SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 440 AM MST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 300 PM MST WED DEC 02 2009

...COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON STATEWIDE AND ADDITIONAL SNOW TO
IMPACT EASTERN NEW MEXICO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK...
THE LEADING EDGE OF A VERY COLD AIRMASS THAT MOVED INTO NORTHEAST
NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY PRESS SOUTH AND WEST
TODAY. THIS INITIAL SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL BE REINFORCED BY YET A
STRONGER SURGE OF COLD CANADIAN AIR THAT WILL SETTLE INTO EASTERN
NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...SPREADING WESTWARD INTO CENTRAL AND WESTERN
AREAS OF THE STATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
BY THURSDAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S ON THE EASTERN PLAINS WITH 30S AND 40S ACROSS THE WEST.
THESE READINGS WILL BE AS MUCH AS 30 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS
IN THE EAST...AND 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE ACROSS THE WEST.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES BOTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE
SOME OF THE COLDEST OBSERVED SO FAR THIS SEASON. LOWS ARE EXPECTED
TO VARY FROM 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS...WITH SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS COMMON ELSEWHERE.
IN ADDITION TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES...AREAS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP
AND EXPAND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TO INCLUDE THE INTERSTATE
40 CORRIDOR.
RESIDENTS AND ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD KEEP CURRENT WITH THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS AS
THIS WEATHER EVENT UNFOLDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR YOUR
PREFERRED WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS.
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DPORTER/KJ

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 556 AM MST TUE DEC 01 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST WED DEC 02 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
556 AM MST TUE DEC 1 2009
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
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-
556 AM MST TUE DEC 1 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE STORM OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL BRING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ZONES THROUGH THE DAY...AND
PERHAPS INTO THIS EVENING OVER CHAVES...ROOSEVELT AND CURRY
COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 1 TO
3 INCH RANGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A STORM DROPPING SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL BRING SNOW
TO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. PORTIONS
OF THE EASTERN PLAINS COULD RECEIVE ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL. IN
ADDITION...THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL BE OVER MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING
1.888.386.7637.
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