FGUS85 KABQ 101450 RVSABQ NMC001-028-033-039-045-047-049-055-061-111450- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 850 AM MDT SAT MAY 10 2008 NORTHERN NEW MEXICO RIVER SUMMARY LOCATION FLOOD STAGE NEAR 6AM 24 HOUR /FT/ STAGE /FT/ CHANGE /FT/ RIO GRANDE CERRO 16.0 8.0 0.2 EMBUDO 10.0 6.2 0.1 ALBUQUERQUE 8.0 5.6 0.0 RIO CHAMA CHAMITA 8.0 MSG MSG PECOS RIVER PECOS 5.0 2.8 -0.0 MORA RIVER GOLONDRINAS 5.5 1.0 0.0 SAN JUAN RIVER FARMINGTON 8.5 MSG MSG ARCHULETA 7.0 5.1 0.0 ANIMAS RIVER CEDAR HILL 9N 10.5 6.1 -0.3 SUMMARY...AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE OVER COLORADO AND THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO OKLAHOMA TODAY FORCING A COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES COOLER TODAY THAN FRIDAY OVER NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO... PLEASANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED STATEWIDE SUNDAY. ANOTHER WINDY DAY WILL DEVELOP MONDAY. CHANGES ARE IN STORE TUESDAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER ARIZONA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF NEW MEXICO TUESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER THE SOUTH AND EAST. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...RAIN...AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS THEN EXPECTED TO EXIT EAST INTO TEXAS BY THURSDAY. NO MAJOR CHANGES IN SNOW MELT RUNOFF ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. SNOW MELT RUNOFF ON THE UPPER RIO CHAMA ABOVE EL VADO RESERVOIR IS RUNNING HIGHER THAN NORMAL. FLOWS IN THE UPPER RIO CHAMA AND RIO BRAZOS COULD PEAK MONDAY...BUT NO FLOOD PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. FOR CURRENT NEW MEXICO RIVER STAGES AND FLOWS VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT AHPS.SRH.NOAA.GOV/INDEX.PHP?WFO=ABQ OR THE USGS WEB PAGE AT NM.WATERDATA.USGS.GOV/NM/NWIS $$