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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
904 AM MDT TUE OCT 15 2013
NMZ501>540-152200-
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-
904 AM MDT TUE OCT 15 2013
...FIRST SNOW OF THIS FALL SEASON POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO
WILL INTERACT WITH A DEVELOPING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR THE FIRST SNOW
OF THE SEASON FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THE FRONT
WILL FOCUS THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ALONG THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS
AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO RECEIVE 2 TO 6 INCHES WHILE LOWER TERRAIN AREAS BETWEEN ROUGHLY
6500 FEET AND 8000 FEET MAY RECEIVE 1 OR 2 INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE COLD ENOUGH ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR THROUGH GLORIETA PASS
AND THROUGH RATON PASS TO CREATE SOME POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL...
INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR AROUND CLINES CORNERS.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND COLDER TEMPERATURES...GUSTY CANYON WINDS
ARE EXPECTED IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BELOW
CANYONS FROM AROUND PLACITAS SOUTH TO THE ALBUQUERQUE EAST SIDE...
ISLETA PUEBLO...BELEN...AND ABO PASS.
THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DURING THE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY TIME
PERIOD ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THIS WEATHER SITUATION BY
MONITORING WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE
SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION.
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GUYER