Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Albuquerque, NM

629 
WWUS45 KABQ 172122
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
322 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2016

NMZ510-511-180500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0006.160417T2200Z-160418T1500Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
322 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER 
  AMOUNTS OF ONE FOOT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8500 FEET. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY DURING THE 
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT THEN DIMINISH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES BECOMING COLD ENOUGH FOR 
  SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY LATE THIS EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY FALL TO 1 TO 3 MILES 
  IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AND FOG. ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-180500-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0015.160417T2200Z-160418T1500Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
322 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT
MONDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER DURING 
  THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO THE DAY 
  MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES BECOMING COLD ENOUGH FOR 
  SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY MID TO LATE EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY FALL TO 1 TO 3 MILES 
  IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AND FOG. ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-180500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0015.160417T2200Z-160418T1500Z/
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-
322 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT
MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER DURING 
  THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO THE DAY 
  MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES BECOMING COLD ENOUGH FOR 
  SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS BY MID TO LATE EVENING. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY FALL TO 1 TO 3 MILES 
  IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AND FOG. ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY OR SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

942 
WWUS45 KABQ 180344
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
944 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2016

...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM CONTINUES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...

A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER COLORADO WILL
CONTINUE TO STEER MOISTURE AND DISTURBANCES OVER NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO CAUSING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PERSIST TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.
RECENT MODEL UPDATES INDICATE THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOW TO
PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS...AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS.
DRIER AIR WILL FILTER IN FROM THE WEST BY TUESDAY AS THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW BEGINS TO EXIT NORTHEASTWARD.

NMZ510-511-181100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160418T1500Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
944 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS OF ONE FOOT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
  8500 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY TONIGHT THEN
  IT SHOULD DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
  ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO VALLEY BOTTOMS DURING THE LATE EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW AND FOG. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED
  AND ICY.

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>516-181100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160418T1500Z/
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-
944 PM MDT SUN APR 17 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT
MONDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  TONIGHT...THEN IT MAY CONTINUE INTO THE DAY MONDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT
  ALL LOCATIONS BY LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES
  DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY...SNOW
  PACKED AND ICY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

44

857 
WWUS45 KABQ 181005
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
405 AM MDT MON APR 18 2016

...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM CONTINUES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...

A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER COLORADO WILL
CONTINUE TO STEER MOISTURE AND DISTURBANCES OVER NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO CAUSING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PERSIST TODAY. THROUGH SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED PAST MID MORNING ACROSS THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ
MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. DRIER AIR WILL
FILTER IN FROM THE WEST BY TUESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW BEGINS
TO EXIT NORTHEASTWARD.

NMZ510-511-181500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160418T1500Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
405 AM MDT MON APR 18 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS OVER ONE FOOT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
  9500 FEET.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  MID MORNING. THOUGH PERIODS OF SNOW MAY OCCUR THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON...THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT
  ACCUMULATIONS WILL DIMINISH.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET THIS MORNING...RISING TO NEAR
  8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN 
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW AND FOG. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY. 

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>515-181500-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160419T0600Z/
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-
405 AM MDT MON APR 18 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES.
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9500 FEET.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS
  MORNING...THEN AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET THIS MORNING...RISING
  TO NEAR 8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES 
  DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY...SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ516-181500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160418T1500Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
405 AM MDT MON APR 18 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. A MIX
  OF RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL
  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
  LOCATIONS THIS MORNING...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO NEAR 8500
  FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES 
  DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY...SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

34

091 
WWUS45 KABQ 181456
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
856 AM MDT MON APR 18 2016

...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM CONTINUES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...

A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER COLORADO WILL
CONTINUE TO STEER MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO CAUSING
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PERSIST TODAY. THOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED PAST NOON ACROSS THE TUSAS AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS.
HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER IN
FROM THE WEST BY TUESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW BEGINS TO EXIT
NORTHEASTWARD.

NMZ510-511-181800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160418T1800Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
856 AM MDT MON APR 18 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 
  INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS OVER ONE FOOT AT 
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9500 FEET. 

* TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  LATE MORNING. THOUGH PERIODS OF SNOW MAY OCCUR THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON...THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT
  ACCUMULATIONS WILL DIMINISH.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET THIS MORNING...RISING TO NEAR 
  8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN 
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW AND FOG. ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED 
  AND ICY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ516-181800-
/O.EXT.KABQ.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160418T1800Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
856 AM MDT MON APR 18 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. A 
  MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT 
  ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS THIS MORNING...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO NEAR 
  8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES 
  DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY...SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ512>515-181800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160419T0600Z/
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-
856 AM MDT MON APR 18 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9500 FEET. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 
  MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS 
  MORNING...THEN AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET THIS MORNING...RISING 
  TO NEAR 8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES 
  DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY...SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

448 
WWUS45 KABQ 181803
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1203 PM MDT MON APR 18 2016

...LATE SEASON WINTER STORM CONTINUES IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS...

A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER COLORADO WILL
CONTINUE TO STEER MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO CAUSING
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO PERSIST TODAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER IN FROM THE WEST BY TUESDAY AS
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW BEGINS TO EXIT NORTHEASTWARD.

NMZ510-511-181915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160418T1800Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1203 PM MDT MON APR 18 2016

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

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. 

WHILE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WIDESPREAD
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED.

$$

NMZ516-181915-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160418T1800Z/
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1203 PM MDT MON APR 18 2016

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

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY. 

WHILE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WIDESPREAD
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED.

$$

NMZ512>515-190600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160419T0600Z/
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-
1203 PM MDT MON APR 18 2016

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. 
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9500 FEET. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET THIS MORNING...RISING 
  TO NEAR 8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES 
  DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY...SNOW 
  PACKED AND ICY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
350 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS...HIGHER TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
BEFORE WANING. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER
THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND COULD
CONTINUE MONDAY AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING.
WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY WORK INTO THE STATE
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

A TEMPORARY LULL WEATHER WISE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT EXPECTING
SHOWERS TO DEVELOP AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER
LOBE OF ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT
THE NORTHWEST LATER TODAY WITH THE SURFACE BOUNDARY ADVANCING
SOUTHWARD INTO THE NE AS WELL THEN INTO THE UPPER AND MIDDLE RGV
TONIGHT. GFS AND NAM GENERATING WARNING AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN THE
NW MTS TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MTS INTO THE
RATON PASS/CAPULIN AREA MONDAY IF TIMING OF VORT LOBES REMAINS
RELATIVELY CONSISTENT. THEREFORE WENT AHEAD WITH A WINTER STORM
WARNING STARTING LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ
MTS AND A WINTER WX ADVY FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MTS THROUGH
15Z MONDAY. EXPECT THE SANGRE DE CRISTO HIGHLIGHT MAY NEED TO
BE EXTENDED IN TIME AND POSSIBLY INTO THE RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON
MESA ZONE MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION
FINALLY WANES.

HIGHS WILL BE BELOW AVERAGE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY THEN CLIMB TOWARDS
OR ABOVE AVERAGE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVER THE STATE TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY.

ANOTHER SURFACE FRONT WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT LOOKS GENERALLY DRY
BUT THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEST OF NEW MEXICO. GFS
STILL APPEARS TO OVERDO THE RETURN FLOW THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY ALTHOUGH
A WEAK AND BAGGY UPPER TROUGH TO OUR WEST COULD HELP. THE AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION THE GFS BREAKS OUT ON FRIDAY NIGHT SEEMS OVERDONE
THOUGH. SATURDAY LOOKS DRY AND WINDY WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM TO OUR
NORTH..THE SYSTEM SAGS A BIT FARTHER SOUTH SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
SO THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS NORTHWEST/NORTH CENTRAL. NOTE
THERE ARE SOME BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF SO THE
LATER FORECAST PERIODS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY WOBBLING OVER COLORADO WILL CONTINUE
TO BE THE MAJOR WEATHER MAKER FOR NEW MEXICO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THOUGH THE CENTER OF THE LOW WILL BE OVER COLORADO...SPOKES OF
ENERGY ROUNDING THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE PERIODS OF
PRECIPITATION...FAVORING AREAS NORTH OF I-40...THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

