WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 432 PM MST SUN NOV 29 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 CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN
BAJA PENINSULA WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS...PASSING
JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE BORDERLAND EARLY TUESDAY. MEANWHILE...
COOLER AIR WILL FILTER IN FROM THE NORTH BEHIND A BACKDOOR COLD
FRONT. THE UPPER LOW AND COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY HOVER AROUND 6000 FEET
OVERNIGHT... AND WILL DROP THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY
NIGHT... SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 4000 FEET. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH SEVERAL
INCHES POSSIBLE EVEN IN THE LOWLAND DESERTS BY THE TIME THE SYSTEM
MOVES OUT EARLY TUESDAY.
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TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...DEMING...LAS CRUCES...
EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
431 PM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE TO BRING
WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE ABOVE 6000 FEET...BUT WILL DROP
CLOSER TO 5000 FEET BY MORNING. SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION AND LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT OVER MOUNTAIN
PASSES.
MONDAY LOOKS TO BE A MESSY DAY WITH LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS MIXING
WITH SNOW DURING HEAVIER BURSTS. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP
ERRATICALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BUT CONSISTENT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE EVENING
COMMUTE WILL LIKELY FEATURE AREAS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION AND
ISOLATED AREAS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW.
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HORUS...AS SNOW LEVELS DROP BELOW 4000 FEET...AND WILL BEGIN
TAPERING OFF BY DAWN TUESDAY. T
BY TUESDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR
OVER THE LOWLAND DESERTS. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL FAVOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS EAST OF THE I-10/I-25 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING MUCH
OF HUDSPETH COUNTY. EAST-FACING SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAIN RANGES
WILL ALSO BE PREFERRED AREAS FOR LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 647 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST MON NOV 30 2009 Expires:200911301300;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
647 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
647 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE AREA. HEAVY SNOW
LIKELY DEVELOPING ABOVE 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND DROPPING TO
6000 FEET THIS EVENING...THIS WILL INCLUDE MOST MOUNTAIN SITES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MUCH COOLER ON MONDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND RAIN BECOMING MIXED WITH OR TURNING TO SNOW ACROSS THE LOWLANDS.
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD POSSIBLY REACH 3 TO
5 INCHES OVER THE LOWLANDS AND 7-12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO REPORT SNOW AMOUNTS MAINLY SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY AROUND MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 328 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST TUE DEC 01 2009 ...WINTRY WEATHER WITH AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY TO SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS...
.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF NEW
MEXICO...ALONG WITH A SURFACE COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTH OVER THE
AREA BY THIS EVENING...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE RAIN SHOWERS THAT
GRADUALLY SWITCH TO SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AT THIS
TIME SNOW LEVELS ARE GENERALLY AROUND 7500 FEET...A BIT LOWER OVER
THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN FALLING
LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 6000 FEET...MEANING MOST OF THE
MOUNTAIN AREAS WILL SEE RAIN CHANGE TO SNOW. THE SNOW WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT AND FOR MUCH OF MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF
TUESDAY MORNING. BY LATE TONIGHT SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND
5000 FEET...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE TO NEAR THE
VALLEY FLOORS. BY DAYBREAK MONDAY SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BE LOW ENOUGH
TO ALLOW MOSTLY SNOW AT THE VALLEY FLOORS. THE UPPER LOW EXITS
INTO CENTRAL TEXAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING THE SNOW TO END
AND SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR.
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TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...LORDSBURG...DEMING...
LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
328 AM MST SUN NOV 29 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE TO BRING
DEVELOP WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED
TO BECOME MIXED WITH OR TURN TO SNOW MONDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS
POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND
ENDING TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW FALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THIS
PERIOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
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HEFNER
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