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Freeze Watch 1, NWS Albuquerque, NM

October 9, 2021Rio Arriba County, Taos County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this freeze watch at Oct 9, 2021, 1:47 PM MDT for Rio Arriba County, Taos County, New Mexico. It took effect at Oct 11, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 9, 2021, 1:47 PM MDT (19:47 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 11, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Oct 10, 2021, 2:22 AM MDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Rio Arriba County, NM, Taos County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze watch went out at Oct 9, 11:33 AM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 11:33 AM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 9, 4:00 AM MDT, 9 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
400 AM MDT Sat Oct 9 2021

NMZ201>241-101200-
Northwest Plateau-Chuska Mountains-Far Northwest
Highlands-Northwest Highlands-West Central Plateau-West Central
Mountains-West Central Highlands-Southwest Mountains-San Francisco
River Valley-Tusas Mountains Including Chama-Jemez Mountains-
Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass-Northern Sangre de Cristo
Mountains-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de
Cristo Mountains-Upper Rio Grande Valley-Espanola Valley-Santa Fe
Metro Area-Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-Lower Rio
Grande Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-Estancia
Valley-Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-Upper Tularosa
Valley-South Central Mountains-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including
Raton Pass-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-San Agustin
Plains and Adjacent Lowlands-
400 AM MDT Sat Oct 9 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central
New Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Near record warmth today for areas east of the Pecos Valley will be
combined with gusty southwest winds to create critical fire weather
conditions over the Northeast and East Central Plains this
afternoon. Southwest wind gusts to around 40 to 50 mph are possible
along and east of the central mountain chain today before tapering
off this evening. A few rain and high mountain snow showers will be
possible today over the northwest, but chances increase over
northwest and north central New Mexico tonight. Any snow
accumulations will be limited to the highest peaks of the Tusas and
Sangre de Cristo mountains.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Rain, high elevation snow and thunderstorms will be focused over
north central and northeast New Mexico Sunday. Gusty west to
northwest winds to around 40 mph will be most likely along and south
of I-40 and east of I-25 Sunday. Any additional snow accumulations
will be limited to the highest peaks of the Tusas and Sangre de
Cristo mountains.

Southwest winds will be increasing Monday in advance of a
significantly colder storm system. Very strong to potentially
damaging winds are possible along and south of I-40 and from the
central mountain chain eastward where gusts in excess of 60 mph
could occur Tuesday. The Chuska, Tusas and Sangre de Cristo
mountains could see accumulating snow by Tuesday evening. A
widespread freeze appears likely for western and northern New Mexico
Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report wind gusts and impacts as well as
precipitation amounts through the National Weather Service
Albuquerque web site at weather.gov/abq or by calling
1.888.386.7637. You can also submit storm reports and photos on our
Facebook page or via Twitter using the hashtag nmwx.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 9, 3:20 AM MDTWind AdvisoryABQColfax, Mora, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance, Union15 hr

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Freeze Watches in New Mexico, 2021Every freeze watch in 2021

Sources

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