Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
501 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013

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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-
501 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013

...STRONG WINDS...BITTER COLD...AND A ROUND OF SNOW TO IMPACT NEW
MEXICO...

AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SAGS INTO THE WESTERN
STATES...A STOUT JET STREAM WILL WORK OVER NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND
INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS
WILL BUFFET THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND ADJACENT HIGHLANDS
TONIGHT...TUESDAY...AND PERHAPS INTO WEDNESDAY. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO TUESDAY.

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH...AND THIS FRIGID AIR IS EXPECTED TO PLUNGE INTO NEW MEXICO
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE NORTHERN TIER OF NEW MEXICO WILL TAKE THE
BRUNT OF THE IMPACT FROM THE COLD AIR WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL FALL 15
TO 35 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGES FOR EARLY DECEMBER. LOCALES IN THE
NORTHEASTERN PLAINS SUCH AS CLAYTON ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE
CONTINUOUS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR AS MANY AS 4 DAYS. IN
ADDITION...AREAS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO
WEDNESDAY...SPREADING FARTHER EAST THROUGH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL IMPACT SOME AREAS...
PARTICULARLY THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

THE COMBINATION OF EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL WITH THIS BITTER COLD AIRMASS
WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. STAY ALERT TO
THE LATEST FORECASTS...STATEMENTS...AND WARNINGS ON
WEATHER.GOV/ABQ...ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR VIA YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT ALBUQUERQUE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FACEBOOK PAGE OR JOIN THE NEW MEXICO WEATHER CONVERSATION ON
TWITTER.

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