Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015

Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 25, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2015, 4:23 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2015, 4:00 PM MST. It was in force for 4 days. 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 25, 2015, 4:23 AM MST (11:23 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2015, 4:00 PM MST
Expired
Mar 1, 2015, 3:50 PM MST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

The text

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

947 
WWUS45 KABQ 251123
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
423 AM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...THE NEXT IN A LONG SERIES OF WINTER STORM SYSTEMS IS ON THE
WAY TO NEW MEXICO...

.ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SAG INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTERACT WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR
THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EAST SLOPES AS WELL AS
THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. HOWEVER...LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS WILL
IMPACT AREAS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR ACROSS
EASTERN NEW MEXICO. THIS WILL BE THE NEXT IN A LONG SERIES OF
STORM SYSTEMS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. A LONG PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.

NMZ512>515-527>529-251900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0007.150225T2300Z-150226T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0007.150225T2300Z-150226T1900Z/
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-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
423 AM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES LIKELY
  ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  INTENSIFY TONIGHT NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOWPACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN GLORIETA
  PASS AND RATON PASS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ531-532-251900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0007.150225T2300Z-150226T1900Z/
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
423 AM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  INTENSIFY TONIGHT NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOWPACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES
  IN LOCALLY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-251900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0007.150225T2300Z-150226T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.150225T2300Z-150226T1900Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
423 AM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-533-534-251900-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.150225T2300Z-150226T1900Z/
UNION COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
423 AM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  FALLING SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILAGRO AND
  THE TEXAS STATE LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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15 follow-up statements
303 
WWUS45 KABQ 251816
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1116 AM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...THE NEXT IN A LONG SERIES OF WINTER STORM SYSTEMS IS ON THE
WAY TO NEW MEXICO...

.ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SAG INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTERACT WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
FAVOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EAST SLOPES AS
WELL AS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN SANTA ROSA AND
THE TEXAS BORDER...AND AS FAR SOUTH AS CLOVIS. THE EASTERN PLAINS
WILL GET A BRIEF BREAK IN SNOW LATE THURSDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL
STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO MUCH OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
LONG PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.

NMZ512>515-527>529-531-532-260500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.150225T2300Z-150226T1900Z/
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-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
1116 AM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES LIKELY
  ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  IN LOCALLY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ535-260500-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.150225T2300Z-150226T1900Z/
CURRY COUNTY-
1116 AM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-530-533-534-260500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.150225T2300Z-150226T1900Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UNION COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
1116 AM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON MST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILAGRO AND 
  THE TEXAS STATE LINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-517>519-521>524-260500-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0008.150227T0000Z-150228T0000Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1116 AM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES BELOW
  7500 FEET AND IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WILL BE
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE THURSDAY OVER THE NORTHERN
  MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY
  TAPER OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM IMPACTS THE
  STATE.

* WINDS...EAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
  THE GAPS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND CAUSE BRIEF PERIODS OF
  BLOWING SNOW. NO OTHER WIND IMPACTS EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW.

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.

&&

$$
868 
WWUS45 KABQ 260635
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1135 PM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...THE NEXT IN A LONG SERIES OF WINTER STORM SYSTEMS IS ON THE
WAY TO NEW MEXICO...

.ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SAG INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO
THIS EVENING AND INTERACT WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
FAVOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EAST SLOPES AS
WELL AS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN SANTA ROSA AND
THE TEXAS BORDER...AND AS FAR SOUTH AS CLOVIS. THE EASTERN PLAINS
WILL GET A BRIEF BREAK IN SNOW LATE THURSDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL
STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO MUCH OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
LONG PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.

NMZ512>515-527>529-531-532-261200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150226T1900Z/
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-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
1135 PM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON MST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES LIKELY 
  ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSIFY TONIGHT
  NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  IN LOCALLY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-530-533>535-261200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150226T1900Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UNION COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-
1135 PM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSIFY
  TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SLICK AND ICY ROADWAYS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-517>519-521>524-261200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0008.150227T0000Z-150228T0000Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1135 PM MST WED FEB 25 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES BELOW 
  7500 FEET AND IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE THURSDAY OVER THE NORTHERN 
  MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL 
  SLOWLY TAPER OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM 
  IMPACTS THE STATE. 

* WINDS...EAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  THROUGH THE GAPS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND CAUSE BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. NO OTHER WIND IMPACTS EXPECTED. 

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH LOCALLY HEAVY 
  SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$
665 
WWUS45 KABQ 261207
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
507 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...A WINTER STORM WILL END THIS MORNING THEN ANOTHER IS LIKELY TO
PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN AREAS TONIGHT...

.SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL AREAS THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH SHIFTS EASTWARD. HOWEVER...THE NEXT IN THE ONGOING PARADE
OF WINTER STORMS IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EAST CENTRAL AREAS TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES COULD REACH NEAR 
1 INCH PER HOUR TONIGHT ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE SANDIA AND
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
PROBABLY REACHING OVER 8 INCHES IN THIS AREA BY MID DAY FRIDAY.
SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL TREND DOWNWARD AFTER SUNRISE
FRIDAY...BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE WHOLE
WEEKEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN. THE SNOW THAT
ACCUMULATES ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN TODAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE MEASURED IN FEET...WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER.

NMZ512>515-527>529-531-532-261900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150226T1900Z/
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-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
507 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON 
MST TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES AT
  LOWER ELEVATIONS AND UP TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET BY NOON TODAY.
  SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE
  TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  THIS MORNING. AFTER A PERIOD OF LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION
  THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
  TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL THEN WEAKEN BUT SHOULD CONTINUE TO
  ACCUMULATE THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY ENOUGH TONIGHT FOR
  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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-530-533>535-261900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150226T1900Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UNION COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-
507 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES
  THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE
  POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  THIS MORNING. AFTER A PERIOD OF LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION
  THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
  TONIGHT EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. SNOWFALL WILL THEN
  WEAKEN AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS ENDING BY MID
  DAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING
  SNOW. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW
  TONIGHT EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS
  EAST CENTRAL AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ536-537-539-262015-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.A.0008.150227T0100Z-150227T1900Z/
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
507 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
  TONIGHT MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST LINCOLN...DE BACA AND NORTHERN
  ROOSEVELT COUNTIES. LIGHTER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT
  TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY FRIDAY MORNING
  WITH ACCUMULATIONS ENDING BY MID DAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH LOCALLY HEAVY 
  SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-517>519-521>524-262015-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.A.0008.150227T0100Z-150228T0000Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
507 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES BELOW 
  7500 FEET AND IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES.
  SNOWFALL WILL THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY ON FRIDAY...BUT
  ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD PERSIST IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 30 MPH BELOW
  CANYONS OPENING INTO THE SANTA FE METRO AREA AND MIDDLE RIO
  GRANDE VALLEY. GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE
  RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE. ELSEWHERE...EAST AND
  SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY VARY FROM 10 TO 15 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY
  SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

44/40
786 
WWUS45 KABQ 261853
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1153 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTRY WEATHER TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND INTO EARLY
FRIDAY...

