Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Dec 21, 2016, 3:49 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 22, 2016, 4:00 AM MST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 21, 2016, 3:49 PM MST (22:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2016, 4:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2016, 3:27 AM MST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
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360 WWUS45 KABQ 212249 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 349 PM MST WED DEC 21 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE HIGH TERRAIN WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS... .A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM EVOLVING OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PUMP ABUNDANT MOISTURE OVER NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT DOWN THE EASTERN PLAINS AND INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF MOIST AIR OVERRIDING COLDER AIR WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A PERIOD OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO...WHILE VERY HEAVY SNOW IMPACTS AREAS ABOVE 9000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. ANY FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL EXIT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS FRIDAY MORNING. NMZ510-511-513-514-221200- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0009.161222T1300Z-161223T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0010.161222T1100Z-161223T1900Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- 349 PM MST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO NOON MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN BELOW 9000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THURSDAY BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL LOCATIONS THURSDAY MORNING RISING ABOVE 9000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN FALLING TO ALL AREAS AGAIN THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE TOO SIGNIFICANT EXCEPT FOR HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ROADS NEAR SKI RESORT LOCATIONS. 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. && $$ NMZ521>524-526-528>534-537-539-540-221200- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.161222T1100Z-161222T2300Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 349 PM MST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM MST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH FROM SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THURSDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL INITIALLY BE COLD ENOUGH AT THE SURFACE TO SUPPORT FROZEN PRECIPITATION BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. * LOCAL IMPACTS...A THIN GLAZE OF ICE AND SNOW MAY CREATE A PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM TIJERAS EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE AND INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO LAS VEGAS AND RATON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. && $$
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718 WWUS45 KABQ 221053 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 353 AM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS... .A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM EVOLVING OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP ABUNDANT MOISTURE OVER NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT HAS SHIFTED DOWN THE EASTERN PLAINS AND INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF MOIST AIR OVERRIDING COLDER AIR WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A PERIOD OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO...WHILE VERY HEAVY SNOW IMPACTS AREAS ABOVE 9000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. LESS INTENSE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BELOW 9000 FEET. ANY FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL EXIT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS FRIDAY MORNING. NMZ510-511-513-514-221900- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0010.161222T1100Z-161223T1900Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- 353 AM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST BELOW 9000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN BELOW 9000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH THURSDAY BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL LOCATIONS THIS MORNING THEN RISING TO NEAR 9000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND FALLING TO ALL AREAS AGAIN TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE TOO SIGNIFICANT EXCEPT FOR HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ROADS NEAR SKI RESORT LOCATIONS. 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. && $$ NMZ512-516-221900- /O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.161222T1100Z-161223T1900Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 353 AM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...ONSET OF SNOW THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH OR TURNING OVER TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING BACK OVER SNOW SNOW TONIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...ALL LOCATIONS THIS MORNING...THEN RISING TO AROUND 8000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND FALLING BACK DOWN TO INCLUDE ALL LOCATIONS TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LESS THAN IDEAL TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST... WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO ROADS EXPECTED AT AND ABOVE 8000 FEET. SPECIFICALLY...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 64 EAST OF TAOS AND STATE ROAD 522 NORTH OF TAOS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ521>524-526-528>534-537-539-540-221900- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.161222T1100Z-161222T2300Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 353 AM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH FROM SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THURSDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL INITIALLY BE COLD ENOUGH AT THE SURFACE TO SUPPORT FROZEN PRECIPITATION BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. * LOCAL IMPACTS...A THIN GLAZE OF ICE AND SNOW MAY CREATE A PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM TIJERAS EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE AND INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO LAS VEGAS AND RATON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. && $$