THE BACK DOOR FRONT THAT SLID THROUGH THE PLAINS LAST EVENING SHOULD
WEAKLY PUSH THROUGH THE GAPS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
TODAY...SETTING UP A CONVERGENCE ZONE GENERALLY IN THE VICINITY OF
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY THE AFTERNOON. THE LOW LEVEL FORCING
COMBINED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LIFT AND MOISTURE SHOULD RESULT IN
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THAT REGION TODAY. LOW
LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW ON THE CENTRAL MT CHAIN SHOULD ALSO RESULT IN
SHOWER ACTIVITY THERE AS WELL. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD ACROSS THE NORTHERN MTNS AS A LOBE OF ENERGY
MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN NM. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MTNS. BREEZY EAST
CANYON WINDS MAY ALSO REDEVELOP TONIGHT IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

THOUGH PRECIP MAY BRIEFLY DECREASE...THOUGH PROBABLY NOT COMPLETELY
DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP AGAIN BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN MTNS.
ITS EXPECTED THAT THE STORMS WILL THEN SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS
NORTHEAST NM MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL AGAIN BY POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. WETTING PRECIP IS LIKELY.

THEREAFTER...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SHOULD SHIFT FAR ENOUGH TO THE
NORTHEAST THAT ONLY A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS OR STORMS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS NC AND NE NM ON TUESDAY.  NORTHWEST FLOW ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE
THE RULE FOLLOWED BY AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ON THURSDAY. SHOULD BE
ANOTHER WEAK BACK DOOR FRONT AROUND THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIMEFRAME AS
WELL. DESPITE THE FRONT...TEMPERATURES SHOULD FINALLY BE AT OR ABOVE
NORMAL FOR ALL AREAS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SLOWLY BREAKS DOWN ON FRIDAY...THOUGH MODELS
ARE TENDING TO BRING UP SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO NM UNDERNEATH
THE RIDGE. WILL HAVE TO SEE HOW MUCH AND HOW FAR WEST IT GETS...BUT
COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP DURING THE
AFTERNOON...FAVORING HIGH TERRAIN AREAS.  SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW LOOKS
TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY AND A LEE SIDE SURFACE LOW WILL DEEPEN OVER
EASTERN COLORADO ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO PICK UP OVER NM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. ANY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD BE SCOURED OUT BY THESE
WINDS...AND CRITICAL CONDITIONS MAY RETURN TO PORTIONS OF THE STATE.

VENTILATION SHOULD BE MAINLY GOOD TODAY...THOUGH SOME POCKET OF POOR
VENTILATION WILL BE APPARENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MTNS.
GOOD TO EXCELLENT VENT RATES LOOK TO BE ON TAP MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...THOUGH WILL LOWER SOMEWHAT ON THURSDAY DUE TO THE
RIDGING ALOFT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY TO ALLOW FOR MAINLY
EXCELLENT VENTILATION AGAIN.

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
A VERY ACTIVE WX PERIOD CONTINUES W/ REMNANT -SHRA/LOW CIGS AND
VSBY REDUCTIONS TAKING HOLD OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NM. A TRICKY
PERIOD ON TAP OVERNIGHT WITH POTENTIAL IFR VSBYS IN FOG IN A FEW
AREAS THAT SAW DECENT PRECIP SATURDAY...NAMELY KGUP AND KLVS.
DESPITE VERY LITTLE COVERAGE ON RADAR THERE IS STILL HIGH TERRAIN
SNOW AND -SHRA ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN AREAS. A BRIEF AREA OF
CONVERGENCE OF NORTH WINDS AND GAP WINDS POSSIBLE AROUND KSAF AND
KABQ MAY ALLOW FOR MORE -SHRA TO DEVELOP THRU SUNRISE. ANOTHER
ROUND OF -SHRA/TSRA AND -SN WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFT 19Z OVER THE
HIGH TERRAIN THEN SPREAD INTO NEARBY VALLEYS AFT 22Z. A STRONGER
GAP WIND FOR LATE SUNDAY WILL SPREAD MORE ROUNDS OF -SHRA INTO THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE DAY INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

