING JUST BELOW 7000 FEET TODAY WITH ...A 
  RETURN TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW IMPACTS ON ROADS OVER THE CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE LOWER 
  ELEVATION ROADS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME ROADS MAY 
  BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DURING 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ519-131700-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150113T1700Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
700 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS
MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A SLUSHY 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE GENERALLY
  EXPECTED ACROSS THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...RIO RANCHO AND NEAR
  BERNALILLO. THE WEST MESA WILL BE AMONG THE MORE FAVORED AREAS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL
  PERSIST THROUGH MID-MORNING WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
  THEREAFTER AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARM.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...GRADUALLY RISING TO AROUND 6500 FEET AFTER 10AM
  THIS MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SLICK AND ICY ROADS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED...
  PARTICULARLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES TO INCLUDE THE BIG I
  AND INTERSTATE 40 WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE. THE VISIBILITY MAY
  BRIEFLY DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-505-507-516>518-522>524-526>529-132200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
700 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW ARE GENERALLY 
  EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
  WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND PLATEAU. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST 
  THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY 
  TAPERING OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS 
  SNOW ENDS LATE. 

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...GRADUALLY RISING TO BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 FEET 
  TODAY...BEFORE LOWERING AGAIN TONIGHT TO THE LOWEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE 
  VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS 
  OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP EAST OF 
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP 
  BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$
915 
WWUS45 KABQ 131652
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
952 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SNOWY PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT SAGS
INTO ARIZONA TODAY...PASSING OVER OR JUST WEST OF THE SOUTHWEST
PORTION OF NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM...AMPLE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOCUSED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO BEFORE SNOW GRADUALLY
DIMINISHES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE ON WEDNESDAY.

NMZ519-131800-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150113T1700Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
952 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW IS SHIFTING NORTH OF THE ALBUQUERQUE METROPOLITAN AREA...AND
THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WHILE
THE SNOW IS ENDING FOR THIS AREA...SOME SNOW PACKED ROADS AND
AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY MAY LINGER INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. FOR
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 5 1 1 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

$$

NMZ502>504-506-508-510>515-521-140100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
952 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF FRESH
  SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN HIGH COUNTRY
  ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES AT LOWER
  ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALLS WILL FAVOR THE WESTERN FACES
  OF MOUNT TAYLOR...THE ZUNI...SAN JUAN OR TUSAS...JEMEZ...AND
  SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WHERE LOCALIZED TOTALS OF 12 TO 16
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE PERIODIC THROUGH THE DAY AND HEAVY AT
  TIMES. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE OVERALL
  COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TAPERING OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING
  THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...HOVERING JUST BELOW 7000 FEET TODAY WITH A ...
  RETURN TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW IMPACTS ON ROADS OVER THE CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE LOWER 
  ELEVATION ROADS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME ROADS MAY 
  BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DURING 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ501-505-507-516>518-522>524-526>529-140100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
952 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW ARE GENERALLY
  EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST 
  THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY 
  TAPERING OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS 
  SNOW ENDS LATE. 

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...GRADUALLY RISING TO BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 FEET 
  TODAY...BEFORE LOWERING AGAIN TONIGHT TO THE LOWEST 
  ELEVATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE 
  VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS 
  OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP EAST OF 
  THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP 
  BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$
957 
WWUS45 KABQ 132243
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
343 PM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SNOWY PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT SAGS
INTO ARIZONA LATE TODAY...TRACKING ALONG THE ARIZONA-NEW MEXICO
BORDER LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM...AMPLE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH THE HEAVIEST
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOCUSED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO BEFORE SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE ON WEDNESDAY.

NMZ502>504-506-508-510>515-521-140600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
343 PM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF FRESH 
  SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN HIGH 
  COUNTRY ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES AT 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALLS WILL FAVOR THE 
  WESTERN FACES OF MOUNT TAYLOR...THE ZUNI...SAN JUAN OR TUSAS...
  JEMEZ...AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WHERE LOCALIZED TOTALS 
  OF 12 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE PERIODIC THROUGH LATE TODAY AND HEAVY AT
  TIMES. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE OVERALL
  COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TAPERING OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING
  THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...HOVERING JUST BELOW 7000 FEET TODAY WITH A  ...
  RETURN TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW IMPACTS ON ROADS OVER THE CONTINENTAL 
  DIVIDE AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE LOWER 
  ELEVATION ROADS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME ROADS MAY 
  BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DURING 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ519-140600-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.150114T0100Z-150114T1800Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
343 PM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW ARE GENERALLY
  EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE
  FOOTHILLS OF EASTERN ALBUQUERQUE.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE PERIODIC THIS EVENING WITH
  COVERAGE AND INTENSITY INCREASING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TO TURN MORE SHOWERY AND BEGIN TAPERING OFF FROM NORTH
  TO SOUTH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...GRADUALLY LOWERING FROM 6500 FEET TO THE
  LOWEST VALLEYS BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING
  THE MORNING COMMUTE WEDNESDAY. THE VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A
  HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF
  FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP...POTENTIALLY ADDING A THREAT FOR
  BLACK ICE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-505-507-516>518-522>524-526>529-140600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
343 PM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW
  ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5
  INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET IN
  WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST 
  THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY 
  TAPERING OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AS 
  SNOW ENDS LATE. 

