Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

393 
WWUS45 KABQ 071854
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1154 AM MST THU JAN 7 2016

...MORE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.THE THIRD AND COLDEST SYSTEM OF THE WEEK WILL BEGIN IMPACTING
THE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. SNOW WILL EXPAND ACROSS
WESTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST
ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY
ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER MOGOLLON BALDY
AND IN THE ADJACENT SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. THE EVENT WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY...BUT MAY CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST DUE TO THE INTERACTION
OF A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT AND AN EXITING UPPER LEVEL LOW. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS DIAL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ502-505-506-508-509-080400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
1154 AM MST THU JAN 7 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OVER HIGH
  PEAKS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH
  LATE DAY THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH 
  OVERNIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. THIS 
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAYS 60 AND 180. TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DANGEROUS ON ROADWAYS AND MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE BY TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-510-511-080400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.160107T1900Z-160108T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1154 AM MST THU JAN 7 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH OVER 1 FOOT IN THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE JEMEZ AND SAN JUAN/TUSAS MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THIS
  EVENING THEN LOCALLY HEAVY OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW
  WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH 
  FRIDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL 
  WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THIS INCLUDES 
  HIGHWAYS 550 AND 64/84 AS WELL AS STATE ROADS 4...17...96...
  197 AND 537. 

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>514-527-080400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.160107T1900Z-160109T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1154 AM MST THU JAN 7 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH UP TO 1 FOOT OVER THE
  HIGH PEAKS.

* TIMING...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY THEN LOCALLY
  HEAVY OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY
  EVENING.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. 

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL 
  WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THIS INCLUDES 
  INTERSTATE 25...HIGHWAY 64 AND STATE ROADS 72...325...38...518 
  AND 76. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-507-516>519-521-522-524-080400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.160107T1900Z-160108T1900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1154 AM MST THU JAN 7 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8 INCHES
  IN THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE TODAY AND
  OVERNIGHT THEN TAPERING OFF FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH ACROSS
  THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL 
  WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THIS INCLUDES 
  INTERSTATES 25 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 285...54...550...84 AND STATE 
  ROADS 14...337...41 AND 68. PATCHES OF BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN THE SANDIA AND 
  MANZANO MOUNTAINS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-523-526-528-530-080400-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.160107T2300Z-160109T0700Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
1154 AM MST THU JAN 7 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH NEAR 10 INCHES IN THE
  SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AROUND RUIDOSO.

* TIMING...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH. STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH LIKELY IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS 
  OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH 
  ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND UNION COUNTY FRIDAY 
  BEHIND A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT. 

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PATCHES 
  OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT 
  TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. 
  THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 NEAR RATON...HIGHWAYS 64/87...56...
   285...70...380 AND 60. 

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.

&&

$$

244 
WWUS45 KABQ 080403
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
903 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016

...MORE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.THE THIRD AND COLDEST SYSTEM OF THE WEEK WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT  WILL SHIFT OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER MOGOLLON BALDY AND IN THE ADJACENT SAN
FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. THE EVENT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM
WEST TO EAST FRIDAY...BUT MAY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST DUE TO THE INTERACTION OF A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT AND
AN EXITING UPPER LEVEL LOW. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS DIAL
511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ502-505-506-508-509-081200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
903 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OVER 
  HIGH PEAKS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. THIS
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAYS 60 AND 180. TRAVEL MAY BE
  DANGEROUS ON ROADWAYS AND ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT HIGH
  ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-510-511-081200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
903 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH OVER 1 FOOT IN THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE JEMEZ...SAN JUAN AND TUSAS MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND MAY BECOME LOCALLY
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH 
  FRIDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL
  WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. THIS
  INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 550 AND 64 84 AS WELL AS STATE ROADS
  4...17...96... 197 AND 537.

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>514-527-081200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
903 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH UP TO 1 FOOT OVER 
  THE HIGH PEAKS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL
  WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. THIS
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25...HIGHWAY 64 AND STATE ROADS
  72...325...38...518 AND 76.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ501-507-516>519-521-522-524-081200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160108T1900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
903 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8 
  INCHES IN THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH ACROSS 
  THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND MAY FALL SLIGHTLY FRIDAY
  MORNING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL 
  WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THIS INCLUDES 
  INTERSTATES 25 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 285...54...550...84 AND STATE 
  ROADS 14...337...41 AND 68. PATCHES OF BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN THE SANDIA AND 
  MANZANO MOUNTAINS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-523-526-528-530-081200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
903 PM MST THU JAN 7 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH NEAR 10 INCHES IN 
  THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AROUND RUIDOSO. 

