Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM
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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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
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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. && $$ NMZ505-507-518-519-522>524-526-141800- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 425 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MOST LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. IN THE SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREAS...SNOW COVERAGE WILL BE MUCH MORE SPOTTY. * TIMING...THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. * WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING...THOUGH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE PREDOMINATE FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW ABOUT 6500 FEET. * LOCAL IMPACTS...WET AND ICY ROADS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF STEADIER SNOW. AREAS OF FOG OR FREEZING FOG MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$
528 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. $$ NMZ505-507-518-519-522>524-526-141900- /O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150114T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 1058 AM MST WED JAN 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. SNOW IS QUICKLY DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS MOST OF THE ADVISORY AREA...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS MAY PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEGLIGIBLE. $$ 52
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. 44 && .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. && 44
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. 40
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:54 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 54 hr |
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