.AFTER A BRIEF LULL OR RESPITE IN SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...WINTRY
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND SPREAD INTO MORE OF
NORTHEASTERN...NORTH CENTRAL...AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TONIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY. COLD AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN HALF
OF NEW MEXICO...AND WILL CONTINUE SEEPING WESTWARD INTO FRIDAY
WHILE ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKS ALONG THE NEW MEXICO-
COLORADO BORDER. SEVERAL INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH A LESSER AMOUNTS IN PARTS OF THE LOWER
CHAMA AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEYS. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT
AN ADDITIONAL SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND
INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK WITH POTENTIAL FOR HEFTY SNOW
TOTALS IN THE HIGH NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO THE
COLORADO BORDER.

NMZ510-511-270300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0008.150227T0100Z-150228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0008.150227T0100Z-150228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0009.150228T0700Z-150301T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1153 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. A SEPARATE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH FRIDAY ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6
  TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUED
  HEAVY SNOWFALL THIS WEEKEND WITH SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF
  ACCUMULATION AND UPWARDS OF 2 FEET ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS NEAR THE
  COLORADO BORDER BY LATE SUNDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES.
  SNOWFALL WILL THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY ON FRIDAY...BUT ANOTHER
  STORM SYSTEM SHOULD BRING ADDITIONAL AND HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS
  INTO THE WEEKEND.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS TONIGHT...REMAINING THAT WAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW
  LEVELS WILL RAISE TO NEAR 7500 TO 8500 FEET DURING THE DAYTIME
  SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES
  AND BUILDINGS BY THIS WEEKEND DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION
  ON ROOFTOPS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-521>523-270300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0008.150227T0100Z-150228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0008.150227T0100Z-150228T0000Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1153 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
  POSSIBLE ABOVE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES.
  SNOWFALL WILL THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE
  FRIDAY.

* WINDS...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25 MPH BELOW
  CANYONS OPENING INTO THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD
  GENERALLY VARY FROM 10 TO 15 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH 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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-270300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150226T1900Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1153 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 TO 4
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...AFTER A PERIOD OF LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS
  AFTERNOON...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
  TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT
  ALL LOCATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING SNOW. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO 
  HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND 
  ESPECIALLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AREAS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-527>529-531-532-270300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
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-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
1153 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 TO 10
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY IN THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOWER ELEVATION AREAS COULD SEE AN
  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND 
  INTENSITY THIS MORNING. AFTER A PERIOD OF LITTLE OR NO SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME 
  HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL THEN WEAKEN BUT SHOULD 
  CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7500 
  FEET. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY ENOUGH TONIGHT 
  FOR 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.

&&

$$

NMZ536-537-539-270300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0008.150227T0100Z-150227T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.150227T0100Z-150227T1900Z/
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1153 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOWFALL WILL
  THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH 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.

&&

$$

NMZ524-270300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0008.150227T0100Z-150228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.150227T0100Z-150227T1900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1153 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOW WILL
  DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH PERIODS OF 
  HEAVY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ517-519-270300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0008.150227T0100Z-150228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.150227T0100Z-150228T0000Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
1153 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...BECOMING LESS PERIODIC
  INTO MID DAY FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 30 MPH BELOW
  CANYONS OPENING INTO THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. GUSTS TO 40
  MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING
  ALBUQUERQUE. ELSEWHERE...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD
  GENERALLY VARY FROM 10 TO 15 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW BY
  MID TO LATE EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH PERIODS OF 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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-270300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.150227T0100Z-150227T1900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1153 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY 2 TO 5 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FALLING ON THE HIGHER
  PEAKS OF THE CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...BECOMING LESS
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH PERIODS OF
  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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-533>535-270300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
UNION COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
1153 AM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...AFTER A PERIOD OF LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS
  AFTERNOON...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE PERIODIC TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
  WILL THEN DECREASE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING SNOW. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO 
  HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND 
  ESPECIALLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AREAS. 

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.

&&

$$

52
326 
WWUS45 KABQ 270149
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
649 PM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTRY WEATHER TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND INTO EARLY
FRIDAY...

.WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND SPREAD INTO MORE OF
NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY FROM THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. COLD AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE OVER THE
EASTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO...AND WILL CONTINUE SEEPING WESTWARD
INTO FRIDAY WHILE ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TRACKS ALONG THE
NEW MEXICO-COLORADO BORDER. ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED
THIS WEEKEND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK WITH POTENTIAL FOR
HEFTY SNOW TOTALS IN THE HIGH NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY
CLOSE TO THE COLORADO BORDER.

