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FGUS75 KABQ 251726 CCA
ESFABQ
NMC027-261800-

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1125 AM MDT FRI AUG 25 2006

...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE INTO 
NEXT WEEK...

ABUNDANT MOISTURE REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER NEW MEXICO.  
ADDITIONALLY...THE PLUME OF TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER WESTERN NEW 
MEXICO ASSOCIATED WITH THE MONSOON IS IN THE PROCESS OF MIGRATING 
BACK EASTWARD OVER THE STATE.  THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL ALLOW 
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TO PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

LAKES...SMALL RESERVOIRS...AND STREAMS ARE STILL RUNNING AT HIGH 
LEVELS OVER LINCOLN AND OTERO COUNTIES BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVELY 
WET SUMMER WEATHER. THE RUIDOSO AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN GENERALLY 10 
TO 14 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST...WHICH IS 300 
TO 400 PERCENT OF NORMAL.  CONSEQUENTLY...THE SMALLER STORAGE 
SYSTEMS AND STREAMS CAN BE EASILY OVERWHELMED BY RAINFALL AMOUNTS 
THAT WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT.  WATER 
MANAGERS OPERATING CONTROLLABLE SYSTEMS IN THESE AREAS ARE 
ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE RELEASING ENOUGH WATER TO ALLOW FOR 
ADDITIONAL STORAGE IF HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS.  

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DEVELOPING HEAVY RAIN SITUATION. THIS HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK AND THE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICES IN ALBUQUERQUE AND EL PASO ARE AVAILABLE AT THESE WEB
SITES...
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