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FXUS65 KABQ 081004
AFDABQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
355 AM MDT SUN OCT 8 2000

INGREDIENTS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR PRECIP TO CONTINUE. LO LEVEL E TO
W FLOW REMAINS RATHER STRONG AS YET ANOTHER SHORT WAVE MOVES
SOUTHWARD THROUGH MIDWEST AND PLAINS WITH SURFACE HIGH STRENGTHEING
NEAR TERM. IN ADDITION UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING EASTWARD FROM
SOUTHERN CA WITH ASSOCIATED AREA OF MID CLOUDS TO THE W. AND MOISTURE
FROM E AND EVEN MORESO FROM S TO CONTINUE TO FEED INTO AREA WITH LO
LEVEL S-SE WINDS. THUS MODERATE-HI POPS. CANT SEEM TO GATHER MUCH
INFO FROM AUTHORITIES AT THIS HOUR BUT WOULD THINK THAT SOLID TYPE
PRECIP IN UPSLOPE ALONG E SIDE OF CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH AT LEAST
MID MORNING. CONCERN IS WITH APPROACHING SHORT WAVE...PRECIP TO
INCREASE AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS COULD
YET RECEIVE ACCUMULATING SNOWS (HOW MUCH...DONT KNOW)...BEST CHANCE
SUCH AS RED RIVER AND WILL ADVISE. SURFACE GRADIENT BEGINS TO WEAKEN
ON MONDAY WITH LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGHING AND NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENS
TO SHORT WAVE FROM THE W...AT ANY RATE DECREASING (BUT NOT END OF)
POPS ESPECIALLY W LATE AND NE. JUST NOT SURE! AM SURE THAT PUBLISHED
EXTENDED WORTH COPYING WITH MID WEEK TROUGH.  

ABQ RW 045/037 048/037 061 29765
SAF WW 042/033 047/032 056 29664
TCC CW 044/034 046/036 055 29455


.ABQ...ADVYS...SNOW ADVISORY HIGHER TERRAIN OF SANGRE DE CRISTOS
          THIS MORNING (ZN 4)
       WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
          ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS SOUTHWARD TO CAPITAN/NORTHERN
          SACRAMENTOS (ZNS 10,11,17)
    ...WATCH...WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT CAPITAN/NORTHERN
        SACRAMENTOS (ZN_ 17).