Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Albuquerque, NM

700 
WWUS45 KABQ 211144
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
444 AM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

...WINTRY WEATHER LIKELY IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY...

.A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES EMBEDDED IN STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT WILL TRAVERSE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY TRANSPORT
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION...RESULTING IN INCREASING CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION. SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO WIDESPREAD
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE
MONDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 7500 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE COLDER AIR INFILTRATES THE STATE THIS EVENING...
DROPPING SNOW LEVELS TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. BRISK GUSTY WINDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH COULD LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE HIGH
TERRAIN OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER.

NMZ503-510-211900-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
444 AM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT 2 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7500 WHILE 5 TO
  10 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SAN JUAN
  MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ON
  WEST FACING PEAKS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM
  THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
  EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO BE WIDESPREAD BY THIS EVENING
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AS COLDER AIR INVADES THE REGION. SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL
  CREATE LOCALIZED AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS AND PASSES.

* SNOW LEVELS...CLIMBING TO AROUND 7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH
  COLDER AIR SHOULD IMPACT THE REGION THIS EVENING AND ALLOW SNOW
  LEVELS TO DROP TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...AS WELL AS DRIFTING SNOW...WILL CREATE
  TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE COLORADO
  BORDER. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN OF THE SAN JUANS. HIGHWAY 64 BETWEEN TIERRA AMARILLA AND
  TRES PIEDRAS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

DPORTER

436 
WWUS45 KABQ 211750
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1050 AM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

...WINTRY WEATHER LIKELY IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY...

.A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES EMBEDDED IN STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT WILL TRAVERSE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY TRANSPORT
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION...RESULTING IN INCREASING CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION. SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WILL TRANSITION TO WIDESPREAD
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE
MONDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 7500 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE COLDER AIR INFILTRATES THE STATE THIS EVENING...
DROPPING SNOW LEVELS TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. BRISK GUSTY WINDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH COULD LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE HIGH
TERRAIN OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER.

NMZ503-510-212300-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
1050 AM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET WHILE
  5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SAN
  JUAN MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO ONE FOOT ARE
  POSSIBLE ON WEST FACING PEAKS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY
  OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
  THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR INVADES THE REGION.
  MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL 
  CREATE LOCALIZED AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS AND PASSES. 

* SNOW LEVELS...CLIMBING TO AROUND 7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 
  MUCH COLDER AIR SHOULD IMPACT THE REGION THIS EVENING AND 
  ALLOW SNOW LEVELS TO DROP TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. NEAR
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
  THE SAN JUANS. HIGHWAY 64 BETWEEN TIERRA AMARILLA AND TRES
  PIEDRAS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

34

400 
WWUS45 KABQ 212218
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
318 PM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

...WINTRY WEATHER LIKELY IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY...

.A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES EMBEDDED IN STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT WILL TRAVERSE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY. COLDER AIR WILL ALSO ALLOW SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO THE
VALLEY FLOORS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7500 FEET. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
COULD LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER.

NMZ503-510-220500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
318 PM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET WHILE
  5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SAN
  JUAN MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS
  EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. LATE THIS EVENING...SNOW
  WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS COLDER AIR INVADES
  THE REGION. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL 
  CREATE LOCALIZED AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS AND PASSES. 

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING FROM AROUND 7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON TO
  THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MIDNIGHT. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY 
  IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. NEAR 
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF 
  THE SAN JUANS. HIGHWAY 64 BETWEEN TIERRA AMARILLA AND TRES 
  PIEDRAS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

34

226 
WWUS45 KABQ 220450
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
950 PM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

...WINTRY WEATHER LIKELY IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY...

.A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES EMBEDDED IN STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT WILL TRAVERSE NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. COLDER AIR WILL ALSO ALLOW 
SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7500 FEET.
GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH COULD LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
IN THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE COLORADO
BORDER. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

NMZ503-510-221200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
950 PM MST SUN NOV 21 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET WHILE
  5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SAN
  JUAN MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY OCCUR
  OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MID MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY BY MIDNIGHT WITH
  A STEADY SNOW DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
  THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL 
  CREATE LOCALIZED AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS AND PASSES. 

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE TREACHEROUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. NEAR
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
  THE SAN JUANS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

918 
WWUS45 KABQ 221132
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
432 AM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...STILL SOME WINTRY WEATHER AT TIMES TODAY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEW 
MEXICO THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...

