Expires:200907222100;Remove:200907222100;174143
FPUS75 KABQ 221833
NOWABQ
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1233 PM MDT WED JUL 22 2009

NMZ006-007-012-013-016>021-026-222100-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRIZOZO...CLAYTON...CLOVIS...
FORT SUMNER...PORTALES...ROSWELL...ROY...RUIDOSO...SANTA ROSA...
TUCUMCARI
1233 PM MDT WED JUL 22 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 3 PM...A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EASTWARD INTO TEXAS FROM THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PLAINS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS ROOSEVELT COUNTY.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH AN OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKE IS
POSSIBLE.
DUE TO EARLIER HEAVY RAINS...HIGH WATER WILL BE FLOWING THROUGH
NORMALLY DRY CREEKS AND ARROYOS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PONDING OF
WATER IS LIKELY ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY NEAR INTERSECTIONS...
DIPS...AND LOW SPOTS. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE TRAVELLING THE
REGION.
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