* TIMING...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND 
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH. STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH LIKELY IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS 
  OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH 
  ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND UNION COUNTY FRIDAY 
  BEHIND A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT. 

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PATCHES OF
  BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT
  TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY BECOME DANGEROUS.
  THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 NEAR RATON...HIGHWAYS 64 87...56...
  285...70...380 AND 60.

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.

&&

$$

34

829 
WWUS45 KABQ 081017
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
317 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE AS THE FOCUS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
SHIFTS TO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATER TODAY...

.THE THIRD AND COLDEST SYSTEM OF THE WEEK WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY...BUT THE FOCUS FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE THANKS IN
PART TO A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT. THE EVENT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TODAY...BUT MAY CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AS THE SYSTEM SLOWLY
EXITS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
DIAL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ519-081130-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160108T1900Z/
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
317 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH RESIDENTS IN EASTERN ALBUQUERQUE NEAR TRAMWAY MAY PICK UP
1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW PRIOR TO SUNRISE...A LARGE MAJORITY OF
THE METRO WILL SEE LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION.

$$

NMZ530-081900-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
/O.EXA.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
UNION COUNTY-
317 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN THROUGH THE
  EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...INCREASING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PATCHES OF
  BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT
  TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE.
  THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 64...56 AND 87 AS WELL AS STATE ROADS
  406...402 AND 421.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-505-506-508-509-081900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
317 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 1 FOOT OVER HIGH
  PEAKS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE MORNING.

* WINDS...WINDS INCREASING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. THIS 
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAYS 60 AND 180. TRAVEL MAY BE 
  DANGEROUS ON ROADWAYS AND ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE AT HIGH 
  ELEVATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ503-504-510-511-081900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
317 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH OVER 1 FOOT IN THE 
  HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE JEMEZ...SAN JUAN AND TUSAS MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY THEN GRADUALLY TAPER
  OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...INCREASING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH BY MID DAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL
  WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. THIS
  INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 550 AND 64 84 AS WELL AS STATE ROADS 4...
  17... 96...197 AND 537.

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>514-527-081900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
317 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH UP TO 1 FOOT OVER 
  THE HIGH PEAKS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL
  WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. THIS
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 NEAR THROUGH RATON PASS...HIGHWAY 64 AND
  STATE ROADS 72...325...38...518 AND 76.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ531-081900-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
HARDING COUNTY-
317 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY MID DAY THEN
  GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...INCREASING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PATCHES OF
  BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT
  TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY BECOME DANGEROUS.
  THIS INCLUDES STATE ROADS 39...102 AND 210.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ501-507-516>518-521-522-524-081900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160108T1900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
317 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES IN VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8 
  INCHES IN THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

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

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL
  WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. THIS INCLUDES
  INTERSTATES 25 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 285...54...550...84 AND STATE
  ROADS 14...337...41 AND 68.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-523-526-528-081900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
317 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH NEAR 10 INCHES IN 
  THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AROUND RUIDOSO. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW CONTINUING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING
  OFF THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH. STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH LIKELY IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. WINDS
  WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST
  HIGHLANDS BEHIND A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT LATER TODAY

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PATCHES OF
  BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT
  TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY BECOME DANGEROUS.
  THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 NEAR RATON...HIGHWAYS 64 87...56...
  285...70...380 AND 60.

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.

&&

$$

297 
WWUS45 KABQ 081839
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1139 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...FOCUS FOR WINTER STORM SHIFTING INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...

.THE THIRD AND COLDEST SYSTEM OF THE WEEK WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY...BUT THE FOCUS FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL
SHIFT TO NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THE EVENT WILL DIMINISH
FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TODAY...BUT MAY CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS AS THE SYSTEM SLOWLY
EXITS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
DIAL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ502-505-506-508-509-081945-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1900Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
1139 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

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

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST TODAY WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION.

$$

NMZ501-507-516>518-521-522-524-081945-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160108T1900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
1139 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

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

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST TODAY WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION.

$$

NMZ503-504-510-511-082300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1139 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH OVER 1
  FOOT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE JEMEZ...SAN JUAN AND TUSAS
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TODAY THEN TAPERING OFF AROUND SUNSET.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL
  WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. THIS
  INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 550 AND 64 84 AS WELL AS STATE ROADS 4...
  17...96...197 AND 537.

