HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 202 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 200 PM MST MON NOV 30 2009

/200 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT THROUGH MID MONDAY MORNING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS.
A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL
COMBINE WITH THESE STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM
ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TO PRODUCE A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...
SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET. FOUR TO
SIX INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ELEVATIONS BELOW 4500 FEET
MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT
FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO PLAINS. FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES ACROSS WEST TEXAS
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL LIKELY SPREAD
EASTWARD INTO THE TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS. A
FEW INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE LOCATIONS TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 158 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST TUE DEC 01 2009

...WINTER WEATHER STORM POSSIBLE FOR THE GUADALUPE...
DELAWARE...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MEXICO TONIGHT.
THIS LOW COMBINED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT BRINGING COLDER
TEMPERATURES COULD CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE...
DELAWARE...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW
TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW
WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY COME TO AN END
TUESDAY MORNING.
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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
139 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5
AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CHANGE TO
ALL SNOW BY MONDAY MORNING. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET MONDAY INTO
MONDAY NIGHT. FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
ELEVATIONS BELOW 4500 FEET MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING
OFF TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 158 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST TUE DEC 01 2009

...WINTER WEATHER STORM POSSIBLE FOR THE GUADALUPE...
DELAWARE...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MEXICO TONIGHT.
THIS LOW COMBINED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT BRINGING COLDER
TEMPERATURES COULD CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE...
DELAWARE...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW
TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW
WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY COME TO AN END
TUESDAY MORNING.
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EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...VAN HORN
239 PM CST SUN NOV 29 2009 /139 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009/
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
AN UPPER LOW AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE TO BRING RAIN
MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW TONIGHT...CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY
MONDAY MORNING. FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE AREA MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY
MORNING.
PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE NOW FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 455 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 300 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009

/455 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009/
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...
A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY DIGGING
INTO THE BAJA OF MEXICO...AND WILL THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON TUESDAY. RAIN WILL DEVELOP TODAY FROM THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AHEAD OF THE LOW. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION
CAUSING THE RAIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW BY MONDAY MORNING.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD EAST TUESDAY TO ENCOMPASS NEARLY THE
ENTIRE AREA WITH AN INITIAL RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW MIXTURE
TRANSITIONING OVER TO ALL SNOW. THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY IN SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS SYSTEM THEREFORE A WINTER
STORM WATCH HAS ONLY BEEN ISSUED IN LOCATIONS WHERE CONFIDENCE IS
GREATEST IN HEAVY SNOW TOTALS. OTHER AREAS COULD EXPERIENCE
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AS WELL AND ADDITIONAL WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCTS MAY BE ISSUED AS FORECAST CONFIDENCE INCREASES.
RESIDENTS AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER
EVENT UNFOLDS.
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