HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 556 AM MST TUE DEC 01 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST WED DEC 02 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
556 AM MST TUE DEC 1 2009
NMZ501>540-021300-
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-
556 AM MST TUE DEC 1 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE STORM OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL BRING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ZONES THROUGH THE DAY...AND
PERHAPS INTO THIS EVENING OVER CHAVES...ROOSEVELT AND CURRY
COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 1 TO
3 INCH RANGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A STORM DROPPING SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL BRING SNOW
TO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. PORTIONS
OF THE EASTERN PLAINS COULD RECEIVE ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL. IN
ADDITION...THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL BE OVER MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1159 AM MST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST TUE DEC 01 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
.SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER
NORTHWEST OLD MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE TO THE EAST
OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE SOME
PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN TODAY...BUT COLDER AIR WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF
TONIGHT... LEADING TO LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY AS
ENERGY FROM THE STORM SURGES NORTHWARD. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL
FALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS WITHIN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS. ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH FROM WEST
TO EAST TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW LOCALES
WITHIN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS COULD ACCUMULATE OVER ONE FOOT OF
SNOW BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND INTO
TUESDAY.
NMZ536>538-010300-
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ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTALES...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL
1159 AM MST MON NOV 30 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM MST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
COLDER AIR WILL SETTLE IN TONIGHT ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL TO
SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IT APPEARS THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN CHAVES AND SOUTHERN
ROOSEVELT COUNTIES WHERE GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED. LESSER AMOUNTS OF GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN DE BACA COUNTY.
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.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 1204 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST TUE DEC 01 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO THROUGH
TUESDAY...
.AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE IN THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO FOUR INCHES STILL POSSIBLE IN THE
SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL...AND NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FOCUS WILL THEN SHIFT TOWARD THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE STATE TONIGHT WHERE MORE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.
THE POTENT STORM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD
SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN BAJA OF CALIFORNIA TODAY BEFORE
TURNING EAST OVER NORTHERN MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH MANY AREAS WILL SEE AREAS OF RAINFALL THIS
AFTERNOON...COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO INFILTRATE THE
STATE...LEADING TO LOWERING SNOW LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE
IMPACT FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL NOT END UNTIL TUESDAY OR
TUESDAY NIGHT.
NMZ537-300100-
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DE BACA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FORT SUMNER
1204 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MST TODAY. A
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...HOWEVER
HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY OVER THE
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY TIME FRAME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA.
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