409 WWUS45 KABQ 221807 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1107 AM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION FOR THE EASTERN PLAINS... .A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM SLIDING THROUGH NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BRING HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND MIXED PRECIPITATION TO PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ENOUGH BY THIS AFTERNOON TO SUPPORT A GRADUAL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ACROSS THE PLAINS...WHILE HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ABOVE 9000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM TONIGHT. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION FRIDAY MORNING. NMZ524-526-534-537-539-540-221915- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161222T2300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-QUAY COUNTY- DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 1107 AM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN INTO THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. A FEW SLICK SPOTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TYPICALLY COLDER LOW AREAS BUT THE MAIN IMPACT PERIOD FOR TRAVEL HAS ENDED. $$ NMZ510-511-513-514-222300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161223T1900Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- 1107 AM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST BELOW 9000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN BELOW 9000 FEET TODAY BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH TODAY BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO NEAR 9000 FEET TODAY THEN FALLING TO ALL AREAS AGAIN TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE TOO SIGNIFICANT EXCEPT FOR HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ROADS NEAR SKI RESORT LOCATIONS. 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. && $$ NMZ521>523-528>533-222300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161222T2300Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- 1107 AM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH FROM SNOW AND SLEET. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A MIX OF PRECIPITATION. * LOCAL IMPACTS...A THIN GLAZE OF ICE AND SNOW MAY CREATE A PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM TIJERAS EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE AND INTERSTATE 25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO LAS VEGAS AND RATON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512-516-222300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161223T1900Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 1107 AM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR TURN OVER TO RAIN TODAY THEN CHANGE BACK OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO NEAR 9000 FEET TODAY THEN FALLING TO INCLUDE ALL LOCATIONS TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...FOCUS FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO ROADS EXPECTED AT AND ABOVE 9000 FEET. SPECIFICALLY...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 64 EAST OF TAOS AND STATE ROAD 522 NORTH OF TAOS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. && $$
047 WWUS45 KABQ 222251 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 351 PM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WITH FREEZING RAIN FOR THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EAST MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES... .A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM SLIDING OVER NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BRING HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT FREEZING RAIN OVER THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND THE EAST MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES...WHILE HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ABOVE 8000 FEET IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM TONIGHT. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION FRIDAY MORNING. NMZ530>533-230000- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161222T2300Z/ UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY- GUADALUPE COUNTY- 351 PM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA AND IMPACTS ARE LIMITED. ISOLATED COLDER AND SHELTERED AREAS MAY STILL HAVE SOME PATCHY SLICK SPOTS THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ NMZ510-511-513-514-230600- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161223T1900Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- 351 PM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 8 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST BELOW 8000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN BELOW 8000 FEET THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...HOVERING NEAR 8000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING THEN FALLING TO ALL AREAS AGAIN TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE TOO SIGNIFICANT EXCEPT FOR HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ROADS NEAR SKI RESORT LOCATIONS. 