HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 634 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

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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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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 600 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 800 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...
.MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN
NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING...EXPANDING
SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOWS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS IT SPREADS EASTWARD
INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE HEAVIER
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR THE WEST FACING SLOPES...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL ALSO BE VERY STRONG MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...LEADING TO AN
EXTENSIVE AREA OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES.
HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
IN THE UPPER GILA REGION. HEAVY SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SUBSIDING TUESDAY EVENING.
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RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPULIN...RATON...LAS VEGAS
600 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
8 PM MST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY.
MODERATE SNOWS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY BY TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES WILL BE COMMON IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES
LIKELY ABOVE 7500 FEET. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH SHOULD BEGIN LATE TONIGHT OR TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE
25. EXPECT THE SNOW TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS
SUBSIDING BY EARLY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 1.800.432.4269.
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