Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015

Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 16, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Feb 16, 2015, 4:04 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2015, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2015, 4:04 AM MST (11:04 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2015, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 17, 2015, 4:48 AM MST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

423 
WWUS45 KABQ 161104
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
404 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...SIGNIFICANT...BUT SHORT-LIVED...WINTER STORM HEADED FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO LATE TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS FROM THE NORTHWEST
AND COMBINE WITH A STRONG BACKDOOR COLD FRONT TO BRING
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO
LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AS VERY COLD AIR COMBINES WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES...OVERCOMING ANY WARM ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL
DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING.

NMZ512>515-527-528-161900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0005.150216T1900Z-150217T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0005.150216T1900Z-150217T1200Z/
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
404 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS AROUND ONE
  FOOT OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS AND EAST-FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRE
  DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH PRIOR TO SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS NEAR
  25 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE
  EXPECTED...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO RATON
  PASS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES EXCEEDING 1 INCH PER
  HOUR WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES.

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ529-161900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0005.150216T1900Z-150217T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0005.150217T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
404 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING....SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BY EARLY
  EVENING...THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED. PERIODS
  OF HEAVY SNOW AT RATES EXCEEDING 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL LIKELY
  CAUSE SOME ROAD CLOSURES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ523-532-533-161900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0005.150217T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
404 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BY EARLY
  EVENING...THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED. PERIODS
  OF HEAVY SNOW AT RATES EXCEEDING 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL LIKELY
  CAUSE SOME ROAD CLOSURES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN
  CLINES CORNERS AND SANTA ROSA AND HIGHWAY 285 NEAR VAUGHN AND
  CLINES CORNERS. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR ONE 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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ530-161900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.150216T1900Z-150217T1200Z/
UNION COUNTY-
404 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5
AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS
  FAVORING WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH PRIOR TO SUNRISE TUESDAY.

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

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. THIS
  INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 56 AND 64/87 NEAR AND WEST OF CLAYTON. 

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ531-534>537-539-161900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.150217T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
404 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY THIS EVENING...
  THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  NEAR 25 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW AT RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR MAY CAUSE SOME ROAD
  CLOSURES. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
  VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO NEAR ONE 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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
494 
WWUS45 KABQ 161850
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1150 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...SIGNIFICANT...BUT SHORT-LIVED...WINTER STORM HEADED FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS FROM THE NORTHWEST
AND COMBINE WITH A STRONG BACKDOOR COLD FRONT TO BRING ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT.
ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AS VERY COLD
AIR COMBINES WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES...OVERCOMING ANY WARM
ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING.

NMZ512>515-527-528-170400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0005.150216T1900Z-150217T1200Z/
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1150 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5
AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS AROUND ONE 
  FOOT OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS AND EAST-FACING SLOPES OF THE 
  SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY DURING THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH PRIOR TO SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 
  25 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE
  EXPECTED...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO RATON
  PASS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES EXCEEDING 1 INCH PER
  HOUR WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AND MAY
  RESULT IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES.

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ523-529-532-533-170400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0005.150217T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-
1150 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BY EARLY 
  EVENING...THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE 
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED. PERIODS
  OF HEAVY SNOW AT RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AND MAY CAUSE SOME ROAD CLOSURES...
  INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND SANTA ROSA
  AND HIGHWAY 285 NEAR VAUGHN AND CLINES CORNERS.

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ530-170400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.150216T1900Z-150217T1200Z/
UNION COUNTY-
1150 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  FAVORING WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY DURING THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH PRIOR TO SUNRISE TUESDAY.

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

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. THIS
  INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 56 AND 64/87 NEAR AND WEST OF CLAYTON.
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE.

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ531-534>537-539-170400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.150217T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1150 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY THIS 
  EVENING... THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE 
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 
  TO NEAR 25 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW AT RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES AND MAY CAUSE SOME
  ROAD CLOSURES.

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$
974 
WWUS45 KABQ 162140
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
240 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...SIGNIFICANT...BUT SHORT-LIVED...WINTER STORM HEADED FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS FROM THE NORTHWEST
AND COMBINE WITH A STRONG BACKDOOR COLD FRONT TO BRING
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO
THROUGH TONIGHT. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS
EVENING AS VERY COLD AIR COMBINES WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES...
OVERCOMING ANY WARM ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH
TUESDAY MORNING.

