Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm warning at Jan 31, 2016, 4:23 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 31, 2016, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2016, 4:23 PM MST (23:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2016, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2016, 3:29 AM MST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
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892 WWUS45 KABQ 312323 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 423 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS EASTWARD OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. MOISTURE WILL WRAP AROUND THE STORM SYSTEM AS IT EXITS KEEPING SNOW GOING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...WHERE CLOSE TO 2 FEET OF FRESH SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET. IN ADDITION...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITION CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. NMZ503-504-508-510>516-527-010500- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0004.160201T0100Z-160202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WS.W.0003.160201T0100Z-160202T1200Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 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- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 423 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET AND CLOSE TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ON WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATER TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED MONDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN FAVOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST OR SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN BELOW 7500 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL INVADE THE REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES ON MONDAY. SNOW DRIFTS OVER 4 FEET IN DEPTH ARE EXPECTED. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ROAD CLOSURES MONDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AND LOW 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ502-506-010500- /O.UPG.KABQ.WS.A.0004.160201T0100Z-160202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.160201T0100Z-160202T1200Z/ CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- 423 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND 10 INCHES ON HIGHER PEAKS AND WEST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST OR SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN BELOW 7500 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL INVADE THE REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ON MONDAY. SNOW DRIFTS OVER 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ501-505-507-509-010500- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.160201T0100Z-160202T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 423 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST OR SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...EXCEPT FOR WINDS ABOUT 10 MPH LIGHTER ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7500 FEET THIS EVENING...DROPPING TO VALLEY BOTTOMS AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN REMAINING COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES ON MONDAY. SNOW DRIFTS WILL APPROACH 2 FEET. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AND LOW 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ517-518-528-010500- /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.160201T0100Z-160202T1200Z/ LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 423 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT...THEN SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON MONDAY...BEFORE MODERATING AND CONTINUING AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. ABOUT 10 MPH LIGHTER IN THE UPPER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS...STARTING ABOVE 7500 FEET THIS EVENING. TRENDING DOWNWARD TONIGHT...THEN FALLING TO VALLEY BOTTOMS WITH A COLD FRONT EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES ON MONDAY. SNOW DRIFTS WILL APPROACH 2 FEET IN DEPTH. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO THE TEENS AND LOW 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ 44
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903 WWUS45 KABQ 010503 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1003 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE WESTERN AND SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. NMZ503-504-508-510>516-527-011300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 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- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 1003 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA. 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE SAN JUAN...SANGRE DE CRISTO AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...WHERE LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS UP TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES AND OVER THE PEAKS. * TIMING...SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATER TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED MONDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FAVOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH OVER THE RATON RIDGE MONDAY NIGHT...WHILE SLOWLY DIMINISHING ELSEWHERE. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN BELOW 7500 FEET REST OF THIS EVENING...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AS MUCH COLDER AIR INVADES THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER 20S MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ501-502-505>507-509-011300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 1003 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH MONDAY...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISHING MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7500 FEET UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN FALLING RAPIDLY AS A COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE REGION. ON MONDAY IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INHIBIT TRAVEL. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ517-518-528-011300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 1003 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT...THEN SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON MONDAY...BEFORE MODERATING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH MONDAY. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR TO ABOVE 7500 FEET FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT...THEN FALLING SHARPLY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS BY MIDMORNING MONDAY. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INHIBIT TRAVEL. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
