Full Notification

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA...CENTRAL HIGHLANDS... CHUSKA MOUNTAINS...EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... ESTANCIA VALLEY...FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...JEMEZ MOUNTAINS...LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY...LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS...NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER...NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA...SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY...SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS...SANTA FE METRO AREA...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS... SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET...SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY... UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU AND WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.

* THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

* DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE OVER THE REGION ALONG WITH WEAK STEERING FLOW ALOFT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

* THE GREATEST THREAT WINDOW FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH MORE GENERALIZED AREAS OF MODERATE RAINFALL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST OVER AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND OVER RECENTLY BURNED FORESTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.