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Winter Storm Watch 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 21, 2016

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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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.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 21, 3:49 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningABQ36 hr
Dec 21, 3:49 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABQ36 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in New Mexico, 2016Every winter storm watch in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.