Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Albuquerque, NM

597 
WWUS45 KABQ 302237
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
437 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

...SPRING STORM TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A FEW TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSES FROM THE WEST
SOUTHWEST. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START ABOVE 8500 FEET...BUT A
POWERFUL BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL CROSS FROM THE EAST THIS
EVENING LOWERING THE SNOW LEVEL TO VALLEY BOTTOMS. EASTERLY
UPSLOPE FLOW WILL FAVOR THE EAST SLOPES AND HIGHER PEAKS OF THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS FOR THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS...WHICH
SHOULD REACH AROUND 15 INCHES. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS THE JEMEZ AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND
DRIFTING SNOW. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD CONDITIONS GO TO
NMROADS.COM...OR DIAL 1.800.432.4269.

NMZ513>515-010600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
437 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  AROUND 15 INCHES ON HIGHER PEAKS AND EAST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
  EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE
  NIGHT HOURS...BEFORE MODERATING ON SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING
  THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...GENERALLY OUT OF THE EAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...STARTING ABOVE 8500 FEET...THEN DROPPING TO
  VALLEY BOTTOMS THIS EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE VISIBILITY WILL 
  DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT DURING PERIODS OF 
  HEAVY SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506-511-010600-
/O.EXB.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.160501T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
437 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
  AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ON MOUNT TAYLOR AND THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS ON EAST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW DURING THE EARLY EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER
  TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. REMAINING STRONG SUNDAY MORNING...THEN
  GRADUALLY WEAKENING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...STARTING ABOVE 8500 FEET DURING THE EARLY
  EVENING...THEN DROPPING TO VALLEY BOTTOMS BY LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
  LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING OF SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 1 FOOT ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
  WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND UP TO 2 FEET IN THE JEMEZ
  MOUNTAINS. ROADS WILL BECOME 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.

&&

$$

NMZ502-516-528-529-010600-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
437 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...EXCEPT 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE
  CHUSKA MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON EAST FACING SLOPES
  OF ELEVATED TERRAIN.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO
  ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
  ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE THE SNOW
 DECREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST AND EAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN
  THE NORTHEAST AND FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...AND AROUND TAOS.
  SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND IN
  TAOS.

* SNOW LEVELS...STARTING ABOVE 8500 FEET DURING THE EARLY
  EVENING...WILL DROP TO VALLEY BOTTOMS BY LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW
  LEVEL WILL THEN LIFT TO NEAR 7000 FEET ACROSS NORTHEAST AREAS
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND TO NEAR 8500 FEET ACROSS THE CHUSKA
  MOUNTAINS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE VISIBILITY WILL 
  DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT DURING PERIODS OF 
  HEAVY SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ510-512-527-010600-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
437 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  ON EAST FACING SLOPES. 

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE OVER TO
  ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING WHILE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED
  OVERNIGHT...BEFORE SNOWFALL MODERATES AND PERSISTS THROUGH
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...GENERALLY OUT OF THE EAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. STRENGTHENING
  AND SHIFTING OUT OF THE NORTH OVER RATON RIDGE LATE TONIGHT AND
  SUNDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS.

* SNOW LEVELS...STARTING ABOVE 8500 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN
  DROPPING TO VALLEY BOTTOMS BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE VISIBILITY WILL 
  DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT DURING PERIODS OF 
  HEAVY SNOW. 

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

523 
WWUS45 KABQ 010448
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1048 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

...SPRING STORM TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A FEW TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE STATE. SNOW
LEVELS ARE BEGINNING TO LOWER...AND WILL VARY BETWEEN 6500 AND
7500 FEET BY DAWN SUNDAY. EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW WILL FAVOR THE
EAST SLOPES AND HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS FOR
THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS...WHICH COULD REACH AROUND A FOOT TO 15
INCHES ON HIGH PEAKS ABOVE 10000 FEET. IN ADDITION...STRONG
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS THE JEMEZ AND WEST CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAUSING BLOWING SNOW WITH
FURTHER REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. FOR THE LATEST NEW MEXICO ROAD
CONDITIONS GO TO NMROADS.COM OR DIAL 5 1 1.

