Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
336 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...
.A VIGOUROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WEST COAST WILL
TRACK SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
OVER THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL
INTENSIFY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND SPREAD INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY
THURSDAY.
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
336 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
* 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.
* 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
248 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.A WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST TODAY
WILL MAKE ITS WAY TO THE SAN DIEGO COASTLINE BY LATE TONIGHT. THE
STORM 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 OR EVENING.
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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
248 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AT 4000 FEET...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING
AROUND 6000 FEET...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED 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.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
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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.
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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.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
153 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.
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...
TIMBERON
153 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OFT HE 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 SNOW POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET LATE
WEDNESDAY EARLY THURSDAY MAINLY NEAR FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAIN
PASSES WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF 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 OF
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.
&&
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20 NOVLAN
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
352 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...
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WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-
CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-
WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEMONT...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...
BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...
CHESTERFIELD...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...CAMBRIDGE...AYER...
JAFFREY...KEENE...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE
352 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THIS WINTER STORM WATCH INCLUDES SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90 IN MASSACHUSETTS.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS
TIME. THIS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE DAY COMMUTE.
AS FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW FAR NORTH THE SHIELD OF HEAVY
SNOW WILL TRACK. IF THE SYSTEM MOVES A BIT FURTHER NORTH THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST...HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A
TRACK SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH WOULD LIKELY CONFINE THE HEAVY SNOW TO
SOUTH OF THE MASSACHUSETTS PIKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF 6 OR MORE INCHES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD...OR 8 OR MORE
INCHES IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NEXT 24 TO
36 HOURS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MODIFY
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD WINTER WEATHER DEVELOP.
&&
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EVT/NOCERA
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
248 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE WEDNESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
.SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WATCH AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BLOW BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME
HIGHER GUSTS...WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES. AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL DEPEND UPON
THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM...BUT AT THIS TIME...A POTENTIAL
FOR 6 INCHES OR MORE WITHIN A 12 HOUR TIME FRAME EXISTS. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER
WEATHER EVENT.
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INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...
HAMPTON
248 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
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.
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