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000
FXUS65 KABQ 201013
AFDABQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
313 AM MST TUE JAN 20 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED RIDGE CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER THE
WESTERN CONUS. THE LATEST WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS THE MAIN LOBE
OF MID LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES MOVING
SOUTH TOWARD NM. 700MB TEMPS WILL BE 1-2F COOLER THAN MONDAY AND
MIXING WILL BE WEAKER...THEREFORE HAVE LOWERED TUESDAYS MAX TEMPS
1-2F BELOW MONDAYS HIGHS MOST AREAS. TEMPS IN THE EASTERN PLAINS
WILL BE 5-10F COOLER THAN MONDAY AS KATABATIC FLOW WEAKENS BENEATH
THE APPROACHING MID LEVEL RIDGE.

THE 03Z SREF/00Z GEFS ENSEMBLE H5 HEIGHTS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THRU
THURSDAY THAT THE UPPER RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AS A SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY
OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC TRANSLATES EAST TOWARD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
ANTICIPATE SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL SPREAD EAST INTO
WESTERN NM WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SHORTWAVE IS THEN EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES THRU NM THURSDAY...WITH CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION MAINLY
OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE THRU FRIDAY MORNING. CURRENT 700MB
CHARTS INDICATE SNOW LEVELS WILL BE VERY HIGH WITH THIS SYSTEM...IN
THE VICINITY OF 9000-10000 FEET. COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE DEPARTING
SHORTWAVE WILL RESULT IN A RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES
OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM STILL SHOWS SIGNIFICANT MODEL INCONSISTENCY
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LEFT EXTENDED POPS/TEMPS UNCHANGED. GUYER

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL ALL AIRPORTS. NO AVIATION WEATHER HAZARDS
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 22Z.KW

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
PERSISTENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BEEN ANCHORED OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND GREAT BASIN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL
TRANSLATE SOUTHEAST OVER NEW MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL
PROVIDE A CONTINUATION OF MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT GENERALLY FROM
THE EASTERN PLAINS TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS. WINDS AT THE 20 FOOT
LEVEL WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY.

WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE AS THE
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAKDOWN AND SHIFT EAST. THIS WILL
BRING ABOUT A PATTERN SHIFT TO MORE ZONAL OR EVEN SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS PATTERN SETUP
WILL FAVOR BREEZY TO NEAR WINDY CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF NEW MEXICO
ALONG WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION.

BREEZY 20 FOOT WINDS COUPLED WITH DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY
PRESENT A CONCERN DURING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY
ALONG INTERSTATE 40 TO THE EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS POTENTIAL
FOR COMPONENTS TO TOUCH CRITICAL LEVELS AT LEAST BRIEFLY BUT FOR THE
MOST PART ANY EVENT IS LIKELY TO BE MARGINAL AND ADDED CLOUD COVER
MAY LIMIT MIXING TO SOME DEGREE BY THURSDAY. GOOD VENTILATION RATES
WILL BE COMMON OVER MUCH OF THE STATE.

INCREASING MOISTURE LEVELS ARE LIKELY FROM WEST TO EAST INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH THE PASSAGE OF SEVERAL TROUGHS FROM THE WEST. EACH
SYSTEM WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BREEZY CONDITIONS AND THE CHANCE OF
EITHER RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. KW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  46  21  52  28 /   0   0   0  10
GALLUP..........................  49  15  56  26 /   0   0   0  10
GRANTS..........................  55  14  58  25 /   0   0   0  10
GLENWOOD........................  65  29  69  34 /   0   0   0  10
CHAMA...........................  52  12  51  19 /   0   0   0   5
LOS ALAMOS......................  49  22  57  27 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  50  14  51  17 /   0   0   0   5
TAOS............................  45   8  54  12 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  52  23  57  26 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  54  23  58  28 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  57  22  61  26 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  56  30  60  35 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  58  26  62  32 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  58  29  62  33 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  59  27  62  33 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  57  27  65  31 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  54  27  57  27 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  57  23  64  28 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  62  28  67  36 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  60  29  62  34 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  63  14  68  21 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  61  24  66  30 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  62  27  69  32 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  63  30  70  33 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  65  29  74  34 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  69  25  76  34 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  66  26  76  32 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  65  31  72  34 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  66  27  73  32 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  67  25  74  31 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

$$

GUYER/17







000
FXUS65 KABQ 200015 AAA
AFDABQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
515 PM MST MON JAN 19 2009

.UPDATE...
UPDATING FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST TO REMOVE RED FLAG
HEADLINES. UPDATED FORECAST ON THE STREET BY 530 PM MST.

