Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory

A Winter Weather Advisory is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when a low pressure system produces a combination of winter weather (snow, freezing rain, or sleet) that presents a hazard, but does not meet warning criteria. A Winter Weather Advisory is similar to significant weather alert, though a winter weather advisory is an official product.

A similar warning is issued by Environment Canada's Meteorological Service of Canada offices.

Example of a winter weather advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM444 AM MST SAT DEC 22 2007

...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

.A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOWACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANYTHE SNOWFALL. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE40 CORRIDOR FROM CLINES CORNERS EAST TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE AS WELLAS THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM SANTA FE NORTH TO RATON PASS THROUGHTHIS AFTERNOON. OTHER ROADWAYS ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL BEIMPACTED BY THIS EVENT. LIGHTER SNOW AND OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW WILLALSO AFFECT THE REGION FARTHER TO THE SOUTH BETWEEN ROSWELL...FORTSUMNER...AND PORTALES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

NMZ016>021-026-221900-/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-071223T0100Z/LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRIZOZO...RUIDOSO...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL...PORTALES...CLOVIS444 AM MST SAT DEC 22 2007

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THISAFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THISAFTERNOON.

LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE MOVING FROM NORTH TOSOUTH THIS MORNING...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY LATEMORNING.

NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTERMILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING...FALLING...AND DRIFTING SNOW.

SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY FROM WEST TOEAST...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE TEXASBORDER BY LATE AFTERNOON.

IF TRAVELING THE REGION THIS MORNING...CHECK IN WITH YOUR PREFERREDWEATHER INFORMATION SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTSBEFORE YOU START. PLAN ON WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...EXPECTDELAYS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

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ee also

Severe weather terminology (United States)

External links

* [http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ National Weather Service]
* [http://www.fema.gov Federal Emergency Management Agency]
* [http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/cd/brochures/warning_e.cfm? Meteorological Service of Canada]


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