WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1004 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO INTO THURSDAY...
.SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS WILL
CONTINUE EXPANDING SOUTH AND EAST WHILE INTENSIFYING TONIGHT.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE STATE OVERNIGHT ALONG A COLD
FRONT WHERE MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE EASTERN
SECTIONS OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS THE UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM EXITS SLOWLY EAST INTO WEST TEXAS.
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1004 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS FAVORING
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES NEAR DAY BREAK.
* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THROUGH 900 PM THEN GRADUALLY FALLING
TO ALL ELEVATIONS AROUND MIDNIGHT.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SNOW INTENSITY INCREASES. ROADWAYS MAY
BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS...INCLUDING
THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 601 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST TUE DEC 22 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 TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO LATE THIS
MORNING...AND WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WHERE OVER 8 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 FEET. PERSONS TRAVELING THROUGH
WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOULD EXPECT
DELAYS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW WILL SLOWLY TRANSLATE INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. MUCH OF THE SNOW WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
DURING THE DAY. SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THURSDAY
BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
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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