HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 602 AM MST THU NOV 26 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST FRI NOV 27 2009 Expires:200911271300;;
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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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 550 AM MST THU NOV 26 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST THU NOV 26 2009 ...WINTRY WEATHER TO IMPACT MUCH OF NEW MEXICO OVER THE LATTER PART
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 ON SATURDAY BEFORE TURNING SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN
ARIZONA AND FINALLY ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO BY MONDAY. 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 FILTERS INTO THE AREA.
ON SUNDAY...THE FOCUS FOR PRECIPITATION WILL SHIFT EAST AND SOUTH
AS A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT PLUNGES SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS. THIS WILL PUT AN ABRUPT END TO THE ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THAT NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING...AND WILL RESULT
IN MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS TO BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. BY
MONDAY...MUCH OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY NIGHT.
AT THIS TIME...IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHAT AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED THE
MOST BY THIS SYSTEM. THIS IS LARGELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EXACT
TRACK AND TIMING OF THE WEEKEND WEATHER SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN.
NONETHELESS...HOLIDAY TRAVELERS WILL WANT TO STAY ADVISED OF THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THIS 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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