SHY

&&

.FIRE WEATHER UPDATE...
WIND SPEEDS TAPERING OFF OVER NORTHEAST PLAINS WITH HUMIDITIES
REMAINING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. RED FLAG WARNING HAS
EXPIRED...WITH STATEMENT ADVISING OF LOCAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN GUSTS THROUGH SUNSET TONIGHT.

SHY

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...251 PM MST MON JAN 19 2009...
HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IN PLACE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THEREFORE...QUIET
AND DRY WEATHER WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. APPEARS AS THOUGH RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
HAS BEEN MEETING CRITERIA AS WILL LEAVE THAT INTACT THROUGH 00Z.
MODELS STILL PROGGING THAT ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE
EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT...BUT THIS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE CHANGE TO
THE SENSIBLE WEATHER. RIDGE NUDGES FARTHER EAST TOMORROW...THUS THE
BREEZY CONDITIONS SEEN TODAY NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER WILL RELAX AND A
WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP IN EASTERN COLORADO. RIDGE STARTS TO
BREAK DOWN WEDNESDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM...BUT
DOWNSLOPE WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL STILL ALLOW FOR MUCH OF
THE EASTERN PLAINS TO TOP 70 DEGREES.

UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT WILL SWING ACROSS THE STATE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY NOW NOT LOOKING AS STRONG AND ALSO APPEARS THE ENERGY WILL
SWING OUT IN TWO PIECES. RIGHT NOW...IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE FIRST
WILL SWING OVER THE STATE ON THURSDAY AND THE SECOND EARLY FRIDAY.
HAVE BACKED OFF ON THE START OF PRECIP...BUT OTHERWISE NOT MANY
CHANGES MADE TO THIS TIME PERIOD. 700MB TEMPS THROUGH FRIDAY LOOK TO
REMAIN ABOVE 0C EXCEPT ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE
STATE.  THUS...MUCH OF THE PRECIP WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF
RAIN...EXCEPT ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.  MODEL DISCREPANCIES
CONTINUE NEXT WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE FOLLOWING
SYSTEM...FLIP FLOPPING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SWINGING IT ACROSS THE
STATE ON MONDAY AND RETROGRADING IT BACK OUT INTO THE PACIFIC.  STAY
TUNED.

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.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL AT ALL AIRPORTS. NO MAJOR AVIATION WEATHER
HAZARDS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 600 PM MST OVER
FAR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z. CHJ

.FIRE WEATHER...
WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WELL EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 THROUGH 500 PM MST.

PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND GREAT BASIN THROUGH TUESDAY. THE
RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT SOUTHEAST OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...
KEEPING A CONTINUATION OF DRY AND UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES IN
PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND PROVIDE GENERALLY LIGHT...TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS OVER THE STATE.

THE LATE WEEK PATTERN STILL LOOKS TO BECOME UNSETTLED WITH A RETURN
TO INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND INCREASING MOISTURE AT THE
SURFACE. THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE GREATEST THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY AS A STORM SWINGS ACROSS NEW MEXICO. ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD
IMPACT THE STATE THIS COMING WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

CHJ

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

$$

SHY







000
FXUS65 KABQ 192151
AFDABQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
251 PM MST MON JAN 19 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IN PLACE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THEREFORE...QUIET
AND DRY WEATHER WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. APPEARS AS THOUGH RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
HAS BEEN MEETING CRITERIA AS WILL LEAVE THAT INTACT THROUGH 00Z.
MODELS STILL PROGGING THAT ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE
EASTERN PLAINS TONIGHT...BUT THIS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE CHANGE TO
THE SENSIBLE WEATHER. RIDGE NUDGES FARTHER EAST TOMORROW...THUS THE
BREEZY CONDITIONS SEEN TODAY NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER WILL RELAX AND A
WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP IN EASTERN COLORADO. RIDGE STARTS TO
BREAK DOWN WEDNESDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM...BUT
DOWNSLOPE WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL STILL ALLOW FOR MUCH OF
THE EASTERN PLAINS TO TOP 70 DEGREES.

UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT WILL SWING ACROSS THE STATE THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY NOW NOT LOOKING AS STRONG AND ALSO APPEARS THE ENERGY WILL
SWING OUT IN TWO PIECES. RIGHT NOW...IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE FIRST
WILL SWING OVER THE STATE ON THURSDAY AND THE SECOND EARLY FRIDAY.
HAVE BACKED OFF ON THE START OF PRECIP...BUT OTHERWISE NOT MANY
CHANGES MADE TO THIS TIME PERIOD. 700MB TEMPS THROUGH FRIDAY LOOK TO
REMAIN ABOVE 0C EXCEPT ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE
STATE.  THUS...MUCH OF THE PRECIP WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF
RAIN...EXCEPT ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.  MODEL DISCREPANCIES
CONTINUE NEXT WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE FOLLOWING
SYSTEM...FLIP FLOPPING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SWINGING IT ACROSS THE
STATE ON MONDAY AND RETROGRADING IT BACK OUT INTO THE PACIFIC.  STAY
TUNED.

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&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL AT ALL AIRPORTS. NO MAJOR AVIATION WEATHER
HAZARDS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 600 PM MST OVER
FAR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z. CHJ

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PLAINS WELL EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104 THROUGH 500 PM MST.

PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND GREAT BASIN THROUGH TUESDAY. THE
RIDGE WILL THEN SHIFT SOUTHEAST OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...
KEEPING A CONTINUATION OF DRY AND UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES IN
PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND PROVIDE GENERALLY LIGHT...TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS OVER THE STATE.

THE LATE WEEK PATTERN STILL LOOKS TO BECOME UNSETTLED WITH A RETURN
TO INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND INCREASING MOISTURE AT THE
SURFACE. THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE GREATEST THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY AS A STORM SWINGS ACROSS NEW MEXICO. ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD
IMPACT THE STATE THIS COMING WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

CHJ

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  21  49  21  52 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  15  54  15  56 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  17  56  16  57 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  26  66  27  67 /   0   0   0   5
CHAMA...........................  13  51  13  51 /   0   0   0   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  25  54  26  56 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  10  48  10  49 /   0   0   0   0
TAOS............................   8  52   8  52 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  24  55  25  57 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  25  56  25  58 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  20  57  22  59 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  31  59  32  60 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  23  60  25  61 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  31  58  32  59 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  26  59  27  59 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  24  61  27  65 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  24  55  27  56 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  22  56  23  60 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  28  63  29  62 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  27  58  31  60 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  22  63  16  66 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  25  61  27  67 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  27  64  30  67 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  31  67  32  68 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  30  67  29  72 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  28  68  28  73 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  27  67  28  73 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  31  65  32  72 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  30  66  30  73 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  28  66  28  74 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...NMZ104.

&&

$$

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000
FXUS65 KABQ 191013
AFDABQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
313 AM MST MON JAN 19 2009

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES. THE LATEST WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS A
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED RIDGE STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN CONUS...WITH THE
EASTERN PLAINS OF NM BENEATH NORTH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. A WEAK UPPER
SHORTWAVE OVER THE BAJA IS PUSHING HIGH CLOUDS NE INTO WESTERN NM AND
AZ. WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE THE MAIN STORY OVER THE
NE PLAINS WHERE DRY NW THRU THE COLUMN WILL TRANSLATE INTO WINDY
CONDITIONS FOR THE CLAYTON TO TUCUMCARI AREA. PLEASE SEE FIRE WX
DISCUSSION REGARDING RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WX ZONE 104.

ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT INTO EARLY THURSDAY THAT THE
RIDGE WILL SLOWLY DEAMPLIFY INTO WEAK WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES. TEMPS IN THIS PATTERN WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10F ABOVE CLIMO...
ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. MADE NO CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED
TO AWAIT BETTER CONSISTENCY REGARDING A DISTURBANCE EJECTING EAST
ACROSS NM THURSDAY THRU FRIDAY. GUYER

&&

.AVIATION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS NEW MEXICO THROUGH
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PERIODIC MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE PRESENT...
ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 22Z. KW

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE EXTREME
NORTHEAST PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT AND CORRESPONDING TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL LIKELY YIELD A PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS OVER THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PLAINS. NAM PROFILES NEAR
CLAYTON INDICATE SUFFICIENT MIXING IN THE 600-700MB LAYER THIS
AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS AREA FROM 18Z
TO 00Z AND WILL BE CONFINED TO ZONE 108. SUFFICIENT MIXING WILL
LIKELY DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET WITH WINDS GRADUALLY LOWERING TO BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS.

ELSEWHERE...PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND GREAT BASIN THROUGH
TUESDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE GENERALLY LIGHT...TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE. THE RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD SOUTHEAST
OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...KEEPING A CONTINUATION OF DRY AND
UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES IN PLACE INTO WEDNESDAY.

LATE WEEK PATTERN STILL LOOKS TO BE UNSETTLED WITH A RETURN TO
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND INCREASING MOISTURE LEVELS. PRECIPITATION
CHANCES REMAIN IN PLACE INTO THE WEEKEND. KW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  48  24  53  24 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  50  15  55  18 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  54  17  57  19 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  68  26  66  26 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  51  14  51  15 /   0   0   0   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  52  25  52  27 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  48  12  49  13 /   0   0   0   0
TAOS............................  44   8  47   8 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  49  24  52  23 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  55  27  56  27 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  56  20  57  19 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  58  32  60  33 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  60  26  61  27 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  56  31  59  31 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  58  28  60  29 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  61  25  62  25 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  52  24  54  24 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  57  22  56  21 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  60  28  61  26 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  59  27  58  28 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  63  20  63  19 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  62  26  62  28 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  64  27  64  31 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  68  29  66  35 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  72  29  69  32 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  70  26  68  30 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  68  27  68  27 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  69  31  66  30 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  70  29  67  29 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  70  31  67  29 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...NMZ104.

&&

$$

GUYER/17








000
FXUS65 KABQ 182156
AFDABQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
256 PM MST SUN JAN 18 2009

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER QUIET DAY TODAY...WITH ONLY A FEW CIRRUS CLOUDS INVADING THE
SOUTHERN MOST PART OF THE CWA DUE TO DISTURBANCE MOVING TOWARD THE
BAJA AND ACROSS THE NORTHEAST WITH PERSISTENT NORTHERLY FLOW.
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS THIS AFTERNOON...AND THIS
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. UPPER HIGH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
US WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST AND TRANSITION TO AN UPPER RIDGE
ON MONDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL BE PARKED OVER THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 700MB WINDS WILL INCREASE NEAR 50KT ACROSS THE
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS MONDAY MORNING BEFORE THE RIDGE NUDGES IN.
BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY NEAR THE
TEXAS BORDER...ESPECIALLY NEAR KCAO.   APPEARS THAT ANOTHER WEAK
FRONT WILL GRAZE THE EASTERN PLAINS LATE MONDAY. HOWEVER...ASIDE
FROM A 2 TO 4 DEGREE DROP IN TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY...THE FRONT
WILL SLIDE THROUGH WITHOUT MUCH NOTICEABLE CHANGE.

UPPER RIDGE WILL START TO BREAK DOWN LATE WEDNESDAY AS THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE STATE. MODELS REMAIN IN DISAGREEMENT
WITH RESPECT TO THE TIMING...STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM.
NOGAPS IS CERTAINLY THE MOST PROGRESSIVE...FOLLOWED BY THE GFS.
ECMWF REMAINS SLOWER. THE CANADIAN IS NOW BARELY SHOWING A SYSTEM AT
ALL AND THIS SOLUTION HAS BEEN DISCOUNTED. NONETHELESS...THE 06Z AND
12Z GFS WERE CONSISTENT WITH TAKING THE UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS
SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND ACROSS NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MUCH
LIKE THE ECWMF WAS ADVERTISING YESTERDAY. THE ECMWF HAS ALSO BEEN
MORE CONSISTENT RUN TO RUN WITH TAKING THE SYSTEM ALONG THIS
SOUTHERN TRACK...THOUGH ITS 12Z RUN HAS SHIFTED TO THE NORTH A BIT.
GAINING MORE CONFIDENCE THAT THE MOST ACTIVE DAYS WILL BE THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY AND HAVE OPTED TO INCREASE POPS DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
ALSO DEPENDING ON THE TRACK...WINDY CONDITIONS MAY EXIST EAST OF THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED.

