Expires:200903280115;Remove:200903280115;340941 WWUS45 KABQ 280014 WSWABQ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 614 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CHURNING OVER NORTHERN TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FOCUSED ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER. LOCALLY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS POOR VISIBILITIES. THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM SYSTEM WILL DEPART THE EASTERN PLAINS BY MIDNIGHT. NMZ004-011-280115- /O.EXP.KABQ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090328T0000Z/ SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED RIVER/TAOS/SANTA FE... MORIARTY/ESTANCIA 614 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION. BRIEF LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER THROUGH SUNSET...BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$