GUYER

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  54  32  57  30 /  40  30  30  10
DULCE...........................  50  28  50  23 /  80  60  80  20
CUBA............................  48  29  52  28 /  70  50  60  20
GALLUP..........................  51  24  56  25 /  40  30  30   5
EL MORRO........................  47  24  56  24 /  60  40  40  10
GRANTS..........................  50  27  58  26 /  60  30  40  10
QUEMADO.........................  49  28  61  30 /  50  20  30   5
GLENWOOD........................  61  37  70  41 /  20  10  10   5
CHAMA...........................  40  24  46  19 /  80  70  80  20
LOS ALAMOS......................  46  32  49  31 /  60  60  70  40
PECOS...........................  46  30  52  30 /  70  40  60  50
CERRO/QUESTA....................  42  24  48  22 /  70  40  70  50
RED RIVER.......................  38  20  42  19 /  80  70  80  60
ANGEL FIRE......................  40  22  44  21 /  70  70  70  60
TAOS............................  45  27  49  26 /  60  30  50  40
MORA............................  41  28  49  28 /  80  60  60  50
ESPANOLA........................  51  33  56  33 /  50  40  50  40
SANTA FE........................  48  32  52  31 /  60  40  60  40
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  51  33  55  33 /  50  30  50  30
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  53  36  60  37 /  50  40  50  20
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  56  39  63  40 /  50  30  40  20
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  57  38  64  40 /  40  30  40  20
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  57  37  64  38 /  50  30  40  20
LOS LUNAS.......................  59  39  66  40 /  40  30  40  20
RIO RANCHO......................  56  37  63  37 /  50  40  50  20
SOCORRO.........................  61  39  69  42 /  30  20  20   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  49  32  55  33 /  70  50  60  30
TIJERAS.........................  51  34  59  34 /  60  40  60  30
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  52  31  59  32 /  50  30  60  20
CLINES CORNERS..................  49  31  56  32 /  60  40  60  40
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  53  34  62  36 /  50  40  50  10
CARRIZOZO.......................  57  36  66  41 /  40  20  20   5
RUIDOSO.........................  53  32  58  38 /  60  30  30  10
CAPULIN.........................  43  28  52  32 /  40  30  40  60
RATON...........................  45  27  53  31 /  40  30  40  60
SPRINGER........................  47  29  54  33 /  30  30  40  50
LAS VEGAS.......................  48  29  55  31 /  50  30  60  50
CLAYTON.........................  54  33  60  39 /  30  20  30  60
ROY.............................  52  32  58  37 /  30  20  30  50
CONCHAS.........................  59  36  64  43 /  30  20  20  40
SANTA ROSA......................  60  37  65  42 /  30  30  20  40
TUCUMCARI.......................  62  37  67  43 /  30  20  20  30
CLOVIS..........................  61  38  65  43 /  30  30  10  20
PORTALES........................  62  40  66  44 /  30  30  10  10
FORT SUMNER.....................  63  39  66  45 /  20  30  10  30
ROSWELL.........................  67  44  69  47 /  10  30  10  10
PICACHO.........................  61  39  65  42 /  30  30  20  10
ELK.............................  57  35  62  41 /  30  20  30  10

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MDT MONDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ512>515.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM MDT MONDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ510-511.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
430 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2016

NMZ501>540-171200-
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-
430 AM MDT SAT APR 16 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
BEFORE TAPERING OFF...AND MAY RESUME TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO
SUNDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AS WELL AS ALONG THE RATON PASS TO CAPULIN AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ADVERSE WEATHER THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ
OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT STORM REPORTS
AND PHOTOS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR VIA TWITTER USING THE HASHTAG N
M W X.