First In A Series Of Pacific Storm Systems To Bring Mountain
Snow To The Area Late Monday Into Tuesday...

.an Upper Level Storm System Off The Southern California Coast
Will Move Across The Four Corners Region This Afternoon Into
Tuesday. This System Will Bring Widespread Rain And Snow Showers
To The Area Starting This Afternoon...peaking Tonight And Tuesday
Morning...before Tapering Off Tuesday Afternoon.

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
602 Am Mst Mon Jan 4 2016

...winter Weather Advisory In Effect From 2 Pm This Afternoon To
2 Pm Mst Tuesday...

The National Weather Service In El Paso Tx/santa Teresa Has
Issued A Winter Weather Advisory For The Gila Region...which Is
In Effect From 2 Pm This Afternoon To 2 Pm Mst Tuesday. The Winter
Storm Watch Is No Longer In Effect.

* Area Affected: Gila Region Including Much Of Northern Grant
County.

* Timing...precipitation Will Begin Monday Afternoon With Snow
Levels Around 7500 Feet Dropping To Near 6000 Feet In The
Evening. Snow Levels Will Continue To Drop To Around 4500 To
5000 Feet By Tuesday Morning.

* Snowfall Amounts: Total Accumulation By Late Tuesday 4 To 7
Inches Above 7000 Feet...3 To 6 Inches Below 7000 Feet.

* Main Impact...dangerous Driving Conditions Due To Snow Which
May Lead To Some Road Closures.

* Other Impacts...visibilities Down To 1/2 Mile In Snow.

Precautionary/preparedness Actions...

A Winter Storm Watch Means There Is A Potential For Significant
Snow Accumulations That May Impact Travel. Continue To Monitor
The Latest Forecasts.

A Winter Weather Advisory For Snow Means That Periods Of Snow
Will Cause Primarily Travel Difficulties. Be Prepared For Snow
Covered Roads And Limited Visibilities...and Use Caution While
Driving.