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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
327 AM MST WED JAN 15 2025
NMZ201>241-152200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-TUSAS MOUNTAINS INCLUDING CHAMA-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-GLORIETA MESA INCLUDING GLORIETA PASS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
ESPANOLA VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EDGEWOOD-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS-
327 AM MST WED JAN 15 2025
...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT ARRIVES SATURDAY ALONG WITH A ROUND OF
SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN NM FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER
ARCTIC BLAST ON MONDAY...
AFTER A WARMING TREND THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE WEEK, AN ARCTIC
COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY ALONG WITH A ROUND OF SNOW THAT
MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO NORTH CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NM. SNOW PACKED AND ICY ROADS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT FROM THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS EAST TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA BORDERS. THE
COLDEST AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE FELT ACROSS EASTERN NM GOING
INTO SUNDAY, WITH FRIGID WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES FORECAST. A
SECOND AND STRONGER ARCTIC BLAST WILL ARRIVE MONDAY INTO MONDAY
NIGHT, BRINGING FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
FURTHER WEST INTO THE STATE AND MAY PROMPT THE ISSUANCE OF COLD
WEATHER ADVISORIES. AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF SNOW MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY MAY BE MORE WIDESPREAD, BUT WILL STILL FAVOR AREAS EAST OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT
ADVERSE TRAVEL IMPACTS. RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
NM SHOULD PREPARE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES
BEGINNING SATURDAY THAT WILL NECESSITATE PRECAUTIONS FOR PEOPLE,
PLANTS, PIPES, AND PETS.
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO, WEATHER.GOV/ABQ OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS, DIAL 511 OR 1.800.432.4269, OR VISIT NMROADS.COM.
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