SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 357 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...
AN UPPER LOW WILL DROP DOWN TO ARIZONA THIS EVENING AND INTO
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP NORTH AND WEST OF DEMING BY THIS EVENING... WITH THE
SHOWERS SPREADING EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW ACROSS THE GILA
REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE SNOW LEVEL FALLS
TO AROUND 5500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
FORECAST OVER THE GILA MOUNTAINS WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED. THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS COULD ALSO SEE SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND A SNOW
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING THE RAIN COULD BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW ACROSS
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE
SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS TRANS MOUNTAIN AND SAN AUGUSTIN
COULD STILL SEE A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE
PRECIPITATION...WEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION TO
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS
COMBINED WITH SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD CAUSE SOME
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END ALL AREAS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND HUDSPETH
COUNTY...WHERE A FEW SHOWERS COULD LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR UPDATES.
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HARDIMAN

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 334 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...A QUICK HITTING WINTER STORM TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
TONIGHT...
.A COLD UPPER LOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...GIVING MUCH OF THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS SOME
ACCUMULATING SNOW. SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY OVER THE GILA
WILDERNESS LATE T0NIGHT INTO MID DAY WEDNESDAY...WHILE FURTHER
EAST...THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL SEE SOME OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SNOW BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE UPPER LOW WILL JUST AS
RAPIDLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING
THE SNOW TO END AND THE SKIES TO GRADUALLY CLEAR.
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
333 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY...
RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE GILA REGION AND
THEN BEGIN TURNING TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START
OUT AROUND 8000 FEET THIS EVENING...DROPPING TO 7000 FEET BY
MIDNIGHT... 6000 FEET BY DAWN... AND 5000 FEET BY MID-MORNING. THE
SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AROUND SILVER CITY... 4 TO 6
INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...INCLUDING PINOS ALTOS...AND 6 TO 8 INCHES
ABOVE 7500 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY LATE TONIGHT
AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
EVEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 644 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 615 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
640 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-231315-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
640 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SOME SHOWERS LIKELY
BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
RAIN WILL SWITCH TO SNOW OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES
LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. RAIN COULD BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW
OVER THE LOWLANDS ON WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD CALL IN ANY REPORTS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THIS OFFICE.
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