820 WWUS45 KABQ 011054 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 354 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER THE WESTERN HIGHER TERRAIN AND THE SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. NMZ503-504-508-510>516-527-012300- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 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- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 354 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA. 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE SAN JUAN...SANGRE DE CRISTO AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...WHERE LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS UP TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES AND OVER THE PEAKS. * TIMING...SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FAVOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH OVER THE RATON RIDGE MONDAY NIGHT... WHILE SLOWLY DIMINISHING ELSEWHERE. * SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO UPPER TEENS 20S THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ501-502-505>507-509-012300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 354 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH AMOUNTS UP TO ONE FOOT OVER THE PEAKS. * TIMING...SNOW COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING RAPIDLY THIS MORNING TO INCLUDE ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ NMZ517-518-528-012300- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 354 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON TODAY BEFORE TRENDING DOWN OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR TO ABOVE 7000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING... THEN FALLING SHARPLY MID TO LATE MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS BY LATE MORNING. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S BY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
327 WWUS45 KABQ 012306 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 406 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO PERSIST ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO TONIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EXIT NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TO THE EAST THIS EVENING...BUT SNOW WILL WRAP AROUND THE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRIFTING AND BLOWING OF SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TOWARD SUNRISE LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...A SECONDARY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. NMZ507-518-528-020015- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SANTA FE METRO AREA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- 406 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...BUT WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW IS FINISHED. $$ NMZ503-504-508-510>516-527-020600- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 406 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA. 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE SAN JUAN...SANGRE DE CRISTO AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...WHERE LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS UP TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES AND OVER THE PEAKS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...IN THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT...EXCEPT EAST OF RATON PASS WHERE A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL BRING NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 15 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ501-502-505-506-509-517-020600- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- 406 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...EXCEPT 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH AMOUNTS UP TO ONE FOOT OVER THE PEAKS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...IN THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. SPEEDS WILL WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR 20 DEGREES TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ 44
072 WWUS45 KABQ 020354 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 854 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO PERSIST ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SLOWLY EXIT NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO...HOWEVER SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF TOWARD SUNRISE TUESDAY. HOWEVER...A SECONDARY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERAL ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT NMROADS.COM. NMZ508-020500- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- 854 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS LARGELY ENDED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NMZ509-020500- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY- 854 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS LARGELY ENDED ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NMZ503-504-510>516-527-021200- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 854 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND RATON RIDGE. 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE SAN JUAN...SANGRE DE CRISTO AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...WHERE LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS UP TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES AND OVER THE PEAKS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WESTERLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH...EXCEPT NEAR AND EAST OF RATON PASS WHERE A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL BRING NORTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. ROADS MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 15 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ501-502-505-506-517-021200- /O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- 854 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...EXCEPT 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ROADS MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL BE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR 20 DEGREES TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ 34