NMZ510-511-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0009.150228T0700Z-150301T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
649 PM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH FRIDAY ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 
  6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR 
  CONTINUED HEAVY SNOWFALL THIS WEEKEND WITH SEVERAL MORE INCHES 
  OF ACCUMULATION AND UPWARDS OF 2 FEET ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS 
  NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER BY LATE SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. 
  SNOWFALL WILL THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY ON FRIDAY...BUT 
  ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM SHOULD BRING ADDITIONAL AND HEAVIER 
  ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE WEEKEND. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT 
  ALL LOCATIONS TONIGHT...REMAINING THAT WAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 
  SNOW LEVELS WILL RAISE TO NEAR 7500 TO 8500 FEET DURING THE 
  DAYTIME SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH PERIODS OF 
  HEAVY SNOW. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES 
  AND BUILDINGS BY THIS WEEKEND DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION ON ROOFTOPS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>516-527>529-531-532-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
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-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
649 PM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 TO 10
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY IN THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOWER ELEVATION AREAS COULD SEE AN
  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY
  AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL THEN WEAKEN BUT SHOULD CONTINUE TO
  ACCUMULATE THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY ENOUGH TONIGHT 
  FOR 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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-521>523-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T0000Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
649 PM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE BELOW 7500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE ABOVE. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES.
  SNOWFALL WILL THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 25 MPH BELOW
  CANYONS OPENING INTO THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD
  GENERALLY VARY FROM 10 TO 20 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH 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.

&&

$$

NMZ520-525-538-540-271200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
649 PM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD THIS
  EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE DECREASING
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 40 MPH WILL IMPACT THE LOWER RIO GRANDE AND UPPER
  TULAROSA VALLEYS. OTHERWISE SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING
  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.

&&

$$

NMZ504-507-508-271200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
649 PM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG
  AND EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...AND PERSIST INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING
  SNOW. INTERSTATE 25 FROM THE SIERRA COUNTY LINE TO BERNARDO WILL
  BE IMPACTED.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-533>535-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
UNION COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
649 PM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
FRIDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER TONIGHT
  THEN DECREASE LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING
  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.

&&

$$

NMZ524-526-536-537-539-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
649 PM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
FRIDAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE PLAINS...WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 5
  INCHES IN LINCOLN COUNTY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH BY LATE
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ517-519-271200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150228T0000Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
649 PM MST THU FEB 26 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MIDDAY FRIDAY.

* WINDS...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH 15 TO 30 MPH BELOW
  CANYONS OPENING INTO THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. GUSTS TO 40
  MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY INCLUDING
  THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF ALBUQUERQUE. ELSEWHERE...EAST AND
  SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY VARY FROM 10 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW BY 
  MID TO LATE EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.

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.

&&

$$
703 
WWUS45 KABQ 270956
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...PARADE OF WINTER STORMS TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY
FOR SOME AREAS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS EAST OF THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING.
A NEW BATCH OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL
AND NORTHWEST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD INTO THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.
THE CENTER OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL TAKE DAYS TO REACH NEW
MEXICO...STEERING A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF MOISTURE AND EMBEDDED
DISTURBANCES OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL BE
MEASURED IN FEET WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NEAR THE
COLORADO BORDER.

NMZ510-511-271900-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.A.0009.150228T0700Z-150301T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WATCH. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH TODAY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
  TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET. EXPECT
  ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY OF 6 TO 10
  INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET...AND 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET.
  AN EXCEPTION WILL BE THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAINS WHERE LOCATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET MAY ACCUMULATE UP TO
  36 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  MORNING...BEFORE INTENSIFYING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE EACH DAY AND NIGHT THROUGH AT
  LEAST SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SATURDAY
  MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAISE TO AROUND 8000 FEET SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH PERIODS OF 
  HEAVY SNOW. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES 
  AND BUILDINGS BY THIS WEEKEND DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION ON ROOFTOPS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ520-533-271900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 6 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON WEST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE MID AND LATE
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ519-271900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150228T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T0000Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE MID AND LATE
  MORNING...BEFORE INTENSIFYING AGAIN NORTH OF VALENCIA COUNTY
  DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...EAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BELOW CANYONS
  OPENING INTO THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY UNTIL MID MORNING.
  OTHERWISE...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY VARY FROM
  10 TO 20 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS..SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ524-271900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
 DURING MID AND LATE MORNING. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS WITH PERIODS OF VERY
  LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-527-271900-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
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-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR  IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
  THROUGH TODAY. TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20
  INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES BELOW
  8000 FEET. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR WEST AND
  SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  MORNING. SNOW WILL MODERATE DURING THE LATE MORNING ONLY TO
  INTENSIFY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY
  SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE SNOW
  LEVEL WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ516-271900-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150228T0000Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...EXCEPT UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. THE
  POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOW TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING WHEN SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN THE SNOW LEVEL SHOULD
  LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  LOCALLY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ528-529-531-532-271900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING
  BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH MID DAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN LOCALLY
  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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-521>523-271900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T0000Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES...EXCEPT 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FT.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AROUND MID
  TO LATE MORNING...ONLY TO INTENSIFY AGAIN ALONG AND NORTH OF
  INTERSTATE 40 THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  35 MPH BELOW CANYONS OPENING INTO THE SANTA FE METRO AREA UNTIL
  MID MORNING. OTHERWISE...EAST AND SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD
  GENERALLY VARY FROM 10 TO 20 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH PERIODS OF 
  HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ530-534-535-271900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
UNION COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
MST TODAY.

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

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
  MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  DURING THE LATE MORNING.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ526-536-537-539-271900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES...EXCEPT 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING
  BEFORE THE SNOW GRADUALLY TAPERS OFF FROM WEST TO EAST.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ525-538-540-271900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4
  INCHES...EXCEPT LOCALLY NEAR 5 INCHES IN SOUTHWEST CHAVES
  COUNTY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE LATE MORNING.

* WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY UNTIL MID MORNING.
  OTHERWISE...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND
  BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ517-271900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150228T0000Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 OR 2
  INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW
  WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
  SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL TURN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW BY 
  MID TO LATE EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ504-507-508-271900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
256 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
TODAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  THROUGH TODAY. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL
  SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WEST
  CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY
  MORNING...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL FARTHER NORTH. SNOW
  WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING MID TO LATE
  MORNING...ONLY TO INTENSIFY AGAIN NORTH OF CATRON COUNTY THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING
  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.

&&

$$

44/42
866 
WWUS45 KABQ 271859
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...PARADE OF WINTER STORMS TO CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF NEW
MEXICO...

