WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 400 PM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 600 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009

...WINTRY WEATHER TO RETURN THIS WEEKEND...
.SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER
PORTIONS OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. A POTENT STORM OVER CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD SLOWLY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH
SUNDAY BEFORE TURNING EAST ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO ON MONDAY.
RAIN...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AND HIGH TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THIS EVENING OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL AREAS...WITH
PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO ALL SNOW DURING THE NIGHT AND THEN
CONTINUING ON SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE NIGHT OVER THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS INTO THE FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS.
A COLD FRONT WILL PRESS UP AGAINST THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE
DE CRISTO...SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
AIDING THE SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
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LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESPANOLA...SANTA FE...SANDIA PARK...
CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY...ESTANCIA...CLINES CORNERS...CAPULIN...
RATON...LAS VEGAS
400 PM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY.
.RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE
NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE
2 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...SANTA FE METRO
AREA...ESTANCIA VALLEY... CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...NORTHEAST AND FAR
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND OVER JOHNSON MESA AND RATON RIDGE...WITH
4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 601 AM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST SAT NOV 28 2009
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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 SAT NOV 28 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WINTER WEATHER WILL RETURN ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO
TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY. LESSER AMOUNTS REMAIN POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY ON
SUNDAY. A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FOCUS
FOR SNOW DEVELOPMENT...MAINLY ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION SOUTHWARD SUNDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. HOWEVER...IF
THE LATEST COMPUTER MODELS ARE CORRECT...THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE SNOW MAY BE SLOWER TO EXIT THE AREA...RESULTING IN SNOW
LINGERING INTO TUESDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST.
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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