Active AlertsAlcalde, NM

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.If you are in the advisory area, remain alert to possible floodingor the possibility of the advisory being upgraded to a warning.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/abq.The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 1000 AM MDT.

...The Flood Advisory is extended for the following rivers in NewMexico...Rio Chama Below Chamita affecting Rio Arriba County..Snow melt and increased reservoir releases will cause the riverflows to become high. Expect minor flooding downstream from the dam.* WHAT...Flooding caused by snowmelt continues.* WHERE...Rio Chama below Chamita.* WHEN...Until further notice.* IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, Bankfull stage. Properties immediatelyadjacent to the river upstream of the bridge on SR-74 andespecially near the junction with the Rio Ojo Caliente may seewater encroach onto low lying areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 7:00 AM MDT Thursday the stage was 5.6 feet.- Bankfull stage is 5.5 feet.- Forecast...The river will fall to 5.5 feet tomorrow morning.It will then rise to 5.9 feet tomorrow evening. It will fallto 5.8 feet Saturday morning then rise again.- Action stage is 5.5 feet.- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood