HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 331 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST MON NOV 30 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
330 PM MST SUN NOV 29 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-
330 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS STARTING THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT. MANY VALLEY AREAS SUCH AS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE...UPPER
TULAROSA...AND SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY WILL ALSO SEE RAIN CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
40. SNOW AMOUNTS COULD REACH ONE TO TWO FEET OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
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 THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE OR BY CALLING
1.888.386.7637.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 400 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST TUE DEC 01 2009

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY...
.SIGNIFICANT SNOWS WILL ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OVER PARTS OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. A POTENT STORM OVER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE
NORTHERN BAJA OF CALIFORNIA TODAY BEFORE TURNING EAST OVER
NORTHERN MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. COLDER AIR
WILL CONTINUE TO INFILTRATE THE STATE...LEADING TO LOWERING SNOW
LEVELS. BY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...THE FOCUS FOR HEAVY SNOWS
WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE STATE. MAJOR SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT HIGH
PLAINS. THE IMPACT FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL NOT END TUESDAY OR
TUESDAY NIGHT.
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CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSWELL...PICACHO...ELK
400 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS WILL MIX WITH SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES TODAY WITH LITTLE
OR NO ACCUMULATION. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND
MONDAY...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. LARGE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ABOVE 7500 FEET AND OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN LINCOLN AND
WESTERN CHAVES COUNTY.
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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