212 SRUS45 KABQ 031339 RVAABQ NMC001-007-028-033-039-045-047-049-055-061-041300- NORTHERN NEW MEXICO RIVER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 735 AM MDT THU MAY 03 2001 LOCATION FLOOD STAGE NEAR 6AM 24 HOUR (FT) STAGE (FT) CHANGE (FT) RIO GRANDE CERRO 16.0 5.0 0.1 EMBUDO 10.0 4.5 0.2 ALBUQUERQUE 8.0 3.6 0.0 RIO CHAMA CHAMITA 8.0 4.8 -0.1 PECOS RIVER PECOS 5.0 3.2 0.1 MORA RIVER GOLONDRINAS 5.5 1.2 0.0 VERMEJO RIVER DAWSON 8.0 3.4 0.0 SAN JUAN RIVER FARMINGTON 8.0 3.0 0.0 ARCHULETA 6.9 3.2 0.0 ANIMAS RIVER CEDAR HILL 9N 10.5 7.5 -0.2 SUMMARY...COLD CORE LOW ALOFT ALONG THE ARIZONA UTAH BORDER THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT TOWARD THE 4 CORNERS REGION FRIDAY...THEN WEAKEN AS DEPARTS TO THE EAST OF OUR AREA ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOW IN THE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS WILL BE SPOTTY...AS WILL LOWER ELEVATION SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT HIGH COUNTRY SNOWMELT RUNOFF TO DIMINISH WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SATURDAY WITH A RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES SUNDAY. FOR CURRENT NEW MEXICO RIVER FLOWS AND STAGES SEE THE USGS INTERNET WEB PAGE AT WWWDNMALB.CR.USGS.GOV/RT-CGI/GEN_TBL_PG OR VISIT THE NWS ABQ HOME PAGE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/ABQ AND CLICK ON HYDROLOGY.  212 SRUS45 KABQ 031339 RVAABQ NMC001-007-028-033-039-045-047-049-055-061-041300- NORTHERN NEW MEXICO RIVER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 735 AM MDT THU MAY 03 2001 LOCATION FLOOD STAGE NEAR 6AM 24 HOUR (FT) STAGE (FT) CHANGE (FT) RIO GRANDE CERRO 16.0 5.0 0.1 EMBUDO 10.0 4.5 0.2 ALBUQUERQUE 8.0 3.6 0.0 RIO CHAMA CHAMITA 8.0 4.8 -0.1 PECOS RIVER PECOS 5.0 3.2 0.1 MORA RIVER GOLONDRINAS 5.5 1.2 0.0 VERMEJO RIVER DAWSON 8.0 3.4 0.0 SAN JUAN RIVER FARMINGTON 8.0 3.0 0.0 ARCHULETA 6.9 3.2 0.0 ANIMAS RIVER CEDAR HILL 9N 10.5 7.5 -0.2 SUMMARY...COLD CORE LOW ALOFT ALONG THE ARIZONA UTAH BORDER THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT TOWARD THE 4 CORNERS REGION FRIDAY...THEN WEAKEN AS DEPARTS TO THE EAST OF OUR AREA ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOW IN THE NORTHERN NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS WILL BE SPOTTY...AS WILL LOWER ELEVATION SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT HIGH COUNTRY SNOWMELT RUNOFF TO DIMINISH WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SATURDAY WITH A RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES SUNDAY. FOR CURRENT NEW MEXICO RIVER FLOWS AND STAGES SEE THE USGS INTERNET WEB PAGE AT WWWDNMALB.CR.USGS.GOV/RT-CGI/GEN_TBL_PG OR VISIT THE NWS ABQ HOME PAGE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/ABQ AND CLICK ON HYDROLOGY.