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Winter Storm Watch 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm watch at Dec 21, 2016, 9:12 AM MST. It took effect at Dec 22, 2016, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2016, 9:12 AM MST (16:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2016, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2016, 3:49 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Dec 21, 4:31 AM MST, 4 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 4:31 AM MST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 21, 5:31 AM MST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 531 AM MST WED DEC 21 2016 NMZ501>540-221245- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS- SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA- LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA- FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY- HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 531 AM MST WED DEC 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS FORECAST ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH SNOW LEVELS GRADUALLY LOWERING TO INCLUDE SOME LOWER ELEVATION LOCALES. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AT OR ABOVE 9000 FEET. SOME ROADS BELOW 9000 FEET MAY BE IMPACTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A COLDER SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN OVER THE WEEKEND AND BRING STRONG WINDS AND INCREASING CHANCES FOR SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...FAVORING THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 3:49 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | ABQ | 36 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:49 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABQ | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.