WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 348 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT NEW MEXICO INTO THURSDAY...
.SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS WILL
CONTINUE EXPANDING SOUTH AND EAST WHILE INTENSIFYING THROUGH TONIGHT.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE STATE OVERNIGHT ALLOWING ANY
AREAS OF RAIN TONIGHT TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO PERHAPS THURSDAY
AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM EXITS SLOWLY EAST INTO WEST TEXAS.
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FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
347 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
MST WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET...6 TO 10
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
  ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN JUAN AND JEMEZ
  MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
* WINDS...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
* SNOW LEVELS...7000 FEET THROUGH 900 PM THEN GRADUALLY FALLING TO
  ALL ELEVATIONS THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* LOCAL IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
  THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. VISIBILITIES MAY
  BE REDUCED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SNOW INTENSITY
  INCREASES. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY FOR HOLIDAY
  TRAVELERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 601 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
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ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-ESTANCIA VALLEY-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-UNION COUNTY-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
600 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO LATE THIS
MORNING...AND WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...WHERE OVER 8 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 FEET. PERSONS TRAVELING THROUGH
WESTERN AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOULD EXPECT
DELAYS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW WILL SLOWLY TRANSLATE INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. MUCH OF THE SNOW WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
DURING THE DAY. SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THURSDAY
BEFORE TAPERING OFF.
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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