Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016

Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 21, 2016

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.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

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

The text

As transmitted.

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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
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.

&&

$$

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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.

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&&

.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.

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&&

.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.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 21, 9:12 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchABQ7 hr
Dec 21, 3:49 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ36 hr

Nearby

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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.