Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1000 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM TO BRING POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO
THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...
.A VIGOUROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST WILL TRACK SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW MAY INTENSIFY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND SPREAD INTO THE SOUTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS...THOUGH THERE IS NOW ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR THE
HEAVIER SNOWFALL TO TRACK SOUTH OF THE WATCH AREA. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY THURSDAY.
NMZ508-526-101300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0008.100211T0100Z-100211T1800Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
1000 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
ANY SLIGHT SOUTHWARD DEVIATION OF THE STORM TRACK WILL KEEP THE
MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW SOUTH OF THE WATCH AREA.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FIRST OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE
HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL DEVELOPING DURING
WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE SOUTH
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDDAY THURSDAY.
* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
LOCATIONS LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT THE LOWER VALLEYS MAY SEE
SOME RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT
IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ LISTEN ...TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.
&&
$$
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
836 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
AZZ019-029-030-032>035-101200-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.A.0003.100210T2200Z-100211T1800Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORACLE...DOUGLAS...SIERRA VISTA
836 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AT 4000 FEET...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES OF
SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 6000 FEET...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL CAUSE ICY AND
SLICK ROADWAYS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY SERIOUSLY IMPACT TRAVEL. GUSTY WINDS
AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE
WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
LISTEN NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
551 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY
EVENING...
.ANOTHER UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE WESTERN COAST OF THE
UNITED STATES WILL DIG SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST
SOUTHEASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER...AND BE
POSITIONED SOUTH OF EL PASO AROUND MID MORNING ON THURSDAY. THIS
STORM WILL BRING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWS TO THE HIGH
ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA WILDERNESS AND THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS...AND POSSIBLY A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW AT
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING
MAINLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND PASSES. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL
BEGIN OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE BORDERLAND BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY
AND GRADUALLY SPREAD EASTWARD BY EVENING. SOME EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH ICE PELLETS IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS
SYSTEM.
NMZ022-025-101100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.A.0004.100211T0000Z-100212T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...
TIMBERON
551 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BORDERLAND WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ABOVE 7500 FEET ESPECIALLY IN THE GILA WILDERNESS. RAIN
MIXED WITH SNOW POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET
LATE WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY MAINLY NEAR FOOTHILLS AND
MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY EVENING AROUND
7500 FEET...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 5500 TO 6000 FEET BY THURSDAY
MORNING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25
TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...RAIN AND SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE WET TO ICY AND SLICK
ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
254 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
MORNING FOR THE GUADALUPE...DELEWARE...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...
.AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES NEAR THE AREA LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE GUADALUPE TO THE DELAWARE TO THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOPED AROUND MIDNIGHT
THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE MOST WITH AMOUNTS NEAR 5
INCH POSSIBLE WITH NEAR 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS.
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS A MIXED BAG OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME ACCUMULATION OF ICE.
NMZ027-TXZ057-074-258-101100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WS.A.0002.100211T0600Z-100211T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...ALPINE...
PINE SPRINGS
254 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 /154 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010/
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
WINTER WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5500 FT. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS A WINTER MIX IS
MORE LIKELY HOWEVER ICE FROM SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY ACCUMULATE
MAKING LOWER ELEVATION ROADS POTENTIALLY ICY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
$$
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
542 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
NMZ023-024-030>032-TXZ055-056-101100-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...ALAMOGORDO...
LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...
DELL CITY
542 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM TO MOVE TO THE BORDERLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
START TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL
BORDER...AND IS FORECAST TO BE SOUTH OF EL PASO AROUND MID
MORNING THURSDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOWS IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THERE WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY OF RAIN MIXED
WITH SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING MAINLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND PASSES. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE BORDERLAND BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY SPREAD EASTWARD BY EVENING. SOME
LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SOME EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH ICE PELLETS. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA WILDERNESS AND
THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
PERSONS SHOULD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES ON THE IMPENDING STORM.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
255 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
NMZ505>509-519>526-533>540-101200-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
GUADALUPE COUNTY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
255 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY...