NMZ512>515-527-528-170400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150217T1200Z/
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
240 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5
AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS AROUND ONE 
  FOOT OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS AND EAST-FACING SLOPES OF THE 
  SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING TODAY AND INTENSIFY
  RAPIDLY...THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH PRIOR TO SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 
  25 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE 
  EXPECTED...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO RATON 
  PASS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES EXCEEDING 1 INCH PER 
  HOUR WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AND MAY 
  RESULT IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. 

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ523-529-532-533-170400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0005.150217T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-
240 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8
AM MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY BY EARLY 
  EVENING...THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE 
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED. 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AT RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AND MAY CAUSE SOME ROAD 
  CLOSURES... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND 
  SANTA ROSA AND HIGHWAY 285 NEAR VAUGHN AND CLINES CORNERS. 

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ538-170400-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.150217T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
240 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY OVER FAR NORTHERN
  AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY THIS EVENING...THEN
  EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
  SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 
  TO NEAR 25 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PERIODS OF SNOW
  WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE MILE AT TIMES AND MAY CAUSE
  SOME ROAD CLOSURES.

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ530-170400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150217T1200Z/
UNION COUNTY-
240 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  FAVORING WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY...
  THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH PRIOR TO SUNRISE TUESDAY.

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

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. THIS 
  INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 56 AND 64/87 NEAR AND WEST OF CLAYTON. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE 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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ531-534>537-539-170400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.150217T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
240 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY THIS 
  EVENING... THEN EXPAND AND GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THROUGH THE 
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 
  TO NEAR 25 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PERIODS 
  OF HEAVY SNOW AT RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES AND MAY CAUSE SOME 
  ROAD CLOSURES. 

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$
568 
WWUS45 KABQ 170344
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
844 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...SIGNIFICANT...BUT SHORT-LIVED...WINTER STORM CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL
COMBINE TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
RAPIDLY AS THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOWFALL SLIDES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
PLAINS. SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR AT
TIMES...OVERCOMING WARM ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL WILL
DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING.

NMZ523-529-532-533-171200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-
844 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE
  DIMINISHING AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
  25 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED. 
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AT RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AND MAY CAUSE SOME ROAD 
  CLOSURES... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND 
  SANTA ROSA AND HIGHWAY 285 NEAR VAUGHN AND CLINES CORNERS. 

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-527-528-171200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150217T1200Z/
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-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
844 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS AROUND ONE
  FOOT OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS AND EAST-FACING SLOPES OF THE SANGRE
  DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING PRIOR TO SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS NEAR
  20 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE 
  EXPECTED...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO RATON 
  PASS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES EXCEEDING 1 INCH PER 
  HOUR WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AND MAY 
  RESULT IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES. 

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ531-534>539-171200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
HARDING COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
844 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE
  DIMINISHING AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
  NEAR 20 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PERIODS 
  OF HEAVY SNOW AT RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES AND MAY CAUSE SOME 
  ROAD CLOSURES. 

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ530-171200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150217T1200Z/
UNION COUNTY-
844 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  FAVORING WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. 

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.

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

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. THIS 
  INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 56 AND 64/87 NEAR AND WEST OF CLAYTON. 
  VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE 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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

34
770 
WWUS45 KABQ 170647
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1147 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
OVERNIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL
COMBINE TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND
EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. FAVORED AREAS THROUGH SUNRISE
WILL BE THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AND AREAS ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR. SNOWFALL RATES MAY EXCEED ONE
INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES...OVERCOMING WARM ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS.
SNOWPACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH
TUESDAY MORNING.

NMZ513-527-528-170800-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150217T1200Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1147 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW FLURRIES MAY CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER TWO HOURS...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED...THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS
CANCELLED. ROADS MAY CONTINUE TO BE SNOWPACKED AND ICY THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND 20S.
 
$$

NMZ531-170745-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
HARDING COUNTY-
1147 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE ACROSS HARDING COUNTY THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE...THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ROADS MAY CONTINUE TO
BE ICY IN SPOTS OVERNIGHT.

$$

NMZ530-170800-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150217T1200Z/
UNION COUNTY-
1147 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE ACROSS UNION COUNTY THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE...THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ROADS MAY CONTINUE TO
BE ICY IN SPOTS OVERNIGHT.

$$

NMZ523-529-532-533-171200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-
1147 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. 

