SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 252 PM MST THU NOV 26 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WINTRY WEATHER TO IMPACT MUCH OF NEW MEXICO OVER THE LATTER HALF
OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...
A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COULD BRING SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL TO MANY AREAS OF NEW MEXICO BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY AND
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY.
THIS POWERFUL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA
COASTLINE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND END UP OVER NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL THEN TURN EAST INTO NORTHERN
NORTHERN MEXICO ON MONDAY AND WEST TEXAS ON TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION
WILL LIKELY BEGIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN ACROSS ALL BUT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER...RAIN WILL QUICKLY TURN TO SNOW
AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AS COLDER AIR RUSHES INTO THE AREA.
ON SUNDAY...THE FOCUS FOR PRECIPITATION WILL SHIFT EAST AND SOUTH AS
A STRONG COLD FRONT PLUNGES SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. THIS
WILL BRING AN ABRUPT END TO THE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THAT NEW
MEXICO HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING...AND WILL RESULT IN MUCH OF THE
PRECIPITATION FALLING IN THE FORM OF SNOW. BY MONDAY...MUCH OF THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF
MONDAY NIGHT.
AT THIS TIME...IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHAT AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED THE
MOST BY THIS SYSTEM. WHILE COMPUTER MODELS ARE STARTING TO COME INTO
BETTER AGREEMENT...THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THE WEEKEND
WEATHER SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS WILL WANT TO
STAY ADVISED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THIS
WINTRY WEATHER EVENT UNFOLDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE...OR YOUR PREFERRED WEATHER
INFORMATION SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 602 AM MST THU NOV 26 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST FRI NOV 27 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST THU NOV 26 2009
NMZ501>540-271300-
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 THU NOV 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
LATE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
MANY AREAS OF THE STATE...THOUGH WHERE THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE
FELT REMAINS IN QUESTION. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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