UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN...
MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD
113 PM MST THU NOV 21 2013
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* EVENT: SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GILA
WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES ABOVE 7500
FEET.
* TIMING: RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GILA WILL
TURN OVER TO SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
* IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED IN MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS.
* WINDS: EAST WINDS WILL BLOW AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG WEST
FACING SLOPES.
* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP FROM AROUND 8000 FEET TO NEAR
6500 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.