NMZ513>515-011130-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
1048 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS AROUND 15 INCHES ON HIGHER PEAKS AND EAST FACING 
  SLOPES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL MODERATE
  AND BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND INTO
  THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...GENERALLY OUT OF THE EAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME
  PERIODIC GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...DROPPING TO 6500 TO 7500 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE VISIBILITY WILL 
  DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT DURING PERIODS OF 
  HEAVY SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ502-510-512-516-527>529-011130-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1048 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 7500
  FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  POSSIBLE ON HIGH ELEVATION EAST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY
  MORNING WHILE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. PERIODS OF
  HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... BEFORE SNOWFALL MODERATES
  AND BECOMES MORE INTERMITTENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...VARYING FROM THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25
  MPH. STRENGTHENING AND SHIFTING OUT OF THE NORTH OVER RATON
  RIDGE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30
  MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS.

* SNOW LEVELS...DROPPING TO 6500 TO 7500 FEET BY DAWN SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE VISIBILITY WILL 
  DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT DURING PERIODS OF 
  HEAVY SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506-511-011130-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1048 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500
  FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON HIGH ELEVATION
  EAST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT
  AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL
  DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. REMAINING STRONG SUNDAY MORNING...THEN 
  GRADUALLY WEAKENING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW LEVELS...DROPPING TO 6500 TO 7500 FEET BY DAWN SUNDAY.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOWY TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING OVER
  HIGH TERRAIN AREAS WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING OF SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

877 
WWUS45 KABQ 010951
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
351 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016

NMZ513>515-011900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
351 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  AROUND 12 INCHES ON HIGHER PEAKS AND EAST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW
  WILL MODERATE AND BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT BY LATE THIS MORNING
  AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...GENERALLY OUT OF THE EAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME 
  PERIODIC GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS...DROPPING TO 6500 TO 7500 FEET THIS MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE VISIBILITY WILL 
  DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT DURING PERIODS OF 
  HEAVY SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ502-510-512-516-527>529-011900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
351 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 7500
  FEET WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  POSSIBLE ON HIGH ELEVATION EAST FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE MODERATING
  AND BECOMING MORE INTERMITTENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH OVER RATON/JOHNSON/BARTLETT MESAS THIS MORNING
  WITH SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS.

* SNOW LEVELS...DROPPING TO 6500 TO 7500 FEET THIS MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE VISIBILITY WILL 
  DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT DURING PERIODS OF 
  HEAVY SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506-511-011900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
351 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 
  FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON HIGH 
  ELEVATION EAST FACING SLOPES. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND DECREASE IN
  COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. REMAINING STRONG THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY
  WEAKENING THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...DROPPING TO 6500 TO 7500 FEET THIS MORNING.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOWY TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING OVER HIGH TERRAIN AREAS
  WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING OF SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

073 
WWUS45 KABQ 011716
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1116 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016

NMZ513>515-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
1116 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON HIGHER PEAKS AND EAST FACING
  SLOPES.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME PERIODIC
  GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THE VISIBILITY WILL
  DROP BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY
  SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ502-510-512-516-527>529-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
1116 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...GENERALLY OUT OF THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  40 MPH AROUND RATON...BARTLETT MESA AND JOHNSON MESA. OUT OF THE
  EAST OR SOUTHEAST IN THE WEST CENTRAL AND CHUSKA MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW LEVELS...LIFTING TO AROUND 7500 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON...EXCEPT ALONG AND EAST OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
  MOUNTAINS WHERE IT WILL REMAIN AROUND 6250 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SOME
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. THE VISIBILITY WILL
  DROP BELOW THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF
  HEAVIER SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ506-511-020000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
1116 AM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS
  THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND
  INTENSITY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST OR EAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...LIFTING NEAR 7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...EXPECT SLUSHY ROADS...EXCEPT SNOW PACKED AND ICY
  CONDITIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET. THE VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW THREE
  QUARTERS OF A MILE AT TIMES DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

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996 
WWUS45 KABQ 012343
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
543 PM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016

NMZ513>515-020045-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
543 PM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS BEEN MUCH MORE INTERMITTENT AND LIGHT OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS...AND THIS TREND SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. NO
SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE
WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE CANCELLED.

$$

NMZ502-506-510>512-516-527>529-020045-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
543 PM MDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW HAS BEEN MUCH MORE INTERMITTENT AND LIGHT OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS...AND THIS TREND SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. NO
SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED.

