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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 8, 2017

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm watch at Jan 8, 2017, 4:19 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 9, 2017, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 8, 2017, 4:19 AM MST (11:19 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 9, 2017, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 8, 2017, 3:26 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 Jan 8, 4:01 AM MST, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 4:01 AM MST, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 4:49 AM MST, 23 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
449 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

NMZ501>540-081200-
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-
449 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE COMBINATION OF BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
WINDS WILL PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE
EASTERN PLAINS AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS TEMPERATURES RISE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...PRODUCING MOSTLY VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOWS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF NEW MEXICO. A SECOND STORM
SYSTEM MAY IMPACT THE STATE ON FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 4:26 AM MSTHigh Wind WarningABQ14 hr
Jan 8, 3:26 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningABQ39 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in New Mexico, 2017Every winter storm watch in 2017

Sources

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