HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 644 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 615 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009 Expires:200912231315;;
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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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 522 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...
AN UPPER LOW WILL DROP DOWN TO ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL
DEVELOP RAIN SHOWERS NORTH AND WEST OF DEMING BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
WITH THE SHOWERS SPREADING EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW ACROSS THE GILA REGION LATE TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE SNOW LEVEL FALLS TO AROUND 5000 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 3 TO 6
INCHES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND A SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THAT AREA.
BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON THE RAIN COULD
BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THOUGH LITTLE
OR NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE 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.
$$
HEFNER
WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 424 AM 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
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.
NMZ022-222200-
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
423 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
MST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE GILA REGION AND
THEN BEGIN TURNING TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED
END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
IS LIKELY...HEAVIEST OVER WESTERLY EXPOSED TERRAIN.
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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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 1230 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009 ...A QUICK HITTING WINTER STORM TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
TUESDAY EVENING...
.A COLD UPPER LOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...GIVING MUCH OF THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS SOME
SNOW. SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY OVER THE GILA WILDERNESS LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO MID DAY WEDNESDAY. THE UPPER LOW WILL JUST AS
RAPIDLY MOVE OUT OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING THE
SNOW TO END AND THE SKIES TO GRADUALLY CLEAR.
NMZ022-221100-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.A.0006.091223T0300Z-091223T1800Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
1230 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
AND THEN BEGIN TURNING TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED
END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AREAS WEST OF SILVER CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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GRZYWACZ
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