000 WWUS85 KABQ 301916 SPSABQ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 115 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 NMZ004>007-010>012-302200- CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY- FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-HARDING COUNTY-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- 115 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS PIVOTS TO THE NORTHEAST. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE RELEGATED TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. AREA ROADWAYS MAY SEE A QUICK HALF AN INCH OF SLUSH DUE TO SHORT BURSTS OF INTENSE THUNDER SNOW. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET WILL ALSO HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ROAD SURFACES. THIS INCLUDES THE SANDIA PARK AREA AND AREAS SOUTH OF TIJERAS AND WEST OF LAS VEGAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A SKIFF TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 INCHES WEST OF A LINE FROM BUEYEROS TO MOSQUERO TO SANTA ROSA TO VAUGHN AND ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. THE FAVORED AREAS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS SAN MIGUEL...TORRANCE... GUADALUPE AND FAR EASTERN BERNALILLO COUNTIES. THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW BANDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM PUSHES AWAY FROM THE STATE. $$ NMZ016-017-026-302200- CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY- 115 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS RURAL LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE RUIDOSO AREA WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE HIGHER COUNTRY WILL SEE A BIT MORE. ROADWAYS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN WET HOWEVER COULD BECOME SLUSHY IN SPOTS UNDER A HEAVIER THUNDER SNOW EVENT. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET WILL ALSO BE MORE RECEPTIVE TO SNOW COVERING ROADWAYS. THE ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST. $$ NMZ013-018-021-302200- CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-QUAY COUNTY- 115 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2007 A BAND OF PRECIPITATION CONTAINING SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. MUCH OF THE SNOWFALL WILL BE FOUND ACROSS PORTIONS OF DE BACA...CURRY AND FAR NORTHERN ROOSEVELT COUNTIES THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ELSEWHERE LOOK FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED ON THE ROADWAYS AND MAY ONLY ACCUMULATE TO A HALF AN INCH ON ELEVATED SURFACES. VISIBILITY REDUCTION AND PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL BE THE MAIN EFFECTS. PRECIPITATION TOTALS MAY REACH UP TO A HALF AN INCH OF LIQUID WATER. $$ 50