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&&

.AVIATION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER FOUR CORNERS REGION WITH
UPPER RIDGE AXIS SHIFTING EASTWARD TO A KSLC TO KTUS LINE BY 12Z
MONDAY. VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH 10Z MONDAY.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
UPPER RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
GREAT BASIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND BECOME ORIENTED
NORTH TO SOUTH OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AT
THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION. A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS MONDAY. IN GENERAL...NORTHERLY WINDS...COUPLED WITH
HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT...WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH
FOR AN HOUR OR TWO OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CLAYTON TO CLOVIS.

ON TUESDAY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A DEVELOPING SURFACE LEE
TROUGH...WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH THE RIDGE OVERHEAD.
VENTILATION WILL BE POOR TO MARGINALLY FAIR MOST AREAS. WHILE THE
UPPER RIDGE WILL LINGER OVER NEW MEXICO THROUGH WEDNESDAY...IT MAY
WEAKEN ENOUGH FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VENTILATION OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS.

UNSETTLED WEATHER REMAINS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE LATER PART OF THE
WEEK. BREEZY TO WINDY WEATHER ALONG WITH THE CHANCE FOR RAIN AND
HIGH TERRAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO THURSDAY...AND COULD LINGER THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  20  47  21  51 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  13  52  14  56 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  14  54  15  57 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  26  65  26  66 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  10  50  12  52 /   0   0   0   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  23  53  25  54 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................   6  47  10  49 /   0   0   0   0
TAOS............................   8  50   9  54 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  25  55  24  55 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  24  56  25  56 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  17  58  21  58 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  30  58  32  59 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  22  59  24  60 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  29  57  30  58 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  24  58  26  59 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  21  61  25  62 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  20  54  25  56 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  17  57  21  56 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  21  62  27  61 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  26  59  29  57 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  19  61  20  62 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  24  61  25  60 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  30  63  28  62 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  33  67  29  63 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  30  69  28  66 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  29  69  26  65 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  26  70  27  65 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  30  68  31  62 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  29  69  29  63 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  27  71  30  66 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

$$

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000
FXUS65 KABQ 181007
AFDABQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
307 AM MST SUN JAN 18 2009

.DISCUSSION...
MASS OF MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS REMAINS ACROSS THE BAJA
PENINSULA SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE MEXICAN MAINLAND. AN
ILL DEFINED UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS EXPECTED
TO SHEAR OUT LEAVING ONLY A FEW THIN CIRRUS TO ENTER SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO THROUGH TODAY. OTHERWISE...THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE SLOW
TO EVOLVE THROUGH MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY. A STOUT UPPER HIGH OVER
THE UPPER WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSITION/EVOLVE EASTWARD
AS A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE THROUGH THIS TIME FRAME WITH SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING ANCHORED OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. WEAK
WINDS ALOFT WILL PREVAIL AND TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO SEE A
SLIGHT WARM UP EACH DAY.

STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE UPCOMING PATTERN SHIFT
ADVERTISED FOR WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND. THE GFS LACKS CONTINUITY FOR
EACH MODEL RUN...ALTHOUGH LATEST SOLUTION HAS TRENDED CLOSER TO
THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN. THIS FAMILY OF SOLUTIONS KEEPS FEATURES
MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE AND FARTHER NORTH WHILE THE ECMWF WANTS TO
PRODUCE MUCH SLOWER ADVANCEMENT OF INITIAL UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM.
NEEDLESS TO SAY WIDESPREAD VARIABILITY IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE
INITIAL UPPER LEVEL FEATURE IN THE WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY TIME
FRAME WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON ALL SENSIBLE WEATHER
VARIABLES. HAVE UNDERCUT WIND GUIDANCE FROM THE GFS ON
THURSDAY...BUT LEFT MENTION OF BREEZY CONDITIONS FROM CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD. POPS HAVE BEEN KEPT ON THE LOW SIDE
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS WELL DUE TO SUCH HIGH UNCERTAINTY.
UNFORTUNATELY...WILL HAVE TO STAY TUNED FOR AN EVENTUAL CONSENSUS.