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>514-527-082300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1139 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH OVER 1
  FOOT OVER THE HIGH PEAKS.

* TIMING...LOCALLY HEAVY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN TAPERING OFF
  LATE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL 
  WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. THIS 
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 NEAR THROUGH RATON PASS...HIGHWAY 64 
  AND STATE ROADS 72...325...38...518 AND 76. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-082300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
UNION COUNTY-
1139 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PATCHES 
  OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT 
  TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. 
  THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 64...56 AND 87 AS WELL AS STATE ROADS 
  406...402 AND 421. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-523-526-528-531-082300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
1139 AM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY MID DAY THEN 
  GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PATCHES 
  OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT 
  TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. 
  THIS INCLUDES STATE ROADS 39...102 AND 210. 

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.

&&

$$

483 
WWUS45 KABQ 082218
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
318 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...FOCUS FOR WINTER STORM SHIFTING INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...

.THE THIRD AND COLDEST SYSTEM OF THE WEEK WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF OVER
WESTERN NEW MEXICO WHILE THE FOCUS FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
SHIFTS INTO NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE SYSTEM WILL
SLOWLY EXIT INTO THE TEXAS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. FOR THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS DIAL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.

NMZ503-504-510-511-082330-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T2300Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
318 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING
OFF. ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

$$

NMZ512>514-527-090700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
318 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH OVER 1 
  FOOT OVER THE HIGH PEAKS. 

* TIMING...LOCALLY HEAVY THROUGH THE EVENING THEN TAPERING OFF
  AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL 
  WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. THIS 
  INCLUDES INTERSTATE 25 NEAR THROUGH RATON PASS...HIGHWAY 64 
  AND STATE ROADS 72...325...38...518 AND 76. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ530-090700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
UNION COUNTY-
318 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THIS EVENING THEN TAPERING OFF AROUND
  MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PATCHES 
  OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT 
  TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. 
  THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 64...56 AND 87 AS WELL AS STATE ROADS 
  406...402 AND 421. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ518-090700-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
SANTA FE METRO AREA-
318 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...QUICK BURST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING THEN TAPERING
  OFF BY MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ALONG
  U.S. HIGHWAY 285 AND ALONG INTERSTATE 25 WITHIN THE SANTA FE
  METRO AREA FOR RUSH HOUR.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ515-523-526-528-531-090700-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-HARDING COUNTY-
318 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 1 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY LATE DAY THEN
  GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE LIKELY. PATCHES 
  OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT 
  TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND MAY BECOME DANGEROUS. 
  THIS INCLUDES STATE ROADS 39...102 AND 210. 

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.

&&

$$

766 
WWUS45 KABQ 090636
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1136 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

NMZ512>514-527-090745-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
1136 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

SNOW CONTINUES TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND RATON RIDGE. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...BUT OTHERWISE...ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ530-090745-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
UNION COUNTY-
1136 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

SNOW HAD DIMINISHED ACROSS UNION COUNTY AND ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ515-518-523-526-528-531-090745-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160109T0700Z/
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
HARDING COUNTY-
1136 PM MST FRI JAN 8 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. 

SNOW CONTINUES TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. THOUGH SOME AREAS
MAY PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF SNOW OVERNIGHT...THE
MAJORITY OF THE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