.COLDER AIR WILL ALLOW SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS
EARLY THIS MORNING. AREAS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7500 FEET. GUSTY
WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
SNOW IN THE HIGH TERRAIN OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE
COLORADO BORDER WITH MORE LOCALIZED AND INTERMITTANT BLOWING SNOW
ELESEWHERE. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON.

NMZ503-510-221800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
432 AM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL SPOTTY 1 TO 3 INCHES
  BELOW 7500 FEET WHILE UP TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ON THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH MID DAY TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
  WILL CREATE LOCALIZED AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS AND PASSES.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AND PERIODS OF
  REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE
  TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE COLORADO
  BORDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ512>514-516-221800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.101122T1132Z-101123T0000Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
432 AM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR OCCASIONAL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SPOTTY 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 8000 FEET WITH
  UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET. 

* TIMING...ONGOING THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DIMINISHING.  

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 
  AND 45 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...OCCASIONAL SNOW AND BRIEF PERIODS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE LOCALLY
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON THE HIGHER SLOPES
  AND PASSES AS WELL AS NEAR THE CREST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED AT TIMES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

43

716 
WWUS45 KABQ 221741
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1041 AM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...

.MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE STATE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS
OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
IN THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER WITH MORE LOCALIZED
AND INTERMITTENT BLOWING SNOW ELSEWHERE. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON.

NMZ503-510-230000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
1041 AM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL SPOTTY 1 OR 2 INCHES
  BELOW 7500 FEET WHILE UP TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ON THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 5 TO 10 INCHES
  ABOVE 7500 FEET. 

* TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH MID DAY TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...OCCASIONAL SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 
  MPH WILL CREATE LOCALIZED AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS AND 
  PASSES. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES ARE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF MILE IN
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOWPACKED AND
  ICY...INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAYS 84 AND 64 NEAR CHAMA AND TIERRA
  AMARILLA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NMZ512>514-516-230000-
/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
1041 AM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
MOUNTAINS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET...AND 2 TO 5
  INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 
  35 AND 45 MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL 
  LOCATIONS. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE SNOW WILL
  CREATE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW. SNOWPACKED AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP...INCLUDING
  ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 64 AND STATE HIGHWAY 522.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED AT TIMES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269...OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM.

&&

$$

34

722 
WWUS45 KABQ 230006
WSWABQ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
506 PM MST MON NOV 22 2010


NMZ503-510-230115-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
506 PM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA...HOWEVER...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SAN
JUAN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS THROUGH MID
EVENING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE
POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS. ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY AND
SNOW PACKED IN SPOTS. CAUTION IS ADVISED. 

$$

NMZ512>514-516-230115-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-101123T0000Z/
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
506 PM MST MON NOV 22 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO
PERSIST INTO MID EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. ADDITIONAL LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE. ROADWAYS WILL
REMAIN SLICK IN SPOTS AND CAUTION IS ADVISED.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
300 PM MST SAT NOV 20 2010

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW TONIGHT OVER SOME OF THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH AND WEST...THEN PICK UP FORECAST
AREAWIDE SUNDAY. GUIDANCE HAS COME DOWN A BIT FROM WHAT IT WAS
YESTERDAY...AND WE ARE ON THE FENCE IN REGARDS TO REACHING WIND ADVY
CRITERIA. BUT WITH THE ANTICIPATED INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND
SOMEWHAT COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR SUNDAY...WILL NOT HAVE ANY WIND
HIGHLIGHTS ATTM.

XSECTIONS OVER NW NM INDICATE SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES BUT OVERALL
THERE IS GOOD LIFT AND INCREASING MOISTURE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. WHILE SOME SNOW MAY FALL OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE
NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY...INDICATIONS ARE FOR ENOUGH
WARMING FOR A MIX OR RAIN BELOW ABOUT 7000 FEET UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT.
SO WHILE THERE MAY BE SOME SUB ADVY SNOWS OVER PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWEST CORNER...NOT EXPECTING THIS TO BE AN IMPACT UNTIL SUNDAY
NIGHT...WHEN THE COLDER AIR ALOFT FINALLY ARRIVES. AS WELL...NOT
EXPECTING THE GREATER AMOUNTS OF SNOW TO FALL IN THE WATCH...NOW
WARNING...AREAS UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. THE MOISTURE IS
OBVIOUS ON THE TPW IMAGERY...BUT IT/S EASTWARD PROGRESSION SEEMS TO
HAVE SLOWED TODAY. BUT GIVEN THE DURATION OF THE EVENT...AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS...WENT AHEAD AND UPGRADED THE WATCH.
RAISED POPS A BIT OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS FOR SUN
NIGHT/MONDAY AS FLOW BECOMES MORE WESTERLY WHICH COULD FAVOR SOME
ADVY LEVEL AMOUNTS.