52

&&

.AVIATION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT BOTH THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL CREATE VFR
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 22Z.KW

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND WILL PROVIDE A CONTINUATION OF DRY
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER NEW MEXICO. THIS PATTERN FAVORS A
CONTINUATION OF UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES AND PERIODIC DRY COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGES THROUGH MID WEEK. WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS AND MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL FAVOR POOR VENTILATION RATES OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE STATE. VENTILATION RATES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PLAINS AS MIXING HEIGHTS
AND TRANSPORT WINDS INCREASE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE NEXT COLD
FRONT. MORE EFFICIENT MIXING OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL LIKELY
LEAD TO DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BUT 20 FOOT WINDS WILL STAY BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS.

A PATTERN SHIFT FROM PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING AND WEAK FLOW
TO A MORE ZONAL FLOW PATTERN AND PERIODIC UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
PASSAGES IS EXPECTED FOR THE MIDDLE TO LATTER HALF OF THE WORKWEEK.
CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE MEDIUM TO LONG RANGE AS THE
GFS AND ECMWF CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS RESOLVING THE EVOLUTION AND
SPEED OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM OVER THE WEST COAST. THE EVENTUAL
TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM WILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE AS TO
WHICH AREAS SEE STRONGER WINDS AND OR PRECIPITATION. BOTH SOLUTIONS
TEND TO SUPPORT AT LEAST BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY WITH
THE GFS TRENDING MORE TOWARD WINDY AND DRIER CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY
OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. IF THE WINDIER SOLUTION HOLDS SWAY...COULD
SEE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF
THE EASTERN PLAINS ON THURSDAY. WILL HAVE A BETTER PICTURE OF
DETAILS ONCE CONTINUITY CAN BE REACHED IN THE MODELS.

KW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  45  21  47  20 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  49  13  50  13 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  53  14  53  14 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  66  26  66  29 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  49   6  49   7 /   0   0   0   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  49  20  51  20 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................  45   4  46   6 /   0   0   0   0
TAOS............................  45   5  47   7 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  52  22  54  23 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  53  23  55  24 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  55  17  55  18 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  57  30  57  30 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  58  22  58  24 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  55  28  55  29 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  57  24  56  27 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  59  21  60  23 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  51  19  53  22 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  53  16  56  18 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  60  21  63  26 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  55  25  58  29 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  60  19  61  19 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  60  26  64  25 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  62  30  64  28 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  64  33  64  29 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  67  30  69  27 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  67  29  69  29 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  66  25  70  27 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  66  30  67  29 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  66  27  68  25 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  67  27  72  29 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

$$

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000
FXUS65 KABQ 172201
AFDABQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
301 PM MST SAT JAN 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET WEATHER IN THE NEAR TERM...BUT AFTER MID WEEK...UNSETTLED
WEATHER LOOKS TO RETURN.

NORTHERLY WINDS PICKED UP ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS BEHIND A COLD
FRONT...THOUGH VERY LITTLE COLD AIR ADVECTION HAS TAKEN PLACE. IN
FACT...TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE ORDER OF 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THIS
AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
TUESDAY.  THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL NUDGE ITS WAY EASTWARD TOMORROW
BEFORE PARKING ITSELF OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK. TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO WARM A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY AND EACH NIGHT
INVERSIONS WILL BECOME STRONGER.  MID SLOPE SITES WILL BE WARMER
THAN LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND THUS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL
NOT BE AS GREAT.