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. && $$ NMZ521>523-528-529-230600- /O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161223T0600Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 351 PM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * LOCAL IMPACTS...A GLAZE OF ICE AND SLEET WILL CREATE A PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE I-40 CORRIDOR FROM TIJERAS EAST TO CLINES CORNERS AND I-25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO LAS VEGAS AND RATON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512-516-230600- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161223T1900Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 351 PM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN CHANGE BACK TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...HOVERING NEAR 8000 FEET THIS EVENING THEN FALLING TO ALL AREAS TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...FOCUS FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO ROADS EXPECTED AT AND ABOVE 8000 FEET. SPECIFICALLY...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 64 EAST OF TAOS AND STATE ROAD 522 NORTH OF TAOS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. && $$
026 WWUS45 KABQ 230504 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1004 PM MST THU DEC 22 2016 NMZ510-511-513-514-231200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161223T1900Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- 1004 PM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST BELOW 8000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT 3 AM. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO THE SURFACE ALL AREAS BY OR BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...VERY HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE TOO SIGNIFICANT EXCEPT FOR HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ROADS NEAR SKI RESORT LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ517-518-231200- /O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161223T1200Z/ LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- 1004 PM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO LOCALLY THREE INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * TIMING...SNOW AND SOME LOCALIZED MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A LITTLE PAST MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND PERHAPS FREEZING RAIN. * LOCAL IMPACTS...A MIX OF SNOW...ICE AND SLEET WILL CREATE A PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES ROUTE 285 FROM SANTA FE ON NORTH AMONG OTHERS IN THAT AREA AND I-25 IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF SANTA FE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ521>523-528-529-231200- /O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161223T1200Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 1004 PM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO LOCALLY AS MUCH AS THREE INCHES OF SNOW AND UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * TIMING...MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISH A FEW HOURS BEFORE DAWN. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A MIX OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. * LOCAL IMPACTS...A GLAZE OF SNOW...ICE AND SLEET WILL CREATE A PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE I-40 CORRIDOR FROM TIJERAS EAST TO CLINES CORNERS AND I-25 FROM GLORIETA PASS TO LAS VEGAS AND RATON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. && $$ NMZ512-516-231200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161223T1900Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 1004 PM MST THU DEC 22 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW OVERNIGHT MAY BE MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES AT A FEW LOCATIONS. * WINDS...NO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...HOVERING NEAR 8000 FEET THIS EVENING THEN FALLING TO ALL AREAS TONIGHT. * LOCAL IMPACTS...FOCUS FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO ROADS EXPECTED AT AND ABOVE 8000 FEET. SPECIFICALLY...TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 64 EAST OF TAOS AND STATE ROAD 522 NORTH OF TAOS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. && $$ 43
804 WWUS45 KABQ 231027 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 327 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2016 NMZ510-511-513-514-231130- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-161223T1900Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- 327 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PEAKS AND HIGHER WEST-FACING SLOPES TODAY, BUT IMPACTS WILL BE MINIMAL. $$ NMZ517-518-521>523-528-529-231130- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161223T1200Z/ LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 327 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AND WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS ARE DIMINISHING. $$ NMZ512-516-231130- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161223T1900Z/ WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- 327 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AND WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS ARE DIMINISHING. $$
