The fast-moving system has mostly moved on, prompting the National Weather Service to cancel he snow advisory for this morning. The service's Web site reports temperatures are running "rather warm," there is still a possibility of some snow showers above 8,500 ft.

The forecast for the Albuquerque metro area today is for temperatures to reach the lower 60s. East canyon winds will begin forming this evening, the weather service says, as the surface boundary presses along the central mountain chain. These winds could be up to 30 mph.

Expect warmer temperatures -- near 70 -- for the weekend.

The city recorded 0.27 inches of precipitation from November through February, which broke the old record of 0.47 inches set in 1903-04. Statewide, preliminary figures show the past four months were the second driest since 1895.

Santa Fe County issued a press release on Tuesday warning of what they called "catastrophic fire danger" conditions.

"The public should expect the worst," Santa Fe County Fire Chief Stan Holden said in the release.

"Conditions are far worse than those in 2000 when the Cerro Grande fire destroyed approximately 50,000 acres and the Viveash Fire claimed 30,000 acres."

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