WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 353 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
.SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
HIGHLANDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DIVES INTO ARIZONA. COOLER
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW SNOW LEVELS TO DROP TO THE
SURFACE...AS SNOW INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
MOVES INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO.
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
353 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THE
HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EXPAND IN
COVERAGE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME OF THE SNOW MAY
BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL INITIALLY BE COLD ENOUGH FOR
SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS TUESDAY MORNING...HOWEVER LOCATIONS BELOW
7000 FEET MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE WATCH AREA. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME
SNOW PACKED AND ICY FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS.
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. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 600 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009 Expires:200912221300;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST MON DEC 21 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 MON DEC 21 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A WINTER STORM LOOKS TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
WHICH MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO PARTS OF THE
STATE. HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS BEGINNING TUESDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH
AND EAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FAVORING THE WEST...SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
THEN...AS A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT PLUNGES THROUGH THE EASTERN
PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY...SNOW MAY DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT.
THEREFORE...IT APPEARS THAT MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE SOME SNOW
BEFORE THE SYSTEM EXITS THE STATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT HOLIDAY
TRAVEL TO BE IMPACTED.
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 TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB
SITE OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.
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