HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 601 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009 Expires:200912241300;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
NMZ501>540-241300-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY.
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT WHERE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE RATON RIDGE AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH MAY SIGNIFICANT REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. ROADS MAY BE SNOW PACKED
AND ICY ACROSS THE STATE. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD TAKE CAUTION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO
BEFORE TAPERING OFF. BREEZY CONDITIONS THURSDAY MORNING WILL LEAD
TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL
PLAINS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW.
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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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 458 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO INTO THURSDAY...
.SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY ACROSS
NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO BEHIND A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT. WIDESPREAD
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE RATON RIDGE. AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. MEANWHILE...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS
BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOW WILL EXIT THE STATE LATE
TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOWFALL TO AN END THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
EAST.
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GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-
458 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF
THURSDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
LOCATIONS.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE AREA. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS SNOW INTENSITY INCREASES. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW
PACKED AND ICY FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE
40 CORRIDOR BETWEEN SANTA ROSA AND THE TEXAS STATE LINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING
AND BLOWING SNOW.
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