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

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED. PERIODS
  OF HEAVY SNOW AT RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AND MAY CAUSE SOME ROAD CLOSURES.
  THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND SANTA
  ROSA..INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO WATROUS...AND HIGHWAY
  285 NEAR VAUGHN AND CLINES CORNERS.

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ512-514-515-171200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150217T1200Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
1147 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO
  ONE FOOT OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE SOUTH OF AN ARROYO SECO...TO ANGEL
  FIRE...TO OCATE LINE OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
  PRIOR TO SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE
  EXPECTED. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AT RATES EXCEEDING 1 INCH PER
  HOUR WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AND MAY
  RESULT IN SOME ROAD CLOSURES.

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ534>539-171200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1147 PM MST MON FEB 16 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 
  NEAR 20 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PERIODS 
  OF HEAVY SNOW AT RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES AND MAY CAUSE SOME 
  ROAD CLOSURES. 

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

34
938 
WWUS45 KABQ 171148
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
448 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

.SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE PREVIOUSLY WARNED AREAS...BUT LIGHT TO
OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW PERSISTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS. MINOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY
ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS...BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH THROUGH 8 AM MST.

NMZ523-529-532-533-171300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-
448 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

$$

NMZ512-514-515-171300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150217T1200Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
448 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

$$

NMZ534>539-171500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150217T1500Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
448 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
MST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 AM
  MST...MAINLY ACROSS CURRY AND ROOSEVELT COUNTIES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH 8 AM MST.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY.

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.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 16, 3:34 AM MST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 3:34 AM MST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
334 AM MST MON FEB 16 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SHORT-LIVED SHOT AT
SNOW LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND RATON PASS...AS WELL
AS THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS...SANTA ROSA
AND TUCUMCARI WHERE HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY. WINTER STORM WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER ACROSS EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE STATE TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. TUESDAY
WILL BE COLD...WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL...BUT A WARM UP IS
FORECAST FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK WITH DRY
CONDITIONS. AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL SET UP FOR THE
WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
THE FIRST OF TWO SHORTWAVE TROUGHS IS CURRENTLY EXITING COLORADO
AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. PLAINS...PER
THE LATEST WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY...WITH THE NEXT SHORTWAVE
CARVING-OUT OVER WESTERN WYOMING AND FAR EASTERN IDAHO. THE
COMBINATION OF THIS SECOND...AND RATHER COLD...SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND
UPSLOPE FLOW EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WILL RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD SNOW LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NAM HAS SHOWN GOOD
RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH RATHER SIGNIFICANT QPF AMOUNTS FROM
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST ACROSS
THE HIGHLANDS AND INTO THE EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. OUR
QPF AND RESULTANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE CLOSER TO A BLEND OF THE LESSER
GFS AND ECMWF QPF...WHICH STILL RESULTS IN WARNING AMOUNTS ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA AND FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND
PORTIONS OF GUADALUPE COUNTY. FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST...ADVISORY
AMOUNTS OF 2-3 INCHES ARE FORECAST. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES
ARE LIKELY TONIGHT ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND RATON
PASS AND ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND TUCUMCARI.
WILL ISSUE THE NEW WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS SHORTLY.

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BOTH
AHEAD OF AND IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT DOOR PORTION OF THE COLD
FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND ESPECIALLY WESTERN NEW MEXICO.
OTHERWISE...A COOLER DAY IS ON TAP ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL
STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL CENTRAL AND WEST.

SNOW WILL TAPER-OFF TUESDAY MORNING AND A COLD DAY IS FORECAST...
ESPECIALLY EAST WHERE FRESH SNOW WILL BE ON THE GROUND. A WARMING
TREND IS FORECAST FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK
WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
PERSISTS.

