Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF NEW MEXICO
1030 AM MDT FRI MAY 30 1997

THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NEW MEXICO:

BERNALILLO     GUADALUPE        RIO ARRIBA        SOCORRO
CATRON         HARDING          ROOSEVELT         TAOS
CHAVES         LINCOLN          SANDOVAL          TORRANCE
CIBOLA         LOS ALAMOS       SAN JUAN          QUAY
COLFAX         MCKINLEY         SAN MIGUEL        UNION
CURRY          MORA             SANTA FE          VALENCIA
DE BACA

SYNOPSIS: THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH
OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

STRONG MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW TAKING PLACE OVER ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO
FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EAST INTO THE PLAINS.  AIRMASS EXPECTED
TO DESTABLIZE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SHORT WAVE TROUGH AND UPPER JET MOVING
OVER THE NORTHEAST SECTIONS LATER TODAY.  THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS SHOULD MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE PLAINS. SOME
LIMITING FACTORS IN THE PLAINS COULD BE COOLER LOW LEVEL ADVECTION
INTO THE NORTHEAST AND SLOWNESS OF LOW CLOUDINESS BURNING OFF OVER
THE EASTCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST.  NEVERTHELESS STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW
INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN COUPLED WITH SHORT WAVE AND UPPER
JET STILL POINTS TO SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS INTO THE PLAINS.  PRIMARY THREAT
REMAINS LARGE HAIL AND POTENTIA8L FOR FEW SUPERCELLS.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.

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