.WHILE ONE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS DEPARTING NEW
MEXICO...ANOTHER IS QUICKLY MOVING IN BEHIND IT. THIS WILL ALLOW
NEW BATCHES OF SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWESTERN TO WEST CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO TODAY...SPREADING INTO SOME CENTRAL TO NORTH CENTRAL
AREAS OF THE STATE TONIGHT. MANY VALLEY AND LOWER ELEVATION
LOCALES WILL BEGIN TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING LATE SATURDAY
MORNING...HOWEVER...THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL TO
NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO WILL LIKELY STAY UNDER A THREAT FOR
PROLONGED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME OF THE
HIGHER PEAKS ABOVE 10000 FEET NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER COULD
OBSERVE ANOTHER 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY.

NMZ522-523-272000-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T0000Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

OVERALL...SNOW IS TAPERING OFF IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. A FEW
SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH THE LATE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT...HOWEVER
THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS WANING.

$$

NMZ520-524-528-529-531>533-272000-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY. 

OVERALL...SNOW IS TAPERING OFF IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. A FEW
SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH THE LATE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT...HOWEVER
THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS WANING.

$$

NMZ504-280300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0008.150227T1900Z-150228T1500Z/
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
  LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

* TIMING...WHILE SNOW HAS TEMPORARILY DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE
  OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. PERIODIC SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ508-272000-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

OVERALL...SNOW IS TAPERING OFF IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. A FEW
SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH THE LATE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT...HOWEVER
THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS WANING.

$$

NMZ530-534-535-272000-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
UNION COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY. 

OVERALL...SNOW IS TAPERING OFF IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. A FEW
SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH THE LATE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT...HOWEVER
THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS WANING.

$$

NMZ526-536-537-539-272000-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY. 

OVERALL...SNOW IS TAPERING OFF IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. A FEW
SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH THE LATE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT...HOWEVER
THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS WANING.

$$

NMZ525-538-540-272000-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1900Z/
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY. 

OVERALL...SNOW IS TAPERING OFF IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. A FEW
SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH THE LATE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT...HOWEVER
THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS WANING.

$$

NMZ502-503-280300-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0008.150227T1900Z-150228T1500Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
  LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES MAY BE
  POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
  COLORADO BORDER.

* TIMING...WHILE SNOW HAS TEMPORARILY DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE
  OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. PERIODIC SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-521-280300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8
AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  TONIGHT IN LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE SANTA FE METRO AREA.
  HIGHER MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE SANDIA AND MANZANO
  MOUNTAINS WILL OBSERVE ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES
  TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...WHILE SNOW HAS TEMPORARILY DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE
  OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PERIODIC SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-280300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8
AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
  THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.

* TIMING...WHILE SNOW HAS TEMPORARILY DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE
  OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PERIODIC SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ519-280300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8
AM MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
  THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING...WHILE SNOW HAS TEMPORARILY DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE
  OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. PERIODIC SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-527-280300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
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-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
  THROUGH TODAY. TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20
  INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES BELOW
  8000 FEET. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR WEST AND
  SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET.

* TIMING...WHILE SNOW HAS CURRENTLY DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO
  INCREASE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE 
  SNOW LEVEL WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-280300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
  THROUGH LATE TODAY. TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO
  30 INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES
  BELOW 8000 FEET. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR
  WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET.

* TIMING...WHILE SNOW HAS CURRENTLY DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO
  INCREASE OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE 
  SNOW LEVEL WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ501-505-506-280300-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SOME LOCALIZED AREAS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
  WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER OF SAN
  JUAN COUNTY. 

* TIMING...WHILE SNOW HAS TEMPORARILY DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE
  OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. PERIODIC SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ517-280300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
  THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...WHILE SNOW HAS TEMPORARILY DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE
  OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PERIODIC SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ507-280300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1159 AM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
MST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...WHILE SNOW HAS TEMPORARILY DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE
  OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. PERIODIC SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING
  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.

&&

$$
750 
WWUS45 KABQ 280320
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
820 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

...PARADE OF WINTER STORMS CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO...

.ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS IMPACTING MUCH OF NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW.
EXPECT PERIODIC SNOW TO PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING. MANY
VALLEY AND LOWER ELEVATION LOCALES WILL BEGIN TO WARM ABOVE
FREEZING LATE SATURDAY MORNING...HOWEVER...THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO WILL LIKELY STAY UNDER A
THREAT FOR PROLONGED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME
OF THE HIGHER PEAKS ABOVE 10000 FEET NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER
COULD OBSERVE ANOTHER 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY.

NMZ502>504-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
820 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE
  OVER THE AREA. PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE
  MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-527-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
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-
820 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED
  ABOVE 8500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES
  BELOW 8000 FEET. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR
  WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET.

* TIMING...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
  OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE 
  SNOW LEVEL WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ518-521-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
820 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  TONIGHT IN LOWER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING THE SANTA FE METRO 
  AREA. HIGHER MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE SANDIA AND MANZANO 
  MOUNTAINS WILL OBSERVE ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES 
  TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA
  THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
820 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA
  THIS OVERNIGHT. PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE
  MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
820 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO
  30 INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES
  BELOW 8000 FEET. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR
  WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET.

* TIMING...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
  OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN
  CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE 
  SNOW LEVEL WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ519-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
820 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
  SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ517-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
820 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...ADDITIONAL BATCHES OF SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA
  OVERNIGHT. PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
  SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

NMZ501-505>507-281200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
820 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
  SOME LOCALIZED AREAS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...
  ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER OF SAN JUAN COUNTY.

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
  SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$
800 
WWUS45 KABQ 280800
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...PARADE OF WINTER STORMS CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF NEW MEXICO...

.ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS IMPACTING MUCH OF NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY
SNOW. EXPECT SNOW TO PERSIST INTO SATURDAY MORNING FOR MANY AREAS
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. MANY VALLEY AND LOWER ELEVATION
LOCALES WILL BEGIN TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING LATE SATURDAY...
HOWEVER...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHWESTERN NEW
MEXICO WILL REMAIN UNDER A THREAT FOR PROLONGED HEAVY SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS ABOVE
10000 FEET NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER COULD OBSERVE ANOTHER 1 TO 3
FEET OF SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY.

NMZ501-507-281300-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING
  SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GRANTS AND ALBUQUERQUE
  AND HIGHWAY 550.

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 VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ523-281300-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST
THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40.

