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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
105 AM MST SUN NOV 15 2009

NMZ506-507-518-519-521-151000-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
105 AM MST SUN NOV 15 2009

...A FEW BANDS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOWFALL MOVING QUICKLY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...

AROUND 1 AM MDT ONE BAND OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOWFALL
STRETCHED FROM ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF SAN YSIDRO SOUTHWEST TO GRANTS
AND THE EL MALPAIS NATIONAL MONUMENT AREA WHILE A SLIGHTLY LIGHTER
AND MORE BROKEN BAND EXTENDED FROM JUST WEST OF MADRID TO THE SANDIA
MOUNTAINS. THE WESTERN BAND WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRIEFLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER OR ONE HALF MILE...PRODUCING A
QUICK HALF INCH TO INCH AND A HALF OF SNOW IN SPOTS. THIS SNOWFALL
INTENSITY SHOULD DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AS THE BAND NEARS THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY WHERE A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA COULD SEE AS MUCH AS A HALF INCH TO
INCH OF SNOW BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM...BUT MOST VALLEY LOCALES SHOULD SEE
LESS THAN A HALF INCH. ONE TO VERY LOCALLY 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS STILL
POSSIBLE OVER THE SANDIAS OVERNIGHT.

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