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...GRADUALLY LOWERING FROM 6500 FEET TO THE LOWEST
  VALLEY ELEVATIONS BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE
  VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS
  OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP...WHERE
  THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ALONG WITH
  A THREAT OF BLACK ICE.

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.

&&

$$
280 
WWUS45 KABQ 140548
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1048 PM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

...OVERNIGHT SNOW TAPERING OFF DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...

.A WINTER STORM CENTER OVER CENTRAL ARIZONA WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD TO
THE MEXICO BORDER THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AND BEGIN A RAPID
EASTBOUND TURN ACROSS THE HEART OF TEXAS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW
AND ICE WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH
MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH WINTRY CONDITIONS TAPERING OFF THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

NMZ502>504-506-508-510>515-521-141300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1048 PM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 10 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW OVERNIGHT AND
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND
  SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF CATRON COUNTY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH
  OVER THE SUMMITS AND UPPER SLOPES. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW
  OVER THE CHUSKA...SAN JUAN...AND TUSAS MOUNTAINS...WITH AN
  ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. 2 TO 4 INCHES
  OF FRESH SNOW OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO SUMMITS...WITH 1 TO 2
  INCHES OF FRESH SNOW OVER THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAIN
  SUMMITS.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT
  WITH THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TAPERING OFF FROM NORTH
  TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT RISING TO 6500 FEET LATE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW IMPACTS ON ROADS OVER THE CONTINENTAL
  DIVIDE AND MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE LOWER
  ELEVATION ROADS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME ROADS MAY
  BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES
  WILL ALSO DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY
  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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ501-505-507-516>519-522>524-526>529-141300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1048 PM MST TUE JAN 13 2015

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW...WITH AN
  ADDITIONAL INCH LOCALLY OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY AND WESTERN SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWER COVERAGE INCREASING OVERNIGHT WILL TAPER OFF
  FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED 
  DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE WEDNESDAY. THE VISIBILITY WILL DROP 
  BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. AREAS 
  OF FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO DEVELOP...POTENTIALLY ADDING A 
  THREAT FOR BLACK ICE. 

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.

&&

$$

SHY
271 
WWUS45 KABQ 141125
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
425 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015


NMZ503-510-512>515-141230-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN 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-
425 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

AREAS OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY OVER FAR NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT.

$$

NMZ501-516-517-527>529-141230-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
425 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

AREAS OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY OVER FAR NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT.

$$

NMZ502-504-506-508-511-521-141800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
425 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1
  AND 4 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY FOR AREAS
  SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. FARTHER NORTH...AREAS OF MAINLY LIGHT
  SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE JEMEZ AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS BUT
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 1 OR 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
  TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW
  THROUGHOUT THE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE
  EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND HIGHER
  ELEVATION PASSES. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY
  SNOW OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE
  AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

NMZ505-507-518-519-522>524-526-141800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
425 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
  FOR MOST LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. IN
  THE SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREAS...SNOW COVERAGE WILL BE
  MUCH MORE SPOTTY.

* TIMING...THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SNOW WILL GRADUALLY
  TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW
  AT ALL LOCATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING...THOUGH A MIX OF RAIN AND
  SNOW WILL BE PREDOMINATE FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW ABOUT 6500 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WET AND ICY ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE
  MORNING COMMUTE. THE VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT
  TIMES DURING PERIODS OF STEADIER SNOW. AREAS OF FOG OR FREEZING
  FOG MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
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WWUS45 KABQ 141758
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1058 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015

NMZ502-504-506-508-511-521-141900-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1058 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

SNOW IS QUICKLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS MOST
OF THE WARNING AREA...THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS MAY
PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEGLIGIBLE.

$$

NMZ505-507-518-519-522>524-526-141900-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1058 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW IS QUICKLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS MOST
OF THE ADVISORY AREA...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS MAY
PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEGLIGIBLE.

