SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 648 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 400 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009

...POTENTIAL MAJOR 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 WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THE SNOW
IS IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT WILL TRACK FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE. SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS THE WEST
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AROUND DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. ACTIVITY
WILL EXPAND EASTWARD MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...IMPACTING THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS SNOW LEVELS
DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. SNOW SHOULD DISSIPATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE AREA. IT APPEARS THE HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
FOCUSED ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE HIGH TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE VALLEYS AND EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO. EVEN THOUGH READINGS
WILL NOT BE AS COLD AS THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM...WINDS WILL BE
NOTABLY STRONGER ACROSS NEW MEXICO. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS MAY
LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CREATING REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
RESIDENTS AND PERSONS WITH TRAVEL INTERESTS THROUGHOUT WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO SHOULD STAY ADVISED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT UNFOLDS. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE LOCATED
AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR YOUR PREFERRED WEATHER INFORMATION SOURCE FOR
THE LATEST STATEMENTS.
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DPORTER

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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