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Winter Storm Watch 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 13, 2017

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this winter storm watch at Jan 13, 2017, 4:21 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 14, 2017, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 13, 2017, 4:21 PM MST (23:21 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 14, 2017, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 14, 2017, 3:49 AM 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 13, 3:48 PM MST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 3:48 PM MST, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 5:27 AM MST, 10 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
527 AM MST FRI JAN 13 2017

NMZ501>540-141230-
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-
527 AM MST FRI JAN 13 2017

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED
FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS FAR EASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL COMBINE WITH A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AND
CONTINUING AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN
HIGH (SKI AREA LEVEL AND ABOVE) THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS LIKELY IN THE HIGH TERRAIN ABOVE ABOUT
7500 FEET...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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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.