TEMPERATURES SLOWLY SLIDE INTO BELOW NORMAL TERRITORY AS THE NEW
WEEK PROGRESSES. 12Z GEM NOW SPORTS A DEEPER TROUGH WHICH COULD
BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO THE WEST AND NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THANKSGIVING DAY. 12Z GFS SHOWING A SIMILAR TREND BUT NOT AS SHARPLY
DEFINED...AND DRIER. IN ANY EVENT...THE MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT
THE LAST 3 DAYS WITH A SURGE OF COLDER AIR INTO NEW MEXICO AROUND
WEDNESDAY...MAKING FOR A BRISK THANKSGIVING DAY. THE REMAINDER OF
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND CONTINUES TO LOOK MOSTLY DRY...WITH MODERATING
TEMPERATURES UNDER A WEAK RIDGE/ZONAL FLOW ALOFT.

&&

.AVIATION...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN
PLAINS AS WELL AS ALONG THE AZ BORDER THROUGH APPROX 01Z BEFORE
DECREASING. THOUGH FAVORED AREAS WILL REMAIN STRONG THRU THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. CIGS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER ACROSS THE NW THIRD OF
THE STATE OVERNIGHT. MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SHSN ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 09Z
ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER IN NW NM. SNOW MAY INCREASE IN INTENSITY
THRU THE DAY SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND KE33. MTN TOPS MAY BE
OCCASIONALLY OBSCURED. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. KFMN IS MOST LIKELY TAF SITE TO BE IMPACTED
WITH PCPN...WITH LESS CERTAINTY AT KGUP.  MEANWHILE...WIND SPEEDS
WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AREAWIDE...WITH GUSTS NEAR 40KT POSSIBLE
NEAR KGUP AND JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL MTN CHAIN.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WITHIN A LONG WAVE TROUGH
OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL BRING BOUTS OF STRONG WINDS
AREAWIDE...AND PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE
STATE THROUGH MONDAY.

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS HAVE DROPPED BETWEEN 7
AND 15 PERCENT.  AS SUCH...RED FLAG WARNING APPEARS TO BE ON
TRACK...AND WILL LEAVE INTACT THROUGH 5 PM.

TONIGHT...CLOUD COVER AND MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST.  PRECIPITATION WILL LARGELY COMMENCE AFTER MIDNIGHT
ACROSS THE CHUSKAS AS WELL AS ALONG THE COLORADO BORDER FROM THE
FOUR CORNERS TO THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. MUCH OF THIS PRECIP IS
EXPECTED TO BE SNOW...THOUGH MAY BE MIXED WITH RAIN AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS. SNOW AMOUNTS THRU THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD WILL GENERALLY BE
PRETTY MINIMAL AS IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE COLUMN TO MOISTEN.
HOWEVER...BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THE ADDED MOISTURE PLUS
OROGRAPHICS WILL HELP TO INCREASE SNOWFALL RATES...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.  BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH MONDAY.  THROUGH THIS PERIOD...5 TO
10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE
7000 FEET...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.  SOME MOUNTAIN
PEAKS MAY RECEIVE UP TO A FOOT OF FRESH SNOW.

OTHER MAIN CONCERN ARE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
FORECAST HAS BEEN CONSISTENT KEEPING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS ABOVE 15 PERCENT...HOWEVER...JUST BARELY.  HARD TO
GAGE IF MODELS ARE CORRECTLY HANDLING DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST. OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS...MODEL DEWPOINTS HAVE NOT DROPPED
AS LOW AS WHAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED.  HOWEVER...WITH MOISTURE MOVING
INTO THE AREA TOMORROW...IT IS UNLIKELY THEY WILL CRATER AS MUCH AS
TODAY.  PLUS...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE TRENDING 5 TO 10
DEGREES COOLER IN THIS AREA.  CONSIDERED ISSUING A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR THE NORTHEAST SINCE FUELS ARE DRY AND IT WILL BE WINDY.
HOWEVER...OPTED TO HOLD OFF GIVEN LIMITING RH'S AND THE RECENT
FORECAST CONSISTENCY. NONETHELESS...AN HOUR OR TWO OF RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE NEARLY ANYWHERE ACROSS THE PLAINS...THOUGH
FAVORING THE FAR NORTHEAST. IF TEMPS ARE WARMER THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST...RH'S MAY DROP LOWER THAN CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED AND A RED
FLAG WARNING MAY BE WARRANTED.