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>504-281300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING
  SNOW. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 550. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-521-281300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  AROUND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10
  INCHES IN THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING
  SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 AND INTERSTATE 40. DO NOT
  TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-527-281300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
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-
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES IS EXPECTED 
  ABOVE 8500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES 
  BELOW 8000 FEET. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR 
  WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE 
  SNOW LEVEL WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRUCTURAL
  INTEGRITY ISSUES MAY ARISE DUE TO THE WEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-281300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-281300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AN ADDITIONAL 10 
  TO 30 INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES 
  BELOW 8000 FEET. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR 
  WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE 
  SNOW LEVEL WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRUCTURAL
  INTEGRITY ISSUES MAY ARISE DUE TO THE WEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ519-281300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE FRIDAY
  MORNING WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING 
  SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING
  SNOW. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY WITHIN THE
  ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 AND
  INTERSTATE 40.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-528>533-281300-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING 
  SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING
  SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS TO RATON PASS.

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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

NMZ517-281300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 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 ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
  SATURDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

NMZ505-506-281300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
100 AM MST SAT FEB 28 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 ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING 
  SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING
  SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 FROM GRANTS TO GALLUP.

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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$
878 
WWUS45 KABQ 281127
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...RECORD BREAKING HEAVY SNOW EVENT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...

.A DANGEROUS WEATHER SCENARIO CURRENTLY IMPACTING MUCH OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TODAY. BITTERLY COLD AIR
WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS AREAS
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. MAJOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
ADD UP THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN... ON THE
ORDER OF SEVERAL ADDITIONAL FEET. A WARMING TREND WILL TURN SNOW
TO RAIN FOR AREAS BELOW 7500 FEET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ANOTHER
STORM WILL SLIDE IN MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND DELIVER EVEN MORE SNOW
FOR THE REGION. A BITTER COLD AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY BEFORE
A MUCH NEEDED WARMING AND DRYING TREND BEGINS.

NMZ517-281800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
  BEFORE TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ522-528-529-281800-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED.

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  LATE MORNING HOURS BEFORE TEMPERATURES SLOWLY MODERATE.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING
  SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 FROM LAS VEGAS TO RATON
  PASS...AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 40 AT MORIARTY. 

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>504-507-281800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY
  MODERATING TEMPERATURES RESULT IN RISING SNOW LEVELS BY MIDDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN GRANTS AND 
  ALBUQUERQUE AND HIGHWAY 550. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-521-523-281800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  AROUND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 
  INCHES IN THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY
  MODERATING TEMPERATURES RESULT IN RISING SNOW LEVELS BY MIDDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 AND INTERSTATE 40. 
  DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-281800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY
  MODERATING TEMPERATURES RESULT IN RISING SNOW LEVELS BY MIDDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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.

&&

$$

NMZ519-281800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
  THROUGH THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE FRIDAY
  MORNING WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  LATE MORNING BEFORE MODERATING TEMPERATURES RESULT IN RISING
  SNOW LEVELS BY MIDDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING SNOW. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY WITHIN 
  THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 AND 
  INTERSTATE 40. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-527-281900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
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-
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 15 TO 30 INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE
  8500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES BELOW
  8000 FEET. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR WEST AND
  SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
  SUNDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE 
  SNOW LEVEL WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES MAY ARISE DUE TO THE 
  WEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-281900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 15 TO 30 INCHES IS EXPECTED
  ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES BELOW 8000 FEET. HEAVIER
  SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING
  SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
  SUNDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY AND
  TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE SNOW
  LEVEL WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES MAY ARISE DUE TO THE 
  WEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ534>537-281800-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING
  WITH AREAS OF FREEZING FOG OR DRIZZLE.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING
  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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

NMZ505-506-281800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST THIS MORNING.

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

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
  HOURS BEFORE MODERATING TEMPERATURES RESULT IN RISING SNOW
  LEVELS BY LATE MORNING OR MIDDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 FROM GRANTS TO 
  GALLUP. 

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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

NMZ530>533-281800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-
427 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
MST THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
  HOURS WITH AREAS OF FREEZING FOG ALSO EXPECTED.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING
  SNOW. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 FROM SANTA ROSA TO TUCUMCARI
  AND GLENRIO.

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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$
519 
WWUS45 KABQ 281801
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...RECORD BREAKING HEAVY SNOW EVENT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. MAJOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL ADD UP
THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN...ON THE ORDER
OF SEVERAL ADDITIONAL FEET. A WARMING TREND WILL TURN SNOW TO RAIN
FOR AREAS BELOW 7500 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL
SLIDE IN MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND DELIVER EVEN MORE SNOW FOR THE
REGION. A BITTER COLD AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY BEFORE A MUCH
NEEDED WARMING AND DRYING TREND BEGINS.

NMZ517-518-010300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.150228T1801Z-150301T1200Z/
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING.

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

* TIMING...PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

NMZ516-010300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.150228T1801Z-150301T1200Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING.

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

* TIMING...PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

NMZ502>504-507-010300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.150228T1801Z-150301T1200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING.

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

* TIMING...PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SNOW MAY BECOME MIXED
  WITH RAIN LOCALLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE
  SOMEWHAT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...LEADING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

NMZ501-281915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

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

LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE OFF AND ON INTO THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY
BECOMING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE DAY. 

$$

NMZ521>523-528-529-281915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

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

LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE OFF AND ON THIS AFTERNOON BUT ANY ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.

$$

NMZ519-281915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

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

LIGHT SNOW MAY FALL AT TIMES BUT POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS HAS DIMINISHED. ROADS MAY REMAIN SLICK OR SNOW
PACKED HOWEVER. 

$$

NMZ505-281915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

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


$$

NMZ530>537-281915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150228T1800Z/
UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

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

SPOTTY LIGHT SNOW MAY FALL BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT POTENTIAL
FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS HAS DIMINISHED. PATCHES
OF FREEZING FOG MAY CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILTIES IN LOCALIZED
AREAS.

$$

NMZ512>515-527-010300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
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-
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST
SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 15 TO 30 INCHES IS EXPECTED 
  ABOVE 8500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES 
  BELOW 8000 FEET. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR 
  WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 
  SUNDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY AND 
  TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE SNOW LEVEL
  WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES MAY ARISE DUE TO THE 
  WEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-010300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 15 TO 30 INCHES IS EXPECTED 
  ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES BELOW 8000 FEET. HEAVIER 
  SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING 
  SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 
  SUNDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY AND 
  TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS UNTIL LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
  LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES MAY ARISE DUE TO THE 
  WEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ506-010300-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150301T1200Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1101 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SUNDAY.

