HIGH WIND WARNING Issue Date: 800 PM MST MON DEC 07 2009 Expiration: 800 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...
.A STRONG SURFACE LOW COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL JET SHOULD
ALLOW VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO BY DAY BREAK
TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DEVELOPING ALONG THE NORTHERN
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS...WHERE GUSTS UP
TO 60 OR 65 MPH ARE LIKELY.
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EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCHAS...SANTA ROSA...TUCUMCARI...
CLOVIS...PORTALES...FORT SUMNER...ROSWELL
800 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MST
TUESDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MST
TUESDAY.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 OR
65 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS
OF NEW MEXICO TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS TO OCCUR ACROSS GUADALUPE...DE BACA
AND CHAVES COUNTIES. BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD LEAD
TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THESE WIND SPEEDS MAY BE DANGEROUS TO
TRAVELERS IN THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 285.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.
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$$ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 634 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009 Expiration: 600 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009 Expires:200912081300;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST MON DEC 7 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-
600 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WILL BUFFET MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SNOW WILL START THIS MORNING
ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND START MIDDAY TO
AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. IT APPEARS MAJOR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST
FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHEST
TERRAIN ALONG AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING OR
AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDING DOWN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD
WILL LIKELY BE ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.
AGAIN WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
VERY STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUIRED TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
SNOW AND WIND REPORTS.
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