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED...IT WILL BE WINDY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT IT WILL ALSO BE WINDY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE EASTERN PLAINS AS WELL AS AREAS ALONG THE ARIZONA BORDER. GUSTS
TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.  STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY
START EARLY SUNDAY ACROSS THE CHUSKA MTNS...AS A 50KT JET STREAK
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. A SIMILAR FEATURE IS NOTED EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF
THE WORK WEEK...THOUGH BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...PRECIPITATION WILL BE
DIMINISHING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MAY BRING
PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY...BUT MODELS REMAIN
INCONSISTENT WITH THIS FEATURE.  THEREAFTER...MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS
WILL DOMINATE THE REGION.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  35  50  29  39 /  40  40  50  30
DULCE...........................  28  47  24  32 /  50  60  60  40
CUBA............................  29  50  27  41 /   5  20  30  20
GALLUP..........................  31  47  25  36 /  20  30  40  20
EL MORRO........................  27  48  25  39 /  10  20  30  20
GRANTS..........................  31  53  28  44 /   0  10  20  10
QUEMADO.........................  31  52  24  46 /   5  20  30  20
GLENWOOD........................  32  57  29  53 /   5  10  20  10
CHAMA...........................  26  40  20  31 /  60  60  70  50
LOS ALAMOS......................  37  49  30  39 /   0  20  20  10
PECOS...........................  32  48  27  38 /   0  10  20  20
CERRO/QUESTA....................  27  42  19  34 /   0  20  40  30
RED RIVER.......................  23  42  19  31 /  10  40  40  50
ANGEL FIRE......................  24  45  21  33 /  10  20  40  40
TAOS............................  28  49  24  38 /   5  20  30  20
MORA............................  33  48  27  40 /   0  10  20  20
ESPANOLA........................  29  56  26  49 /   0  10  20  10
SANTA FE........................  29  52  25  42 /   0  10  20  20
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  31  54  29  46 /   0   5  20  10
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  36  55  29  46 /   0   5  10  10
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  38  58  34  50 /   0   5  10   5
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  31  60  28  51 /   0   5   5   5
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  32  60  28  50 /   0   0  10  10
LOS LUNAS.......................  33  63  30  55 /   0   5   5   5
RIO RANCHO......................  32  59  31  51 /   0   0  10  10
SOCORRO.........................  38  65  34  56 /   0   0   5   5
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  29  50  27  44 /   0   5  10  10
TIJERAS.........................  33  53  28  45 /   0   5  10  10
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  30  56  27  48 /   0   5   5   5
CLINES CORNERS..................  33  53  29  46 /   0   0   5   5
GRAN QUIVIRA....................  36  57  34  54 /   0   0   0   5
CARRIZOZO.......................  35  58  31  54 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  34  57  33  50 /   0   0   0   0
CAPULIN.........................  30  56  26  44 /   0   5   5   0
RATON...........................  33  58  28  46 /   0   5   5   5
SPRINGER........................  30  60  29  47 /   0   5   0   5
LAS VEGAS.......................  35  55  29  46 /   0   5   5   5
CLAYTON.........................  36  67  32  56 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  34  62  31  52 /   0   0   5   5
CONCHAS.........................  36  66  35  59 /   0   0   0   5
SANTA ROSA......................  37  65  35  59 /   0   0   0   5
TUCUMCARI.......................  40  69  37  62 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  36  66  35  63 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  35  67  34  64 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  37  68  36  64 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  39  74  39  70 /   0   0   0   0
PICACHO.........................  35  68  36  64 /   0   0   0   0
ELK.............................  35  64  34  58 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ103-104-107-108.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ503-510.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
535 AM MST SAT NOV 20 2010

NMZ501>540-211300-
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-
535 AM MST SAT NOV 20 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 5 PM MDT FOR
THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED
WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE ONSET OF A SIGNIFICANT WINTER EVENT WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT
FOR THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BE CONFINED TO ABOVE 6500 FEET. IN ADDITION...BREEZY
CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER EVENT WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 7500
FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE COLDER AIR INVADES THE REGION SUNDAY
EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FOCUSED SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHTER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
FOUR CORNERS REGION...CHUSKA AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...AND THE UPPER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY OVER
THE FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...WHERE UP
TO ONE FOOT MAY ACCUMULATE ON THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING PEAKS.
A FEW LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WHICH
WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW
ONE MILE AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS.

WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT 911 AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1.888.386.7637 TO REPORT ANY WILDFIRE OUTBREAKS OVER THE
EASTERN PLAINS TODAY.

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ
OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637.

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