BEYOND WEDNESDAY THE FORECAST BECOMES MUDDLED. THE QUESTION REMAINS
HOW FAST WILL THE RIDGE BREAK DOWN AND WHEN.  IT APPEARS AS THOUGH
TWO SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE STATE...ONE NEAR THE THURSDAY
TIME FRAME...AND ANOTHER POSSIBLY OVER NEXT WEEKEND. THE GFS
CONTINUES TO FLIP FLOP ITS TRACK OF THE FIRST SYSTEM. THE 06Z
PROGGED A SOUTHERN TRACK...MUCH LIKE THE 12Z ECMWF...SWINGING ACROSS
SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND THEN OVER NM BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIP ACROSS
THE STATE.  HOWEVER...THE 12Z GFS HAS TAKEN THE STORM SYSTEM ALONG A
NORTHERN TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...LEAVING NEW MEXICO
RELATIVELY PRECIP FREE. GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE CANADIAN
AND NOGAPS ARE ALSO ALL OVER THE PLACE.  BROAD-BRUSHED SLIGHT CHANCE
POPS LOOK GOOD IN THE EXTENDED ATTM.  DID LOWER TEMPS ON FRIDAY WITH
THE IDEA THAT PRECIP AND OR AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL DROP DOWN.
NONETHELESS...SHOULD THE STATE RECEIVE PRECIP...ANTECEDENT WARM
CONDITIONS SHOULD ALLOW FOR MUCH OF THE PRECIP TO BEGIN AS RAIN.

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&&

.AVIATION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO AND FOUR
CORNERS REGION WITH GENERALLY LIGHT NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY WINDS
ALOFT. VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 10Z SUNDAY.

NEXT AVIATION DISCUSSION SCHEDULED FOR 10Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO
AND FOUR CORNERS REGION. UPPER RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING NORTHWARD
THROUGH PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT
TO OUR WEST...RESULTING IN A DRY AND GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.

ALTHOUGH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES THROUGH TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO
20 PERCENT ACROSS EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AREAS...WINDS OVER NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL...FOR THE MOST PART...BE TERRAIN DRIVEN.
MIXING HEIGHTS AND CONSEQUENTLY VENTILATION RATES WILL BE ON A DAY
TO DAY DECREASING TREND WITH ONLY POOR TO MARGINALLY FAIR VENTILATION
AREAWIDE BY TUESDAY AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT SHIFTS
EASTWARD AND OVER NEW MEXICO.

EXTENDED FORECAST CHARTS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A CHANGE IN THE
WEATHER PATTERN DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK.
UNSETTLED WEATHER...WITH THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION AND SOME
LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...CONTINUES TO LOOK POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...ALTHOUGH FORECAST MODELS STILL
HAVE NOT COME TO A CONSENSUS IN THE DETAILS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  17  45  17  47 /   0   0   0   0
GALLUP..........................  12  48  12  50 /   0   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  13  52  13  53 /   0   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  26  64  27  66 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................   6  45   7  47 /   0   0   0   0
LOS ALAMOS......................  19  49  20  51 /   0   0   0   0
RED RIVER.......................   1  43   5  46 /   0   0   0   0
TAOS............................   5  44   6  47 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE........................  20  51  20  53 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  23  52  21  53 /   0   0   0   0
ESPANOLA........................  16  53  17  54 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  29  56  29  56 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  22  57  22  57 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  28  54  27  54 /   0   0   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  23  55  23  55 /   0   0   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  23  58  22  60 /   0   0   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  24  51  19  51 /   0   0   0   0
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  15  53  16  55 /   0   0   0   0
CARRIZOZO.......................  22  61  21  62 /   0   0   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  26  56  26  58 /   0   0   0   0
RATON...........................  13  58  15  61 /   0   0   0   0
LAS VEGAS.......................  21  60  24  64 /   0   0   0   0
ROY.............................  25  62  28  63 /   0   0   0   0
CLAYTON.........................  30  64  31  63 /   0   0   0   0
SANTA ROSA......................  25  65  27  68 /   0   0   0   0
TUCUMCARI.......................  24  65  25  69 /   0   0   0   0
FORT SUMNER.....................  25  64  25  69 /   0   0   0   0
CLOVIS..........................  28  64  30  67 /   0   0   0   0
PORTALES........................  26  64  27  68 /   0   0   0   0
ROSWELL.........................  22  67  24  72 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

$$

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