A BIG WEATHER CHANGE IS ON THE HORIZON FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
BOTH THE 00Z ECMWF AND GFS AGREE ON A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT MOVING
SOUTHWEST THROUGH OUR AREA SATURDAY WITH A COMPLEX TROUGHING
PATTERN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. THE ECMWF IS
MORE BULLISH THAN THE GFS WITH THE COLD AIR AND BRINGS A FRIGID
ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO NEW MEXICO WITH SURFACE PRESSURES UP TO
1052-1054MB ACROSS UNION COUNTY. OUR WEEKEND TEMPERATURE FORECAST
IS MORE OF A COMPROMISE OF THE GFS AND ECMWF FOR NOW...BUT IF THE
ECMWF WORKS-OUT THEN ONE OF THE COLDEST AIRMASSES OF THE SEASON
MAY SETTLE OVER THE STATE BY SUNDAY.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ONE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS CURRENTLY SHIFTING SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS NM...AND ANOTHER WILL DIVE INTO THE STATE LATE TODAY AND THIS
EVENING...BRINGING A SHOT OF COLDER AIR AND PRECIPITATION TO THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. SOME SPOTTY SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE STATE COULD UNDERGO A LULL BEFORE
BECOMING MORE INTENSE/WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE IN MOST OF THE EASTERN ZONES
TODAY WHILE THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN ZONES DROP A FEW DEGREES...BUT
STILL STAY WITHIN RANGE OF SEASONAL AVERAGES. WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN
AREAS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONGER WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AS A BELT
OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WORKS AHEAD OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
DISTURBANCE ALOFT. LOWEST HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE ACROSS THE WESTERN
ZONES...AND SOME AREAS NEAR AND BETWEEN GALLUP TO GRANTS TO RAMAH
COULD OBSERVE A BRIEF COUPLE OF HOURS OF CRITICAL RH IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE STRONGER WINDS THAT COULD ALSO EXCEED CRITICAL THRESHOLDS
OF SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. DUE TO THE BRIEF NATURE OF THESE
WINDS AND FAIRLY LOW HAINES INDICES...WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY KIND OF
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUANCE THIS MORNING.

PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOST INTENSE AND WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING INTO
TONIGHT WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...STEADILY TAPERING OFF TO
MODERATE AMOUNTS IN THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS FARTHER EAST AND SOUTH.
MINIMAL PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY.

PRECIPITATION WILL CLEAR OUT QUICKLY INTO TUESDAY AS THE DISTURBANCE
ALOFT EXITS. THIS WILL LEAVE COOLER AND BREEZY/BRISK CONDITIONS
BEHIND ON TUESDAY. CENTRAL TO WESTERN ZONES WILL FALL BACK JUST SHY
OF NORMAL TEMPERATURES WHILE THE BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS PREVAIL.
LOOK FOR MINIMUM RH IN THE TEENS IN THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN
ZONES...AND WHILE A FEW SITES MAY BRIEFLY FLIRT WITH CRITICAL
CONDITIONS...THE COOLER AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS SHOULD PRECLUDE
THE NEED FOR ANY WATCH/WARNING ISSUANCE.

DESPITE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PREVAILING...TEMPERATURES WARM UP
SIGNIFICANTLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOME OF THE BREEZY NORTHWEST
WINDS ALOFT WILL ALSO MIX TO THE SURFACE...AND COULD BRING LOCALLY
BRIEF CRITICAL CONDITIONS...NAMELY TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS ON
THURSDAY. BREEZES WOULD APPEAR TO MODERATE SOME INTO FRIDAY WITH
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES PREVAILING. A POTENTIAL WET AND COLDER
PATTERN IS THEN POSSIBLE BY NEXT WEEKEND...BUT DETAILS ARE STILL
HAZY AT THIS TIME AS THE EUROPEAN MODEL IS MUCH COLDER AND
AGGRESSIVE WITH THE COLD AIR INTRUSION.

