HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 634 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST MON DEC 7 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-
600 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WILL BUFFET MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SNOW WILL START THIS MORNING
ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND START MIDDAY TO
AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. IT APPEARS MAJOR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST
FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHEST
TERRAIN ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING OR
AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDING DOWN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD
WILL LIKELY BE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.
AGAIN WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
VERY STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
SNOW AND WIND REPORTS.
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HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 449 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 800 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
NEW MEXICO MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...
.A STRONG SURFACE LOW COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL JET SHOULD
ALLOW VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS...
WHERE GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65 MPH ARE LIKELY.
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GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI...CLOVIS...
PORTALES...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL
449 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR 65
MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF
NEW MEXICO TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. EXPECT
THE STRONGEST WINDS TO OCCUR ACROSS GUADALUPE...DE BACA AND CHAVEZ
COUNTIES. BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. THESE WIND SPEEDS MAY BE DANGEROUS TO TRAVELLERS IN
THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 285.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
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