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AWUS85 KABQ 110145
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NMZ501>540-111345-
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
645 PM MST WED JAN 10 2018
A WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM CROSSED THE STATE TODAY, BRINGING MOSTLY
LIGHT AND PATCHY PRECIPITATION. ALBUQUERQUE'S 96 DAY DRY STRETCH
ENDED TODAY, WITH 3 HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF MEASURED RAIN AT THE
SUNPORT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WERE REPORTED
ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS, WITH A FEW MORE INCHES
POSSIBLE FALLING THROUGH TONIGHT. SIERRA BLANCA, IN LINCOLN COUNTY
REPORTED 4 INCHES SO FAR TODAY. SCATTERED LIGHT VALLEY RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AS THIS SYSTEM PROGRESSES
EASTWARD, WITH THE EASTERN PLAINS POTENTIALLY RECEIVING SOME LIGHT
SNOW OVERNIGHT, AS WELL.
WINDS CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN TONIGHT. CLINES CORNERS REPORTED A
GUST OF 59 MPH AT 4:25 PM. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE SOME
WARMER WITH THE EXTRA CLOUD COVER AND INCREASED WINDS. EXPECT
TEENS AND 20S ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE, WITH LOW TO MID 30S IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN PLAINS. SINGLE DIGITS RETURN FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS IN
WESTERN AND NORTHERN NM THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES
THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE 40S FOR MOST OF NEW MEXICO, WARMING
SLIGHTLY FRIDAY, FALLING AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE EAST BEHIND
ANOTHER BACKDOOR FRONT.
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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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