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Weekly Weather Briefing Heat Wave Early; Back on the Wave Train Late
NWS Albuquerque January 22 2013

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Wednesday will be the warmest day since early December!

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Snow Water Equivalent - % of Normal dropping when we should be gaining!

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Jan 20, 2013

Dec 20, 2012

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One Year Ago Today-- DUST STORM

The Cannon Air Force Base and Clovis observations (in eastern New Mexico) reported blowing dust and visibility restrictions by late morning on January 22, 2012. The MODIS 1km imagery for 11:19am MST on January 22nd depicts the well-developed dust plume. Lubbock (KLBB) was reporting one-half mile visibility with blowing dust and a peak wind of 50 knots.

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The Week Ahead

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Tonight - Wednesday Quiet weather. BUT, strong inversions/poor ventilation resulting in air quality concerns, especially Wed-Wed Night. Thursday Gusty winds and low humidity across the eastern plains during the afternoon. Friday-Saturday Moist Pacific storm system to spread precipitation into western and northern areas with potential for some travel impacts Friday Night into Saturday.

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Temperature Trends
WED: Warmest day of the week SAT: Coolest day of the week

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Early Tuesday PM Water Vapor Image

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VERY DRY WET

Deep, Sub-Tropical Moisture Poised off the coast of CA & Northern Baja

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Total Precipitable Water (TPW) is 200% of normal or greater.

Upper Level Forecast Chart (Image is Moisture; Yellow Lines = Winds Aloft)
Tonight

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Tonight: Strong high pressure aloft to dominate the Southwest U.S. Strengthening inversions to result in air quality issues and poor ventilation.

Upper Level Forecast Chart (Image is Moisture; Yellow Lines = Winds Aloft)
Wednesday

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Wednesday: High pressure aloft continues to dominate the region. Poor ventilation to linger through the day. Warmer areawide, but especially in the mountains.

Major League Inversions Wednesday

Inversions= Cold temperatures at the surface (valleys) topped by very warm temperatures aloft (8-15 kft MSL).

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43+ F 46+ F

46+ F

Grants Low: 10 F

Albuquerque Low: 23 F

Moriarty Low: 17 F

Upper Level Forecast Chart (Image is Moisture; Yellow Lines = Winds Aloft)
Thursday

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Thursday: Increasing cloudiness west, increasing windiness east. A weak, fast-moving disturbance clips the area with only limited impact. Moisture to our west poised to quickly spread eastward Thursday Night.

Upper Level Forecast Chart (Image is Moisture; Yellow Lines = Winds Aloft )
Friday

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#1

Friday: Deep moisture pooled to the west of New Mexico will be arriving in waves beginning Thursday Night and especially Friday-Friday Night.

Upper Level Forecast Chart (Image is Moisture)

Weekend Outlook
Saturday Sunday

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#2 #1 #1

Saturday and Sunday: Unsettled weather with at least two distinct waves of precipitation favoring the west and north. Friday Night-Saturday, then Sunday Night-Monday.

Upper Level Forecast Chart (Image is Moisture; Yellow Lines = Winds Aloft )
Monday Night

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#2

Still a fair amount of uncertainty regarding the eventual track and strength of Storm #2. Latest indications suggest it will may briefly close off to the west of NM late Monday before sliding eastward. Regardless, early next week appears to remain active.

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Hazards & Impact Summary

TONIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT

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VERY STRONG INVERSIONS -- cold air at surface topped by warm air aloft. This will result in poor ventilation and air quality concerns, especially Wednesday-Wednesday Night.

FRIDAY - SATURDAY Travel impacts due to snow possible Friday Night - Saturday across the higher terrain of western and northern NM. However, snow levels will be quite high thus impacts are not expected to be widespread.

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