2 products issued by NWS for:
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 1236 PM MDT MON MAY 20 2013 NMZ503-504-510>518-202000- EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS- JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER- NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGEL FIRE...MORA...CHAMA...CUBA...DULCE... ESPANOLA...LOS ALAMOS...PECOS...CERRO/QUESTA...RED RIVER... SANTA FE...TAOS 1236 PM MDT MON MAY 20 2013 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE SHAPE OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH TOWARD CHAMA...EL VADO..TRES PIEDRAS... EMBUDO...LOS ALAMOS...VERMEJO PARK...EAGLE NEST...AND CIMARRON. THROUGH 2 PM...MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE POORLY ORGANIZED... HOWEVER A STRAY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO AN ISOLATED CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKE...ANY PASSING SHOWER WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ERRATIC AND SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND TO 45 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH...AND SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY BRIEFLY OBSERVE SOME SMALL HAIL OR GRAUPEL. $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 601 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013 NMZ501>540-211200- 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- 601 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013 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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FROM THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY EASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE LOW HUMIDITIES COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...A FEW HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ROUGHLY THE NORTH THIRD OF NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF GENERATING STRONG WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF STRONG OR EVEN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AS SOON AS THURSDAY OR FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND INTO THE WEEKEND...FOR AREAS EAST OF A LINE FROM ROUGHLY CLAYTON TO RUIDOSO. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE PRIMARILY BE STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS... WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY TO BE REQUIRED THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. THEREAFTER THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ACTIVATION LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. $$ 43