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
602 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

.AVIATION...
12Z TAF CYCLE
AVIATION IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. LIGHT
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS...AND AREAS OF MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS ACROSS THE EAST
THIS MORNING SHOULD IMPROVE LATER TODAY. FOG WILL BE LIMITED IN
COVERAGE THIS MORNING THOUGH KLVS WILL SEE VISIBILITIES IN
FREEZING FOG LESS THAN HALF A MILE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONAL...A STRONG BACK DOOR FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND WHEN COMBINED
WITH STRENGTHEN SOUTHEAST WINDS AT RIDGETOP LEVELS STRONG GAP
WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL VALLEYS WITH VERY STRONG WINDS
EXPECTED AT KABQ. STRONG WINDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT AREAS WILL
ALSO IMPACT THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. MORE
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MVFR TO IFR CIGS AND
VISIBILITIES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT...PERSISTING INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...330 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016...
.SYNOPSIS...
THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN OF LATE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DROPPING
SOUTH THROUGH NEVADA WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY STRONG BACKDOOR
COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STRONG EAST WINDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA LATE-TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
VERY STRONG EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY INCLUDING THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
THE ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS MOISTURE
LINGERS AND COMBINES WITH DAYTIME HEATING TO PRODUCE SCATTERED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
AS ONE CLOSED LOW LIFTS OUT TO THE NORTHEAST...ANOTHER ONE IS
TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING. ALL
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE WRN GREAT BASIN LOW WILL
TRACK SEWD INTO SOUTHWEST AZ BY AROUND SUNSET...THEN LIFT NEWD TO
NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS BY NOON SUNDAY. MEANWHILE AT THE SURFACE...A
VERY STRONG BACKDOOR COLD FRONT PLOW SOUTH AND SWWD THROUGH THE
ERN PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN WEST OF THE
CENTRAL MTN CHAIN OVERNIGHT. UPGRADED HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE
MIDDLE RGV TO A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TONIGHT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.
LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE FOR ABQ INDICATING SUSTAINED EAST WINDS OF
45 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE. LOWER
RESOLUTION MODELS KEEP WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL (700MB) SELY
BUT THE LOCALLY RUN 00Z 1KM WRF-ARW SHOWS MORE OF AN ELY
COMPONENT...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE MANZANOS. CANNOT RULE OUT A
SPILL OVER TYPE EVENT WITH HIGH WINDS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE FROM
SANDIA HEIGHTS SOUTHWARD ALONG AND NEAR TRAMWAY AND JUAN TABO TO
FOUR HILLS AND THE SE HEIGHTS OF ABQ. MOST LIKELY AREA FOR HIGH
EAST WINDS WILL BE WEST OF TIJERAS CANYON ALONG AND NEAR THE I-40
CORRIDOR AND CENTRAL AVE. STRONG EAST WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG BACKDOOR FRONT WILL NOT
ONLY RESULT IN STRONG EAST WINDS BUT PROVIDE A TRIGGER FOR
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH HIGH MOUNTAIN
SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. GFS HITTING FAR NW
NM RELATIVELY HARD WITH PRECIPITATION (LARGE AREA OF A HALF INCH
OR GREATER) AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR WHERE THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
DEVELOPS. BEST SHOT FOR RAIN IN THE ABQ METRO IS THIS EVENING AS
THE BACKDOOR FRONT PUSHES IN.

STRONG EAST WINDS WILL LIMIT PRECIP CHANCES IN THE MID RGV AND ABQ
METRO SUNDAY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ELSEWHERE. ABOVE MENTIONED CLOSED LOW FILLS AND SHEARS APART LATE-
DAY SUNDAY. MODELS AGREE THAT THE STALLED BACKDOOR FRONT ACROSS
WEST- CENTRAL AND NW NM WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND A DEPARTING WLY JET
TO GENERATE A ROUND OF SCATTERED CONVECTION ACROSS MOST MOUNTAIN
RANGES TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MOVING E-SEWD INTO THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL AND ERN NM TUESDAY EVENING.

