HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1000 PM MST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST THU DEC 03 2009 Expires:200912031300;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
959 PM MST WED DEC 2 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-
959 PM MST WED DEC 2 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SNOW OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TO THE
SOUTH AND WEST OVERNIGHT...WITH HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION OVER THE
SUMMITS AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS NEAR THE
COLORADO LINE. EAST WINDS TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY POOR
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
HOWEVER...SNOW COVERAGE EXPANDING SOUTHWARD WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE EASTERN PLAINS AND THE SACRAMENTO AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THURSDAY NIGHT WIND CHILL WILL FALL INTO
THE TEENS BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN
MOUNTAINS...WITH WIND CHILL IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER MUCH OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...A WINTER STORM FORECAST TO MOVE FROM THE FOUR
CORNERS ACROSS NEW MEXICO MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY.
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: 357 PM MST WED DEC 02 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST FRI DEC 04 2009 ...SNOW AND COLD OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO...
.A STORM MOVING SOUTH FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND AN ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT EAST SLOPES TO THE
TEXAS BORDER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
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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-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...CERRO/QUESTA...RED RIVER...
ANGEL FIRE...SANTA FE...SANDIA PARK...CEDAR CREST...MORIARTY...
ESTANCIA...CLINES CORNERS...GRAN QUIVIRA...RUIDOSO...CAPULIN...
RATON...LAS VEGAS...CLAYTON...ROY...CONCHAS...SANTA ROSA...
TUCUMCARI...PICACHO...ELK
357 PM MST WED DEC 2 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST
FRIDAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TONIGHT...THEN
CONTINUE OFF AN ON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH AND
END EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 1
TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET. EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE DRY...FLUFFY SNOW AND VISIBILITIES
WILL DROP TO ONE HALF MILE OR LOWER AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP
TO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE NORTHEAST AND IN THE MOUNTAINS...EXCEPT
BELOW ZERO READINGS IN THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY.
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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