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&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
BACK DOOR COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE PLAINS AND IS
CURRENTLY BACKING UP TO THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN. THE FRONT MAY
BRIEFLY SQUEAK INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT KABQ AND KSAF.
OTHERWISE...MAIN STORY WILL BE LOW CIGS BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS
THE PLAINS..ESPECIALLY ALONG/NORTH OF A LINE FROM KCQC TO KTCC.
MVFR TO IFR CIGS ARE LIKELY...WITH LIFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT
KLVS AND KCQC. ADDITIONALLY...-SN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS
FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MTNS EASTWARD TO THE OK/TX BORDER THRU
APPROX 10Z. N TO NE WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 25KT WILL CREATE BLSN AT
TIMES. CIGS WILL IMPROVE BY 18Z MON...THOUGH ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE DOWN THE PLAINS
MONDAY AFTN/NIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE NE AND
E. IFR TO LIFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE SANGRES...INCLUDING KLVS...BETWEEN MID
TO LATE AFTN AND TUES MORNING.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  54  20  50  19 /   5   5   0   0
DULCE...........................  49  18  46  16 /  10  20   5   0
CUBA............................  49  20  46  19 /   5  10   0   0
GALLUP..........................  56  18  50  17 /   0   5   0   0
EL MORRO........................  54  16  47  16 /   0   5   0   0
GRANTS..........................  55  19  50  17 /   0   5   0   0
QUEMADO.........................  58  23  51  23 /   5   5   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  65  31  62  30 /   5  10   0   0
CHAMA...........................  45  15  42  12 /  30  40  10   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  50  23  45  26 /   5  30   0   0
PECOS...........................  48  21  42  24 /   5  40  10   0
CERRO/QUESTA....................  40  12  34  10 /  40  60  10   0
RED RIVER.......................  32   9  30  11 /  70  70  20   0
ANGEL FIRE......................  34   8  31   5 /  40  80  20   0
TAOS............................  43  14  38   9 /  20  50  10   0
MORA............................  43  16  35  18 /  20  80  20   0
ESPANOLA........................  50  22  47  21 /   5  30   0   0
SANTA FE........................  50  23  45  24 /   5  30  10   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  51  21  47  19 /   5  20   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  56  27  52  27 /   0  10   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  57  28  53  28 /   0  10   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  60  26  54  24 /   0  10   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  58  29  53  28 /   0  10   0   0
LOS LUNAS.......................  61  27  56  24 /   0  10   0   0
RIO RANCHO......................  57  28  52  28 /   0  10   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  67  31  59  29 /   0  10   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  51  24  46  25 /   0  20   0   0
TIJERAS.........................  53  23  48  23 /   0  20   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  53  21  47  16 /   0  30   0   0
CLINES CORNERS..................  52  19  43  21 /   0  60  10   0
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  54  25  48  27 /   0  20   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  57  28  51  28 /   5  20   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  54  25  47  29 /   5  30  10   0
CAPULIN.........................  34  16  32  16 /  70 100  20   0
RATON...........................  35  12  32  10 /  70 100  20   0
SPRINGER........................  38  13  33  11 /  50 100  20   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  40  13  36  16 /  10 100  20   0
CLAYTON.........................  37  21  37  21 /  30  60  20   0
ROY.............................  38  19  35  19 /  20 100  20   0
CONCHAS.........................  44  23  41  23 /  10 100  20   0
SANTA ROSA......................  46  24  43  22 /   0 100  30   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  43  22  44  21 /   5 100  20   0
CLOVIS..........................  44  25  45  25 /   0  80  30   0
PORTALES........................  45  26  47  26 /   0  80  30   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  46  27  47  26 /   0 100  30   0
ROSWELL.........................  50  29  50  26 /   0  40  10   0
PICACHO.........................  52  28  50  28 /   5  40  20   0
ELK.............................  53  27  48  30 /   5  30  10   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST
TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ531-534>537-539.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ523-529-532-533.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ530.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-527-528.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 5:17 AM MST, 22 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
517 AM MST SUN FEB 15 2015

NMZ501>540-161230-
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-
517 AM MST SUN FEB 15 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A FAST MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ABRUPT CHANGE
FROM THE RECENT BOUT OF WARM WEATHER. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
ALONG WITH AREAS OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BE THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE AS AN
MODIFIED ARCTIC AIRMASS MOVES INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
FROM THE NORTHEAST. HIGHEST CHANCES FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW MONDAY
NIGHT WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS EASTWARD TO THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND PLAINS. HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN
FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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