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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1230 PM MDT SUN AUG 27 2006

...HEAVY RAIN THREAT CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO NEXT 
WEEK...

DRIER AIR HAS MOVED INTO NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
BUT MOIST AIR REMAINS OVER SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE STATE. THIS WILL HELP LIMIT THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
OF HEAVIER SHOWERS ON SUNDAY...BUT MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO
RETURN OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ON MONDAY FOR A RETURN TO 
WIDESPREAD AND LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS...AND THIS PATTERN IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN OVERHEAD THROUGH MIDWEEK.

A VERY WET SUMMER ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...ON THE ORDER OF 
3 TO 4 TIMES MORE RAINFALL THAN NORMAL...HAS KEPT SOME SOUTHERN NEW 
MEXICO LAKES AND SMALL RESERVOIRS AT HIGH LEVELS WITH LIMITED 
AMOUNTS OF ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO HOLD ADDED RAINFALL. OPERATORS 
OF CONTROLLABLE SYSTEMS SHOULD REMAIN ABREAST OF CURRENT FORECASTS
AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAINTAIN NEEDED ADDITIONAL STORAGE IF
HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS.


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