HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 634 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009 Expires:200912081300;;
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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 STORM WATCH
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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SANTA FE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA FE...SANDIA PARK...CEDAR CREST...
MORIARTY...ESTANCIA...CLINES CORNERS
600 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...
THE ESTANCIA VALLEY AND CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AS WELL AS THE SANTA FE
METRO AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVIEST ALONG AND NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 40...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN
SANDIA MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA FE METRO AREA. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS SHOULD
START TO DIMINISH TUESDAY EVENING.
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.
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