Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
159 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
NMZ521-523-526>533-539-540-092300-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-GUADALUPE COUNTY-HARDING COUNTY-
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-UNION COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAPULIN...CLAYTON...CLINES CORNERS...
CONCHAS...ELK...LAS VEGAS...PICACHO...RATON...ROY...RUIDOSO...
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST...SANTA ROSA
159 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
LOW CLOUDS...FREEZING FOG...AND SOME FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
THROUGH 4 PM. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 25 BETWEEN GLORIETTA PASS...LAS
VEGAS...WATROUS...AND RATON...AND ALONG INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN CLINES
CORNERS AND SANTA ROSA. TEMPERATURES HOLDING IN THE TEENS AND 20S
WITH CLOUDY SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR ICY ROAD CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH
DENSE FREEZING FOG...PARTICULARLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
159 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
NMZ504-506-507-510>515-092300-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGEL FIRE...CHAMA...CUBA...EL MORRO...
GRANTS...LOS ALAMOS...PECOS...CERRO/QUESTA...RED RIVER
159 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
.NOW...
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
NORTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH 4 PM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE CONFINED TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES AND LOCATIONS WHERE
SNOW ALREADY COVERS THE GROUND. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS WILL
BE ALONG HIGHWAYS 4...501...AND 126 WITHIN THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS AND
NEAR LOS ALAMOS...OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS NEAR ANGEL
FIRE...HIGHWAY 38 AT RED RIVER PASS...HIGHWAY 518 AT HOLMAN HILL...
AND AROUND MOUNT TAYLOR. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE MILE
AT TIMES IN SNOW AND FOG.
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