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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
347 PM MDT WED JUL 23 2008

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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-
347 PM MDT WED JUL 23 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER 
  GILA REGION AND WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. 

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT

* SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER
  CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF
  THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
  RAIN RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. AREAS ALREADY IMPACTED BY
  HEAVY RAINFALL THE LAST FEW DAYS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH
  FLOODING. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL GRADUALLY WANE LATE THIS EVENING.

* EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING 
  OF ARROYOS...SMALL STREAMS AND DITCHES AS WELL AS LOW LYING AND 
  POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH
FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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