34

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
333 AM MST THU JAN 7 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES WITH THE THIRD...AND COLDEST...
SYSTEM OF THE WEEK APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. A NEW ROUND OF SNOW
WILL BEGIN TODAY ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND GRADUALLY SPREAD
NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF
ONE FOOT ARE LIKELY OVER THE PEAKS OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS...WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. MUCH
COLDER AIR WILL COME WITH THIS SYSTEM AND WILL BE REINFORCED BY A
LAST DISTURBANCE ON SUNDAY. WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
THEN PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...THEN GRADUALLY TREND UP CLOSER
TO NORMAL BY MID WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
LATEST WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SYSTEM #2 CURRENTLY
EXITING NE NEW MEXICO WITH THE THIRD...AND COLDEST...SYSTEM OF
THE WEEK OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST RACING EASTWARD. JET ENERGY
CARVING OUT THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO ROUND THE BASE TODAY AND
CLOSE-OFF AN UPPER LOW OVER NW ARIZONA...THEN TRACK EAST ACROSS
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY. SHORTWAVE RIDGING BETWEEN THE EXITING
SYSTEM AND THE APPROACHING ONE WILL LEAD TO A TEMPORARILY DOWNTURN
IN PRECIPITATION THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS
OF OUR FORECAST AREA...BUT SNOW SHOULD BEGIN FLYING ACROSS WESTERN
PORTIONS BEFORE NOON. WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE SOON
WITH WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES BROKE-OUT INTO A NUMBER OF SEGMENTS
IN AN ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE TIMING OF THE UNFOLDING EVENT. STILL
LOOKING FOR THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS SOUTHWEST ALONG/NEAR
THE MOGOLLON RIM WITH UP TO TWO FEET OVER MOGOLLON BALDY AND UP
TO 6 INCHES IN THE ADJACENT SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY. THE WARNING
FOR PORTIONS OF THE SANGRES AND RATON RIDGE MAY BEGIN A BIT TOO
EARLY...BUT SNOW WILL DEFINITELY BEGIN IN EARNEST TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT THANKS TO THE COINCIDING OF A BACKDOOR
FRONT AND THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NE. FOR THE SANTA FE AND
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREAS...ADVISORIES ARE IN ORDER AND LOOKING FOR
2-4" BEGINNING LATE TODAY AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. LEFT-OVER
SNOW ON SATURDAY WILL BE ALONG WEST OR NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND
DUE TO OROGRAPHIC FORCING...OTHERWISE SATURDAY WILL BE A DOWN DAY.
A LAST SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NW FLOW ALOFT ON
SUNDAY AND MAY BRING A BONUS ROUND OF SNOW TO WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE CWFA..BUT WILL MAINLY ACT TO REINFORCE THE COLD AIRMASS
ALREADY IN PLACE. WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FROM
FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

A WEST COAST RIDGE WILL TRANSLATE EAST EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK AND
GRADUALLY BREAK-DOWN...FOLLOWED BY A DEVELOPING TROUGH. BOTH THE
00Z GFS AND ECMWF SHOW THE TROUGH CLOSING AN UPPER LOW OVER OUR
AREA BY WEDNESDAY...BUT WITH NO QPF GIVEN A LACK OF PRECEDING
MOISTURE. BOTH MODELS ALSO SHOW A POTENT UPPER LOW DIVING
SOUTHEAST FROM MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK AND PASSING SOUTH OF OUR AREA
OVER NORTHERN MEXICO. A WARMING TREND IS FORECAST FROM MID TO LATE
WEEK...BUT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE A HARD TIME REACHING
BACK TO NEAR NORMAL.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
AS ONE STORM SYSTEM EXITS EWD INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS
MORNING...ANOTHER BEGINS MOVING INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO.
PRECIPITATION...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW...ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN NM THIS MORNING WILL PUSH INTO CENTRAL
AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM IS THE STRONGEST AND
COLDEST OF THE SERIES...LIKELY BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO
THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE
CLOSED UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD CORE ALOFT MOVE OVERHEAD
FRIDAY...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT ALL
AREAS...ESPECIALLY MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONALLY...A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT
WILL DROP INTO THE NE QUARTER FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING COLD
AIR...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO
THIS AREA OF THE STATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THE FOURTH UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THIS EL NINO INFLUENCED SERIES OF
PACIFIC TROUGHS WILL BRING MORE CHANCES FOR SNOW ACROSS THE NW HALF
OR SO OF THE STATE SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING A REINFORCING
SHOT OF COLD AIR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

MODELS REMAIN IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR NEXT WEEK. A DRYING AND
WARMING TREND IS FORECAST TO GET UNDERWAY BY BOTH MODELS TUESDAY BUT
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE THROUGH THURSDAY.
IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK ARE LIKELY TO
CHANGE AS LARGE AREA OF DEEP CONVECTION IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN
STARTS TO SHIFT EWD...PERTURBING THE SUBTROPICAL AND POLAR JET
STREAMS.

VENTILATION RATES WILL RANGE FROM POOR TO GOOD TODAY...IMPROVING
SIGNIFICANTLY FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE NORTHEAST PLAINS FRIDAY. VENT
RATES TREND DOWNWARD OVER THE WEEKEND.

