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    NWS AlbuquerqueFebruary 22, 2010

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    SNOTEL Update

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    The Week Ahead

    Tonight Tuesday Morning

    Significant Winter Storm Peaks This Aftrn & Tonight

    Heaviest Snows SW and SC Mountains, East SlopesCentral Mtn Chain, and SE Quarter

    Clearing north to south by mid-morning Tuesday

    WednesdayWednesday Night Between systems; Temps still well below average

    Thursday

    Quick hitter across northern NM snow developing asearly as daybreak or earlier Thursday across the NWthen spreading eastward

    Thursday Night Friday

    Between Systems

    Weekend

    Another big storm-- late Saturday into Sunday

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    Forecast Details

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    Upper Level Forecast Chart

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    Valid 11PM Mon

    11PM: Upper level storm centered just SW of ABQsaggingsoutheastward.

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    Surface Low Position 5pm Mon

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    5PM: Favorable low-level east to west flow or upslopeflow across much eastern NM.

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    Upper Level Forecast Chart

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    Valid 5AM Tue

    5AM: Upper level storm centered just south of ROWsaggingsoutheastward. Precipitation ending north to south by 9am.

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    Sur ace Low Position 5am Tue

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    5AM: Favorable low-level east to west flow or upslopeflow shifts south; best area across SC and far SE NM.

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    Upper Level Forecast Chart

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    Valid 2PM Tue

    2PM: Upper level storm southeast of the area by midday, withra idl im rovin conditions b earl afternoon.

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    3-Hour y Mo e Precipitation animate

    8pm11pm2am5am

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    Projected Snowfall 5pm Mon to 5am Tue

    Greens = 5-8Blues = 2-4

    ABQ = 1 ~2

    Foothills

    SAF = 2-4

    ROW = 5-7

    RUI = 8+

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    Additional Snow Tue AM

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    Upper Level Forecast Chart

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    Valid 5AM Thu

    Thu AM: Quick hitter approaches the Four Corners region by

    daybreak Thursday. Precipitation spread across the far northduring the day.

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    Upper Level Forecast Chart

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    Valid 5PM Thu

    Thu PM: Upper-level system slides east of the state by lateafternoon Thursday. Windy SC and SE areas.

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    Upper Level Forecast Chart

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    Valid 5PM Fri

    Fri: High pressure aloft build in from the west and dominates.Windiness east.

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    Weekend Outlook

    Sat Sun

    Sat: Next low pressure systemapproaches. Increasing snowpotential mountains and west early;focus likely shifting into southern NMlate.

    Sun: Improving; but low pressuresystem could be a little slower to exitthe state.

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    Precipitation Outlook: Mar 2-8, 2010

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    Temperature Outlook: Mar 2-8, 2010

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    As always

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