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST...WILL
DIVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO FAR SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND NORTHWEST MEXICO
LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO MAKE
ITS WAY EASTWARD ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW AND
MIXED RAIN AND SNOW AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS SPREADING EASTWARD
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS IN THE UPPER GILA REGION AS WELL AS
THE GUADALUPE...NORTHERN SACRAMENTO AND CAPITAN MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS. A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY.
THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. A TRACK
FURTHER SOUTH WOULD RESULT IN LESS SNOWFALL FOR THE AREA...WHILE A
MORE NORTHERLY TRACK WOULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. RESIDENTS OF
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE...OR YOUR PREFERRED MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.
$$
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
304 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-101100-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...
MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE...
FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...
MARATHON...SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
304 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 /204 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010/
...A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...
COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE INTO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
AND WEST TEXAS WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO
MOVE OVER THE REGION THURSDAY. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY
ACROSS PARTS OF THE LOWER TRANS PECOS...AND LAST THROUGH
THURSDAY WHILE EXPANDING TO THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS.
SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS MOST LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY
WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY MORNING FOR 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. FARTHER EAST ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN A WINTER MIX
IS MORE LIKELY WITH SNOW AMOUNTS TO NEAR 1 INCH AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE.
THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST
AND THUS THE PRECIPITATION TYPE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY MAY BE NEEDED. RESIDENTS
OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST
OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS...BUT SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR COLD TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION.
$$
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
244 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
TXZ021>044-101200-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...
MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...
MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...MORTON...LEVELLAND...
LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...
SPUR...GUTHRIE...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...
O`DONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
244 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY...
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN INCREASING
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE BEST CHANCES
ON THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY NIGHT. CURRENTLY...IT APPEARS
TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY NEAR THE CRITICAL FREEZING MARK IN THE
LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE DURING THIS PERIOD...WHICH MEANS THE
TYPE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE TRICKY TO FORECAST...BUT IT COULD FALL
IN THE FORM OF A COLD RAIN...SNOW...SLEET OR A COMBINATION OF ALL
THREE.
THE MOST RECENT FORECAST TRACKS OF THE STORM SYSTEM HAVE BEEN
TRENDING SOUTHWARD...WHICH MEANS THE SOUTHERN SOUTH PLAINS AND
ROLLING PLAINS MAY BE MOST LIKELY TO RECEIVE ANY APPRECIABLE
MOISTURE. ALTHOUGH NOT ANTICIPATING A MAJOR WINTER STORM...THIS
SYSTEM COULD SQUEEZE OUT AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW GENERALLY SOUTH OF A
MORTON TO LUBBOCK TO PADUCAH LINE IF TEMPERATURES ARE COLD ENOUGH
FOR PRIMARILY SNOW.
THE EVENTUAL TRACK AND SPEED OF THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CAN
STILL CHANGE...WHICH WOULD AFFECT WHEN AND WHERE THE BEST CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR AND WHAT TYPE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOST
FAVORED. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WILL
WANT TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND BE
PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE WINTRY WEATHER.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
801 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
COZ058>089-093>099-110315-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
801 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY
AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY OVERNIGHT WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES PRODUCING
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER
MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND SAN LUIS VALLEY. FOG COULD BECOME
LOCALLY DENSE...WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW 1/2 MILE AT
TIMES.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY THROUGH
SUNDAY ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.
$$
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
252 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
AZZ019-029-030-032>035-101200-
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
252 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST TODAY WILL
MAKE ITS WAY TO THE SAN DIEGO COASTLINE THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN TRACK EAST THROUGH SOUTHERN
ARIZONA AND SONORA MEXICO WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THIS
STORM WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT HIGH ELEVATION SNOWFALL...WITH
SNOWFALL POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER VALLEY LOCATIONS AS SNOW LEVELS
LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET. SEE PHXWSWTWC OR WWUS45 FOR DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
$$
WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-101245-
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
545 AM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MIDWEEK...WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS ON WEDNESDAY.
