Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
238 PM MST WED MAR 5 2014

NMZ501>540-061100-
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-
238 PM MST WED MAR 5 2014

...UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNING TO MUCH OF NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND...

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND PROGRESS SOUTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...
BRINGING BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY AND COOLER CONDITIONS .AT THE
SAME TIME...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TAKE SHAPE OVER
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE SATURDAY. THE
INTERACTION OF THESE TWO WEATHER FEATURES WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED
SHOWERS...WITH RAIN IN VALLEYS AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER
ADJACENT HIGHLANDS. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE MORE SIGNIFICANT TOTALS OVER THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. SOME IMPACT TO
TRAVEL IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN RATON PASS
AND GLORIETA PASS...AND ON INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES CORNERS AND
TIJERAS PASS. IF TRAVELLING FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...BE SURE
TO CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS AT NMROADS.COM OR BY DIALING 5 1 1 PRIOR TO
DEPARTING.

STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS WITH NOAA
WEATHER RADIO...ON LINE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR YOUR PREFERRED
INTERNET WEATHER INFORMATION PROVIDER...AND FROM BROADCAST AND PRINT
MEDIA. JOIN THE WEATHER CONVERSATION ON BOTH TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.

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