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 12, 3:39 AM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 3:39 AM MST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
339 AM MST MON JAN 12 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING RAIN AND ACCUMULATING HIGHER
ELEVATION SNOW TO MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY.
THEN...A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WILL SPREAD
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING AS IT SAGS
SOUTHWARD NEAR THE ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO BOARDER. MANY MOUNTAIN
LOCATIONS SHOULD RECEIVE OVER 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW...WITH CLOSE TO
20 INCHES IN PARTS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. MANY LOWER ELEVATION
LOCATIONS MAY ALSO RECEIVE A FEW TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW. DRY
WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AS
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY REBOUND ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
SNOW LEVELS WEST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN...WHERE MOST OF
THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE TODAY...SHOULD GENERALLY BE NEAR AND
ABOVE 7000 FEET. THIS WILL LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THERE TO HIGHER
ELEVATIONS UNTIL TONIGHT WHEN SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO MOST VALLEY
BOTTOMS CENTRAL AND WEST. DUE TO THE BACK DOOR COLD FRONT THAT
CROSSED OVERNIGHT MOST EASTERN AREAS WILL BE PLENTY COLD FOR SNOW
TODAY...BUT BETTER PRECIPITATION CHANCES WONT ARRIVE THERE UNTIL
TUESDAY AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN UPSLOPE FLOW IMPROVES AS
THE CLOSED UPPER LOW SAGS SOUTHWARD WEST OF NM. DECIDED TO KEEP
THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS PRETTY MUCH IN TACT
FROM THE DAY SHIFTS EFFORT...THOUGH THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE NE AND E CENTRAL PLAINS COULD ARGUABLY
HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. ONLY PORTIONS OF THESE ZONES WERE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP WINTER STORM CRITERIA AMOUNTS...SO EACH OF THOSE ZONES AS A
WHOLE WERE LEFT OUT.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
WIDESPREAD POOR VENTILATION AND HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL BE THE KEY
IMPACTS TO FIRE WEATHER PLANNING OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS.

CURRENTLY...A MOIST UPPER WAVE OVER AZ WILL TRANSLATE EAST INTO NM
AND DELIVER WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN/SNOW THRU TONIGHT FOR CENTRAL AND
WESTERN NM. SNOWFALL ACCUMS WILL BE FOCUSED ABOVE 7500 FT TODAY THEN
LOWER TO VALLEY AREAS TONIGHT. COLD AIR LOCKED IN PLACE OVER THE
EASTERN PLAINS WILL LEAD TO FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT SNOW FOR TONIGHT.
A BRIEF PERIOD OF BREEZY GAP WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY TODAY.

THE NEXT POTENTIALLY MORE SIGNICANT UPPER LOW WILL SLIDE SOUTH INTO
WESTERN NM AND REDEVELOP SNOWFALL TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS
MAY BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF SNOW ACCUMS FOR AREAS ALONG
AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. CONFIDENCE TRENDS MUCH LOWER BY
WEDNESDAY AS MODELS ARE DISJOINTED ON HOW THE OVERALL PATTERN EVOLVES.
NONETHELESS...MUCH NEEDED RAIN AND MTN SNOWFALL WILL ADD TO SNOWPACK
AND HELP WITH IMPROVING SOIL MOISTURE VALUES AND LOW LEVEL HUMIDITY
IN THE NEAR TERM.

BEYOND WEDNESDAY...A WARMING TREND WILL DEVELOP THRU THE END OF THE
WEEK WITH INCREASING ZONAL FLOW. DOWNSLOPING OVER THE EAST WILL LEAD
TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS. ANY SNOW MELT WILL RELEGATE OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES FOR SEVERAL DAYS. AREAS OF FOG ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MAINLY
IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN VALLEYS THRU MUCH OF THE WEEK.

GUYER

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
SHORTWAVE ALOFT MOVING EAST ACROSS WESTERN ARIZONA BOUND FOR
WESTERN NEW MEXICO...AS PUNCH OF COLD AIR OUT OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS INVADES THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. FEATURE COLLISION
WILL KICK OFF RAIN AND SNOW PATTERN ACROSS THE STATE OVER THE NEXT
24 HRS. STORM FOCUS WILL REACH THE WESTERN BORDER AROUND 12Z
MONDAY MORNING WITH FOCUS CROSSING THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND
MOVING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BY 18Z...AND THEN OVER THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT EASTERN PLAINS BY 00Z LATE
MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS WESTBOUND COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY MON EVENING...OVERNIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THERE
THROUGH 06Z MON NIGHT. BROAD IFR EXCURSIONS ON TAP FOR ALL TAF
SITES STARTING AROUND 14Z IN THE WEST...AND AROUND 19Z CENTRAL. IN
THE EAST...OVERNIGHT FOG AHEAD OF THE SNOW PUSH WILL BE MAIN
ISSUE...WITH 13Z TO 16Z PERIOD SHOWING UP WITH FOG IN TCC AND ROW.