WEDNESDAY REMAINS ON TRACK AS THE DOWN DAY OF THE WEEK AS A HIGH
AMPLITUDE RIDGE ALOFT MOVES OVERHEAD. 00Z GFS NOW BACKS THE FLOW
ALOFT ENOUGH AHEAD OF YET ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY DEEP CLOSED LOW TO
BRING THE DRYLINE TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ECMWF IS SIMILAR BUT KEEPS THE DRYLINE NEAR
THE TX LINE. FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR THURSDAY REMAINS LOW BUT
CONFIDENCE THAT PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF THE
AREA DURING THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND IS INCREASING.

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&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
DESPITE MODEST WARMING TODAY...COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK. LATE WEEK WARMING AND DRYING AHEAD
DEVELOPING SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN SOME AREAS OF CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER PERHAPS AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AND MORE LIKELY ON FRIDAY
ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL ZONES. EXTENDED MODELS INDICATE
THAT COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH WETTING PRECIPITATION ARE POSSIBLE BY
NEXT WEEKEND.

UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN COLORADO WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE TO THE EAST AS A TRAILING DISTURBANCE STRENGTHENS OVER
SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH AN ASSOCIATED JET STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA TO SOUTHERN ARIZONA. SPOTTY LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES...HOWEVER BY LATER IN THE DAY...AS THE
UPPER LOW CLOSES OVER ARIZONA CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN INCREASE
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AS WELL AS OVER AND TO THE EAST OF THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AS A STRONG BACK DOOR FRONT RACES INTO THE NORTHEAST.

CURRENT SET OF NUMERICAL GUIDANCE DEPICTS THIS FRONT STRONGER AND
FASTER THAN CURRENT RUNS AND GRIDS WERE ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THIS.
WITH THE UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER ARIZONA AND A TIGHT WEST TO EAST
SURFACE GRADIENT...EASTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND A SIGNIFICANT GAP WIND EVENT WILL IMPACT THE
CENTRAL VALLEYS. STILL NOT SURE IF THIS WILL TOP THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...BUT 700 MB FLOW STEADILY INCREASES WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS
OF 30 TO 45 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY...IMPACTING THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. WETTING PRECIPITATION INCREASES IN AREAL COVERAGE
...AND WILL INCLUDE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH
TERRAIN.

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE GREATEST
MAGNITUDES OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ZONES. MUCH COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR ALL ZONES BUT ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN. ACROSS THE EASTERN ZONES. WETTING PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED MOST LOCATIONS BUT WILL FAVOR WESTERN AND NORTHERN ZONES.

COOL AND MOIST CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE
UPPER LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES EAST WITH A TRAILING WEAKER WAVE
CROSSING NORTHERN ZONES ON TUESDAY.

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE DEVELOPS IN THE WAKE OF THIS ACTIVITY AS
ANOTHER STRONG UPPER LOW APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. TEMPERATURES WARM
BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN DECREASE.

TEMPERATURES INCREASE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AS THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES EAST
OF THE STATE AND A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WITH SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. SOME CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WEST ON THURSDAY WITH EXPANDED
COVERAGE TO MORE OF THE WEST AND THE CENTRAL VALLEY ON FRIDAY
DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES.

LOOKS LIKE THE WEEKEND COULD BE IMPACTED BY ANOTHER CLOSED LOW.

VENTILATION TO BE GENERALLY GOOD OR BETTER FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD...EXCEPT FOR A BROAD AREA OF POOR TO FAIR VALUES EAST ON
MONDAY...AND OVER THE NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY.

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&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ504-506-507-511-518-520-521-524.

HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT SUNDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... NMZ519.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
523 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

NMZ501>540-011130-
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-
523 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT SURGING THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
TONIGHT WILL LIKELY GENERATE VERY STRONG TO PERHAPS DAMAGING EAST
WINDS INTO THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...STRONGEST BELOW CANYONS
IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
LIKELY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA WITH GUSTS
THAT MAY EXCEED 55 OR 60 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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