WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 528 AM MST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST TUE DEC 01 2009

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT ALL SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR
WEST TEXAS THROUGH TUESDAY...
.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF ARIZONA WILL CONTINUE
MOVING EAST...PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE BORDERLAND EARLY
TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY AROUND 6500 FEET...WITH SOME
MIXED RAIN AND SNOW DOWN TO AROUND 5000 FEET. THIS SNOW LEVEL
WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...WHILE OVER THE LOWLANDS...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
ARE FORECAST BY THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
528 AM MST MON NOV 30 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY.
OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL THIS MORNING. SNOW
LEVELS ARE AT ABOUT 6500 FEET WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW DOWN TO
AROUND 5000 FEET. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TURN OVER TO
SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVIER. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10
INCHES IS FORECAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW
ENDS. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF OVER 1 FOOT ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE BLACK
RANGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.
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