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: 446 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...
.SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS TODAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DIVES INTO ARIZONA. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO THE SURFACE
TONIGHT AS SNOW SPREADS SOUTH AND EAST AND INCREASES IN INTENSITY.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN
NEW MEXICO...BUT WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
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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-
445 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM MST THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND LOWER CHAMA
RIVER VALLEY...WHILE 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...AND INCREASE IN
INTENSITY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY
AT TIMES.
* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND UPPER RIO
GRANDE VALLEY. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS
THE LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW LATE THIS
EVENING.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE AREA. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED OVERNIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SNOW INTENSITY INCREASES. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME
SNOW PACKED AND ICY FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
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