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&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
UPPER TROF AND LOW CIRCULATION TO EXIT NEW MEXICO TO THE EAST
AROUND 07/12Z WITH PRECIPITATION SLOWLY MIGRATING EWD WITH THE
UPPER LOW AND TAPERING OFF. HIGHER TERRAIN TO REMAIN OBSCURED AT
LEAST OCCASIONALLY DUE TO LINGERING MVFR TO IFR CIGS/VSBYS IN
-SN/-RASN AND BR/FG/FZFG. SFC LEE TROF/LOW TO REMAIN OVER NE NM
AND COMBINED WITH 40-50 KT W-NW MT TOP WINDS...WILL RESULT IN
GUSTY SFC WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN AND INTO THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS THRU 07/21Z. BETTING THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION WILL
HOLD IN THE KROW AREA OVERNIGHT...THEREFORE IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS
TO PERSIST UNTIL AROUND 07/18Z. INCOMING TROF FROM AZ WILL START
TO SPREAD INCREASING PRECIPITATION ALONG AND W OF THE CONTDVD AFT
07/15Z.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  37  23  34  16 /  60  80  50  20
DULCE...........................  33  18  31  11 /  70  80  70  50
CUBA............................  33  19  30  16 /  60  80  80  50
GALLUP..........................  35  22  32  15 /  70  70  60  20
EL MORRO........................  34  18  31  14 /  80  70  70  40
GRANTS..........................  38  19  33  16 /  60  70  60  30
QUEMADO.........................  35  21  32  19 /  80  70  60  40
GLENWOOD........................  39  23  35  17 /  80  80  60  20
CHAMA...........................  31  17  29  12 /  70  80  80  50
LOS ALAMOS......................  35  22  31  21 /  40  70  60  40
PECOS...........................  34  21  29  17 /  30  60  70  40
CERRO/QUESTA....................  33  14  28  10 /  40  80  70  40
RED RIVER.......................  26  15  23   9 /  70  80  80  60
ANGEL FIRE......................  29  10  24   2 /  60  80  80  60
TAOS............................  35  15  30   9 /  40  70  60  40
MORA............................  36  18  30  12 /  30  60  80  40
ESPANOLA........................  38  20  32  18 /  30  60  40  30
SANTA FE........................  34  22  29  20 /  30  60  60  30
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  35  20  31  17 /  30  60  50  30
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  38  24  33  21 /  20  60  40  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  40  25  35  22 /  20  60  40  20
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  42  24  37  20 /  20  60  40  20
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  41  25  37  23 /  20  60  40  20
LOS LUNAS.......................  43  24  38  21 /  20  60  30  20
RIO RANCHO......................  41  24  36  22 /  20  60  40  20
SOCORRO.........................  45  25  39  20 /  20  50  30  20
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  36  21  31  20 /  30  70  50  40
TIJERAS.........................  37  22  32  19 /  30  70  50  30
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  37  18  31  12 /  30  50  50  30
CLINES CORNERS..................  34  19  30  15 /  20  30  60  20
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  36  25  31  20 /  30  60  50  30
CARRIZOZO.......................  42  27  37  21 /  30  50  50  30
RUIDOSO.........................  39  25  33  22 /  30  70  70  40
CAPULIN.........................  37  19  30  11 /  80  50  80  60
RATON...........................  42  19  31   9 /  50  50  80  50
SPRINGER........................  43  20  32  11 /  30  40  60  40
LAS VEGAS.......................  40  18  32  10 /  20  30  50  30
CLAYTON.........................  41  22  30  18 /  30  10  60  50
ROY.............................  44  20  31  14 /  20  20  50  40
CONCHAS.........................  49  26  38  18 /  10  10  30  30
SANTA ROSA......................  48  27  39  19 /   5  10  20  30
TUCUMCARI.......................  51  26  40  18 /  10  10  20  30
CLOVIS..........................  50  28  44  23 /   5  10  20  20
PORTALES........................  51  30  46  25 /   5  10  20  20
FORT SUMNER.....................  50  29  43  23 /   5  10  20  20
ROSWELL.........................  49  28  47  23 /   5  10  20  10
PICACHO.........................  46  29  40  24 /  10  20  20  10
ELK.............................  44  30  38  23 /  20  50  40  20

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ501-507-516>519-521-522-524.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST
FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ515-523-526-528-530.

FREEZING FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... NMZ538.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... NMZ502-505-506-508-509.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ512>514-527.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ503-504-510-511.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
548 AM MST WED JAN 6 2016

NMZ501>540-071300-
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 CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/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-
548 AM MST WED JAN 6 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL IMPACTS WILL
BE THE MAIN CONCERN AND WILL GENERALLY ONLY BE A PROBLEM ABOVE
6500 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A COLDER AND MORE IMPACTFUL SYSTEM WILL HIT THE AREA THURSDAY AND
SPREAD SNOW EAST ACROSS THE AREA INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL IS LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

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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