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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
731 AM MDT SUN JUL 27 2008

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HARDING COUNTY-FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
CURRY COUNTY-
731 AM MDT SUN JUL 27 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW 
  MEXICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS...
  CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY...CURRY COUNTY...DE BACA COUNTY...
  FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS...HARDING COUNTY...QUAY COUNTY AND ROOSEVELT 
  COUNTY. 

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* STEADY RAIN OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME HAS SATURATED THE GROUND
  ACROSS A LARGE PORTION EASTERN NEW MEXICO. SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...INCREASING CHANCES FOR LOCAL
  FLASH FLOODING. 

* ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES
  ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

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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SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-
LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
731 AM MDT SUN JUL 27 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING AREAS...CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL 
  HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES 
  COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY...NORTHEAST 
  HIGHLANDS...SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON

* STEADY RAIN OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME HAS SATURATED THE GROUND 
  ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...PORTIONS 
  OF THE HIGH PLAINS...AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. SHOWERS 
  AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...INCREASING THE CHANCES 
  FOR LOCAL FLASH FLOODING. 

* ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES 
  ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST 
  OVER SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES THROUGH TODAY. 

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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