URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 335 PM MST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND DUE TO A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EJECTING EASTWARD FROM THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE A STREAM OF ABUNDANT MOISTURE OVER NEW MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. NMZ521>524-526-533>540-240400- /O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0025.000000T0000Z-131125T1300Z/ SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GUADALUPE COUNTY- QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY- CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY- 335 PM MST SAT NOV 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED OVER THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS. POCKETS OF SLEET REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS ROOSEVELT AND CHAVES COUNTIES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * WINDS...NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL LEVELS. * LOCAL IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW-PACKED AND ICY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO THE TEXAS BORDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:57:04 +0000
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