WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 355 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
AMENDED TO REVISE MESSAGE EXPIRATION TIME
...A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE HIGH
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
REGION TODAY. DEEP WESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP THIS SYSTEM WARMER
THAN THE PREVIOUS STORMS THIS MONTH. HOWEVER HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL
BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A DEEP SURFACE LOW WILL ALSO FORM AND
CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY. THIS COMBINATION WILL MAKE FOR
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE
DESERT AND VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH THIS STORM. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6500FT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. HEAVIER
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA REGION
WITH SOMEWHAT LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. THE
STORM WILL EXIT THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
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SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
355 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.
THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS AND WIND GUSTS GREATER
THAN 50 MPH WILL CREATE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY FALL TO NEAR
ZERO. HIGHER ELEVATION ROADS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW COVERED SO
PERSONS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ON THESE ROADS IF POSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 329 AM MST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH BY
MIDDAY WITH GUSTS REACHING 60 TO 65 MPH. WIND GUSTS REACHING OR
EXCEEDING HURRICANE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES
AND ALONG EASTERN SLOPES.
SOME DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND OTHER PROPERTY MAY OCCUR AS WELL AS
POWER OUTAGES. VISIBILITIES COULD FALL LOCALLY TO LESS THAN A
MILE OVER A FEW AREAS FROM I-10 SOUTH DUE TO BLOWING DUST. THIS
SITUATION WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BECOME VERY DANGEROUS OVER THE HIGHER
MOUNTAINS WHERE THE HIGH WINDS MAY OCCUR WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW CAUSING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING EXCEPT ALONG EAST
SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS WHERE THEY WILL CONTINUE STRONG UNTIL
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED. PERSONS IN THE
WARNED AREA SHOULD SECURE OUTDOOR LAWN FURNITURE...HOLIDAY
DECORATIONS...OR OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS WHICH MAY BLOW IN THE WIND.
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