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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 11, 2015

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm watch at Jan 11, 2015, 3:17 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2015, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 11, 2015, 3:17 PM MST (22:17 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2015, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 12, 2015, 3:55 PM MST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Jan 11, 3:12 PM MST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 3:12 PM MST, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 5:58 AM MST, 9 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
558 AM MST SUN JAN 11 2015

NMZ501>540-121300-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
558 AM MST SUN JAN 11 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

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

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

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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Sources

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