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 Dec 21, 3:30 PM MST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 3:30 PM MST, 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 330 PM MST Wed Dec 21 2016 .SYNOPSIS... An upper low off the southern CA coast will force a deep tap of moisture over NM tonight through Friday. Meanwhile, a cold front moving south along the front range of the Rockies will shift into eastern NM and the Rio Grande Valley late tonight. A mixed bag of precipitation, including rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain is expected to impact much of the area through Friday morning. Very heavy snow amounts are likely above 9000 feet while a glaze of ice impacts parts of the eastern plains. Colder and breezy conditions will develop Friday followed by a brief warm up Saturday. Snow is possible for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day across portions of central and western NM. Temperatures will be very cold Christmas Day and Monday with windy conditions. && .DISCUSSION... One of the most complicated forecast periods in memory for this region as record moisture surges northward from Mexico over a very dry, cold airmass arriving from the Great Plains. Confidence on the overall pattern and amount of precip is relatively high but the details on precip type is low. The main message to take away is that the period from before dawn Thursday to just after the noon hour will be bring potentially hazardous travel to portions of eastern NM and perhaps parts of the RGV. The biggest uncertainty is how much wet bulbing occurs as a very moist airmass overrides colder low levels w/ dewpoints in the upper teens to low 20s initially. The most likely scenario is for a couple hours of snow/sleet in the ABQ/SAF metro with moderate gap winds arriving from the east. Meanwhile, freezing rain, sleet, and snow will impact areas along the east slopes of the central mt chain into the high plains. Timing of the transition to rain is highly uncertain Thursday, especially across the east. Posted winter wx advisories for the east to account for this potential and following forecast shifts will revisit scenario as it evolves. Overall QPF numbers for the area are impressive w/ widespread amounts for central/western NM on the order of 0.25 to 0.75" w/ locally 1.5+". The other big item was huge snow totals for the northern high terrain above 9000 ft, and especially 10000 ft. Snow levels were complicated as well w/ wet bulbing to impact those areas initially before warm advection lifts levels quite high during the day. The cold, unstable westerly upslope component along and behind the main trough axis is now shown by the 18Z NAM to bring some really good amounts w/ breezy winds. Would not be surprised to see areas above 10000 ft squeak out 12 to 20" of snow thru Friday morning. Was not able to really focus on much beyond Friday but the overall guidance hasn't changed much. Precip will exit Friday w/ colder temps followed by a warmup Saturday. A strong frontogenetic band still looks to arrive over western NM Christmas Eve and shift into central NM Christmas morning. This will most likely be a quick hitter so the potential for big accums is low. However, at least seeing snow falling on Christmas morning will be really nice. Guyer && .FIRE WEATHER... The subtropical jet stream, exiting the base of an upper level low pressure system off the Baja coast, will continue to spread cloud cover over the area tonight. Precipitation chances will also increase from the south and west starting tonight as the upper low approaches. The system is forecast to weaken and cross New Mexico as an open wave Thursday and Thursday night with precipitation continuing to favor southern and western areas. A back door cold front will sag into the eastern plains Wednesday, then push through gaps in the central mountain chain with a gusty east canyon wind tonight into Thursday morning, lowering snow levels to around 5200 feet from Portales to Albuquerque and Farmington. Snow levels will remain near or above 10K ft over the southwest mountains through the event, but snow levels will gradually lift above 9000 feet again elsewhere Thursday afternoon and night as the upper trough crosses from the southwest. Models are in better agreement on the timing of the system with most precipitation accumulation ending early Friday morning. There will be some lingering precipitation in the northern mountains through mid day Friday. By Friday morning snow amounts should vary from a few to several inches in the mountains with over a foot across the higher terrain of the northern mountains and lighter amounts of a few inches or less at lower elevations surrounding the northern mountains. That said, the greatest liquid equivalent amounts should favor the southwest mountains with over 1 inch possible in spots. There will be a break in the weather Friday night and Saturday as another upper level low pressure system digs into the Great Basin. Models differ on the track of this second upper low, but they agree on it passing mainly north of New Mexico Saturday night and Sunday while spreading a wave of precipitation eastward over our state with a pronounced Pacific cold front. The snow level should drop to valley bottoms across western areas Saturday evening, then also in central areas before sunrise Sunday, likely leading to more snow accumulation along and west of the central mountain chain. Precip should again be on the lighter side across the plains as strong downslope flow develops. Breezy to windy conditions will develop starting Saturday afternoon in the west, then spreading eastward across the elevated terrain Saturday night, before reaching lower elevations on Sunday. The strongest west winds will be Saturday night and Sunday over the central mountain chain, and Sunday across the eastern plains, where/when gusts from 50 to 55 mph will be possible. Drier air will move in quickly from the northwest Sunday night and Monday as the second upper low ejects northeastward from the central Rockies. With northwest flow aloft temperatures should remain fairly cool while rebounding slowly during the early part of the coming work week. Poor ventilation will be the norm Thursday through Tuesday, except for a brief period of ventilation improvement due to the strong winds Saturday in the west and Sunday areawide. 