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

* TIMING...PERIODIC SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
  BEFORE MODERATING TEMPERATURES RESULT IN RISING SNOW LEVELS
  TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW LEVELS
  RISING TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING
  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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$
218 
WWUS45 KABQ 010350
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
850 PM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

...RECORD BREAKING HEAVY SNOW EVENT FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. MAJOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL ADD UP
THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN...ON THE ORDER
OF SEVERAL ADDITIONAL FEET. A WARMING TREND WILL TURN SNOW TO
RAIN FOR AREAS BELOW 7500 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ANOTHER STORM
WILL SLIDE IN MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND DELIVER EVEN MORE SNOW FOR
THE REGION. A BITTER COLD AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY BEFORE A
MUCH NEEDED WARMING AND DRYING TREND BEGINS.

NMZ512>515-527-011200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
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-
850 PM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 15 TO 30 INCHES IS EXPECTED 
  ABOVE 8500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES 
  BELOW 8000 FEET. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR 
  WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 
  SUNDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY AND 
  TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS UNTIL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE SNOW 
  LEVEL WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES MAY ARISE DUE TO THE 
  WEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-011200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
850 PM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 15 TO 30 INCHES IS EXPECTED 
  ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES BELOW 8000 FEET. HEAVIER 
  SNOW AMOUNTS THIS WEEKEND WILL FAVOR WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING 
  SLOPES ABOVE 8500 FEET. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 
  SUNDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO MONDAY AND 
  TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS UNTIL LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WHEN THE SNOW 
  LEVEL WILL LIFT TO AROUND 8000 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES MAY ARISE DUE TO THE 
  WEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ502>504-506-507-516>518-011200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150301T1200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
850 PM MST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

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

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

* TIMING...PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SNOW MAY BECOME 
  MIXED WITH RAIN LOCALLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS MAY 
  RISE SOMEWHAT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...LEADING TO A MIX OF RAIN 
  AND SNOW. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE 
  TO SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING 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 VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

40
654 
WWUS45 KABQ 011150
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
450 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

...NORTHERN MOUNTAIN SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY BEFORE A BRIEF LULL
IN OVERALL SNOW COVERAGE TONIGHT...

.SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATING
SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 8500
FEET DURING THE DAY...LOWERING ONLY SLIGHTLY TONIGHT. FOLLOWING A
BRIEF LULL TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...MORE WIDESPREAD HEAVY
SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY.

NMZ502>504-506-507-516>518-011300-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150301T1200Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
450 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FORCE SNOW ACCUMULATION LEVELS
HIGHER. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS OF RAIN OR RAIN MIXED WITH
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
BELOW 8500 FEET.

$$

NMZ512>515-527-011900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
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-
450 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIER TOTALS
  FAVORING WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.  

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH A
  BRIEF LULL IN COVERAGE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW
  WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH NEAR THE CREST OF THE SANGRE DE
  CRISTO.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT
  LOCATIONS NEAR AND ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
  BELOW 8500 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN THE HIGH COUNTRY ALONG
  WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
  ISSUES MAY ARISE DUE TO THE WEIGHT 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.

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

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-011900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
450 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  ABOVE 8500 FEET TODAY...WITH 1 OR 2 INCHES BELOW 8500 FEET
  DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH A
  BRIEF LULL IN COVERAGE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW
  WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH OVER THE HIGH
  TERRAIN AND RIDGETOPS.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT
  LOCATIONS NEAR AND ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
  BELOW 8500 FEET FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES MAY ARISE DUE
  TO THE WEIGHT 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.

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

&&

$$
326 
WWUS45 KABQ 011845
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1145 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

...HIGH TERRAIN NORTHERN MOUNTAIN SNOW THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE A
BRIEF LULL IN OVERALL SNOW COVERAGE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FOR ALL BUT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THIS
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES...AND THEREFORE SNOW LEVELS...CONTINUE
TO RISE OVER NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. FOLLOWING A
BRIEF LULL TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...MORE WIDESPREAD HEAVY
SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS AND SNOW LEVELS DROPPING BELOW 7500 FEET
MONDAY NIGHT.

NMZ527-011945-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1145 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

NMZ512>515-012300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
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-
1145 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE GREATER
  TOTALS FAVORING WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...AT TIMES MODERATE TO HEAVY...CAN BE
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH A BRIEF LULL IN COVERAGE TONIGHT
  INTO MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
  MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY WITH LOWER SNOW LEVELS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH OVER RIDGETOPS OF THE
  SANGRE DE CRISTO.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT 
  LOCATIONS NEAR AND ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND 
  SNOW OR RAIN BELOW 8500 FEET. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN THE HIGH COUNTRY 
  ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. 
  STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES MAY ARISE DUE TO THE WEIGHT 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.

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

&&

$$

NMZ510-511-012300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1145 AM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  ABOVE 8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH A BRIEF LULL IN COVERAGE TONIGHT
  INTO MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
  MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND
  GUSTY WEST WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH OVER THE HIGH 
  TERRAIN AND RIDGETOPS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT
  LOCATIONS NEAR AND ABOVE 8500 FEET...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
  OR RAIN BELOW 8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES 
  MAY ARISE DUE TO THE WEIGHT 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.

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

&&

$$
166 
WWUS45 KABQ 012250
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
350 PM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

...HIGH TERRAIN SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE INCREASING OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.AS SNOW LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL REMAIN
CONFINED TO LOCATIONS NEAR AND ABOVE 8500 FEET ACROSS THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. MORE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW WILL
RETURN TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
ALONG WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS AND FALLING SNOW LEVELS.

NMZ512>515-021200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0010.150303T0000Z-150304T0000Z/
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-
350 PM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS OF GREATER THAN 8 INCHES EXISTS...FAVORING WEST
  FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY MONDAY
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH OVER RIDGETOPS AND OPEN TERRAIN.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN THE HIGH COUNTRY ALONG
  WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
  

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.

