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/O.CON.KABQ.WW.Y.0003.090109T2100Z-090110T1200Z/
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE...
LAS VEGAS/RATON
1150 AM MST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS RATON PASS. SNOW LEVELS
SHOULD DROP TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK
ON SATURDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 2 TO
4 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 6
INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR
NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL
CREATE AREAS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE...THE SANTA FE METRO AREA
CAN EXPECT A DUSTING TO POSSIBLY AN INCH OF SNOW.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE
PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE
25 FROM RATON PASS TO LAS VEGAS AND HIGHWAY 64 WITHIN THE
SANGRES.