Winter Storm Warning

...WINTER WEATHER MOVING INTO NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A PAIR OF WEATHER SYSTEMS ORIGINATING IN WESTERN CANADA WILL MOVE THROUGH NEW MEXICO DURING THE WEEKEND...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WINTER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE...AND FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THE FIRST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN NEW MEXICO DURING THE DAY TODAY...WITH A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM MOVING TO THE FOUR CORNERS TONIGHT AND DRIFTING EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. COLD AIR PLUNGING INTO THE STATE WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO 5000 FEET OR LESS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. AS THE WEATHER SYSTEMS DEPART EASTWARD...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...WHERE SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY EVENING. ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW DEVELOPING DURING THE DAY TODAY OVER THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE TO THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BY TONIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL BELOW 6000 FEET. EXPECT 8 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT UP TO 6 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW LOCALLY OVER THE SUMMITS AND HIGHER SLOPES NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER LOWER SLOPES...AND SLOPES FACING TO THE EAST. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING TO EASE THESE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.