Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
455 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM TO BRING POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE
   SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CURRENTLY NEAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL
MIGRATE EAST TODAY AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRAJECTORY AND SPEED OF
THIS SYSTEM...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS.
AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SPREAD EAST
INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY.

NMZ508-526-102300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.A.0008.100211T0100Z-100211T1800Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
455 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
  THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND SPEED OF THIS
  SYSTEM...WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS
  SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EAST INTO THE SOUTH
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DURING THE OVERNIGHT. EXPECT SNOW TO DIMINISH
  FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT SNOW LEVELS NEAR 7000
  FEET EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE RAPIDLY DROPPING TO THE VALLEY
  FLOORS PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAN
  BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.


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 MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
544 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT THE GUADALUPE...DELAWARE...AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. STRONG LIFT AHEAD
OF THIS FEATURE WILL COMBINE WITH COLD AIR TO PRODUCE WINTRY
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE GUADALUPE... DELAWARE...AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW ACROSS
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTRY MIX OF
RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

NMZ027-TXZ057-074-258-102200-
/O.CON.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
544 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 /444 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010/

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE GUADALUPE...DELAWARE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GUADALUPE...DELAWARE...
AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE
5000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...
SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THIS
WINTRY PRECIPITATION COULD YIELD ICY 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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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
400 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.ANOTHER UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS PULLING INTO THE
WESTERN U.S. THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST
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 THIS AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY SPREAD
EASTWARD BY EVENING. SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH ICE
PELLETS IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM.

NMZ022-025-102100-
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...
TIMBERON
400 AM MST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...


* TIMING...THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE
  SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BORDERLAND THIS 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 SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.
  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.

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