A STRONGER STORM COULD BRING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TO THE HIGH
MOUNTAIN PASSES OF NORTHEAST UTAH...AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO
...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...DUE TO INCREASING SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
$$
JAD/CJC
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1116 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
NMZ501>511-516-517-519>521-100900-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBUQUERQUE...LOS LUNAS...RIO RANCHO...
CHAMA...CUBA...DULCE...EL MORRO...ESPANOLA...FARMINGTON...GALLUP...
GLENWOOD...GRANTS...LOS ALAMOS...QUEMADO...SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...
SOCORRO...TAOS
1116 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
BANDS OF LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST...AS SNOW
LEVELS REMAIN NEAR 7000 FEET. SHOWERS EXTENDING ALONG HIGHWAY 550
FROM SANDOVAL COUNTY NEAR SAN YSIDRO...ACROSS INTERSTATE 25 NEAR
SAN FELIPE...TO PLACITAS AND ALGODONES WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS
HIGHWAY 550...ALONG STATE ROAD 4...AND TOWARD SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO...
LOS ALAMOS...WHITE ROCK...SANTA FE...AND ALONG STATE ROAD 14 NEAR
MADRID AND CERRILLOS. MORE SHOWERS CROSSING INTO NEW MEXICO NEAR
GALLUP WILL MOVE EAST ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM THE ARIZONA LINE TO
THOREAU...AND ACROSS HIGHWAY 491 AND STATE ROADS 602 AND 53 NEAR
ZUNI PUEBLO...RAMAH...CHURCH ROCK...AND CROWNPOINT. EXPECT A
DUSTING OF LIGHT SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH LIGHT RAIN IN THE
VALLEYS. SNOW ON PAVEMENTS MAY CAUSE SLICK AND ICY SPOTS...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND THROUGH GAPS.
$$
SHY
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1116 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
NMZ512>515-518-522>529-539-100900-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-SANTA FE METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGEL FIRE...CAPULIN...CARRIZOZO...
CLINES CORNERS...GRAN QUIVIRA...LAS VEGAS...MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...
PECOS...CERRO/QUESTA...PICACHO...RATON...RED RIVER...RUIDOSO...
SANTA FE
1116 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
EXPECT LOCALLY POOR VISIBILITIES IN PATCHY DENSE FOG AND SNOW
SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY NEAR VALLEYS AND DIPS AND IN SHADED AREAS. FOG
IN CONTACT WITH PAVEMENTS MAY CAUSE SLICK AND ICY SPOTS...ESPECIALLY
ON BRIDGES AND THROUGH GAPS. EXPECT FOG AND A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS
INTERSTATE 40 FROM EDGEWOOD TO MILAGRO...OR FROM MILE POST 185 TO
MILE POST 240...AND ACROSS INTERSTATE 25 FROM SANTA FE TO THE
COLORADO LINE...OR FROM MILE POST 285 TO MILE POST 460. EXPECT FOG
ACROSS HIGHWAY 285...STATE ROAD 51...HIGHWAY 54...HIGHWAYS 70 AND
380...HIGHWAY 60...STATE ROAD 518...STATE ROAD 434...HIGHWAY 64...AND
STATE ROAD 68. EXPECT POOR VISIBILITIES IN SNOW SHOWERS NEAR ANGEL
FIRE WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION.
$$
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1116 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
NMZ530>538-540-100900-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-UNION COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLOVIS...CONCHAS...ELK...
FORT SUMNER...PORTALES...ROSWELL...ROY...SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI
1116 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
EXPECT LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN PATCHY FOG...ESPECIALLY NEAR
DIPS AND IN SHADED AREAS. EXPECT FOG ACROSS INTERSTATE 40 FROM
MILAGRO TO THE TEXAS LINE...OR FROM MILE POST 240 TO MILE POST 370...
AND ACROSS HIGHWAYS 64 AND 87...HIGHWAYS 56 AND 412...STATE ROAD
120...HIGHWAY 54...HIGHWAY 84...HIGHWAY 60...HIGHWAYS 70 AND 380...
AND HIGHWAY 82...AND STATE ROADS 402...209...AND 206.
$$
