HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 526 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
522 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009
NMZ501>540-071300-
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-
522 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING OVER THE WEST CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. ACTIVITY SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS IT TRANSITIONS EASTWARD. IT
APPEARS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...
ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES. WINDY CONDITIONS COULD ALSO
LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON 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 MAY BE REQUIRED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SNOW REPORTS.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 459 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO MONDAY
   MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
.SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN HIGH TERRAIN
AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL TRACK OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND EVENTUALLY THROUGH
NEW MEXICO BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AROUND DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...SPREADING
EASTWARD WITH TIME. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS
MONDAY NIGHT AS COLDER TEMPERATURES INVADE THE REGION. HEAVIER
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR WEST FACING SLOPES...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE VERY
STRONG ON TUESDAY...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION...ADDING TO THE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
NMZ501-062300-
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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FARMINGTON
458 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. COLDER TEMPERATURES
WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING SNOW LEVELS
TO DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AS SNOWFALL STARTS TO INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD FAVOR THE
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY TIME FRAME. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDY CONDITIONS COULD ALSO
LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD AND MEDICINE AT HOME FOR THE
DURATION OF THE STORM.  CHECK FURNACE AND FUEL LEVELS.
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