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AWUS85 KABQ 101321
RWSNM
NMZ501>540-110300-
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
621 AM MST WED JAN 10 2018
A WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM IS ENTERING WESTERN NM THIS MORNING,
BRINGING WITH IT A CHANCE TO END ALBUQUERQUE'S 96 DAY DRY STRETCH.
SNOW WILL FAVOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 9,000' TODAY WHERE
SEVERAL INCHES TO NEAR A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. SCATTERED LIGHT VALLEY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS AS THIS SYSTEM PROGRESSES EASTWARD, WITH THE EASTERN
PLAINS POTENTIALLY RECEIVING SOME LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE THE OTHER MAIN CONCERN TODAY WITH NORTH TO SOUTH
ORIENTED ROADWAYS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH
CROSSWINDS 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE
EASTERN PLAINS.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE TODAY, FALLING FURTHER
BEHIND A BACKDOOR FRONT ACROSS EASTERN NM. HIGHS THURSDAY WILL BE
IN THE 40S FOR MOST OF NM, WARMING FRIDAY, FALLING AGAIN THIS
WEEKEND ACROSS THE EAST BEHIND ANOTHER BACKDOOR FRONT. LOWS
TONIGHT WILL BE A BIT WARMER WITH THE EXTRA CLOUD COVER AND
INCREASED WINDS, WITH TEENS AND 20S FOR MOST, WITH LOW TO MID 30S
FOR THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. SINGLE DIGITS RETURN FOR VALLEY
LOCATIONS IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN NM THURSDAY NIGHT.
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EFFECTIVE THURSDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 2018, THE ALBUQUERQUE, NM,
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE (WFO ABQ) WILL DISCONTINUE ISSUANCE
OF THIS PRODUCT, THE REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY (RWS). THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE RWS IS EASILY OBTAINED THROUGH
OTHER NWS PRODUCTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, NWS WEBSITES
(HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABQ/), AND GRAPHICASTS. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS
PRODUCT, PLEASE CONTACT KERRY.JONES@NOAA.GOV OR 505-243-0702.
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