056 WWUS45 KABQ 021029 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 329 AM MST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...A BONUS ROUND OF SNOW HEADED FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AND PROVIDE A BONUS ROUND OF SNOW... WHICH WILL BE ENHANCED OVER THE PEAKS AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THANKS TO UPSLOPE FLOW. DUE TO THE VERY COLD AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE...THIS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE AN EFFICIENT SNOWFALL PRODUCER. NMZ510-513>515-022300- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0008.160202T2100Z-160203T1200Z/ SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 329 AM MST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE EARLIER WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN PEAKS AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH NEAR CHAMA THIS AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE LESS THAN 15 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS...COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. ROADS MAY BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 5 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO TO 5 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. 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. && $$ NMZ503-504-511-512-516-527-021130- /O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- 329 AM MST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LITTLE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. $$ NMZ501-502-505-506-517-021130- /O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- 329 AM MST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. $$
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 Jan 31, 3:39 PM MST, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 3:39 PM MST, 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 339 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH A FEW TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN AREAS. THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL FAIR BEST WITH CLOSE TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ABOVE 8000 FEET. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THE STORM WILL ALSO BRING STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COMMON...EXCEPT OVER 60 MPH FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND EASTWARD. UNSETTLED AND COOL WEATHER WILL PERSIST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES CROSS FROM THE NORTHWEST. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK...WITH THE COOLEST READINGS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WHEN HIGHS WILL GENERALLY VARY FROM THE 20S TO THE 40S. && .DISCUSSION... THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START ABOVE 7500 FEET THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...A STRONG PACIFIC FRONT WILL CROSS FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOW BEING THE PREDOMINANT PRECIP TYPE ACROSS CENTRAL...WESTERN AND NORTHERN AREAS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. HELD OFF ON ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA AND UNION COUNTY...BECAUSE SNOW AMOUNTS CAME IN JUST UNDER CRITERIA. LATER SHIFTS WILL MONITOR AND ISSUE FOR THESE ZONES IF NEEDED. ALSO CHOSE TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING RATHER THAN A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THESE ZONES SHOULD SEE SNOW AMOUNTS JUST UNDER CRITERIA...BUT THE WINDS SHOULD REACH HIGH WIND WARNING RANGE. WITH THESE WINDS...IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MEASURE THE SNOW THAT FALLS ANYWAY. 44 && .FIRE WEATHER... MAJOR SNOW MAKER COMING FOR MOST OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS... ESPEC WEST AND NORTH NM...FOCUSED ON LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MON AND LINGERING IN LIGHTER FASHION ACROSS THE NORTHERN MTNS EVEN INTO TUE. ONE TO PERHAPS TWO FEET OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MTNS WITH A HALF FOOT TO LOCALLY BETWEEN ONE AND ONE AND A HALF FEET ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGHER TERRAIN. VENT RATES WILL BE VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT ALL ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL NM MON...DROPPING SHARPLY TO MOSTLY GOOD TO VERY GOOD TUE...LOWERING FURTHER UNTIL REACHING POOR TO LOCALLY FAIR LEVELS BY THU. VERY STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED MON ACROSS MOST OF THE FCST AREA SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY CLAYTON TO FENCE LAKE. BUT HAINES VALUES TO BE FAR TOO LOW AND MINIMUM RH TOO HIGH FOR ANY RED FLAG WARNING POTENTIAL. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING WETTING PRECIP ACROSS MOST OF THE FCST AREA NEAR AND ESPECIALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM DES MOINES TO CLINES CORNERS TO HONDO...BUT AS MENTIONED BEFORE THE HEAVIEST AMTS BY FAR SHOULD BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MTNS. TEMPS BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CRASH TO WELL BELOW NORMAL VALUES AND STAY THERE THROUGH THU AS A SERIES OF MUCH WEAKER SHORTWAVE TROUGHS TRAIL THE DEPARTING UPPER LOW TUE AND WED. ANY WETTING PRECIPITATION TUE AND WED WILL BE QUITE MODEST. A REINFORCING PUSH OF COLD AIR FRI WILL ENSURE BELOW NORMAL TEMPS GOING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH MOSTLY POOR VENT RATES. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE FCST AREA FOR THE WEEKEND AS IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW. 43 && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL ACROSS VAST MAJORITY OF THE FCST AREA THROUGH 06Z...THOUGH A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA VERY NEAR THE CO STATE LINE FROM NEAR DULCE TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE TUSAS MTS WILL SEE MVFR AND OCCASIONALLY IFR CIGS IN SN OR RASN DURING MUCH OF THIS PERIOD. THEREAFTER AT LOCALES WEST OF A LINE FROM CAO TO RUIDOSO CIGS WILL LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM WEST TO EAST. MVFR AND MORE LOCALLY IFR CIGS WITH RA OR RASN CHANGING TO SN CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND A LITTLE WAYS BEHIND A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT THAT WILL IMPACT THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA. TAF SITES THAT WILL EXPERIENCE THE LOWEST CIGS WILL MOST LIKELY BE FMN AND GUP AFTER ROUGHLY 09Z MON AND MORE BRIEFLY SAF AND AEG AFTER 12Z. SFC WINDS THIS AFTN AND EARLY EVE WILL GUST AT TIMES BETWEEN 30 AND 45 KTS NEAR AND ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GUP TO TCC. EVEN STRONGER SUSTAINED W AND SW WINDS OF 30 TO JUST OVER 40 KTS...GUSTING TO BETWEEN 45 AND 60 KTS CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY S OF A TCC TO ZUNI PUEBLO LINE AFTER ROUGHLY 09Z MON...THE HIGHER TERRAIN HAVING THE GREATEST IMPACT. MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES TO THE LEE OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN FOR MUCH OF THE FCST PERIOD. 43 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FARMINGTON...................... 34 36 22 31 / 80 70 50 30 DULCE........................... 26 29 7 26 / 100 100 70 60 CUBA............................ 25 30 15 25 / 70 90 70 60 GALLUP.......................... 30 30 18 28 / 90 70 60 20 EL MORRO........................ 23 28 10 26 / 90 80 70 20 GRANTS.......................... 28 31 17 30 / 70 60 50 20 QUEMADO......................... 29 30 20 28 / 80 70 40 30 GLENWOOD........................ 27 34 16 36 / 90 70 40 10 CHAMA........................... 26 27 11 23 / 100 100 70 60 LOS ALAMOS...................... 32 31 23 26 / 70 80 60 60 PECOS........................... 29 31 18 26 / 60 90 50 50 CERRO/QUESTA.................... 25 28 11 22 / 60 90 60 50 RED RIVER....................... 21 23 8 17 / 70 100 70 60 ANGEL FIRE...................... 16 27 -1 20 / 60 90 60 60 TAOS............................ 32 30 15 26 / 60 80 50 40 MORA............................ 31 30 17 24 / 50 70 50 50 ESPANOLA........................ 29 37 22 32 / 40 70 50 40 SANTA FE........................ 32 31 22 27 / 50 90 50 50 SANTA FE AIRPORT................ 33 36 21 30 / 50 80 40 40 ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS........... 39 37 28 33 / 40 70 40 30 ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS............. 36 39 27 36 / 30 70 30 30 ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY.............. 36 41 28 38 / 30 60 30 30 ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA........... 35 40 27 36 / 30 70 30 30 LOS LUNAS....................... 33 42 24 40 / 30 60 20 20 RIO RANCHO...................... 36 40 27 35 / 40 70 30 30 SOCORRO......................... 37 45 29 42 / 30 60 5 5 SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST......... 33 32 22 29 / 30 100 40 50 TIJERAS......................... 35 34 24 30 / 30 80 40 40 MORIARTY/ESTANCIA............... 33 36 17 31 / 20 70 30 40 CLINES CORNERS.................. 30 30 18 27 / 20 80 20 40 GRAN QUIVIRA.................... 34 33 24 33 / 20 70 20 30 CARRIZOZO....................... 34 39 25 37 / 10 60 20 10 RUIDOSO......................... 34 34 22 31 / 20 80 30 20 CAPULIN......................... 30 37 18 23 / 30 70 70 30 RATON........................... 28 39 19 27 / 40 70 50 30 SPRINGER........................ 29 42 20 34 / 30 50 30 30 LAS VEGAS....................... 33 35 18 27 / 20 60 30 50 CLAYTON......................... 29 43 23 32 / 20 60 50 20 ROY............................. 31 42 22 34 / 20 50 10 10 CONCHAS......................... 36 50 30 40 / 10 40 10 10 SANTA ROSA...................... 39 48 30 39 / 10 20 10 30 TUCUMCARI....................... 34 55 26 40 / 10 20 5 10 CLOVIS.......................... 37 54 28 41 / 5 20 5 5 PORTALES........................ 40 56 30 44 / 5 10 5 10 FORT SUMNER..................... 39 52 29 42 / 5 20 10 10 ROSWELL......................... 41 57 30 49 / 0 10 5 10 PICACHO......................... 38 46 29 43 / 5 30 5 10 ELK............................. 39 42 25 37 / 10 50 10 10 && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM MST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ520-521-523>526-533>540. WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ519-522-529-531-532. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ501-502-505>507-509-517-518-528. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ503-504-508-510>516-527. && 44
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 5:22 AM MST, 11 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 522 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 NMZ501>540-011230- 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- 522 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NW QUARTER OF THE STATE ABOVE 7500 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A MOIST AND VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO MUCH OF THE NORTH AND WEST. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO MONDAY....REMAINING IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEK. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 33
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 4:01 PM MST | High Wind Warning | ABQ | 24 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:01 PM MST | Wind Advisory | ABQ | 24 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:23 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 35 hr |
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