Through 600 PM...low clouds...patchy fog...drizzle and snow flurries will affect northern New Mexico. The best chance for precipitation will be over the higher terrain...including the chuskas...along Highway 4 in the Jemez Mountains...and near Taos Ski Valley and Red River Pass. While most locations in the higher terrain will receive only a dusting of Snow...Mountain tops and passes may pick up near 1 inch through 600 PM. Visibilities will also be reduced below 1 mile at times...especially in the higher terrain and near Clines Corners.
Forecast for San Juan Mountains
Updated: 3:28 PM MST on November 29, 2009
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 6 PM MST this evening...
Tonight
Partly cloudy with isolated snow showers. Lows 5 to 15.
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 PM MST this evening...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 PM MST this evening.
Snow has begun to diminish in many parts of the warning area... however an additional one to two inches of snowfall will be possible through the late afternoon in the higher elevations above 8000 feet.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of snow are forecast that will make travel dangerous.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:00 am MST on November 29, 2009
... County... storm total time/date of location /inches/ measurement
... Bernalillo... Sandia Park 4 NW 2.0 900 am 11/29 - Sandia ski area.
... De Baca... Yeso 5 ENE 3.0 644 am 11/29 Fort Sumner 1 SSE 0.1 800 am 11/29
... Guadalupe... Vaughn 1.0 714 am 11/29
... Lincoln... Bonito Lake 6 WSW 4.0 618 am 11/29 - Apache ski area.
... Rio Arriba... Canon Plaza 11 NNW 4.0 900 am 11/29 Canjilon 7 E 3.0 900 am 11/29 Chama 1.2 700 am 11/29
... San Miguel... Las Vegas 8 NW 3.0 800 am 11/29 Rociada 8 SW 2.0 900 am 11/29 San Jose 1.5 800 am 11/29
... Santa Fe... Chupadero 7 ESE 3.0 900 am 11/29 - Santa Fe ski area. Glorieta 8 NNW 2.0 900 am 11/29 Tererro 6 WNW 2.0 900 am 11/29 Santa Fe 1 SW 0.2 1238 am 11/29
... Taos... Red River 1.0 655 am 11/29 - Red River ski area. Chamisal 1 ESE 1.0 700 am 11/29 Red River 8 SSW 1.0 642 am 11/29 - Taos ski area.
... Torrance... Encino 3 SSW 2.8 700 am 11/29 Manzano 2 se 2.0 645 am 11/29 Mountainair 1 S 1.5 630 am 11/29