SHY

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  45  33  42  26 /  50  70  80  30
DULCE...........................  42  29  38  18 /  50  80  90  50
CUBA............................  41  28  37  22 /  70  70  90  60
GALLUP..........................  44  32  41  21 /  70  60  80  40
EL MORRO........................  42  30  39  20 /  70  60  80  60
GRANTS..........................  43  30  42  22 /  70  60  70  40
QUEMADO.........................  44  31  43  23 /  70  50  70  60
GLENWOOD........................  55  37  51  30 /  50  40  60  30
CHAMA...........................  37  25  33  13 /  50  80  90  60
LOS ALAMOS......................  39  26  37  23 /  70  60  80  50
PECOS...........................  35  24  35  20 /  50  50  70  60
CERRO/QUESTA....................  36  23  35  13 /  30  50  70  50
RED RIVER.......................  31  21  29  14 /  50  60  80  60
ANGEL FIRE......................  34  23  34  12 /  50  60  70  60
TAOS............................  38  24  37  17 /  30  40  70  50
MORA............................  35  22  37  18 /  40  50  60  60
ESPANOLA........................  42  28  42  25 /  40  40  70  50
SANTA FE........................  38  27  37  22 /  50  50  70  50
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  40  27  39  25 /  60  50  70  50
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  42  30  41  26 /  60  50  70  50
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  44  32  44  29 /  60  50  70  40
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  45  32  45  29 /  60  50  70  40
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  45  32  43  29 /  60  50  70  40
LOS LUNAS.......................  45  33  45  30 /  60  40  70  40
RIO RANCHO......................  44  31  43  29 /  60  50  70  40
SOCORRO.........................  46  34  46  29 /  70  40  60  30
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  39  27  39  23 /  70  60  80  50
TIJERAS.........................  40  28  40  24 /  70  50  70  50
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  37  25  39  23 /  60  50  60  60
CLINES CORNERS..................  33  23  35  20 /  50  50  60  60
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  38  28  39  25 /  50  40  60  60
CARRIZOZO.......................  45  31  43  29 /  40  40  40  50
RUIDOSO.........................  39  27  39  25 /  60  60  50  50
CAPULIN.........................  29  19  33  16 /  40  30  50  60
RATON...........................  33  20  35  18 /  30  30  50  60
SPRINGER........................  34  22  37  19 /  30  30  50  60
LAS VEGAS.......................  32  21  34  18 /  30  40  60  60
CLAYTON.........................  28  18  35  21 /  10  20  30  50
ROY.............................  30  20  32  21 /  30  40  50  50
CONCHAS.........................  32  23  37  23 /  20  30  30  50
SANTA ROSA......................  34  24  37  24 /  20  30  40  50
TUCUMCARI.......................  31  22  37  22 /  10  20  30  50
CLOVIS..........................  31  22  34  22 /   5  20  20  40
PORTALES........................  33  23  35  24 /  10  20  20  40
FORT SUMNER.....................  35  26  38  25 /  10  30  30  40
ROSWELL.........................  40  29  41  27 /  10  30  20  30
PICACHO.........................  39  28  41  25 /  30  40  30  30
ELK.............................  40  27  41  25 /  50  50  40  30

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ503>505-507-516>518-522>524-527>529.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ502-506-508-510>515-521.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ526.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 5:58 AM MST, 22 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
558 AM MST SUN JAN 11 2015

NMZ501>540-121300-
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-
558 AM MST SUN JAN 11 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PATCHY DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH MID MORNING
ALONG AND NEAR THE LOWER PECOS RIVER...FROM FORT SUMNER TO SOUTH
OF ROSWELL. THE DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO BE AROUND CLINES
CORNERS.

ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE STATE LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT WITH A SHOT OF COLDER AIR. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
DENSE FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE EAST TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING FOG POSSIBLE FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO THE TEXAS BORDER MONDAY MORNING.

TWO DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL IMPACT THE AREA FROM MONDAY INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION
DURING THIS RATHER LONG DURATION EVENT. SNOW WILL FALL ON THE
MOUNTAINS AND EAST WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL VALLEYS. SUBSTANTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE
WESTERN AND ESPECIALLY NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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The office that day

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

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Sources

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