Expires:201207060600;Remove:201207060600;483951 WGUS65 KABQ 052001 FFAABQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 201 PM MDT THU JUL 5 2012 NMZ507-512-514-516>525-060600- /O.EXB.KABQ.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120706T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA- ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY- SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY- 201 PM MDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA... CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...ESTANCIA VALLEY...LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY... LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS... SANTA FE METRO AREA...SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS...SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET...UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY... UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY...WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT * MONSOON PATTERN WITH SIGNIFICANT INSTABILITY ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND SLOW STORM MOVEMENT WILL LEAD TO AN ELEVATED FLASH FLOOD RISK...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS RECENTLY SCARRED BY WILDFIRES. RAIN RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR OR GREATER WILL BE COMMON WITH LOCALLY HIGHER RATES. * FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BE A PARTICULAR THREAT ON RECENT BURN SCARS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF THIS MAGNITUDE. THIS INCLUDES THE PACHECO BURN SCAR. 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. && $$