44 && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE Ceilings will gradually lower tonight, then a broad swath of wintry precipitation will overspread the forecast area early Thursday morning as an upper level low pressure system approaches from the Baja Peninsula. Precip type will be the main forecast challenge Thursday. A back door cold front entering the state from the NE today will push into the central valley tonight lowering the snow level. Then, warm air advection ahead of the approaching storm system will cause snow levels to lift again Thursday afternoon and night. Precip should start as rain west of the Continental Divide, but probably as snow at the elevation of SAF and LVS, and freezing drizzle/sleet at lower elevations of the E plains. Once the precip arrives, MVFR and IFR conditions and mountain obscurations will be common through the day Thursday. The back door cold front will also bear gusty winds, especially below canyons opening into the Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Socorro, and Carrizozo areas. An aviation weather warning for wind gusts to 35 KT looks likely tonight at ABQ. 44 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Farmington...................... 31 41 30 45 / 50 80 70 40 Dulce........................... 28 39 29 40 / 50 90 90 70 Cuba............................ 29 37 29 40 / 60 90 80 70 Gallup.......................... 32 46 30 47 / 60 90 70 40 El Morro........................ 31 42 29 43 / 80 100 80 40 Grants.......................... 28 40 29 46 / 70 90 70 30 Quemado......................... 39 48 31 47 / 90 90 50 30 Glenwood........................ 44 53 35 52 / 100 100 70 20 Chama........................... 25 35 27 36 / 60 100 90 70 Los Alamos...................... 29 34 30 40 / 40 100 80 50 Pecos........................... 26 33 31 40 / 40 90 80 40 Cerro/Questa.................... 22 35 26 38 / 20 80 80 40 Red River....................... 23 32 26 33 / 30 90 80 50 Angel Fire...................... 19 33 26 36 / 30 90 70 40 Taos............................ 24 36 28 41 / 30 80 70 40 Mora............................ 25 34 31 43 / 30 80 70 30 Espanola........................ 30 38 30 45 / 30 80 70 30 Santa Fe........................ 29 35 28 40 / 40 90 80 40 Santa Fe Airport................ 27 35 30 43 / 40 90 80 30 Albuquerque Foothills........... 32 39 30 47 / 60 90 80 30 Albuquerque Heights............. 32 38 32 48 / 60 90 70 30 Albuquerque Valley.............. 32 39 31 49 / 60 90 70 30 Albuquerque West Mesa........... 33 39 32 49 / 60 90 70 30 Los Lunas....................... 32 41 32 52 / 60 90 60 20 Rio Rancho...................... 32 39 30 49 / 60 90 70 30 Socorro......................... 37 45 35 55 / 70 90 50 20 Sandia Park/Cedar Crest......... 29 34 30 41 / 60 100 90 30 Tijeras......................... 29 36 31 44 / 60 90 80 30 Moriarty/Estancia............... 25 34 30 44 / 40 90 60 30 Clines Corners.................. 22 31 28 42 / 60 90 60 30 Gran Quivira.................... 29 38 35 47 / 70 90 60 30 Carrizozo....................... 34 45 38 51 / 70 80 60 20 Ruidoso......................... 29 41 33 50 / 90 100 70 30 Capulin......................... 19 33 26 46 / 10 60 30 20 Raton........................... 17 33 24 48 / 10 60 30 20 Springer........................ 19 32 26 49 / 10 60 30 20 Las Vegas....................... 21 33 27 47 / 30 80 60 20 Clayton......................... 21 32 28 51 / 5 70 20 10 Roy............................. 21 33 25 48 / 10 60 30 20 Conchas......................... 28 35 31 52 / 5 70 30 10 Santa Rosa...................... 28 35 31 52 / 10 70 30 20 Tucumcari....................... 25 36 31 56 / 5 60 40 10 Clovis.......................... 27 37 30 54 / 20 70 50 20 Portales........................ 29 39 31 55 / 20 70 50 20 Fort Sumner..................... 30 37 31 54 / 10 70 40 20 Roswell......................... 33 41 32 59 / 30 70 50 20 Picacho......................... 30 40 33 56 / 60 80 50 20 Elk............................. 29 42 34 53 / 80 80 70 30 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory from 4 AM to 4 PM MST Thursday for the following zones... NMZ521>524-526-528>534-537-539-540. Winter Storm Warning from 4 AM Thursday to noon MST Friday for the following zones... NMZ510-511-513-514. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 21, 5:31 AM MST, 10 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 531 AM MST WED DEC 21 2016 NMZ501>540-221245- 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- 531 AM MST WED DEC 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS FORECAST ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY LOWERING TO INCLUDE SOME LOWER ELEVATION LOCALES. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT OR ABOVE 9000 FEET. SOME ROADS BELOW 9000 FEET MAY BE IMPACTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A COLDER SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN OVER THE WEEKEND AND BRING STRONG WINDS AND INCREASING CHANCES FOR SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...FAVORING THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. 11
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Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Dec 21, 9:12 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | ABQ | 7 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:49 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 36 hr |
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