WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 348 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST TUE DEC 08 2009

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EARLY IN
THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK...
.SIGNIFICANT SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE FROM EARLY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGH TERRAIN WITHIN THE NORTHWESTERN
HALF OF NEW MEXICO. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK OVER THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...AND WILL CROSS THE STATE BY TUESDAY. MODERATE
TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AROUND DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. ACTIVITY
WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY...WITH PRECIPITATION SPREADING EASTWARD. SNOW LEVELS WILL
DROP TO VALLEY FLOORS MONDAY NIGHT AS COLDER TEMPERATURES SURGE
IN...AND HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR THE WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE HIGH TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. WINDS WILL ALSO BE VERY STRONG ON
TUESDAY...CAUSING SNOW TO BLOW AND DRIFT. THIS WILL CREATE REDUCED
VISIBILITIES...ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA.
NMZ502>506-508-510>517-061200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WS.A.0010.091207T1200Z-091208T2300Z/
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DULCE...CUBA...GALLUP...EL MORRO...
QUEMADO...CHAMA...LOS ALAMOS...PECOS...CERRO/QUESTA...RED RIVER...
ANGEL FIRE...TAOS...ESPANOLA
348 PM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACCUMULATING MONDAY
ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL...NORTHWESTERN...AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.
COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL BUILD IN MONDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING SNOW
LEVELS TO DROP TO MOST NEARBY VALLEY FLOORS AS SNOW INTENSIFIES.
HEAVIER SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL THEN FAVOR THE MONDAY NIGHT TO
TUESDAY TIME FRAME WITH MANY AREAS BELOW 8000 FEET RECEIVING
MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT AREAS ABOVE
8000 FEET...ESPECIALLY ALONG WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS...COULD SEE AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
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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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 547 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST SUN DEC 06 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
547 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009
NMZ501>540-061300-
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-
547 AM MST SAT DEC 5 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A WINTER STORM MAY IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
FROM EARLY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY
MONDAY MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...BEFORE
TRANSITIONING EAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS MANY AREAS OF THE STATE...ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL HIGH TERRAIN.
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 THROUGH TUESDAY FOR SNOW
REPORTS.
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