&&

$$

NMZ511-021200-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150301T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0010.150303T0000Z-150304T0000Z/
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
350 PM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF
  8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY MONDAY
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH OVER RIDGETOPS.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED
  AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-021200-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150304T0000Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
350 PM MST SUN MAR 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE
  8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD MONDAY AFTERNOON
  INTO TUESDAY WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS.

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH OVER THE HIGH 
  TERRAIN AND RIDGETOPS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT
  LOCATIONS NEAR AND ABOVE 8500 FEET...THEN LOWER TO BE COLD
  ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG WITH REDUCED 
  VISIBILITY IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ISSUES 
  MAY ARISE DUE TO THE WEIGHT 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.

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 25, 3:46 AM MST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 3:46 AM MST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
346 AM MST WED FEB 25 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
FOR THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EASTWARD TO THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS BORDERS. ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS
LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY FAVORING EAST CENTRAL AREAS.
THEN A LONG DURATION WINTER STORM IS LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. SOME AREAS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY BE MEASURING SNOW IN
FEET...RATHER THAN INCHES. MORE STORM SYSTEMS LOOK TO ARRIVE NEXT
WEEK. THE TIME TO PREPARE IS NOW FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
AFTER A BREAK THIS MORNING...SNOW WILL RETURN LATE THIS AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHEAST NM. A SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED BACK DOOR COLD FRONT
WILL GENERATE SNOW GENERALLY FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
EASTWARD TO THE TEXAS BORDER...AND AT LEAST AS FAR SOUTH AS THE I-40
CORRIDOR. WILL UPGRADE MOST OF THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A
WARNING...AND INCLUDE HARDING AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES. WILL
CONVERT THE WATCH FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO AN ADVISORY.
WILL ALSO SURROUND THE WARNINGS WITH ADVISORIES TO THE SOUTH AND
EAST.

ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL BE QUICKLY ON ITS HEELS AND JET DYNAMICS
COMBINED WITH CONTINUED UPSLOPE FLOW AND A STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE AT
7H WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTN...THIS TIME FOR THE SANDIA/MANZANOS EASTWARD
TOWARD SANTA ROSA INCLUDING THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO SEE GOOD SNOW FROM THIS EVENT AND THE
PLAINS SHOULD SEE SOME ACCUMULATION AS WELL. IN FACT...DEPENDING ON
THE STRENGTH OF THE EAST WIND...WESTERN PORTIONS OF ABQ MAY SEE SOME
SNOW.

SNOW MAY NOT COMPLETELY END BY MID DAY THURSDAY BEFORE THE 2ND
SYSTEM ARRIVES...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME DIFFICULTY ORGANIZING
WINTER HIGHLIGHTS. DAY SHIFT WILL LIKELY NEED TO ISSUE A WATCH FOR
SOME CENTRAL AREAS FOR THE SECOND SYSTEM.

ONCE THAT SHORTWAVE SLIDES BY...THEN IT GETS REALLY INTERESTING. A
STRONGER CLOSED LOW/TROUGH WILL DIVE DOWN THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW AND STRONG
OROGRAPHIC LIFT WILL ALLOW PRECIP TO DEVELOP BY LATE FRIDAY ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST THIRD TO HALF OF THE STATE. TEMPS WILL BE PLENTY COLD
FOR SNOW AT NIGHT...THOUGH LOWER ELEVATIONS MAY MIX WITH RAIN DURING
THE DAYTIME HOURS THRU THE WEEKEND. STRONG OROGRAPHIC LIFT WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND NORTHERN MOUNTAIN LOCALES ARE
LIKELY TO GET VERY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...PROBABLY MEASURED IN FEET.
WHEN THE SYSTEM FINALLY SLIDES EAST...A STRONG FRONTOGENETIC BAND OF
PRECIP WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NM AND SLIDE EASTWARD. THIS SHOULD BE
AROUND THE SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY TIME FRAME.

THERE IS NO END IN SIGHT TO THE ACTIVE PATTERN AS YET ANOTHER STRONG
TROUGH WILL DIVE SOUTHWARD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BRINGING MORE
PRECIP TO THE STATE.

34

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WITH PERIODS OF WETTING PRECIPITATION AND
MOSTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK.

A BRIEF BREAK OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF
PRECIPITATION BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON. YESTERDAYS STORM HAS MOVED
INTO TX WHILE THE NEXT SYSTEM IS DIVING SE FROM THE NRN ROCKIES.
A SURFACE BACK COLD FRONT WILL ALSO PLUNGE INTO THE EAST LATE TODAY
AND TONIGHT AND LIKELY SQUEEZE INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE
TONIGHT OR THURSDAY. AN EXCEPTIONALLY COLD AIRMASS IS BEHIND THIS
FRONT. WHILE HIGHS RECOVER TO THE 40S IN CLAYTON TODAY THEY WILL
ONLY MAKE IT INTO THE TEENS THURSDAY. HIGHS OVER ALL THE AREA WILL
BE HIGHER TODAY...CLIMBING TO WITHIN 5 TO 10 DEGREES OF NORMAL. BUT
ALL LOCATIONS ASIDE FROM NEAR THE AZ BORDER WILL BE COLDER THURSDAY.
HIGHS 30 OR MORE DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WILL BE COMMON IN THE EAST.
VENT RATES TODAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT IN THE WEST
BUT MOSTLY FAIR TO GOOD IN THE EAST...SPOTTY POOR RATES TODAY. MIN
RH VALUES WILL BE FROM THE 30S TO 50S TODAY WITH MOSTLY EXCELLENT
RECOVERIES TONIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST...THEN EXPAND SOUTH TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY WITH MOSTLY SNOW EXPECTED.

ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROUGH FROM THE NW WILL SWING THROUGH NM THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL ACT TO EXPAND PRECIPITATION WEST WITH
WIDESPREAD SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MIXING WITH RAIN IN
PARTS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL VALLEYS FRIDAY. VENT RATES WILL NOT
TAKE TOO MUCH OF A HIT THANKS TO DECENT TRANSPORT WINDS.

A MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL BE BREWING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
FRIDAY AND WILL GATHER STRENGTH AS IT HEADS INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND
SOUTHERN CA THIS WEEKEND. A PROLONGED SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL STREAM
ACROSS THE STATE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHWEST. THIS IS JUST WHAT
WE NEED FOR MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK. A FEW FEET OF SNOW SHOULD FALL ON THE
SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. OF COURSE THIS MUCH SNOW COULD POSE A
DANGER TO ROOFS AND PLAGUE TRAVEL. THE INCREASING SW FLOW WILL ALSO
BRING MILDER AIR INTO THE STATE. MOST LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE A
TRANSITION TO WETTING RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL ALSO BE ON
THE RISE WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS COMMON SOUTH OF I 40. VENT
RATES WILL BE MOSTLY GOOD TO EXCELLENT WITH MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL
HUMIDITIES.

THE ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK WITH ONE OR TWO MORE
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES. CHJ

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
MVFR TO LOCALLY IFR CIGS LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY MAY HUG AREAS ALONG
AND UP TO ROUGHLY 50 MILES EITHER SIDE OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
UNTIL SOMETIME BETWEEN 11Z AND 15Z WED. NEAR AND WEST OF THE
CENTRAL MT CHAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT PRECIP
FELL TUE...THERE WILL LIKELY BE SPOTTY IFR AND PERHAPS EVEN LIFR
CONDITIONS IN CIGS AND PATCHY FOG UNTIL SOMETIME BETWEEN 12Z AND
15Z. EXPECT ALSO SOME MT OBSCURATIONS THROUGH MOST OF THE REST OF
THE NIGHT AS WELL. THEREAFTER VFR CONDITIONS TO DOMINATE WITH
LOCALIZED OCCURRENCES OF W TO NW WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND NEARLY
45 KTS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO AT LEAST MID DAY WED TO LEE OF
CENTRAL MT CHAIN. EXCEPTION TO THE VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS ON EAST WHERE CONDITIONS
TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE AFTER SUNSET AS THE COMBO OF ANOTHER BACK DOOR
COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE DISTURBANCE CREATE A
DRAMATIC DROP TO MVFR AND THEN IFR CIGS ALONG WITH MORE SNOW
BREAKING OUT.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  45  22  44  23 /   0   0  10  30
DULCE...........................  42  13  40  18 /   5  10  20  50
CUBA............................  45  18  42  16 /   0   0  10  70
GALLUP..........................  48  17  49  22 /   0   0  10  30
EL MORRO........................  46  16  47  19 /   0   0  10  50
GRANTS..........................  50  15  48  18 /   0   0  10  60
QUEMADO.........................  48  19  50  23 /   0   0   5  30
GLENWOOD........................  60  29  61  28 /   0   0   0  10
CHAMA...........................  38   8  35  12 /  20  30  30  60
LOS ALAMOS......................  44  23  35  16 /   0  10  20  90
PECOS...........................  42  19  29  12 /   5  60  50  90
CERRO/QUESTA....................  37  13  31   9 /  50  70  30  80
RED RIVER.......................  32   9  23   8 /  60  80  60  80
ANGEL FIRE......................  34   7  26   8 /  40  90  70  80
TAOS............................  41  20  33  14 /  40  60  20  70
MORA............................  42  16  24  10 /  20  90  70  90
ESPANOLA........................  48  21  39  18 /   0  20  10  80
SANTA FE........................  44  21  34  16 /   0  30  10  90
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  46  22  37  17 /   0  20  10  90
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  51  26  43  22 /   0   5   5  90
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  53  29  45  25 /   0   0   5  80
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  55  26  46  23 /   0   0   5  80
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  53  27  45  25 /   0   0   5  80
LOS LUNAS.......................  56  25  49  25 /   0   0   5  70
RIO RANCHO......................  53  28  45  25 /   0   0   5  80
SOCORRO.........................  57  30  52  28 /   0   0   0  40
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  48  22  39  20 /   0  10  10  90
TIJERAS.........................  50  23  41  21 /   0   5   5  90
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  49  18  35  15 /   0  30  20  90
CLINES CORNERS..................  43  18  29  12 /   0  70  40  90
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  49  23  40  20 /   0   5  10  80
CARRIZOZO.......................  54  28  45  26 /   0   5   5  50
RUIDOSO.........................  52  24  36  18 /   0  10  20  50
CAPULIN.........................  41  12  20   7 /  30  90  80  60
RATON...........................  42  17  24   8 /  30 100  80  70
SPRINGER........................  45  18  24   8 /  20 100  80  70
LAS VEGAS.......................  44  15  19   7 /  10 100  70  90
CLAYTON.........................  46  16  19   6 /   5  60  50  60
ROY.............................  47  17  22   8 /  10 100  70  70
CONCHAS.........................  52  23  27  15 /   0 100  40  60
SANTA ROSA......................  51  23  28  16 /   0  90  40  80
TUCUMCARI.......................  52  23  29  13 /   0  70  40  60
CLOVIS..........................  54  23  31  14 /   0  60  20  50
PORTALES........................  55  23  32  13 /   0  40  20  40
FORT SUMNER.....................  56  25  32  16 /   0  60  40  60
ROSWELL.........................  62  33  38  22 /   0  10  20  30
PICACHO.........................  58  29  36  20 /   0  10  30  40
ELK.............................  54  27  37  19 /   0   5  20  40

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST
THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ516-530-533-534.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON MST THURSDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ512>515-527>529-531-532.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 5:38 AM MST, 22 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
538 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2015

NMZ501>540-251300-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
538 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE
STATE TODAY...BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY. SNOW RATES MAY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR FOR BRIEF PERIODS
IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. GRAUPEL MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES IN
THESE SHOWERS. IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE. SNOW MAY PERSIST INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THE FOCUS FOR SNOWFALL SHIFTING
OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE STATE. A LONG DURATION SNOW EVENT
WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

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. YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT STORM REPORTS
AND PHOTOS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR VIA TWITTER USING THE HASHTAG
N M W X.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 10:09 PM MSTWinter Storm WatchABQ6 hr
Feb 25, 4:23 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ4 days
Feb 25, 11:16 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchABQ25 hr

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